Sonnenzimmer

Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi are the duo behind Sonnenzimmer, a Chicago-based design and print studio specializing in hand-crafted prints that blur the line between fine and applied arts, and I'm really loving the overall aesthetic. You can check out their portfolio and purchase prints right here.

Branding the Presidents

History buffs and design enthusiasts can appreciate this project. Does anyone know who's behind it?

This and That

I can't believe it's already Thursday. And where on earth did September go? 

Anyways, here are some things that caught my eye this week. 

Elizabeth Taylor/Angelina Jolie

Cary Grant/George Clooney

Audrey Hepburn/Natalie Portman

James Dean/Robert Pattinson

these perfect pieces by George Chamoun combining icons of different eras via notetoself 

a totally awesome vacation that I'd do pretty much anything to experience - what a view!

did y'all catch Rue's anniversary preview? love those guys. 

anthropologist's pick: portraits of workspaces i.e. people in their natural habitat

an iPhone SLR Mount via Haute Design

another NYFW fav: Lela Rose - especially 1, 2, 3 and 4

this kind of made me want to cry - but I'm glad he is going to join others of his kind now :)

loved looking through winners of Minted's Great Ideas Notebook Challenge via designworklife

Make Your Franklin

Loved looking through the Make Your Franklin gallery, an international community art project where artists reinterpret the 100 dollar banknote. Check it out here or contribute your own design!

Framework

from Gleen Manucdoc of Moxy Creative 

1. Woody Allen 2. Kanye West 3. Buddy Holly 4. Michael Caine 5. Kurt Cobain 6. John Lennon 7. Geordi LaForge 8. Malcolm X 9. Johnny Depp 10. Dame Edna 11. Stephen Colbert 12. The Blues Brothers 13. Austin Powers 14. Yves Saint Laurent 15. Elton John 16. George Costanza 17. Bootsy Collins 18. Elvis Costello 19. Terry Richardson 20. David Hockney 21. DMC of Run DMC 22. Andy Warhol 23. Mohandas Ghandi 24. Steve Urkel 25. Napoleon Dynamite 26. Clark Kent 27. Shock G of Digital Underground 28. Truman Capote