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La Cienega Art Walk Inspiration

cienega1.jpg So much art tonight ~ parking was lacking ~ food trucks were out ~ and the mysterious galleries of S. La Cienega had people flowing and drinking between them all evening. While i have tons of pics and quite a few posts to come ~ wanted to share some of the randomer pictures of inspiration and amusement with you before i fell asleep! Take a peek on the next page…

p.s. not certain which pics/galleries some of these were in as we randomly bounced in and out… favorites to come with more info soon!

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Les Merveilleuses De Ladurée

lauduree0.jpg Les Merveilleuses De Ladurée is coming according to Fashion Press ~ yes. That Ladurée. The famous french macaron maker is branching out in to cosmetics. These will only be available in Japan, and are in collaboration with Albion Cosmetics ~ the collection will include blushes, foundations, and lip colors inspired by their sweets. Take a peek at the upcoming collection on the next page!

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*NOTCOT in design - 01.02.12 -

NOTCOT.org 2011 in 100

roundup notcotorg #37106 notcotorg #44497 notcotorg #37305 notcotorg #43164 notcotorg #44128 notcotorg #37762 notcotorg #39079 notcotorg #43588 notcotorg #40100 notcotorg #38814 notcotorg #37986 notcotorg #37763 notcotorg #39609 notcotorg #40603 notcotorg #38255 notcotorg #37570 notcotorg #37567 notcotorg #44195 notcotorg #41867 notcotorg #39463 notcotorg #38171 notcotorg #40534 notcotorg #40440 notcotorg #37951 notcotorg #38566 notcotorg #38562 notcotorg #38855 notcotorg #43231 notcotorg #41923 notcotorg #38106 notcotorg #37832 notcotorg #38063 notcotorg #40967 notcotorg #42533 notcotorg #42207 notcotorg #37217 notcotorg #38319 notcotorg #39527 notcotorg #39046 notcotorg #41369 notcotorg #38783 notcotorg #41132 notcotorg #40334 notcotorg #39553 notcotorg #43316 notcotorg #42449 notcotorg #41653 notcotorg #43801 notcotorg #39525 notcotorg #38092 notcotorg #38496 notcotorg #38111 notcotorg #42446 notcotorg #40277 notcotorg #37115 notcotorg #38193 notcotorg #39504 notcotorg #42376 notcotorg #40379 notcotorg #41572 notcotorg #44632 notcotorg #44343 notcotorg #42739 notcotorg #38946 notcotorg #45270 notcotorg #43609 notcotorg #38524 notcotorg #37859 notcotorg #38481 notcotorg #40452 notcotorg #41257 notcotorg #38291 notcotorg #40913 notcotorg #38535 notcotorg #37237 notcotorg #38659 notcotorg #37921 notcotorg #44799 notcotorg #37203 notcotorg #39015 notcotorg #38902 notcotorg #38518 notcotorg #40596 notcotorg #41745 notcotorg #44306 notcotorg #39200 notcotorg #42963 notcotorg #38823 notcotorg #37829 notcotorg #45106 notcotorg #39534 notcotorg #41732 notcotorg #39316 notcotorg #45064 notcotorg #38364 notcotorg #38611 notcotorg #37587 notcotorg #40355 notcotorg #41671 notcotorg #41571 Been spending the start of the year setting up NOTlabs, so apologies for the quiet 2012 so far! Before we rush ahead into what 2012 has to offer ~ here’s a quick look back at 2011 in 100 of the top of NOTCOT.org ~ click the little pics to see the posts!

*NOTCOT in travel - 12.30.11 -

A year of NotVentures ~ 100 of 2011

roundup notventures #2426 notventures #3517 notventures #996 notventures #2654 notventures #834 notventures #3579 notventures #1084 notventures #2386 notventures #3120 notventures #1394 notventures #2081 notventures #2698 notventures #2501 notventures #1335 notventures #2500 notventures #1037 notventures #1208 notventures #815 notventures #3194 notventures #3386 notventures #2008 notventures #2400 notventures #1094 notventures #1315 notventures #3066 notventures #2656 notventures #1488 notventures #848 notventures #1978 notventures #3363 notventures #3103 notventures #1316 notventures #1153 notventures #2546 notventures #3043 notventures #832 notventures #1212 notventures #2424 notventures #1515 notventures #1239 notventures #1776 notventures #3356 notventures #851 notventures #3498 notventures #1095 notventures #2466 notventures #2437 notventures #1040 notventures #1030 notventures #3188 notventures #1067 notventures #3189 notventures #3476 notventures #1967 notventures #1836 notventures #2298 notventures #2480 notventures #1000 notventures #3401 notventures #871 notventures #3479 notventures #1297 notventures #3540 notventures #1076 notventures #1117 notventures #3691 notventures #3057 notventures #1023 notventures #3407 notventures #831 notventures #2173 notventures #1370 notventures #2053 notventures #3457 notventures #822 notventures #1055 notventures #1859 notventures #2530 notventures #2714 notventures #3588 notventures #987 notventures #1183 notventures #3449 notventures #977 notventures #1637 notventures #2231 notventures #2467 notventures #3010 notventures #1213 notventures #997 notventures #998 notventures #1192 notventures #1412 notventures #1763 notventures #1981 notventures #1820 notventures #3400 notventures #3672 notventures #1007 notventures #2866

