The Ballon Rouge

July 6, 2010

NOT inspired by... facebook

i just found this on llymlrs site and thought it funny

no facebook since may 2010. free as a barn swallow! :)

inspired by... shorts

[sartorialist]

before

after

im not sure if you can tell, but it scrunches out at the top

faux outer drawstring

functioning, really messy inner drawstring

the yellow is felt folded in there to make the drawstring part stronger so its more sturdy at the waist or hip

July 5, 2010

inspired by... yum burger

baguette, red wine burger, and sweet veggies with apple slices

dessert

fruit with cemembert, baguettes, sugar, and heavy cream

inspired by... gas'd shirt

a reflection of my love of gas'd and afta-1, as well as my inability to afford one of their shape shirts

July 4, 2010

when people ask who my favorite designer is, i don't really have one, or its not the same perception, because i love getting inspiration from the designers home itself, not so much their work. i always feel bad not being able to answer their question like they short and sweetly want me to.

i think a designers own home says a lot ( architect, interior designer, fashion, industrial), and i always love it so much better, from what i've seen, compared to their professional works. its becuase its raw, often done with less money and over a longer period of time. its more grounded and deep-seated than the work for their clients. but the best residential interior designer, for me, can make their client's home look like they collected a few objects over time, all and only the things they absolutely have loved, and tells their story through their home. also while leaving space to budge. natural and not so staged. i think it shouldn't look like a designer ever touched it.
personal, naturally sweet, imperfectly perfect, a little plain, 'ugly', worn, modest, archival. light but dark, or dark but light.
not pretty, handsome.

apologies, my thoughts were hard for me to condense or make any sense for this post. oh well... egh

[selby]

July 3, 2010

inspired by... new song

we've got a new blog song playing. its fortune by little dragon, one of my favorites this summer
scroll down, on the left column. there is also a small archive of the past song enjoy!

July 1, 2010

inspired by... 'inspired by' dumping bucket

here are some photos i've collected in my 'inspired by' folder on my desktop where I drag and dump anything i see that i'm, well, inspired by.

you may see some of the these in my diy posts in the future. which do i do first?

1 : complex geometries 2 : bless 3 : asos 4 : ? 5 : forgot 6 : Do you know I'm Aeccrnticgirl? 7 : asos 8 : ?

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These are some things from my design folder that i've collected recently. its just a jumble of amazing, inspiring junk that i love

[theselby : marten and click home]

[amanda masters]

mismatched a little, i wish the two lamps weren't the same, and theres a little too much busy in there for me, but i love the idea of collecting things over time. not like a hoarder ofcourse but buying something in a store or in travels and being able to bring it home and use it beautifully, mm perfect

i have to post this again

[michael bechara]

dream studio, only a little too jumbly

[elodie rambaud]

im no real cat person but c'mon, this is great

[theselby]

imperfect/beautiful/ugly drawings like this are the best of their kind

[richard woods]

fat moleskines from...

[so sorry, does anyone recognize this photo and where its from?]

anyways, makes me want to go right back to school! forget the summer!

June 28, 2010

inspired by... rough trade records

after going through about 2 weeks (painful, i know) of need-to-find-new-music fever, i found rough trade records. i think a friend or a roommate told me about it before but forgot about it :( who knew these amazings were under one record label?

rough trade records youtube & official site