THE WEDDING FILES: REGISTRY REDUX, MOMA STORE

Today's post is a continuation of my week-long series on wedding registries. See my first post here and the second one here.

If you weren't MoMA Store obsessed like I am, you might not know that they have actually allow you to create registries (wedding, birthday, baby, etc.) on their website. Since MoMA Store has an amazing selection of quality design at all price points and for every part of your life, I think it is the perfect compliment to standard registries as places like Target, Crate & Barrel or Bed, Bath and Beyond. You can register for everything from office supplies to furniture, making for gift options to appeal to everyone's budget, from your college buddy to spoil-you-rotten grandmas.

So, without further ado, here are my favorite picks from the MoMA Store . . . 




Dress up that white-walled rental apartment with this beautiful pendant lamp shade. $100




Durable and timelessly chic, this Eames chair comes in several colors to suit every and any room in the house. $499




Can you sense a theme here? This Eames coatrack has been on my wall for years now and it never fails to be both useful and unique (trust me,  you'll get tons compliments!). $199




A small gift, but a sweet one. After all, you are starting a future together and what better way to represent that than a joint piggy bank? Feeling extra generous? Stuff the bank with some cash! $29.95




Another chair option for the eternally sophisticated and the minimalist minded, the Victoria Side Chair would look perfect in a bedroom or beside a desk. $330




Part functional object, part sculpture, this stool would make a whimsical addition to any home and would fit perfectly into a kid's room in the future (no pressure! says your mom). $225





On the low end in terms of price but on the high end in terms of functionality, this rotating power strip could be a cute gift if paired with some sort of electronic (say a nice lamp, or an Apple product). $30




I am a sucker for wall clocks, particularly those that make a statement (more just telling the time). This one has a magnetically attached ball that rotates with each passing minute. Beautiful, mystifying and sure to be a conversation starter. $60




Everyone can use a beautiful vase and this Alvar Aalto version is absolutely lovely. Cute gift idea: give them the vase before the wedding and then after they return from their honeymoon have a bouquet of flowers delivered—a sort of welcome home gift—to make sure they put it to good use! $95

MIX IT UP WITH COLOR WHEELS

I realized recently that is has somehow been almost a year (?!) since I wrote a post about color wheels? Not sure how that is possible since I absolutely love them, but I thought I would make up for it with a giant color wheel round up. Without further ado, bring on the color mixing madness!


ONE   oo   Color Magic Watch, Metropolitan Museum Shop, $55
TWO   oo   The Color-Play Coloring Book, Anthropologie, $16.99
THREE   oo   Corked Necklace in Color Wheel, ModCloth, $43.99 out of stock
FOUR   oo   Pantime Color Clock
FIVE   oo   Claude Boutet Color Wheel Illustration
SIX   oo   Pantone Colors Board Book, Amazon, $9.99
SEVEN   oo   CMYK Temporary Tattoo, Tattly, $5 for 2
EIGHT   oo   Maria S.C. Lamp, Gang Design


I couldn't quite squeeze it in, but here's a bonus: Present&Correct Color Wheel Print.




Hope you like them! Now go out an enjoy this unseasonably warm day. Happy (almost) spring, all!

WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND

Do you all have anything fun planned for the weekend? Unfortunately I am on lockdown, spending all of the weekend working on essay that is due all too soon. Assuming you have more time for fun, here are some fabulous links to keep you occupied for the next two days.




Christoph Niemann's Abstract Sunday blog for the New York Times keeps getting better and better. I particularly loved discovering one of his latest posts (above) focused on "modern squash" aka pumpkins and gourds turned into modern furniture icons. Love it! (See my past Niemann favorites here, here, here, and here)


Speaking of modern design (and that Eames coatrack top left), this is an amazing DIY project.


I am obviously loving the trend of color, color, and more color in fashion right now. Makes me want these!


Not sure how I would get this up to my high rise NYC apartment (or where I would put it), but I need one of these!


This Etsy shop is chock full of the cutest things.


What?! An amazing New Zealand-based design blog? Wait until I tell my Kiwi hubby-to-be!


Why do some people learn faster? Fascinating!


Bubbles are totally magical.


This lovely lady makes me want to take more iPhone photos and fly to Scandinavia immediately.


While we are on the subject of travel, these two ladies (see here and here), know how to jet-set and still look great doing it. This travel/fashion tip is also genius; I followed it for several years now and it always makes me feel more put together!




Have a great weekend, all! See you back here on Monday.

SCREENSAVER SAVVY

Just a quick post today as I am running out the door. I recently discovered a new screensaver that I wanted to share with you. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of their magazine, Real Simple designed an analog clock screensaver (top) that features brightly colored numbers which are hidden and revealed as the seconds tick by. Certainly a pretty way to conserve computer energy! Download it for free here.

I also thought I would share my current screensaver with you: Fliqlo flip clock designed by 9031. I have used this elegant screensaver for over three years; I absolutely love it and am constantly getting compliments on it at school and work. You can also spot it in countless home tours on blogs and design magazines. It seems that every designer and artist has it on their computer! You can too if you download it (for free!) here.

Enjoy!