Help preserve our history as designers by donating to the design history documentary Graphic Means's Kickstarter. Graphic Means explores the history of graphic design production before the computer took the design world by storm. It was a time that designers like to call the cut and past era. Most young designers today (myself include) know little about this era and it would be wonderful to have it preserved somewhere for future generations. Also as a history nerd I so can't wait to see the doc!
Pattern Love
"You just can’t manufacture a cult following for an airport carpet. It has to happen on its own."
This weeks 99% Invisible episode is after this textile designers own heart. It's all peoples attachment to a carpets pattern and how that love created a cult following.
Image/Podcast Source & Credit: 99% Invisible
The Art of Hand Drawn Typography
I'm so glad this beautiful art form is making a come back.
Happy Heart Day!
My mom & dad are the cutest! xoxo
Another 100 Years of Style
This History of Type
This ones for all my fellow typography nerds.
100 Years of Style
love, Love, LOVE. 1910 - 2010, 100 years of hair, makeup and style. My favourites are the 1920's, 1940's and 1990's. I totally had the 1990's hair style when I was a tween.
Art Nouveau + Mr Selfridge = Great Sytle
They finally put up season 2 of Mr Selfridge on Netflix, the season starts off on the verge of WW1, a war that would eventually bring massive social change to the UK. Besides all the historical stuff I'm also loving all the mid-1910s costumes, sets, hair, textiles and interior design. I'm especially enjoying new Head of Window Displays Agnes Towler's very Parisian and Modern (for 1914) fashion sense. All the bold, bright and colourful Art Nouveau embroidered pieces in her wardrobe are truly amazing works of art. I would so love to add the jacked featured above to my wardrobe.
Style Out There
I just binged watched Refinery 29’s series Style Out There. In each episode host Asha Leo travels the world exploring subcultures of fashion & international style. If you want to learn more about the cultural, anthropological or historical side of fashion and how it connects us as human beings then head over to Refinery 29’s site to watch all of their episodes. You will not be disappointed.
Toronto Holiday Craft Fairs 2014
The holiday craft season is upon us! Here is a list of local Toronto Craft Fairs taking place this holiday season. It’s still pretty early in the season so I’ll be updating this list frequently with more fairs.
21st Annual Festival of Small - Nov 8 - Dec 24 • 446 Spadina Road, Suite 203 • http://www.blogto.com/events/21st-annual-festival-of-smalls/
Souvenir Holiday Shop - Hashtag Gallery (801 Dundas St W) • Thurs, Nov 13 until midnight • Friday, Nov 14 12pm - 8pm • Saturday, Nov 15 11pm - 7pm Sunday Nov 16 11pm - 6pm • @souvenirtoronto
Annex Flea Sunday - Nov 16 & Dec 13 & 14 • 11am - 6pm • Centre for Social Innovation 720 Bathurst Street •https://www.facebook.com/events/1512770535629881
Parkdale Flea - Sunday, Nov 16 • 10am - 5pm • 1266 Queen St W.• http://parkdaleflea.com/
Toronto Art Crawel • 1rst Annual Christmas Show & Sale • Nov 21 - 5pm - 9pm • Nov 22 - 11am - 7pm • Nov 24 - 11am - 7pm• Free Admission • www.torontoartcrawl
Midnight Market Holiday Edition - Nov 21 • 9pm - 1am • 461 King St. West • $5 Admission • http://www.blogto.com/events/midnight-mrkt-holiday-shopping-edition/
Leslieville Flea Sunday - Nov 30 • 10am - 5pm • SH Armstrong Community Centre - 56 Woodfield Road • http://leslievilleflea.com/
Leslieville Wanderlust - Queen Street East Between Both & Vancouver • Evening Shopping Soiree - Thursday Nov 20th • 6pm - 10pm • A Day Time Neighbourhood Affair - Sunday Nov 23 • 10am - 6pmhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Leslieville Wanderlust/136024416450050
The Holiday Post Market - Sunday, Nov 30 • 11:00am - 6:00pm • The Great Hall • 1087 Queen W, Toronto, Ontariohttps://www.facebook.com/events/547423285390463/
One Of A Kind Christmas Show & Sale - Nov 27 - Dec 7 • Direct Energy Centre - Exhibition • Mondays & Saturdays - 10am - 9pm • Sundays 10am - 6pm • Late Night Shopping - Thursday Dec 4 to 11pm • Admission - http://tinyurl.com/kkmcwxg• http://www.oneofakindshow.com/
#localTOmrkt - Nov 29 to Dec 24, 2014 • Every day, from noon ‘til 10:00pm • 335 Yonge St. (just north of Dundas) • http://www.adhocpopup.com/holidaymarket/
Union Station Holiday Market - The Great Hall - 65 Front St West • December 1 - 7am - 7:30pm • Dec 2 - 5 - 10am - 7:30pm • Dec 6 - 10am - 6pm • Dec 7 - 10am - 5pm • http://www.unionstationholidaymarket.com/
Bit Bazaar Winter Market - Dec 6 • http://www.blogto.com/events/bit-bazaar-winter-market-2/
Annual Maker Market • Sat, Dec 6 • 11am - 6pm • Crawford Bar - 718 College Street • https://www.facebook.com/TheMakersMarketTO
The Sassy Little Craft Show - Dec 1 & Dec 14 • 12pm - 8pm • The Central • 603 Markham Street https://www.facebook.com/thesassylittlecraftshow
Holiday Shopping Soriée • Dec 3 - 7pm - 9pm • Bar Radio - 615 College Street
Kensington (Night) Market • Dec 4, 11 & 18th • Open until 10pm
Traveling Arts Market & Santa in The Junction - Dec 7 • 11pm - 6pm • Dundas St W from Indian Grove to Quebec Ave. http://thejunctionbia.ca/santa-in-the-junction-winter-market/
The Artisan Craft Fair - December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, and 21 • Show time: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm • The Tranzac Club - 292 Brunswick Ave • FREE ADMISSION!! •http://www.artisansgiftfair.com/ Mondo Bazzar
Holiday Market @ The Gladstone - The Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen St West • Dec 6 - Dec 7 • 10am - 5pm • Free Admission http://mondobazaar.wordpress.com/
Movies and Makers - Art & Craft Fair • Dec 7 • 10am - 5pm • Fox Theatre - 2236 Queen St East • www.foxtheatre.com
TBC Flea • Dec 7 - 12pm - 6pm • TBC Bakery - 1277 Bloor St • http://tbcvegan.com/
Firsthand Fair Sunday - Dec 7 • 12pm - 5pm • Free Admission • 3030 Dundas Street West • http://www.firsthandfair.ca/
Arts Market Arts Market - (College and Ossington) 846 College St • Thursday Dec 11 • 7:30pm - 9:30pm • Free Admission
Toronto Young Designers Holiday - Dec 13 • 11am - 5pm • Church of St-Stephens in the Feild (103 Bellevue Ave) • https://twitter.com/toyoungdesigner • https://www.facebook.com/torontoyoungdesigners
City of Craft Winter - December 12, 13 & 14, 2014 • http://www.cityofcraft.com/
Arts Market Every - Wed - Sun • W to F 12pm-7pm • S & S 11am-7pm • 1114 Queen St. East or 846 College St. at Ossington • http://www.artsmarket.ca/
Vendor Queens - 1093 Queen St West @ Douvercourt • Sat & Sun - Nov 16 - Dec 29 • 10am - 7pm • The Vendor Queens Inaugural Jubilee - Thurs Nov 21 • 8pm - 1am • Holiday Night Market - Dec 12 • 8pm - 1am • http://www.vendorqueens.com/