Reading Material: Top Two

1. The new Dwell came and it's about live/work spaces.  Only my choice interior topic to read about!  There's something that stimulates your brain when you sleep where you create.  Or taking it further, there's even more that happens when you throw several creative people in a house together.  I've gotten to thinking about the relationship of people to people to ideas.  Surrounding yourself with the opportunity to work on what you love at all times.  Creative collaboration.  Imaginging far away ideas on the same plane as someone else.  Isn't that a dream? 
2. And my sister got me... the best book in exchange for dogsitting... William Morris: Artist, Craftsman, Pioneer.  W. Morris you have my heart, dear sir! 
3. I can't decide what to do first, with all my other side projects waiting for progress tonight...

Dreamy William!

I thought it was time to share my love for the one and only William Morris- prominent architect, writer, and textile designer of the Arts & Crafts movement.  Normally I am drawn to contemporary designs, but for some inexplicable reason, his designs have always put me into a dreamlike state.  Maybe his patterns are actually capable of hypnosis.  One of the allures to me is the careful balance, like in the negative space.  The time and meticulous effort put into each design is one of the hallmarks of the movement.  When studying in Florence I was able to see some pietra dura, inlaid marble, that inspired his distinctive acanthus pattern.  Being in that spot was more incredible than I can say. So I'll let his work speak for itself.  

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The man himself.

I am unsure how I feel about Flavor Paper's recent interpretation.  Let's play I-Spy, what is different besides the color?:

Flavor Paper

[I am into a lot of their other stuff, however.  I am all for a strategic wallpaper revolution.]