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Studio Round

Studio Round of Melbourne, Australia. Browse your heart out, and be amazed.

Beautiful work... 

paul rand covers

Pure design goodness. They don't make them like this anymore.

pinterest pairs

This match may not be quite so explicitly linked like my other posts,
but the mix of clean edges and soft rose-pink is too perfect to pass up.

Pinned here: The Rose magazine / Reiss clutch

design love

Some beautiful design things I've loved collecting over on Pinterest...

The Lab Partners Website / Erin Jang for Esquire 

Mae Mae's invitation suite "personalities" / Hans Schleger magazine cover

[GUEST POST] Lauren of Noted: Spring Break Checklist

Well, hello there! I'm Lauren O'Neill, a freelance graphic designer in DC [soon to be Brooklyn!]. I occasionally share my thoughts + finds on NOTED, but can usually be found on Pinterest + Twitter. I'm so thrilled to be popping by Note to Self while Sarah is wrapping up her studies. 

As a part-time professor, I can't wait for spring break + some spare time next week. Here are a few things I'm looking forward to:

I'll be packing my bags + heading to Brooklyn for apartment hunting[!], a chance to scoot around the city for some good eats, and attend a Design*Sponge Biz Ladies lunch. Can't wait!

I'm also looking forward to a manicure at this NYC-favorite [thanks, Suann] + some snail mail note-writing to friends.

 And finally a chance to plan + organize the studio for new projects, including Pencil Box—a blog with practical tips + resources for design students and new grads.

Hope you have some fun things planned as the weather warms up!

 Nº 1 vespa jute pouch from jonathan alder / Nº 2 brooklyn + coney island bus scroll from flying junction / Nº 3 mmmg lines ver. 2 grid sketchbooks from the hatch + tape dispenser / Nº 4 neon pink duck bag from baggu / Nº 5 gold foiled hello notes from tokketok + essie 'haute as hello' nail polish / Nº 6 brass number clips from kaufmann-mercantile