This was too pretty not to post when i was playing with our old posts ~ even reducing NotVentures post images to tiny tiles ~ all together they still make me want to escape to a tropical beach or go climb a mountain or wander a forest… click the tiny pics to take a peek at some of 2011’s most popular posts! I can’t wait to see where 2012 will take us!

*NOTCOT in food+drink - 12.28.11 -

Liqurious Top 100 of 2011

roundup liqurious #5194 liqurious #6153 liqurious #6403 liqurious #5541 liqurious #5378 liqurious #5483 liqurious #5319 liqurious #5196 liqurious #5830 liqurious #5526 liqurious #5241 liqurious #6304 liqurious #5734 liqurious #5219 liqurious #5343 liqurious #5963 liqurious #5365 liqurious #5221 liqurious #6622 liqurious #5796 liqurious #5514 liqurious #5216 liqurious #5597 liqurious #6195 liqurious #5323 liqurious #5206 liqurious #5246 liqurious #5803 liqurious #5885 liqurious #5964 liqurious #5535 liqurious #6144 liqurious #5199 liqurious #5712 liqurious #5218 liqurious #5410 liqurious #6023 liqurious #5806 liqurious #5523 liqurious #5224 liqurious #6693 liqurious #5198 liqurious #5536 liqurious #6561 liqurious #5317 liqurious #6508 liqurious #5531 liqurious #5688 liqurious #5860 liqurious #5351 liqurious #5291 liqurious #5603 liqurious #5235 liqurious #5516 liqurious #5532 liqurious #5274 liqurious #5287 liqurious #6634 liqurious #6241 liqurious #5417 liqurious #6302 liqurious #5420 liqurious #5593 liqurious #5220 liqurious #5908 liqurious #5452 liqurious #5700 liqurious #6751 liqurious #5370 liqurious #5587 liqurious #5210 liqurious #5322 liqurious #5302 liqurious #5707 liqurious #5852 liqurious #5347 liqurious #6479 liqurious #5847 liqurious #5215 liqurious #5201 liqurious #5223 liqurious #5892 liqurious #6448 liqurious #6119 liqurious #5673 liqurious #6462 liqurious #5957 liqurious #5998 liqurious #5344 liqurious #5944 liqurious #5549 liqurious #5577 liqurious #6471 liqurious #5261 liqurious #6783 liqurious #6474 liqurious #5726 liqurious #5574 liqurious #5434 liqurious #5865 Hard to believe 2011 is already coming to a close ~ as we gear up to celebrate the start of 2012, here are 100 cocktails and other tempting Liqurious posts from 2011! Perfect inspiration for what to sip and serve on New Year’s Eve! Happy nearly 2012! Click the little pics to explore!

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Fulton’s Clip Joint Playing Cards

fulton00.jpg Theses beautiful Fulton’s Clip Joint Playing Cards designed by Brad Fulton arrived from Dan and Dave’s. Take a peek at this video to get into the mood and world they evoke… The details on the box are stunning ~ and the joker cats will mesmerize you.

Fulton’s Clip Joint Playing Cards celebrate our fascination with cinema, history, and the art of the grift. Taking inspiration from vintage Los Angeles and Film Noir, Fulton’s captures a time and place where men were men, women were dames, and the next deal could be your last. These limited edition playing cards feature original artwork by Dan Phillips and are beautifully encased in a linen box with embossed ornaments and foil stamping.”

See close-ups on the next page! (As well as a peek at the uncut sheet!)

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*NOTCOT in travel - 12.27.11 -

Rimowa x Moncler Go On Holiday

rimonc0.jpg It’s as if my Moncler jacket got eaten by my Rimowa suitcase… and somehow fused into a strange luxurious chimera of sorts… It doesn’t look the most functional ~ yet i can’t stop staring. And wondering what else it would transform into if we fed it some other branded goodness… my Macbook Air perhaps? Or Louboutins?

Here’s how Moncler describes it on their site: Rimowa x Moncler Go On Holiday “Moncler is travelling - with the new Moncler Rimowa costumized suitcase. The German travel case producer completely reinterpreted its classic cabin trolley ‘Classic flight’. The result is a light and functional case, essential in its design, versatile in its usage possibilities. Ultraresistant, chrome-plated aircraft aluminium exterior including a brushed Moncler logo, padded handles and a special Moncler address tag.The Moncler trolley comes with typical padded black laqué interior including a unique set of soft accessories: shoe bag, laundry bag, utility bag and a small beauty case. Roomy, handy and compact. Perfect, in its dimensions, as air travel hand luggage and with two TSA combination locks. The world of Moncler in a trolley case.”

