Dudes! ok. brace yourselves. a giant wave of awesome stuff from down under is about to hit your screen. it’s gonna inundate your rss feed and any other places where i post my stuff. don’t fight it. just take it in, all in.

k, so i’m still working on my back-from-australia posts (holy shit, it takes a lot of time to select the perfect photos). so in the meantime, i’m gonna share with you artful things from the land where the ‘roos roam free. first off – the coolest of them all – the design files 2013 open house.

as you may know, the design files is one of australia’s most loved design blogs, i mean, how can you not love it, it’s bursting at the seams with colour, creativity, and beautiful photos. well, apparently, that’s not enough. so what’s the next logic step? bring all this radness into the real world with an open house where EVERYTHING you see in it is for sale. kind of a dream home that you can buy in pieces.

they started this project in melbourne (the coolest city on planet earth – sorry NYC, but it’s true) back in 2011 and obviously it was a total success. now, for the first time, they’re hosting two open houses! one in sydney and one in melbourne. like whoa.

all the products displayed in the house are carefully curated by the design files team, and they’re nothing short of amazing. they have people of the caliber of esther stewart (paintings above) who we all love – oh! and whose work I got to see in person!! gah! – there’s also established aussie talent like beci orpin and harvest textiles, and many other up and coming gems.

what i love about this is that they are promoting local talent, peeps down there are totally into supporting their own. just the way it should be!

i selected a few favourites for this feature, but feel free to peruse the full list of participants on the design files’ open house page. talk about inspiration! Are you lovin’ it?

art by kirra jamison

leather goods my mademeasure

neoprene tote by witu (i so wanted to get one but the store were i found them was closed, womp womp)

art by miranda skoczek

art by laura jones

lovely design by stampel

Wow. This week’s content has been all about daydreaming, hasn’t it? Today’s post is no exception. The home of Geraldine Cleary, better known as the ‘D House’ was built by Australian architecture firm Donovan Hill. It has won many awards and it’s been on the front page of several blogs, magazines, and other media outlets that have fallen in love with this masterpiece – along with the rest of us humble suburban earthlings.

Living in a house like this would be like living in some sort of installation, don’t you think? Like waking up in the middle of an art gallery! Kind of amazing. I love how there are so many different design elements mixed in this home; mid-century, modernism, a bit of jungalow vibes with the wild greens, and clean japanese aesthetic to tie it all in.

Kudos to all the peeps involved in this photo shoot – you are making us daydream like crayyy!

Photography: Jared Fowler
Via: The Design Files

Notebooks // Urban Outfitters – via Because It’s Awesome

Art // Jennis Li Cheng Tien

Shoes // Tyskatu

Planters // Kinska Shop

Pillows // Whitlock & Co.

Art // Jenny Morgan

 Brass scissors // Present & Correct

Pendant lamp // Old Faithful Shop

2013 Calendar by Moniquilla

One of my new year’s resolutions is to get more organized and to get shit done. Plain and simple. Enough of realizing it’s June already and I haven’t gotten half of my projects done. 2013 is going to be a good year filled with achievements. For you and for me. Can you feel it? Can you? Of course you can! And that is why I have compiled a little arty collection of calendars to keep us on track. Choose your fave!

2013 Calendar by SweetFineDay

2013 Calendar by Studio Patten

2013 Calendar by Avril Loreti

2013 Calendar by Jillian Audrey Designs

2013 Calendar by Prismatic Print Shop

2013 Calendar by Red Cruiser

So, which one did you pick? I think I’ll go for the Horoscope Calendar. I’m into stars these days.

Room. Petra Bindel | Art. LEFT. Alyn Carlson / TOP RIGHT Walter Darby Bannard / TOP BOTTOM Agnes Martin

SOURCES| florals on posters taunus agentur | florals on blogs Macon York | florals on brand identity Taylor Black / Interabang | florals on art Masha Reva | florals in fashion trendland

I know there’s a lot of debate out there about “is Instagram killing photography?, is it all fake?” and to that I say – NO IT AIN’T and get over it. Instagram lets people share amazing images that otherwise we would not be able to see. It opens a little window to everyone’s creativity, how bad can that be? Plus, it’s all about the people! The app is just a tool.

Lately I’ve been following the feeds of a few peeps, you know, I do my daily check ups on their account and I always find something beautiful. Today I’ll share with you some of my latest favorites! (which was kinda hard to choose cuz I got so many) If you’re into art, design and photography, then you should definitely follow these fine fellas. Give it up for the 6 instagramers on the watchlist!

1: @michaelnewsted – Michael has quite the feed with over 1,700 photos – all of them documenting precious moments with friends

2: @kaketeiruhoshi – I know little about this iger – what I do know is that her feed is a visual feast

3: @monbraee - Erica has a great eye for soft-mood photos and pretty vignettes

4: @thecuisinerd - Shazam! Lots of pretty food on this one. Kristin – aka The Cuisinerd – will make you lick your phone screen – that good!

5: @artchang - Startup founder / photographer / software engineer. Uh. Wow.

6: @hitchdesign - Megan’s graphic design skills and good eye for styling can be spotted throughout her feed. Just look at the picture above!

Got any other great Instagramers we should follow? Tell us about it on the comments below! Even better, leave your instagram handle so we can find you.

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Hello fellas!

It goes without saying – Pinterest is a social juggernaut that’s here to stay. As an artist you should definitely take advantage of it, and as you’ll see in a bit some people are mastering the art of pinning. Today I bring you some of the finest pinners on the block . These artsy gals have so much eye candy you’ll get visual cavities – if such thing exists.

First in line: Capree Kimball - an absolute design power house! This crazy pinner (yes, she must be crazy, otherwise how can she pin so many great finds on a daily basis?!) is a freelance blogger and contributor for design sites like Curbly and Wantist. Oh,did I also mention she’s the Managing Editor for Dog Milk? – yah, I’m a bit jealous (the good kind of course).

Next stop: Kate Singleton - founder of Buy Some Damn Art and Art Hound (both are part of my list of favorite sites). If you guessed her pinterest account is filled with an arsenal of color and inspiration – then you guessed correctly. She also uses her expertise to curate other great boards; fashion, interior design and tattoos are all included.

My 3rd featured pinner is

Hope you all had a wunderbar weekend. I’m still recovering from mine which was crazy good but didn’t include much sleep. I think I kinda know how Sloths feel like when they drag their bodies through tree branches.

So how do you recover after partying and not sleeping? By exercising and eating healthy? Pffft ‘cha right – pizza and a cold coke – that does the trick.

Today I wanted to post something inspired by all of the crazyburger design-y ladies I met; You gals are freaking awesome, you put the A in ALT and the M in mamacita. You completely hashtagged my heart this weekend. DUDES seriously, women will take over the creative world pretty soon – get your cojones ready because there’s some serious competition out there!

Without further delay I present you the textile art of Louise Bourgeois - Fabric Works - a delicious mix of textures, color and patterns. Just the way we like it. This post goes for you ladies, cheers to that!

Louise Bourgeois via clösetesölc

image + logo: Alt Design

Dudes. My flight to Salt Lake City has been delayed due to the fact that Frosty The Snowman has been farting all over the airport delaying every flight on this side of the coast.

In case you’re wondering what Alt Design Summit is – I prepared a summary for you:

Creative bloggers’ porn.

Pretty simple, right? Just like my flight, I might be delayed with posts this week, all in the name of Alt.

Enjoy the snow!