Bee Love

Nokia - HK Honey

We are so inspired by people that take right action to better themselves and the community they live in.  Bees are little creatures that we feel a close connection to and it is refreshing to see that others feel the same way too.

Michael Leung, Product Designer and Beekeeper is part of a movement connecting local people with local medicine (we mean honey, of course). HK Honey is an organization of Hong Kong beekeepers; artists & designers who aim to communicate the value of bees to the human food chain & the benefits of locally produced honey. With a network of bee farms and a design studio, Michael and HK Honey harvest local honey & design products and services relating to Urban Beekeeping.

In the spirit of honey, here is my favorite honey packaging of all time. 

via Hoffman-Creative

Palm Springs - The Land of Perpetual Sunshine

 

 

 

 

 

One of the best things about living in LA (no, not the traffic) is the ability to escape for weekends to fabulous places and feel like you are in a completely different world. Palm Springs is one of those storied places, and its history is the stuff of pure Southern California legend- think Sinatra, midcentury modern masterpieces a la Richard Neutra, and glamorous Slim Aarons photos of the rich and famous lounging poolside, in the ultimate nod to cocktail culture.  It was all a big party- super chic, laid back, and full of punchy color and style. And with Spring 2012 (and Pantone) declaring orange and yellow as huge colors for body and home, we can’t help but feel inspired by these photos- full of the hues that we’ll all be loving when the days get a little longer again, and just right for Palm Springs and its sunny state of mind.  And the whole midcentury architecture thing just knocks us out- and has inspired everyone from Kelly Wearstler to Jonathan Adler to almost every art director we know. There would be no Dwell Magazine if there were not these fabulous homes – amazing how they still look so contemporary, isn’t it? We’re in the mood for a BBQ, swathed in color, surrounded by the likes of Angie Dickinson, Sinatra, Capote, and maybe drink a cocktail with Cameron Diaz from this Vogue shoot to create a bit of a fashion time machine. Who wants to join us in the land of perpetual sunshine?

Help me I think I'm falling...in love with Laurel Canyon

We've been thinking lots lately about the genius of Laurel Canyon in the 60s- a lovely canyon of a neighborhood that was a bit of a counterculture playground back then- if you were lucky enough to live there in those heady times when anything seemed possible, you would have counted Frank Zappa, Jim Morrison, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and Love as your neighbors. And our favorite and most inspiring resident from that time? Joni Mitchell, whose home was forever all of ours in the song "Our House", written for her by Graham Nash, who spent much time there as her lover. She was so incredibly beautiful and somehow always had the right lyrics to suit any mood, due in no small part to the lovely backdrop she had as inspiration- Laurel Canyon is one of those LA neighborhoods that makes you happy to be alive- it's cool but not pretentious, and still maintains a bohemian free spirtedness that embodies LA style for us, and inspires us to this day. It must have been a magic time to sit in Joni's house, sunlight dappling through an open window, with Zappa a block or so away crafting up some beautiful insanity. We also adored the Lisa Cholodenko directed "Laurel Canyon" of some years back, where a cooler than thou Frances McDormand steals the show as wacky record producer and lives in pretty much the house of our dreams...there's just something about that place that is so inspired- and is one of LA's true gems. Going to channel young, beautiful Joni the rest of the week...

O'O Farm, Maui

                    

O'O Farm is located in Kula, upcountry Maui. About ten years ago, farmers began natural diversified farming on this almost virgin land. We had an incredible journey tasting flavors we hadn't experienced since childhood and picking vegetables to eat straight from the ground. We appreciated the open dialogue we had with Richard about natural, local and diversified farming. An incredible experience. www.oofarm.com

I Am the Bubble, Make Me the Sea

Living on the west and loving the ocean, surf is a part of our lives.  These photos by Ryan Tatar, make me want to jump right in.

These photos from National Geographic so beautifully inspire the many tastes, sights and sounds one experiences in India. The journey is like no other.  

                                       

Vanishing of the bees: a smart and meaningful documentary
Movie website

Jim Denevan makes temporary drawings on sand that are eventually erased by waves and weather

Inspirational landscape collages from Jelle Martens.  

 

Gorgeous, green rooftops in NYC and beyond.