this. is. epic!

BRILLIANCE!

dalton ghetti

 these beautiful sculptures are intricately carved into used pencils by brazilian artist dalton ghetti using a razor blade and a sewing needle. they are just ABSOLUTELY amazing, and my brain is boggled at thinking how he got all that detail and precision, and how much time they would take!

i love the tiny little hammer and button and i think the screw is so adorable, but my head is messed up thinking how he achieved the key in a ring!? or check out the detail in the letterbox?! this guy is just amazingly breathtaking!

discovered via here

images via here

i hurt my neck muscles

how?

by grinning too much

why?

to show everyone my beautiful new smile,
after finally getting my braces off!!



the internet cannot convey my excitment enough

if we were to translate happiness into cuteness
this would embody my feelings

allandale house

now this is a house that i love

it's a holiday house, so it's quite simple and minimal.

but just look at the beautiful frame of the building, it's such a simple but effective shape.


this is what i want, beautiful, clean interiors with focus on the vista. and come on, these photos are just beautiful. according to the architect's website, the house was created to house an ecclectic collection, including rare books (sigh), wine, stuffed birds and an elk mount.

i really really really want one.




via trendir
what else?

ahhh, beauty materialised

so during my procrastination research
i stumbled upon this

if i was a building, i'd want to be something like this.
is that one of those things that people tell you not to say out loud?

the zollverein school of management and design in essen, germany.

an amazing piece of work by japanese pritzker prize winners SANAA


since just 1995 they have created some beautiful buildings and when i saw this one i was equally gobsmacked by it as with every other creation.

the wonder of it is the simple exterior but then you see it from the inside and those simple cutouts seen on the facade are revealed to be beautiful windows that create a breathtaking light quality inside


i'm a sucker for methodical, geometric designs [within reason of course] and this picture above just encompasses that aesthetic

via dezeen

music crazy!

i've put up a few music videos lately but i just couldn't resist this happy little tune.
they're just so happy the entire time!

guaranteed to put a smile on my (and hopefully your) face on this *cough* wonderful monday morning!

this delightful song is 'daylight' by matt and kim

stone house

holiday house in Spain, by Anton Garcia-Abril of Ensamble Studio.

the cave space that the home is in was hollowed out by a cow.
yes a cow.

something to do with concrete and bales of hay and then the cow, who was paid in a year's worth of lunch, pulled it all out? read the rest on trendir.


shower-with-a-built-in-skylight love

natural light is the best!

beverley sills

there are no shortcuts
any place worth going.

hello holidays!

well i happen to be a very lucky duck and
I JUST HANDED IN MY LAST ASSESSMENT!

watch this space

glenn murcutt, green architecture and trendir love

man, i could write an entire blog about the houses on trendir and how much i love them.

THIS much.

this particular house makes use of a concept that i have come across recently. it is the idea for architecture and design to 'touch this earth lightly'. it is the motto of aussie architect glenn murcutt.
i first read it in a book called 'green architecture: design for a sustainable future' by brenda and robert vale.

it means the need for respect of a site, that the building will have as little impact on the natural world as possible. i love this concept and it has been rattling around in my empty head for a while now.
murcutt's wikipedia page states that it also means to design works to fit into the aussie landscape features. he pays attention to wind direction, water movement, temperature and light surrounding his sites before designing the building. how awesome does that sound?!

then when i visited trendir again
i saw this house. i think it goes perfectly with the touching the earth lightly phrase, maybe not in the eco-friendly sense (because i don't know the building specs), but the aesthetic sense.
the thing i love about it is that it is so beautiful, yet it blends into the landscape. maybe it's the glass, and seeing through helps with this, or maybe the materials used, but it's just perfect for the location.
the green grass surrounding it reminds me of a lot of things. but the main thing i think is, hopefully they won't get neighbours or it will ruin the whole look of the house. as well as it being extremely easy to spy on the occupents.what about this killer view!
nothingness. serenity. yes please

what about this view, and the perfect symmetry between inside and outside. you can hardly tell. one for eva? i thinkso.

and the view of the mountains as well? oh they are so lucky!

off to..

melbourne!!

for shoppinge, sightseeing and rolling around a ball of twine.

oh, and uni stuffs.

but mainly giant balls of wool!


see ya'll on sunday.

what makes me happy

i know most people this motivational stuff kinda cheesy, but on the worst days, it's nice to know there are people out there who want to help you feel better.

during my last year of school, my website of choice was fmylife, where i could laugh and feel schadenfreude :)

now my website choice has changed to other things, although i still read FML sometimes.


everytime i go to this website, i find something to improve my spirits.
alex is an amazing writer, and along with his team, has created a blog full of inspirational and amazing stories.

the one i love at the moment is this article, 30 true things you need to know now.
please go and read it, because it's got some pretty amazing quotes on there. since last thursday i have a new quote on my wall -

if the map doesn't agree with the ground, the map is wrong.
- dr. gordon livingston

it doesn't necessarily connect to what alex wrote about, but i found it such a nice quote i had to stick it up on my wall.


and one day i will share my wall of love on this blog.

apples and pears, oh my

these are the newest addition to my extensive stationary collection!
don't you just love 'em..

i bought them from my new favourite love

deal EXTREME

it's this awesome website that sells an array of gadgets, stationary even magic supplies :)

the links for these amazing note pads are
apple and pear

all images property of eva @ lekorkboard.blogspot.com 2010

beds

and now, having been inspired by the previous post,

i find myself wishing for a round bed. maybe not with tomato slice pillows because of the aforementioned diagnosis of sleep action..

but how about these ones


two sleek, modern takes on the horrible 80s stereotype.
this is what yummy is.
special love for the floating one. a great idea, cleans out the space underneath in case of the existance of monsters, and looks beautiful attached to the cement wall.



BUT this is the one i would buy.
maybe the colours could be different, but i love the continuity of the round mirrors and the subtle headboard. or i might combine it with the other and making it floating against a cement wall?


for more info/designers, click here or the pictures.
(the site i found them on)

luxury garden shed

cladding made of western red cedar shingles.
i love the overall look. its like an alien pod just landed in the garden. but its a stylish alien pod.
i think my favourite part would be opening the top-hinged door and walking into my very own alien spaceship every morning.

just look at the inside! it's so spacious compared to what it looks like from the outside!
i read that it's because of it's 'unique shape and generous natural light from the roof dome' (here)



and good for the environment (which eva always loves) because of the giant skylight that floods the sphere with light. and there's also nautical-esque portholes on the sides :)

via trendir

i'm in love

so, anyone who knows me knows that i have a thing for packaging design.

like, interestingly designed water bottles.
my mother dreads taking me to the supermarket because we always walk out with far too many bottled waters than we will ever need, but i just need them for my collection, no matter how gruesome the contents are..

i guess this love stems from the admiration of packaging design which is why i was so excited when i found this website
like pee-your-pants-awesome, it is.

it is called Packaging of the World and i am in love.



my favourite has got to be this brac fini sapuni soap box. i just love the simplicity yet the effect!



enjoy browsing!

p.s. i got onto this because i'm researching packaging for my jewellery - markets starting soon i hope!

oh. my. gosh.

so this just in.

i know what i'm getting for my birthday.

i call it the brilliance of modern technology, others may call it muggle crap.

the long awaited .. wand remote control
you pretty much learn the 13 different commands it knows, such as flick upwards and big swish, then program certain things to it.

the best part is, if you have anything that uses a remote you can program it.
i just need to acquire remote-control lights and i'm set. forever.

saying the spells is optional.

it even comes with a faux-dragonskin box and diagram instructions.

via the ever-awesome iwoot