jutting facade of the boutique hotel we designed on the north bund of shanghai. construction is almost finished!

sea bath!

Lebbeus Woods pavilion in Chengdu. Looks like an LED party. 

Herzog & De Meuron and Ai Wei Wei to design the 2012 London Serpentine Pavilion. Press release here. Design concept sounds like a beautiful story.

my favorite rings. how insanely cool is the weapon on my index finger?!? you can find it at THATdesigns.

lucy chadwick, very inspiring, via le fashion

really feeling the industrial, repurposed, subway map-like quality of this coat rack.

thoughtful design for the forgetful :)

i was reading about san francisco’s pavement to parks initiative which turns no-man’s-land street edges into small parks or parklets. to my surprise, the powell st. parklet is designed by my professor at cal walter hood! here is my two cents: go bears and i heart sf! read more here.

tonight will be the first day of my loom weaving class at the barnsdall. i am very excited especially since i am taking it with my bestie miss artschool. the last class i took was a lighting studio over a year ago at art center. it is taught by scott and miao from non designs. check out this video of my final project. it is essentially a lightbox constructed of acrylic rods, layers of spandex/mesh fabric, and LED light strips.

i rotate between vons, rite aid, 7-eleven, and seafood city (local filipino supermarket) plastic bags as my lunch pail everyday for work. but wouldn’t this corner store leather bag be way more awesome?! it’s so cool i would even use it on the weekends :)

i’ve been doing a lot of shopping for some special babies in my life. these training dressers for boys and girls are so clean and simple, not to mention adorable. i kind of want one for myself…

OMG you are mine. now i just need to get an iphone 4…

for more pantone craze click here and here.

interiors-porn:

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repurposed rice bags are ghetto fabulous!

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