I guess it may be a little early to start looking for a 2009 calendar, but the way time flies, it’s really just around the corner. I came across some Egg Press Calendars over at Design Sponge today, and while the offset calendar is nice, I’m more partial to the simplicity of this letterpress [...]

This is a great example of someone who is breaking the mold to come up with some great new design. It seems like these days it’s hard to get an angle on furniture design that hasn’t already been done. Alexander Pelikan has combined wood and plastic in a very dramatic way. By [...]

I was looking around Etsy for some good art the other day when I stumbled across Four Crows Art. Robin, the artist behind Four Crows actually has four different etsy shops, each one filled with all sorts of great art. Following with the company name (and perhaps her own name) almost all of [...]

I love wooden toys and puzzles. They are generally either very simple, and in many cases very ingenious. The 3d wooden sphere puzzle falls into the later category. The puzzle has three separate planes connecting four chambers filled with colored wooden balls. It works much like a rubiks cube, in that if you make [...]

When it comes to letterpress goodies, there is no shortage of talent out there. I have seen lots of cards and prints, but I think that this is the first time I have seen any coasters. These Birds in Flight coasters from 12fifteen are very simple and understated, and that’s exactly why I [...]

It’s no secret that here at Grassrootsmodern we love Etsy. Prices are usually much more affordable than anything you would find at a real store, and it makes you feel good knowing that the majority of the money is going directly to the artist/designer. I was skimming through some products this morning when [...]

My love for Balsa airplanes goes back a long time. When I was a kid, every time my Grandfather was in town he would take me down to the toy store to buy one. The best ones were the ones that were self powered via a rubberband. They proved to be cheap [...]

It’s been fun watching Avalisa’s offerings grow. She started out with a couple of nice prints and now has expanded to offer cards, rugs, and her latest, memory games. Memory is one of those classic games that is entertaining for any age group. These 3 x 4 cards feature all the great [...]

If you liked Jargonboy’s Modern Alphabet flash cards, chances are you will like Blue Ant Studio. They have all sorts of great posters, including an Alphabet of Design Classics poster that features a different design classic for each letter of the alphabet. New to their line of great posters is this museum series, [...]

We got a taste of spring this Saturday. It actually got above 60 degrees for a little while and was absolutely beautiful until it stated snowing a couple hours later.
For those of you that are eagerly anticipating the warmer weather and budding leaves we may have to wait a little longer. Luckily even [...]