Smashed

In his series Broken Flower, Jon Shireman soaks flowers in liquid nitrogen then uses a special contraption to slam them against a wall at high speed to break them. The resulting photographs look pretty awesome. Check out the rest of his flickr stream here.

Trend Spotting: Neck Wear Edition

No better way to spruce up your winter wardrobe like a new scarf (or three!) Here are my top picks for this winter:

1. Oasis faux fur snood $36 2. J.Crew toscana tucker $328 3. Juicy Couture faux fur infinity scarf $88 4. ModCloth infinity scarf in leopard $24.99 5. Theodora and Callum jackson hole infinity scarf $110 6. J.Crew wool angora snood $49.50 7. J.Crew wool plaid scarf $68 8. Barbour plaid country scarf $44.85 9. Barneys CO-OP tartan plaid scarf $120

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Blink Blink

Love these funky handmade patterns by Anna Niestroj aka Blink Blink. Her blog and Flickr are also pretty sweet.

A Peace Treaty

In an effort to increase awareness of disappearing crafting traditions, Farah Malik and Dana Arbib created A Peace Treaty, an evolving collection of accessories and apparel. They work with skilled artisans in eight different countries and also create income-generating opportunities for out of work artisans, disabled and widowed women.

Check out the rest of the line here. 

Patrick Martinez

Neon Awesomeness from Patrick Martinez 

Put Some Tinsel On Your Beehive

In love with this series "All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go" by Rebekah Campbell in collaboration with Erica Segovia and Chelsea Peacock for Rookie magazine. I need a pink beehive ASAP.

Up in the Air

 From the top: Greenland, Alaska, Spain, China and Malaysia. 

Professor Paul Bourke at the University of Western Australia finds fractal patterns across the face of our planet using Google Earth. Consider my mind blown. See more fractals he's found here.

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NYFW Spring 2013: Street Style

see more here, here, and here 

A Few Things

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Pretty Bird

These oil paintings by Maurizio Bongiovanni are pretty awesome. Just sayin.

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Outdoor Envy

A few cozy, upholstered spaces for you this morning. Have a good Monday!

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