. daily daydreams . a blog by love ardently design studio

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I used to think that a chair is just a chair. You know, something for you to sit on. Thanks to the History of Design class I took when I was pursuing my bachelor’s degree, I came to know a bit about the wonderful world of designer chair and furniture.

The chairs above, though, are the miniature version of the original chair, manufactured by REAC Japan. To be exact, it is 1/12 smaller than the original, so you can literally place it on the palm of your hand. These chairs would look great on every interior designer’s desks :) It comes in blind assortment boxes, which is also sold by Kidrobot. I know some of you are drooling, but some of these chairs are really rare. For example, that Ponyskin Chaise Lounge by Le Corbusier was only produced 3000 items worldwide. Since it has been produced/launched since last year, chances are a lot of the rare chairs are no longer in the blind boxes, but hey who knows! :)

Some of my favorite designs: Rietveld‘s armchair and zigzag chair, all Eames chairs (of course), especially the lounge chair, the ottoman, the elephant chairs, and the red plastic armchair with rocking base, Jacobsen‘s egg chair and ant chair, Mies Van Der Rohe‘s barcelona chair, and Nelson‘s marshmallow sofa.

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Visual comparison between Paris and NYC, designed by Vahram Muratyan, a Parisian art director. Love, love the whole idea, the illustration style and the font choice. I adore the macaron vs cupcake one :)

It’s especially amazing for people who have been to both cities and can relate to the whole concept, but it’s also informative (e.g. the one about the tipping) for someone like me who have never been to both. I love it. Would definitely look great hanging on the wall!

Visit the full series at the blog: Paris vs NYC, a tally of two cities.

I recently introduced my hubby to the wonderful world of cacti and succulents and I think I successfully got him hooked as well :) When I stumbled across this beautiful wedding shot by Phoebe Joy and Connie Lyu, I was wowed and got a tiny bit of wedding envy. How adorable are those bouquets and boutonnieres?! I love!

{photography by phoebe joy and connie lyu}

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I found the Handlettering Cite blog through Oh So Beautiful Paper and I enjoyed it a lot! This blog is filled with quotes cited in lovely hand-lettering. I think hand-lettering has its own irresistible charm. The lovely lettering above is by Alex Savakis.

It’s no longer a secret that I’ve been in love with the color seafoam recently. When I own a house, it will certainly be my first color pick for our bedroom’s wall. It has that warm and inviting character that is so charming. It can be so easily paired with chartreuse, brown, yellow, or the bolder teal.

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We were at a bridal show on Sunday and had a good time. We met a lot of great people! I didn’t bring a proper camera with me and so the picture above is from my iPhone + Poladroid. You can probably see a bit of our brand new flat-printed signature wedding collection.

Because it was our first bridal show, to say that we were busier than usual is an understatement. I’m taking today off from blogging to catch up with my classes, work on our portfolio website (which needs MAJOR revamping and updating), and look for a nice, cheap pedicure so my feet and my pocket will thank me. I will see you with a blog post tomorrow!

Those are two of my favorite things to do. I haven’t been doing both of those this past couple of weeks. We’ve been eating Panda Express, KFC, and frozen dinners (my poor hubby!), because I’ve been really busy preparing for our first show (which is this coming weekend!).

That’s why looking at these charming recipe illustrations from they draw and cook makes me want to go through this week quickly so I can go back to cooking and eating home-made meal again. And of course drawing as well :)

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…has the most adorable new goodies in their shop. I just love their super adorable shop and blog. Their product selection is everything I want in a store! I’m so in love with their new ferris wheel pop-up card kit.

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I love Ila + Hiroki’s wedding details seen over at Broke Ass Bride! Moreover, with all these gorgeousness, their wedding only cost a $10k!

{photography by picotte photography | found via broke ass bride}