Congratulations to all of our friends at DwellStudio! Today is the official opening of the DwellStudio Flagship store at 77 Wooster Street in New York City. If you get a chance to visit, I’ll be jealous; it looks like it’s absolutely what I’d expect from them – beautiful and inspiring. If you can’t make it, visit vicariously through this blog post.

Other posts that caught my eye this week all remind me of the antiquated pre-CD, pre-interent technology of my youth, and they are all super clever. Check them out!

image by David B. Smith Gallery

This one earns a big WHOA! Thanks to my friend Maya over at VisuaLingual for sharing this incredible city composed of movable type pieces on Facebook. It’s by artist Hong Seon Jang and it’s currently going viral around the design blogs (I took a gander at it at Colossal; it’s awesome, I had to drag myself away so I could get some work done). At this angle, the mini-city looks like something out of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Inception dreams (or was it reality? I still don’t understand what happened at the end – enlighten me if you know).

image via we and the color

And down the rabbit hole I went; apparently Colossal found city over at Quipsology, so I hopped on over there and found this incredible mix tape table by Jeff Skierka. You can’t quite see in this picture, but it sits on a clear acrylic base So if you really have a crush on someone, stop making that lame music mix and think bigger.

Image by Todd McLellan

Back to (not)typing: Hopping over to DesignerPad, I found a post that will appeal to those of you who wonder how things work and those of you who like to take stuff apart. It’s about a show by photographer Todd McLellan called “Disassembly.” There are some really cool videos on McLellan’s site showing him disassembling some of these. They are great lessons in composition.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Hurray!  Winter is well on its way out the door and not only is spring totally here, but I see hints of summer popping up all over!  To me, everything good that I associate with the summer happens outdoors - barbecues with family, kids in the swimming pool, and sitting around the fire pit sipping a margarita with friends and watching the sunset.

In celebration of summer, we have teamed up with our friends at Offi to offer a huge Outdoors with Offi Sale – meaning all of their awesome outdoor products are on sale for 20% off!  From today, 5/22 through Tuesday, 5/29 you can snatch up the Mod Lounger, Tote Table, Martini Table, Tiki Stool, Conic Pot, Hugo Pot, and Teenager Chair all for 20% off!

To celebrate, we thought it might be nice to reward one of our customers with their very own Offi Mod Lounger.  This chair is so cool – big enough for an adult and a child, or two kids – it is perfect for indoor or outdoor use.  The sleek design makes it very comfortable but yet it will definitely be the focal point of all of your summer gatherings – it just looks so chic!  It comes in 6 different colors (you can see the options below) and is made of #4 recyclable plastic.

We are so excited to give one away – you choose the color!  You can enter using the widget below – but hurry, you only have a week to enter!  The more you share, the more chances you have to win!  Also, don’t let this stop you from purchasing your Mod Lounger using the discount – it saves you $100 off the regular price.  If you purchase, you’ll receive an additional entry into the contest and if you win, we will actually refund your money – so buy with confidence!

Good luck!

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So, what caught your eye in the design world this week? Here’s what caught mine.

1. I’m loving all the of DwellStudio goods used so well in this Renting: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly guest post by Erin over at Made By Girl.

2. While its’ fun to keep up with the latest red carpet moments in Cannes, I thoroughly enjoyed this look back from the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph and seeing eras that included Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly. The stars, the scenery and the photography are all gorgeous.

3. Looking for an inexpensive, quick and easy weekend project? Hop on over to decor8, where Holly will show you how to do a little DIY Drawer Art.

4. Did you pick up a NYTimes yesterday? I giggled as I two features in the same Home Section. The first on The Pared Down Life (dinky multitasking apartments, that whole “try to have less than 100 things” kind of philosophy, compliments of the founder of TreeHugger. Pretty ingenious, but not for me; I like STUFF). The video is pretty neato though.

5. The second was about what NOT to include in those 100 things, in an article titled How to Tell If You’re Over-Propped. Whether or not they meant those two articles to fit so seamlessly together, I’ll never know. It was about how everyone picks up the same props (think vintage typewriter and Edison light bulbs) like a pack of lemmings. It reminded me of the feature they did about the vintage look going mass market they did a few months ago. It also reminded me of the Design Drinking Games I’ve created about in the past. If you want a DDG for over the weekend, drink every time some Joe Blow gushes over some ugly granite or  one piece of crown molding on any HGTV show.

I’m so excited to announce that Hatch: The Design Public Blog friend and guest poster Lisa Adams will be starring in a new show on HGTV called Million Dollar Closets. Lisa, the owner and designer behind LA Closet Design, will be going to the homes of celebs like Whitney Port, and Kris, Kylie and Kendall Jenner (you know, they are part of that clan that is more known for the name Kardashian).

I first discovered Lisa’s work several years ago and I’ve been dreaming of turning my entire upstairs into one big L.A. Closet Design closet ever since! In fact, I keep a giveaway basket in the closet at Lisa’s suggestion; whenever I realize I’m still keeping a pair of jeans with the shortest rise in history in the closet or realize something just isn’t my color, I toss it in there and thank Lisa. When it’s full, I take it to Goodwill.

Lisa approaches designing, organizing and styling a closet like it’s an exclusive boutique. She works with her clients to see how they live and what their storage and organizational needs are, and then customizes a closet from the big cabinets to lighted clothing rods, from built-in ironing boards to specialized accessory drawers and racks.

The show will air on HGTV on May 18th at 8 p.m. EST. It’s a great way to get re-inspired for organizing (I don’t know about you, but I’ve lost that New Year’s vim and vigor for organizing and cleaning out that I had back in January!). Be sure to set your DVRs!

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