Drawing Architecture

I've been neglectful. Over the past few weeks, I've finished my dissertation (on Participation in Urban Agriculture) and then been thinking about my plans for summer, so the blog has taken a back seat. I need to get together a cv and have been thinking about the best way to produce something snappy for some work over the summer that can be updated when I finish for good next year (!). I came across Drawing Architecture this morning and it's a feed of beautiful architectural drawings that spark some great ideas for my final year, next year. These, above, are too beautiful examples.

Images by Neuronville and Draftworks via Drawing Architecture

Design Love Fest

Ooh! I have just stumbled upon (not via the site!) Design Love Fest, a brilliant craft blog. The photography is fab and this craft project to make a camera strap is something I want to give a go! A very colourful place, I'll definitely be following!

Image from Design Love Fest

Guy Stuff

Life on Sundays is a cool, man-blog I just came across. It's got great images and I really like this one, its illustrative quality and maybe also because of its architectural thing. Which reminds me the hand in has past, and now we can relax (a bit!) Roll on Christmas!

Image via Life on Sundays

Cobble Stones

Blog wandering and came across downtown from behind, a project where creatives are snapped cycling away into the distance. Like I find with the Sartorlialist, it's quite often the surroundings more than the people that make the picture. I love how West Village, NYC could quite easily be a cobbled mews in London town... and of course I'd really like to live there!

Image from DFB

Yellow Sheep

I am on a computer all day at work, so when I jump on the train or tube I really relish the opportunity to get out a book. I haven't read a novel since devouring the Twilight series last summer. This year I have returned to my love for the classics - I read The Great Gatsby, and am currently speeding through Jane Eyre. It's the first time I've read it, though this adaptation was on TV a few years ago, and you can grab it for a bargain here. I can vaguely remember the outline, but I'm so keen to get through the book, I get it out of my bag!

Even so when I'm home I jump back online and this fantastic cardigan, which I will purchase at the soonest possibility, I discovered whilst 'blog hopping'. PaperTissue is great for pretty images (shame about the adverts) and I came across this Style Scrapbook image of a mustard coloured cardigan! I have been searching for one since I spotted this snap. Many items of attire are being bought at the moment, but it's all in aid of my "work wardrobe"!

Image from Style Scrapbook

Little Distractions

I am very prone to blog wandering when I'm bored of my work, which is no bad thing doing a design degree. I've been given some great inspiration when I've stumbled apon certain designers. Although architecture and fashion are often linked for this forms and structure and I am indeed designing a textiles museum, the New York magazine Look Book, is just good distraction! I love looking at street style - I really liked this from Fashion Bits and Bobs today. I also like to here where people get there clothes from!

Work is coming along slowly but surely. Yesterday we had our first offer from Freecycle taken away, the two beds in my room. So I'm just sleeping on a mattress on the floor, poor love! I do have a new (double) bed on way to me soon though...

Waffle Slabs

Organic plan form buildings do not make for simple construction solutions, or so I have found. Waffle slabs are not my friend, but I'm trying to change that. I shouldn't be distracting myself, but this image, from rickshaw via odetteny, has certainly cheered me up. I'd like to have some retail therapy, please!

Long Socks

Through some blog wanderings I came across kris atomic and then the embroidery of Susie Cowie, which is just so delicate. Do take a look! Tomorrow I'm thinking of popping along to the Design Museum to see the exhibitions they have on. The snap above, by pony_tail, has given me an idea of what to wear in this warm but chilly windy spring weather! I also want to make myself a dress. So much to do, so little time!