best of 2012.

I have a semi-big announcement this week before I take a break for the holidays, and it only seems fitting to pay homage to a few favorite designers one last time before 2012 passes before us (and before I share some news about this site). More on that later, but for now – a few

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oh, dear.

Cosmic Wonder has some crazy amazing things happening over there. I don’t understand a lot of it, but I don’t need to understand love. (Lionel Richie said something like that, I think.) LINK: COSMIC WONDER

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organize it.

One of these days, I’m going to arrange every item I own by color. Or maybe half of them. One third? Until then, I’m mentally filing away Kontor Kontor’s work into the love affair portion of my brain. And although my brain isn’t nearly as organized as these gorgeous collections, chances are I’ll remember this.

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a balloon reception desk.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. OK guys, this looks like a pretty little picture of a few floating balloons tied to a white desk, but those balloons? They’re actually a permanent rubber composite design created to hold up one portion of the desk (and that’s not all!)…

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a textile cabinet.

Filing this under “things I’d do if I knew how to make rad fiber art.” And it’s a good thing I don’t, because I also don’t have an available plywood cabinet to cover. So perhaps I should file this under “things I’d do if I knew how to make rad fiber art and could build

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an infographic journal project.

Dudes. File this under “total insanity meets above-average awesomeness.” Graphic designer Merel Brouns documented an entire year in her life through a series of gorgeous infographics. The result? An accordion-style book that spans over 300 feet long (a centimeter for every hour!), listing each detail of her day – sneezes, showers,  snafus and more. I

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