Design For Mankind » pink http://www.designformankind.com design is inevitable. celebrated. design for mankind. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:46:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 bubble paintings.http://www.designformankind.com/2011/08/bubble-paintings/ http://www.designformankind.com/2011/08/bubble-paintings/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:00:24 +0000 erin http://www.designformankind.com/?p=21372

Keri’s family made bubble paintings a few weeks ago. ON. IT.

LINK:  KERI SMITH

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Ahhh, quite a pair.

LINKS: AARON PARAZETTE (via ermie) & WHEN DECADES COLLIDE

Samesies is a weekly guest series from M. Fay.

]]> http://www.designformankind.com/2011/07/samesies-27/feed/ 2 color of the week: blush.http://www.designformankind.com/2011/07/color-of-the-week-blush/ http://www.designformankind.com/2011/07/color-of-the-week-blush/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:00:09 +0000 erin http://www.designformankind.com/?p=21018

Wow. I never realized how much I loved the color blush until recently. Now I can’t stop spotting it all over the place!:

1. Soft Pink Ceramic Light Bulbs ($2) at Amazon
2. Canterbury Blush Oxfords ($33) at Ruche
3. Blush Pullover ($51) at Zalando
4. Rodin Olio Lusso Lip Balm ($28) at Barney’s
5. Blush Bed Linens ($32) at House of Fraser
6. Japanese Washi Tape ($4.50) at Cute Tape
7. Ana Candles in Blush ($24) at Five Stripes
8. Blush Envelope Clutch ($58) at Norstrom

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Pink and I don’t really love each other, but these days, I’ve been gravitating toward spaces and outfits with watermelon and salmon together (or red, for a bright and bold look!). Oh, color blocking!

Here are a few faves:

1. Pink pleat dress (£26) at Dorothy Perkins
2. Pink soap dispenser (£2.10) at Habitat
3. Penguin bookends (£7) at Habitat
4. Urbanears headphones in Cerise ($60) at Urbanears
5. Hot pink upholstered chair (£899) at Barker & Stonehouse
6. Pink cushion set ($100) at PBKids
7. File folders ($4) at The Container Store
8. Big button brooch (£4) at Hannah Zakari

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Bernadette painted a pink watercolor dot on her first official day as a freelance illustrator (back in March!)! I think I’ll start doing the same on my calendar for milestones and such. A lovely idea, yes?

LINK:  DECADE

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Time to get a leg up on this weekend, friends. See you Monday (from Portland!)!

LINKS:  YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW & IN A LUXE

Samesies is a weekly guest series from M. Fay.

]]> http://www.designformankind.com/2011/06/samesies-24/feed/ 4 optical illusions.http://www.designformankind.com/2011/06/optical-illustions/ http://www.designformankind.com/2011/06/optical-illustions/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:00:10 +0000 erin http://www.designformankind.com/?p=20401

French photographer Georges Rousse paints on buildings to create optical illusions, then photographs them. This is no Photoshop job, friends!

Amazing.

LINK:  GEORGES ROUSSE
via i can’t paint

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Antonio sent over a link to his latest photo shoot and this pink forest grabbed me by the collar and shouted “Summer is almost here!”

True.

LINK:  ANTONIO SUAREZ

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Derek’s paintings feel like a cloudy April morning. Is it springtime yet, Mother Nature? Please?

LINK:  DEREK DUNLOP

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Portia photographs all sorts of pink, plasticy things to explore our culture’s view on femininity.

Read the artist statement; its’ a goodie.

LINK:  PORTIA MUNSON
VIA: SWEET STATION

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