Slinks

The $3 Table Project: From Amber in Norfolk, VA, she fixed up this table to look good as new over the weekend.

Pumpkins from MoCoLoco: To inspire some pumpkin design addicts.

New work from Sternform Produktgestaltung: Not much more to say, except that this doesn't even qualify as "eye candy" since it's a starch.

Stew Design Workshop: From North Carolina, Stew's furniture is "smartly sculpted from pressed plywood, [and] simutaneously infused with futuristic and organic forms."

The Otto Desk, designed by Ricard Vila: A nice place to put everything work related out of sight.

Glass Headstones — 'Ars longa, vita brevis': From two glass artists in Seattle, these "designed to last more than 500 years

Writer's Almanac:

It's the birthday of English poet John Keats

POEM: "My November Guest" by Robert Frost

Comments (6)

Kudos to Amber on the table rehab!

One of my pals gets very snarky about how I do "craft projects" while he buys "art." I pointed out that my latest "craft project" meant I had a stylish, one-of-a-kind desk chair for under $45, while he... didn't.

(wants to go buy cheap tables...)

posted by wende in san francisco on 2005-10-31 12:26:40

Thanks Wende - the yard sales were good to me this weekend. :)

posted by Amber on 2005-10-31 13:40:20

It's all a matter of perspective (as in, "yeah, but, he has new art-- and you have a used table") and personal priority.

I just don't like it when one person's choice seems to require the criticism or judgment of another's... (not saying you did, just sayin')

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2005-10-31 13:43:36

That was a much quieter p(too) response than I'd expected. There goes my meaning and purpose in life. ;-)

Actually, I'm totally in favor of acquiring Art if one knows what one's about, including scrimping the pennies on a poverty budget to afford something wonderful. There's some context to the rest of my story that makes the bragging inappropriate, but the culprit would be very hurt if I shared it with the world. (So I'll save it and do it as fiction, where I can exaggerate the good bits.)

posted by wende in san francisco on 2005-10-31 15:00:26

Oh -- and since my foot seems to be lodged firmly behind my molars today -- my meaning and purpose is not to bait p(too) but to be the Tacky People of whom he can ask, "Who invited those tacky people?"

posted by wende in san francisco on 2005-10-31 15:04:28

I am loving the glass headstones!!! But I question the 500 year "life" span. Guess I'll have to hang around to see...

posted by Lori on 2005-10-31 18:34:33