Paige + Modern

(My Grandpa’s the handsome man on the right)

Today is the day to remember the sacrifices of the brave men & women who have (and still do) offer up their lives in service to protecting others.  I believe that the concept of war is deeply flawed and definitely not always righteous, but that doesn’t take away from the magnitude of the impact these selfless individuals have had on shaping our world.  My Grandpa Russell was one of those people.  He signed up for WWII at age 17  (lying about his age, eager to pitch in) and trained as a fighter pilot.  Luckily for me he made it back.  I never met my Grandpa, but love to look at these pictures of him in his smart looking uniform, surrounded by others who were so willing to sacrifice themselves for what they thought was right.  Thanks Gramps! xoxo

My Grandpa served in the same regiment as the young King George VI (The King’s Speech George)!

(King George VI on the right, looking a lot like Buster Keaton…)

(My handsome Gramps in the middle of the back row)

Remember to remember!!!

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New friend, and amazingly talented artist/illustrator, Lisa Congdon started a blog and is going to be posting her amazing work up on it.  Check it.

And here’s a smattering of some of my favorites from her website which is also WELL worth visiting.  Go here to see more goodness.

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Man, I wish I’d found one of these rolly pollies at the flea market!  Soooo round!  This Nevalashka (“One-that-won’t-lay-down”) doll is just one of the old school nuggets that graces the pages of the new book ‘Made in Russia: Unsung Icons of Soviet Design‘ edited by Michael Idov and penned by ex-pats.  Check it.

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Happy Thursday everyone!  It’s doing it’s best to rain here in Burlington, VT, so I’m taking advantage of this ‘inside day’ to share with you my flea market finds from last week.   A 1970′s leather wiener dog?  I can’t tell you why – other than I just couldn’t say no to those eyes…

Oh and I managed to find 4 cats to send to the Teal Cat Project.  Yay!

The next time we talk it will be from the other coast…

Until then!   xo paige

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So I’m off on my adventures.  Vermont, NY, Vermont, and then San Francisco!  I’ll try and keep y’all up to date on my goings ons.

This morning, my friend Nadia sent me a link to this awesome project (thanks Cookie!).  I’m running out the door to hit some amazing flea market fields in upstate NY, so I’m borrowing the info from the consummately cool Anna of Door Sixteen.

The Teal Cat Project works like this: You donate $25, and in return, you get a Teal Cat tchotchke. 100% of your $25 then goes toward funding a cat rescue program. The first affiliated group is the NYC Feral Cat Initiative, who train and educate rescuers about trap-neuter-return (TNR) practices to keep feral cat populations in New York City under control.

The Teal Cats are really cute, and they’re upcycled from thrift-store finds that were donated to the cause. The current campaign will only last until the current batch of Teal Cats is all gone! When the ceramic kitty supply has been replenished, a new campaign to support a group in a different city will start up.

Check out the Teal Cat Project website, poke around a bit, and, if you’re able, buy a Teal Cat! There’s even an option to donate a bit of money without buying a tchotchke (or if you want to give a little extra). This is a great way to support a great kitty rescue group, and I hope you’ll consider chipping in.

You can follow the Teal Cat Project on Twitter and Facebook, too! Anything you can do to help spread the word is greatly appreciated. Meow!

*UPDATE!:  The Teal Cats are already sold out!  It took less than 48 hours…  amazing!  But you can still buy a t-shirt or you can help by sending more ceramic kitties to be turned into teal ambassadors.  Visit the website to see how you can help!

via Nadia via Door Sixteen

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It’s been ages since I celebrated FONTastic Friday.   I watched a bit of a Hitchcock film the other night, so today wanted to find a font that really said, “handsome, well dressed folks doing bad things”.  Croteau fits that bill perfectly.  (‘Mullets of Earth’, oooohhhh…)

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Smart design that I can EAT?  Yes please.

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My friend Sven played the Fruit Bats for me the other day  (the drummer Graeme Gibson is from my home town, Kelowna, BC.) and I dug ‘em.  THEN I was looking at the blog for The General Assembly, a L.A. based directing duo, and saw THIS!  I’m a double fan now.

Happy Wednesday!
xo

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If you’re saving up for that Saarinen dining set or Nelson Bubble lamp, it makes sense that your vehicle for said saving would be as clean & minimal as your object of desire.  Enter the Piggy Bank Fritz.  Designed by Markus Gläser and Jan Eilts for Side by Side, a collaboration between young designers and workshops for the disabled (it’s made by Ruperti Werkstätten in Germany), it’s a sweetly simple solution to modern saving.

Piggy Bank Fritz available from Plastica: $68

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Every once in a while I come across a design that is just, well, perfect.  The Piano Hanger coat/anything rack by Patrick Seha for Belgian company Feld is just such a thing.  There is nothing I would change about this beauty.  The level of possible user interaction elevates it from a mere functional, static object, to a being part of the indoor landscape – always changing and adapting.  I can just see an especially bright small pooch hanging his leash up after a nice morning walk.  Note to self:  get Piano Hanger, get apartment to put it in, get smart n small dog = livin’ this morning’s dream…

Have a great weekend everybody!

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