Category Archives: crafting

Six more -ageddons I’d like to see

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Alissa

Carmageddon? More like Carmaheaven! I wasn’t here, of course. But I was watching along on Twitter and in news reports, and by all accounts, it was bliss. People left their cars at home. And almost everyone agreed that their lives … Continue reading →

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Walking with mom

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Alissa

My mom’s in town for a few days so we took a walk around the neighborhood to visit some of my favorite spots. (Don’t worry, mine is 100% dairy-free sorbet… and it was good!) It’s funny to walk through a … Continue reading →

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Rose bowling

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Alissa

“Do you think it’s a problem that every time we’re together we buy stuff?” My friend Sonja was concerned as we navigated the pastel canyons of vintage dresses. I looked at us, each balancing a produce basket on our hip … Continue reading →

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highly prized

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Alissa

This essay of mine is featured in the new book I Heart Design: Remarkable Graphic Design Selected by Designers, Illustrators, and Critics, edited by the great Steven Heller. When I first moved to Los Angeles I would take long runs … Continue reading →

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Orange you glad

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Alissa

This video by Language Dept. and Meghan Eplett for Kate Spade is exactly how I feel riding around town on my orange Public bike. While not all the other videos in the series are about bikes, they are very sweet, especially … Continue reading →

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Sponge-worthy

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Alissa

What a week! Among all the Peeparations for our favorite holiday, our house was featured on design*sponge, one of the loveliest design blogs run by one of the loveliest women in design, Grace Bonney. We’ve added a few more pieces … Continue reading →

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Just a reminder

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Alissa

In honor of the greatest holiday of the year, I’ll be posting over at my new Tumblr, Peep This, for the rest of the week.

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I may regret this later

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Alissa

But I’ve started a Tumblr to keep my Peeps-related musings all in one place. Please visit Peep This throughout the holiday season for all your Peeps needs.

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PS, I love you

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Alissa

I’m off to one of my very favorite places today, with some of my very favorite people. design east of La Brea, the little design party I co-host every month, is heading very east of La Brea, all the way … Continue reading →

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Silver Lake in stitches

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Alissa

My friend Maria (who you should definitely be following on Twitter) just posted a link to Haptic Lab, where an architect and designer named Emily Fischer makes the most beautiful “Soft Maps“—quilts of neighborhoods and cities. I was giddy enough … Continue reading →

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