Design Your Life
I don't know where sisters Julia and Ellen Lupton live, but I wish they were my neighbors and that we had a standing lunch date on Fridays.
I think you should go buy their book, Design Your Life, right away. It is a fascinating work. Filled with all sorts of information you didn't realize you wanted to know. Like how to make odd stuffed animals and a basic tutorial on fonts and why you should probably be irritated by suitcases with wheels.
It does not need to be read from front to back — you can flip to pretty much any page and find something engaging — which makes it the perfect book to have near your sofa or nightstand or wherever you might want something interesting to distract you for a few minutes.
The writing is smart and the illustrations (all done by Ellen) will make you smile. $16 at Amazon — I promise you will not have buyer's remorse. I bought 3 copies as gifts last week.
posted by Gabrielle of Design Mom at Thursday, June 18, 2009
12 Comments:
Thx for sharing this beautiful book, can't wait to get a copy, would be a lovely gift too. I don't know if you ever had a chance to look through The Style Statement book, but that book is so awesome for understanding one's authentic design personality/style.
Hope you're enjoying Summer, Gabrielle! if you're heading to Utah be sure to let us know we'd love to get a group together for a fun evening!
always looking for great gift ideas!
It looks like a fun and lovely book.
(But I just can't resist saying that, as someone who's taken three young kids and traveled around Western Europe with them, it's hard for me to imagine anything that would make me feel anything other than grateful for suitcases with wheels.)
I am loving this book! :)
Cool! I love a book that's part reference, entertainment, eye candy, and education. Thanks for the recommendation.
Thanks for sharing! I have Ellen Lupton's book called "Design it Yourself" and I love it! She is so entertaining, funny and creative!
I'm not sure about her sister, but I believe Ellen Lupton lives in Baltimore. Actually her home has been featured in a DesignSponge sneak peek, and it's definitely worth a look. She has a lovely space:
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/01/sneak-peek-ellen-lupton-and-abbott-miller.html
Yep, loving it already; great find!
Ellen lives in orange county somewhere. She teaches at UCI. Today I heard them both speak about this new book. They were terrific. Here is a link for other UCI design related events. enjoy...
http://faculty.humanities.uci.edu/designalliance/index.php?id=73
We're glad people are enjoying the book!! on the geography question: Julia lives in Irvine and Ellen is in Baltimore. We commute by email.
wow it looks like an amazing read .. ooo they left a comment as well!
I think I might just need to check this out....looks fascinating!
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