Lullabies from the Axis of Evil

Listening to the samples has encouraged me to buy the album. Beautiful CD!
available from iTunes and Amazon
"The album contains 14 lullabies from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan and Cuba.
Every lullaby is presented in its original form sung by women from these countries, and then a western version with interpretations in English sung by singers like Nina Hagen (Germany), Eddi Reader (Scotland – Fairground Attraction), Sarah Jane Morris (England), Lila Downs (USA/Mexico) and Mimi (USA) is attached to it, within a musical landscape composed by Knut Reiersrud.

"It's message is one of peace and hope that asks us to listen to the voices of the world's mothers, even the ones from counties in conflict with our own. It reminds us that there are babies, women, and children living in the so-called Axis of Evil. Women who sing lullabies to their babies.

Politics aside, this is an album of lullabies. Rich with world rhythms and languages, it's a beautiful album to listen to"
to hear more song samples - Amazon.com

Isle Design

Beautiful, suzani inspired, linen tablecloth by
Isle Design from Poland via Bloesem

Recycling project (polymer clay )

After:)

My crafty inspiration by "Madhubani paintings, folk art in India" which I found out from a great blog - Indian Summer

Spread peace by wearing a button

Designed by Christina Angliker
The "Peace Button" represents a small wound; a drip of what you are made of.
All you need is love
Peace

persian girl

recycled plates

Beautiful and cool collection of "Rehabilitated Dishware" made from recycled or salvaged materials by Brooklyn-based designer Sarah Сihat. See more/Shop at- sarahcihat.com

and here's a great DIY project (which I would love to try:)"Reglazed Silhouette Plates" by Green design expert Danny Seo for HGTV

got cold again:(

Re-Bag

Curated By Progress Packaging, Re-Bag is an exhibition of limited edition reusable canvas bags designed by 15 leading UK design practitioners.

Designers responded to a brief to create an image for a bag on the theme of sustainability and reusability.

The resulting bags not only promote this idea but are also in themselves, an eco-friendly alternative to the use of non-green materials in everyday packaging.
All bags are screen printed white on dark grey canvas and produced in limited edition of 250 of each design

Bags will be available to buy from the show and via Designers Re-Bag

Lunuganga branch shelves

WokMedia.com

my dream party!:)

if you have ever seen the great film "Ghost World" then you are familiar with Jan Pechachan-Ho
A dance number clip from the 1965-66? Indian film Gumnaam the song is performed by bollywood music legend Mohammed Rafi

Illustration Friday - "Moon Flowers"

I came across a beautiful haiku

vine flowers open

white in dusk
the moon unfurls

by Anna Holley (English tanka and haiku writer) from her book "White Crow Haiku" Aha poetry.com

And here's my first Illustration Friday post for this week, for the topic "Open":)

Elle Decor/November issue is out now!:)

One of the articles about my favorite designer Alex Papachristidis and his gorgeous Manhattan apartment

Chair Chair Pad

Now even your boring office chairs can have some class:)



Chenhui Su is independent designer USA/Taiwan, more at Etsy.com and Chenhui Su

Kawaii bunnies by Kita Usagi

Kita Usagi is Japanese artist with kawaii works of illustrations, photography, crafts, fashion and more at Kitausagi.com

Free your secrets and become who you are

PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard

Post Secret
and more at Flickr

Beautiful, hand printed wallpaper collections by Deborah Bowness

Deborah Bowness.com

Caravan

Here are some scans of cafeteria called "Caravan" from a Uzbek magazine. (Wiki-Uzbekistan)
I love this combination of organic simple volumes and national architectural traditions!