Cynthia Mosser

I am crazy about the carefully styled pages of Martha Stewart, and this arrangement is no exception.

What is it with the overuse of mushrooms and owls in design-y shops like Anthropologie? Why and how do these motifs suddenly permeate the design atmosphere? Birds used to be popular, now we have these two contenders. I can't wait for their overuse and subsequent absence! Image sources (left): http://blog.kimvallee.com (right): www.superherodesigns.com

The intricate and luscious color use in the Havaianas Shoe ads are a breath of pure color. Adhemas Batista is a Brasilian designer/illustrator. Nice work!

HEMA is a Dutch department store. The first store opened on November 4, 1926, in Amsterdam . Now there are 150 stores all over the Netherlands HEMA also has stores in Belgium , Luxemburg, and Germany In June of this year, HEMA was sold to British investment company Lion Capital. Take a look at HEMA's product page. You can't order anything and it's in Dutch but just wait a couple of seconds and watch what happens. Don't click on any of the products pictured, just wait and see what happens. And be sure you have your sound turned up. This company has a sense of humor and a great computer programmer! CLICK BELOW: http://producten.hema.nl/

Every Sunday newspaper Ashton-Drake ad seems to be a miniature newborn baby sculpture. What is it about this Baby Jingles monkey doll I find disturbing? Could it be the price of $30.00? The tongue? The hand-applied mohair? Check it out at Ashton-Drake Galleries