Archive for the ‘Design’ Category
Summertime Clothes by Brooke Reidt
Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes (Dam-Funk Remix) (you can dance around to this in your summertime clothes)
Still working on the painting for my friend Durek and too shy to share details yet, soon soon promise!
But here’s something you can lay your eyes on now, either here in this post or in real life, on your body all summer long!
Element Eden’s Summer collection is currently available and there’s four pieces I created in this line. I wanted to share the details on how these things travel from my imagination into your hands.
I also think it’s a little serendipitous that the designers traveled to India last year and said a lot of the inspiration for the summer collection came from the textiles, colors and prints they saw on their trip. Almost simultaneously, I was in Indonesia for a few months where I was inspired by the colors and textiles there. I drew all of these drawings during my stay and even painted one on the side of a friend’s cafe. Now they are available for you to wear on super soft oversized organic tees.
First I take my imagination to paper. I use tracing paper so I can redraw parts a million times over and over until it’s super perfect just like us virgo’s like it. I use colored pencils to keep track of updated sketches.
Finally I re draw everything one more time and then finish them in ink so the lines are clean and clear. Then I scan these drawings and either color them digitally or send them over for Esther (the graphics wizard) at Element Eden to color up and place on Tee’s.
Seriously did I say wizard? Esther Kim is my favorite graphic designer that I’ve ever worked with! This is my favorite part when she sends me back this magical stuff! She works closely with me doing revisions on color and layout to help my imagination + mixed with her awesome visions = come ALIVE. Aren’t these collaborations the best? I think so! XOXOXOXOXOXO I LOVE YOU ESTHER KIM YOU ARE SOoooooo SUPER AMAZING!!!!! XOXOXOXOXO Even just doing this post I get so excited at this point in the process, more than the actual tee’s.
And then elves in a workshop mix up some potions and VOILA! Super soft organic Tee’s for you to live and dance in all summer long!
Click here to go get some now!
Intern Diaries: Rural Revolution Jewelry and Bags
Rural Revolutions jewelry has become a favorite here at Element Eden. The company, founded by Eden Advocate Kendra Jones Morris, provides jewelry and bags designed and created by artisans from all around the world!
These awesome pieces are from the Peru collection. Rural Revolution partners talented female artisans across the world with motivated sales ambassadors in the US to help empower these women as well as sustain local economies, and in addition you get to wear these incredible pieces of art.
What an amazing company, and a beautiful and rewarding way to give back!
Read More About Advocate Kendra Here
Check Out the Rural Revolution Website
-Ash
This is not a toy…
Wooden buttons, bobbles and wall ornaments… handmade of course!
Thinking we will try the deer out on a necklace with a long chain… inspired by our grade school teacher’s wooden fruit earrings, but so so so much classier.
Lilly Piri, these are just lovely… SHOP LILLY’S ETSY
For Wendy…
A little office secret… and actually no secret at all… our design director Wendy has a bit of a thing for chintzy cat paraphernalia.
But really, who doesn’t?
With that, these prints by Lilly Piri are from us to her… much love!
Watch for Wendy’s Behind the Seams interview… coming February 9th!
Winter blooms…
Loved this floral filled photo, wish we were there…
So the next best thing, create a floral crown from the fake stuff and step outside for a fresh breath… it will do just fine until the spring blooms!
Find DIY floral crown directions at A Beautiful Mess, HERE
Homage to McQueen…
“I have always loved the mechanics of nature and to a greater or lesser extent my work is always informed by that.”
-Alexander McQueen
Lucky for our Element crew here in Cali, we happened to have an event in NY at the same time the Met was hosting Savage Beauty, an exhibit showing Alexander McQueen’s work… basically, we were all left chilled, speechless, shocked full of knowledge and inspired to create.
Apparently, Lisa Solberg got the same flow of inspiration we did, creating this beautiful piece entitled Homage to McQueen.
If you didn’t get the chance to attend, the Met is showing a recap on their site HERE.
No More Tears
Except for this tear drop that just made it on my wall!
The Tear Drop, an Element board shaped and designed by yours truly, with the help of Element shaper extraordinaire Brian Hanhart of course!! I’ll have to wait until after the snow falls to go skate on this baby!
If you’re interested in this limited edition board, let us know, maybe I can convince Element to make another batch… wink wink
DIY do gooders… Final round!!
You can’t mess up with this one. The messier the better in my opinion.
What you will need:
A few favorite beads
craft wire
needle nose pliers
wire cutters
A necklace chain
1. Pick a few beads or even just one that you wish to use as the eggs in your nest!
2. String the beads onto your wire and continue to wrap your wire around the cluster of beads until you reach the desired fulness of your nest.
3. If the beads keep acting squirrely and poking out then use your wire to hold them down as you wrap in the circular motion.
4. then to attach your necklace chain to your bird nest charm use the tail of your wire from your birds nest to wrap around the chain, connecting the two.
5. to finish simply wrap the excess wire into a ball or knot at the back of your birds nest and cut off!
Some of my close girl friends and I all made matching ones. They are simple, cheap and oh so classy!
Group projects…
Synthesizing architecture in conjunction with graphic design= geodomes. Studying this film… how lovely would this be for a backyard garden party?
Dome Sweet Dome from The Wash on Vimeo.
Craft Christmas Cards
I was looking for something relaxing to do and knowing my month is going to be busy I decided to take my downtime that I do have and do something crafty with it. I went to the craft store bought paper that reminded me of a Swiss alpine village and made Christmas cards! Perfect way to relax and get creative… plus there is no better gift then a homemade one. With the variety of materials available the possibilities are endless with how creative you can get!