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the books we debuted at the ny art book fair are now on the lines & shapes website.
i love these three books!

there’s volume 9 of our artists series. this is our japanese volume, featuring work by himaa, takashi iwasaki, tomo kohsaka, mistubako, izumi shiokawa, justin waldron and yuko yamamoto. each artist’s work is very different from the rest, but there is a subtle common thread of japanese aesthetic, something that maria and i have always been drawn to.

and there’s mociun fall 2009, journal of a collection. this book is filled with images of designer caitlin mociun‘s inspiration, prints, and process for creating her fall clothing and jewelry line. we are printing a special limited run of just 75 books, so don’t wait too long to purchase!

and lastly, there’s a small book of polaroids by steven harrington. maria and i are both big admirers of steven’s work… and we were so excited when steven first sent us his scanned polaroids. many of the polaroids are of steven’s paper sculptures. i love this little book.

we decided to extend our special book fair prices to the website for just two weeks. all books (except journal of a collection) are $20 until nov 1st. check them out here.


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UPDATE: the design co-op at the brookyln flea is cancelled tomorrow because of weather! it will resume next saturday. thanks for all the nice comments about the paper chandelier!


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this is why i needed the straw straws (i ended up using real straw!)


i’ll be selling a couple of these paper chandeliers/mobiles at the flea on saturday. i wanted to make something to decorate the empty ceiling of the tent. the idea came from this post on laura normandin’s blog. thank you for the inspiration laura! these are quite labor intensive, but a lot of fun too.

it’s a dreary day here… but cozy!








here are some photos from saturday’s flea (taken by rebecca kutys). it was great! aren’t all the colors nice?

we’re just getting warmed up… and will be offering special gifts and new items every weekend– so come by!


i’m looking for straws made of a natural material for a project, and i came across these straw straws from muji that are perfect, but i can’t find them for sale! has anyone seen them in a store, or something similar?









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the flea design co-op starts this saturday!

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i’m helping organize/curate a new booth at the fort greene brooklyn flea, which will sell products by some of my favorite designers. the section will be run by rebecca kutys of moontree letterpress, and for october we have these talented makers: (photos from top to bottom) marcie mcgoldrick, maptote, lotta jansdotter, moontree letterpress, wayne pate/good shape design, laura normandin, sesame letterpress and my work/lines & shapes.
and there will be some special guest sellers, yet to be announced…

the first saturday, october 10th, lotta jansdotter will be giving away a free goodie with each purchase.

the flea design co-op poster was designed by wayne pate, and will be for sale at the flea for $15 (email me if you are interested in ordering it online and i might be able to arrange it).

hope to see you at the flea!

176 lafayette ave. (btw. vanderbilt + clermont ave.)
every saturday, 10am-5pm