Leftover Animal Casserole

I'm stretching the animal theme pretty thin here, but I decided to keep it going after I saw the sad news that Japanese artist Nagi Noda died last week at the tender age of 35. Girlfriend loved her some animals, so today I'll serve up a few of my favorite mammalian leftovers in her honor. Since DC readers are a savvy bunch, you may already be familiar with her fabulously bizarre hair hats:

(Pictures via Hemmy). I would never, ever wear those (makes my tender little head itch just to think of it), but I would definitely hang them on my walls! Especially the lion, because I love me some kitties.

That's my new baby purse I got at the thriftstore for $3. I shall wear it out to the bars and if some loser gets a little too shmoozy, my leonine pal growl will at him and tell him to back the bleep off. Hunny Bunny should take note of this new development in interpursonal relationships. He could learn some things.

Continuing with the fancy felines, I also think this pillow from Design Public is pretty swell:

Alack! He is sold out (and also the wrong color), but perhaps Ross Menuez will read my mind and make me a special black and white version? Pretty please with animal crackers on top?

Don't worry; I try not discriminate against other species. That would make me a speciesist, and homey don't play that. I would play with this, though:

How adorable is this bear shaped padlock? AND the heart shaped chain??? Thanks to Sweet Dreams Security, I want to lock every single orifice in my house with this lil' cutie. I also think it would make a super gangsta style necklace, don't you? (via If It's Hip, It's Here)

Meanwhile, back at the ranch I've been searching for some bathroom hooks to hang my necklaces on. I think these Trophy Hangers from Phil Cuttance would do me up righteous.

Thanks, Raina, for the link! I love these little critters AND they're budget friendly!

If you're looking for something large and in charge for your home, Julia Lohmann is happy to oblige:

These headless leather cow benches are so life like, they're even named. Meet Rosel, Belina, Raul, Eileen, Carla, Elsa, and Radia. I think Elsa -- or is that Belina? -- wants to come home with you. Oh, I don't know. Is it wrong of me to say that all cows look alike?

I simply couldn't *bear* to leave you without sharing this:

Procreation is a biological imperative, yes? Well, the folks at Pentagram Designs think you need to know more about the sex lives of animals, and if you agree, you can trot on over to the Museum of Sex in New York and educate thyself.

Well, go on. I won't tell, but I'm not going to do it for you.

Yum! My soup tastes like animals.

Recently I was asked by Elle Decoration South Africa to write a guest post on their blog.  After doing a little happy dance, I proposed a post on my current favorite subject:  animal furniture.  You know I love it and I'm going to make you love it too.  Well, my post is up today!!!!  I urge you all to scoot over to Elle and read it, post haste.  Once you are done, you can make the walk of shame back to our old stomping grounds (that's right here) to read my corresponding, celebratory ANIMAL DISHES post.  Hooray, it's animal week couple of days here at Design Crisis and we're going to party, animal style! I'm going to get this party started right/quickly with my vary favorite animal dish of all:

KA-POW!  There it is!  The most perfect dish ever created in the history of time.  If I owned this dish I would never again oversleep, for I would jump out of bed at the crack of dawn ready to slurp up my cereal and say hello to my new friend.  What's that?  You all want to get up early, too?  Goody, we can all have breakfast together, pick your bowl:

jeeze-o-flick this is a tough decision I am forcing you to make.  Look at the GOLD on that snail, it's bowl perfection!  Thank you Nymphenburg for commissioning uber artist Hella Jongerius to create my dream dishes.  Not thank you for charging $3,529 per dish.  

If you are liking the animal-in-my-bowl look but are hoping to have a little more room for something like, oh, i don't know, food, perhaps you would prefer this:

Awwe, yes, a little baby lamb, right there to say hello to you when you slurp your spaghetti.  Careful!  Don't hit is wittle head with your spoon!  A+ Monique Goossens, you have the top design.

Are you all pounding your forks on the table begging for more?  You're the boss:

Ok, so these plates don't have an insane awesome figurine sitting right on top of them, but price-wise, they're actually attainable, PLUS, the fact that they look like 2 sets of plates fused together is totally freakin rad.  I love the idea that 1. it looks like plate fusion but that 2. one half of the plate always matches the other plates.  Gee wiz Jason Miller, that's some smart designing.

Here are the matching teapots.  Because everyone needs a teapot:

I like that the shape of this pot is traditional, as is the image, yet, the placement of the bird makes them totally hip and interesting.  Subtle changes make a big difference, I guess.  I really wish I knew more about subtlety.  But I don't, which is why I'm about to show you this:

What up, yo?  Yeah, I'm just a taxidermied head teapot, no worries, it's all good.  You want some tea?  yeah, you can go ahead and pet my fur while you pour it.  Yes, very soft, isn't it.  ummm, yummy death tea.    What's that?  You wish you had a fur tea cup to go along with your new teapot?   If you had 10 gazillion dollars then you could get the first animal dish ever made:

Méret Oppenheim's original animal dish:  the fur lined tea cup

Enough with the history lesson!  Moving on:

These hand painted dishes from Supermarket are just begging to have a song written about them.  Something to the tune of Bananas in Pajamas.  You write, I'll sing.  Deal?  Deal.

Next!

AHHHHH!!!!!!  I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M JUST NOW POSTING THESE!!!  Deep Breaths, Deep Breaths.  You know how much I love horses!!  Holy moly my head is spinning.  Can someone please please for the love of god buy these for me already? They're from Bodo Sperlein's Re-Cyclos Series for Lladro,  you can purchase them there  

Since you all have to run and fill up your shopping cart on my behalf, I'll go ahead and wrap this puppy up.  Here's our last dish of the day:

Hippity Hop, it's Michael Aram's kangaroo bowl.  Gold + Animal + Dish = Karly's little private heaven.

So, to recap:

1.  We love animals, specifically, inanimate one's that make our house pretty / special

2. We are going to read my SECOND post for the day over at Elle Decoration South Africa

3. We are very proud of Me for Both of my posts

4. Purchasing horse tea cups 

5. Coming back tomorrow for Erin's continued animal celebration.  what up animal party!

I'm It!

Sherri over at The Claw tagged me so, here goes nothing:

1. Where were you 10 years ago?

I had just finished my undergrad degree, so Hunny Bunny and I moved to Honolulu for a 3 month vacation. We stayed for 5 years.

That's me 10 5 years ago... sorry, I was too lazy to look for anything older.

2. What's on your to-do list today?

I'm on a painting spree, so I'm going to repaint the guest bathroom for the third time.

3. What if you were a Billionaire?

I'd buy myself and all my friends and family some awesome shit, obviously. Travel. Also, hire Sally Mann, Shirin Neshat, Bruce Davidson, Andreas Gursky, Todd Hido, Adam Fuss and Gregory Crewdson, to teach at Miss Erin's Non-Profit School of Photography For Underprivileged Youth. I might sit in for a few classes myself...

4. Name 5 places that you have lived?

1. Texarkana, TX

2. Dallas, TX

3. Honolulu, HI

4. Mountain View, CA

5. Austin, TX

That's my family's farm in Texarkana.

5. What are 3 bad habits that you have?

I am lazy, prone to unceremonious blurting, and I am often intimidated by people who are "better" than me. I'm working on that last one.

6. What kind of snack do I like?

Vodka. Olives.

7. Who will you tag next?

Can't we stop the madness? If not, then I tag Karly.