next on my wish list

next on my list is this wallet from Queen Bee Creations, located in Portland, OR. i found their stuff when i lived near portland, and loved it. i purchased a large wallet of theirs and have used it for over a year now and it still looks great! when we were at Modern the other day, purchasing our print, i saw the new small wallets Queen Bee is making, and wanted one very badly! i told myself that once i got a new job i would reward myself with one- so i'm headed there today to pick one up! go here to purchase their work online.

i apologize

I’m really sorry about not posting the last couple days, I have started a new job and am getting used to the schedule. I should be back on track this week. The job is going well, way more fun than the previous one- I am excited to be working with some great people.

mid-century danish daybeds

I wouldn’t normally want to promote huge corporations on here, but I was so stricken by Urban Outfitters interpretation of the mid-century Danish daybeds that are oh-so-popular right now. I got a catalog in the mail from them, and instantly fell in love. It’s cheaper than others I’ve seen, but still spendy for me (480 + 118 shipping). I want one when we get a house. I can’t wait.

cool prints for our house

After watching the great sneak peeks that design*sponge has been featuring, and seeing people’s great living spaces on flickr, Daniel and I have been talking about finding a space of our own soon. (we are currently in a shared living situation) and I am so inspired to do painting in rooms and hanging of some cool art.

Speaking of cool art, over the weekend we had purchased a great print by Ashleyg who I had found on etsy. I had been thinking about purchasing her work, and we happened to stop by Modern (in eugene) and they were selling her prints! They are so adorable that we got one, and it’s called “I like your scarf” (the one shown above). Check out her other work here.

sarajo frieden- a fun illustrator

Check out her website here, although it’s unfinished, it makes me so happy. I can’t wait until she gets it finished. I found her by way of design*sponge who featured her beautiful home. Check it out- especially the tree on her wall. I love it!

student's work coming up

Hey look forward to some cool interviews soon- I’m going to be featuring some student’s work soon. Stay tuned. I’m headed to check out some potentials tomorrow…

(Ashley if you’re reading this, I know it’s short, but I tried.)

ladydove

Thanks to the lovely Dagua, who was willing to be the first shop featured here on adaptation design. Dagua creates custom wedding dresses, along with having seasonal lines of clothing and accessories. Her shop is a very calm and inspiring place that I love to visit. Check out some additional pictures of her shop on my flickr site here.

what's your shops name and location?
ladydove, on 13th and High. eugene, or

what's the best business advice you've been given?
My husband said, it's going to be the hardest job you've ever had, you’re not going to make much money, you won’t have benefits, but it will be the most rewarding thing you've ever done, and that's absolutely true.

i appreciate advice for the most part, most of the time it's valuable, one thing I was also told was, when you're thinking about starting your own business, you need to involve a lot of people, but you only want to be involved with enthusiastic people.
when people are interested and have that energy, it makes growth for everyone.

list a couple things that inspire you (and your designs):
i'm a really old fashioned person in some ways, i really like old british literature, jane austen, things like that.
I have appreciation for 70s earthy chic and denim, most that inspires me is ancient and organic.

i often like complicated designs, but don't like to execute them. i use deceptively simple designs, things that accentuate the body.
I don't have to look very far for inspiration, I enjoy everyday things.
what are a couple things in the store that you really like right now.
the pants design, the coolats. i really want to make some of those for myself.

where do you want ladydove to go in the next couple years?
Well, I wasn't planning on retail space, but i know more about that, so i kind of put the cart before the horse. The store is kind of struggling, I don't know if it will stay like this, or if it will turn into wholesale production and selling like that.
I do know that i can't stop designing clothes, and want to keep making them.
I like the idea of being part of a collective, everyone having equal ownership, so we will see where that goes.

stay tuned

coming this weekend- first shop feature!(sneak peek above)
my new friend dagua of ladydove is nice enough to be the first one to be featured.
be kind and visit her shop for inspiration and some awesome handmade stuff.

this weeks wish

who knew you would want keds again? eleanor grosch’s collaboration with keds is the best thing that has happened to the shoe company. eleanor runs Push Me Pull You design, mainly in rock posters, and such, find them here. she has translated her poster style into patterns for shoes. she has such a fun clean, graphic style that she makes you want to own every pair of shoes.I have been wanting these for a while now, but she has come out with even more! check them out here.

flickr site

slow but steady i’m adding pictures to my flickr. I finally got the pictures to work on the computer, so I can definitely start the etsy life soon.