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For the readers of the Soulemama blog, this is not new...

For those who do not know the Soule family, this is a book with simple projects, reusing and recicling what you have in hand, to make your home cozier.

Most of the projects are suited to envolve small children.
You also have useful tips on how and where to get organic or vintage supplies (for example).

Updated Oct 20, 2009

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Bags That Rock: Knitting on the Road with Kelley Deal

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Go Kelley!

Need any more proofs that knitting is cool??
Rock your needlles!

Updated Oct 10, 2009

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The Parrots by Edward Lear

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This exquisite collection, originally entitled Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, was originally reproduced in only 175 precious sets and sold by subscription to Britain's most eminent scholars and wealthy collectors of living parrots.
The Psittacidae established Lear as a celebrated illustrator and professor of drawing to the young Queen Victoria, and marked a before and after in bird illustration.

This new edition by Taschen is signed by Rainer Willmann, Sophia Willmann and Francesco Solinas.

Updated Sep 26, 2009

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Urban Paper

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A collection of 26 of the coolest designer paper toys in existence, ready to be cut out and built - each papertoy has step-by-step instructions and easy-to-use diagrams.

This also comes with a DVD with all 26 toy templates in PDF format (so you can build cities full of papertoys), basic shapes (so you can learn the building blocks of papertoys), blank templates (so you can create your own “skin”) and 33 bonus templates (it also has interviews with all the designers in the book). (via whip up)

Updated Sep 22, 2009

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I Love Patchwork! 25 Irresistible Zakka Projects to Sew by Rashida Coleman Hale

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I can't wait to see this book... amazing projects!

(some yummi pictures in this link) (via i heart linen)

Updated Jul 29, 2009

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Drop Dead Cute - The New Generation Of Women Artists In Japan

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Drop Dead Cute showcases the work of 10 cutting-edge female Japanese artists. Their work blends aspects of manga, anime, and traditional art with their own idiosyncratic visions to create work that is international in appeal yet uniquely Japanese.

This gorgeous book features profiles of the artists based on fresh interviews, along with a generous survey of their art, is a must-have for fans of Nara and Murakami, as well as anyone interested in contemporary art and pop culture.

Updated Jun 26, 2009

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Purple Anthology: Art Prose Fashion Music Architecture Sex: Olivier Zahm, Elein Fleiss

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"Purple revolutionized fashion photography in the nineties by commissioning fine artists to shoot fashion editorials.

Purple has influenced countless other magazines and spawned trends that have trickled down through all levels of culture."

Along with images, the book also presents essays by renowned writers that chart the development of art and fashion during the past fifteen years. (via bookendless)

Updated Apr 17, 2009

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Yoshitomo Nara: Lullaby Supermarket

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In addition to Nara's signature paintings, sculptures, and drawings(poems and diary entries by the artist), this book includes texts by the art critic Stephan Trescher and the Japanese cult author Banana Yoshimoto

Updated Nov 18, 2008