Wonder

Land in San Francisco after 17 hours of travel. Rekindle a love affair with jalapenos. Launch a massive job search. Mourn the unexpected loss of a beloved uncle. Reunite with family. Start a new job. Miss my other home…feel a little guilty that I already do. Celebrate marriage freedom in sparkles and Levi cut-offs. Paint….everywhere. … Continue reading →

Caramel sauce and a spoon.

About a month ago, a girl in my class showed me a flyer for a shoe design contest sponsored by the French shoe comany Bata. Create 5 shoe designs for a spring/summer collection for the contemporary woman. The only constraint is that you must create 5 designs that use only 2 types of soles. The … Continue reading →

Stud Muffins for Breakfast

What is the most over-the-top pet name you can think of? – that was this week’s Silly Challenge chez ce couple franco-américain. Back and forth, we tried to call each other the cheesiest pet names we could think of, each one received by the other with a scrunched nose, a roaring laugh, and a really?!? … Continue reading →

Caramel Shortbread Squares

Butter. Brown sugar. Sugar again..butter again. Oh who cares, it’s vacation… Wake up. Lay in bed for an hour, enjoying the fact you don’t have to get up. Finally get up. Coffee. Take some butter out of the fridge to soften. Sit down at the table, frown at the gloomy weather. Console yourself with that … Continue reading →

Little Technicolor Soldier

Growing up I’ve always loved black and white films, my favorite film of all-time being Singin’ in the Rain with Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds. Anything black and white, where singing, dancing, and performing played a central role, was my go-to movie. Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Katherine Hepburn, Gene Kelly, Shirley Temple,  Judy Garland…..the … Continue reading →

Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting

Legos go flying across the room, repeatedly clashing on the hard wood floor. Just two hours, just two hours…Laura is screaming because Quentin won’t play dress up properly. It’s alright, she’s three years old. Quentin won’t clean up the Playmobil toys after the 3rd time I’ve asked.  I could really use a glass of wine. … Continue reading →

Portes Ouvertes !!

Open House weekend – two days to showcase the best work of the students in every area of study here at Ecole de Condé. Each of the 5 floors of the school showcase different projects : Floor 1 is dedicated to Mise à niveau aux arts appliquées (my year); floor 2 showcases the projects we … Continue reading →

Finally….the Lotus Lamp

After three months, eight research ideas, two prototypes and one final design…it’s officially finished : the Lotus Lamp ! The idea of the project was this: You are to design a lamp out of Priplak plastic for the room of a child between 6 and 10 years old. The lamp will be sold as a … Continue reading →