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Paper Shades Give a Community Soup Kitchen a Noguchi Touch (That We Love at Home as Well)
Makeshift Mortars and Pestles Make Sublime Walnut Pesto (and Other Delicious Things)
Computer Screens are Hurting Our Eyes; Trees Can Heal Them
How to Stretch Those Too-Tight Shoes You Love (Really Works)
Test-Driving Portable Coffee Systems: Brux vs Makeshift Thermos and Cone Rig
Facebook Made Me Stand in the Corner, Echoing Michael Druks’ Prophetic Artwork
What Writing Scripts for AI Taught Her About Humans and Art
Unique, Cheap, Full-of-Wonder Last Minute Gift: Improvised Life
Improvised Life’s Not Shopping Holiday Gift Guide
Rocks and Stones Make Endlessly Useful Tools and Beautiful Objets
Courage in a Bottle and Elsewhere…
Annals of Bad Design: Bigbelly Garbage Can
Halloween: Inspiration, Scary Stuff, Song
Metallic Makeup Becomes Ephemeral Jewelry
Annals of Everyday Invention: Magnet Pin Cushion Sculpture
Scraps, Wilt & Leaves: Sublime Trash Cooking with a Michelin Chef
Hi/Low: Round Porthole Mirrors for a Haiku-like View
Apparel for Living: Roz Chast’s Survivalist Cargo Pajamas
Live Rose Jackets and Other Lovely Flower Apparal
The Value of Objects I Can’t Afford
Solar Eclipse: How to Experience the Awesomeness + Free Safety Glasses
Beauty You Can Carry on a Bicycle (Loes Heerink, Emily Dickinson)
Unleash Your Inner Beast (Theo Jansen, Ted Hughes, Luo Zhihai)
How to Live Wisely With Your Phone
A Cheap Chic Black Bag to Rival Ikea’s and Balenciaga’s Tote
Honey from a Weed: Simple Rice or Risotto with Dandelion (or other Greens)
Drape Stuff, Like That Scrap of Beautiful Fabric or Vintage Rug
The FlexiSpot Sit Stand Desk Changed My Life
We’re Not Advertising Anything, Damn It!
Catalogue of Possibilities and Very Cool Tools
HomeMade Modern: Smart Stylish DIY with a Mission
Essential for Powerful Emergency Fixes, Plumbing + Otherwise
‘Crisis is a Hair’ (Hair Poetry, Visual and Otherwise)
Find: Red Steel Bookends (via FIT)
Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies via David Bowie
Trompe l’Oeil and Conceptual Art Necklaces DIY
Size Matters: Jumbo Paperclip as Liberating, Minimalist “Purse”
Divine Roasted Sesame Oil + Down n Dirty Ginger Scallion Sauce
Last-Minute, Inexpensive, Artisan-Made Gift (They Won’t Throw Out)
Gift: Spring Bulbs for Effortless Blooms + Magic
Saying NO to Holiday Gift-Giving Guilt (Mira Keras)
Gift: The Essential Rumi’s Poetry and Wisdom
Improvised Life’s Thoughtful Un-Gift Guide
String Light Wreaths, Trees and Freeform Decorations
Overpainted Nails (Why Stay Within the Lines?)
Simplest Possible Curtain Tie (And Hotel Room Strategy)
Tasting Spoons: Essential Kitchen Tool and Welcome Gift
Gifts for Eaters and Cooks via Sally and The Splendid Table
Ripped Linen Room Divider, Tablecloth, Napkins…
Morph Your Ancient Laptop (even Macs) into a ChromeBook
DIY or Buy: Kitchen Knife Holder
Artful DIY Minimalist Aprons
Martin Margiela’s Philosophy of Art, Creative Process, Life
Nature Becomes Clothing and Adornment
Dressing for Camouflage or Self-Expression w Rumi
Clothes to Draw, Write, Paint On
Survivalist’s Essential Tool (and Gift): Trees
Bent Copper Tubing Lamp Sculpture DIY (after Anna Fasshauer)
Hungry for Cool Design Ideas? Check out The Art of Things
Dollar Bills and Other Found Bookmarks
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