i heart manolo.

I have a thing for Manolo Blahnik. I mean, the guy can draw. Just phenomenal.


And when he's done sketching, he makes works of art. Captures the imagination, really.

little people, big world.

saw these guy's stuff this morning and it's some good, clean fun... one of the guys is japanese, one is french, and both are great! enjoy and check out the rest of their work- http://www.minimiam.com/en/goen.html

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simple. inspiration.

I love it when people are inspired by the simple things in life. I, for one, have a ridiculous fascination with Christmas lights. My brother, a photographer, is totally in love with a plain white wall. He has an inability to pass one by without taking a picture of someone standing in front of his backdrop of choice. Check out some of his pics below... then go to his flickr site and check out some more. http://flickr.com/photos/adamrwarner/sets/72157602791082100/

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fabrics!

At my job, I get to open a lot of packages on a daily basis (which inspires jealousy in my coworkers). Mostly, I get terrible catalogs and poorly designed letterheads that misspell my name. This time, however, I was pleasantly surprised to find some Thomas Paul fabrics staring me in the face. You can find them through Duralee (surprise, surprise!). See more on Duralee's site- http://www.duralee.com/fabrics/colorway.php?Colorway_id=328

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We, the people...

Welcome to our blog. I say "our" in a relative sense... there are 7 of us who are 2nd year Interior Design Grad students at VCU and we want to share our inspirations with the world. Postings will come as our schedules allow... but we hope you love these things as much as we do. We'll also be posting some of our work- feel free to contact us (especially if you want to hire us!!) at shinyhappydesigner@gmail.com. Waiting to hear from you-

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