misosouper, a shopping blog

I’m a huge Design Sponge fan (but really, who isn’t?) so I’m really excited to pick up her new book. I could use some fresh ideas for the home (but really, who couldn’t?).

It’s a reading lamp. And a book rest. That looks like a little house on your bedside table. I want.

100 indie artists recently collaborated to create a book based on the exquisite corpse game. The Exquisite Book is a work of art in its own right, but now you can also purchase individual works of art from the book mounted on bamboo panels, ready to hang on your walls. It was hard to pick my favorite, but I think this nautical print by Eunice Moyle (of Hello, Lucky) takes the prize.

When you think of mid-century modern design, you probably picture a sparse, minimalist interior straight out of a DWR catalog. At least, I did, until I saw Leslie Williamson’s new book Handcrafted Modern. She photographed the homes of iconic designers like Walter Gropius, Eva Zeisel, and the Eameses… in all their cluttered glory.

I own neither a Kindle nor a Nook, which is a remarkable feat of endurance and restraint, considering that I was an English major and still really, really like to read.

While reading this NPR comparison of the two devices, I detoured into land of e-book covers.  Jonathan Adler’s bold ampersand sheathes the Nook, while Etsy’s pretty much got the Kindle covered:  check out this adorably bookish hardback case.

So help me out, dear readers; if I take the plunge, which e-reader should I get?

(ETA: for an interesting financial consideration of e-books vs the paper versions, click here.)