Clever!

I just love these 60's-inspired social networking ads from Brazilian ad agency Moma.

Funny, huh? The ads are currently being published in Meio & Mensagem, a Brazilian newspaper.

credits: ads of the world

Bloggers & Friends...

Wish we could have one big global get together!

Have a fun-filled weekend!

image: Pedro Szekely

The Grand Tome -- Goyard

Goyard, the luxurious Parisian luggage maker founded in 1853, is coming out with a limited edition book celebrating its history, and I am drooling....(sigh)

Each of the 233 numbered and limited edition books will be locked in a trunk almost entirely customizable.


Continuing the heritage of the prestigious collections from the 1920s, this extremely limited edition publication "resonates with and celebrates the golden age of luxury travel, from horse-drawn carriages to the great transatlantic ocean liners."

This magnificent art book uses traditional letterpress techniques for the text, features its own watermarks and is printed upon custom made vellum paper à la forme of Arches Mills.

From the New York Times-- "As the pages turn, with their deep-grain photographs and written passages, some are blank, except for subtle intaglio plate marks. In their natural whiteness, produced with a 500-year-old technique of hemp lightened with the petals of a desert flower, the hand-cut pages resonate with craftsmanship."

The Goyard Book features more than 200 pages featuring photographs and descriptions of all the greatest achievements by Goyard since starting in 1792.

This book took almost a decade to put together.

The book comes in a specially designed Goyard trunk available to order in any of Goyard’s standard colors.

This "work of art" retails for €6,000, and sale is by appointment only.

Now that's not too much to ask for, is it?

photo credits: Goyard

WE'RE BACK!

Our website is alive and kicking again! Go to www.budgetdesignhotels.com

BUMMER

Our website is not working as it should be. It is live but you can't see any hotels.
We are working hard to get thing as they should. For now check our older posts or go to our Facebook account.

Our apologies!

The Whimsical World of Cig Harvey

Another wonderful discovery -- London-born, Boston-based photographer Cig Harvey. Ms. Harveys unique images are dreamy and colorful with a vintage twist. And more interesting, most of her personal work is actually self portraits! Now that must be challenging.

Cigs clients include Kate Spade, Ralph Lauren, Bloomingdales, Bazaar and W Hotels to name a few. Her work has been featured in many galleries around the nation and she teaches classes Rockport College in Maine at the Art Institute of Boston.

You can view more of her exquisite photography here.

photos: Cig Harvey

The Paris Apartment Visits San Francisco

Yesterday was a whirlwind day with Miss Claudia from The Paris Apartment. With a 4:30 am early rise, I picked up Claudia at 5:30 to hit the Alameda Point Antiques Faire. Nine hours of fun, laughter, bitter cold and photos GALORE!

We even hit a couple of auction houses. Needless to say, my feet ache, but worth the treasures we found. Claudia will be posting some photos on her blog (she is an amazing photographer.) Can't wait to see Alameda through her eyes...

Back to work...but wait, isn't hauling pieces from the flea market considered work?

Wishing you all a great week ahead!