samantha hahn [update!].

I NEVER post on Sundays, but I just couldn’t contain myself with this one… OK so does everyone remember Samantha Hahn, my uber-lovely Brooklyn friend who is just destined to be the next IT textile designer? She’s taken our advice and is plunging into the world of textiles, starting with the Surtex show this weekend.

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this week in inspiration: 05.05.08 to 05.09.08.

10. Real Simple steps up to the plate, err, doormat, with a Design on a Dime charity event to benefit Housing Works. If you’re in NYC, you simply must attend. Details here. Thank you, Real Simple!9. Sarajo tells us how we can help those left homeless from the Burma tragedy.8. Finally, someone finds a way

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angie burr.

Reader Angie just sent in a link to her fantastic new shoppe! A girlfriend of mine just had her firstborn (just in time for Mothers Day!) and named him Orion. How perfect would this painting be as a welcome baby gift? Click here to check out Angie’s paintings and handmade scarves (which are LOVELY). Thank

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gretchen wagoner.

Reader Gretchen was another wrongfully spammed victim, and I’m so sad to see what I’ve been missing for the past 30 days! Unfortunately, I didn’t make it to her show, but I’m pretty sure her upcoming work will more than make up for it. Keep an eye on her Etsy shop; she’ll be adding these

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