See more images of the new suitcase on the next page. The soft accessory bags are tempting…

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Division of… Holiday Measuring Card

division4.jpg On holiday cards too good not to share ~ here’s one that just came from Division of ~ “a multi-disciplinary creative agency based in NYC.” The card reads “The peace, love, and joy we wish you this holiday season is immeasurable. Here’s a ruler for everything else.” Love the laser cut acrylic ruler and the letterpressed card (pressed by Dolce Press) it aligns so perfectly with for stencil commentary! Take a peek at the fun on the next page!

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Stranger & Stranger: Spirit No. 13

spirit1.jpg Leave it to the packaging geniuses at London/NY based Stranger & Stranger to manage to bottle up Holiday Spirit! Remember last year’s absolutely stunning No 12. Christmas Absinthe? (And they are also the design masterminds behind packaging like the Kraken!) This year they’ve taken to Spirit No. 13 ~ in proper brown bagged style, rubber band and all… and the ads are hilarious. And that’s before you even get in to the very detailed apothecary styled label inside! Take a look at all of the amazing details on the next page…

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NOTCOT.org Roundup

roundup notcotorg #45190 notcotorg #45186 notcotorg #45227 notcotorg #45165 notcotorg #45229 notcotorg #45140 notcotorg #45193 notcotorg #45220 notcotorg #45217 notcotorg #45251 notcotorg #45208 notcotorg #45192 notcotorg #45218 notcotorg #45191 notcotorg #45212 notcotorg #45209 notcotorg #45161 notcotorg #45139 notcotorg #45156 notcotorg #45177 notcotorg #45243 notcotorg #45189 notcotorg #45235 notcotorg #45198 notcotorg #45148

Windows for your pets, Matryoshka dolls and bioluminescent sea creatures all feature in this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org roundup. To find out more about each post, click on its individual image.

*NOTCOT in travel - 12.26.11 -

Sun Valley, Idaho in a box…

idaho.jpg I’ve never been sent a mountain in a box before. And amazingly, the creative folks at Eleven Inc. have attempted to do just this. Sun Valley, Idaho ~ in a box! “Maybe not all of it, but damn close… The films are on a flash drive tucked into a piece of wood. Beyond that we threw in everything short of bullets and bourbon (and only left them out for legal reasons).” Fun, right? In the wooden box is a carabiner, fly, bowling scorecard, leather bound mini book, postcards, and “fire on demand” (aka matches)… all on top of the burlap sack lining. It’s adorable, and a fun selection of objects to get your wanderlust going, and popping the wooden usb key into the computer unleashes a bunch of films and stories of the world of Sun Valley. Take a peek on the next page to see the curated items in the box as well as some of the films!

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UncommonGoods Pancake Plates

pancake1.jpg I’m not sure which part is more fun right now ~ the idea of a Pancake Plate (where, of course, the syrup flows down the slope into its special syrup reservoir to avoid over soaked pancakes!) or the Pirate Chef logo by John Wye, who designed the pancake plates. I could have used these when tackling these pigs in a blanket at the UncommonGoods exclusive ~ bummer that there aren’t any with the Pirate Chef logo on them ~ see more details (and other pirate chef goodness) on the next page!

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*NOTCOT in design - 12.25.11 -

Vintage Travel Posters of the Boston Library

travel1.jpg AMAZING. It’s Christmas night, and i’m happily curled up, jetlagged, listening to music and browsing hundreds of vintage travel posters… and they are incredibly inspiring. Something about the mystery and wonder and playfulness they imply can’t be replaced by a photograph. They are filled with possibilities… i just browsed through all of the Boston Public Library Print Dept’s set and you can see my favorites on the next page!

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*NOTCOT in gratis - 12.24.11 -

Holiday Giveaway #30: Ignoble Bags

ignoble0.jpg Happy Holidays! 2011 is flying by, and we’re finishing the year with some great coupons from our favorite stores as well as 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

Here it is ~ our FINAL NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway of 2011 ~ #30! And this one is from super local Los Angeles based Ignoble Bags ~ who is giving away their limited edition (only 325 of each made, and now out of stock!) Alternate Future Collection duo of bags: the Stilwin Seedpod Backpack, a sleek, compact daypack, and the Wonderly Canister Rucksack, a full featured, high capacity travel bag. “IGNOBLE Alternate Future bags emphasize unique, shape-driven design, clean aesthetics, and unobtrusive, function-centric features. Each Alternate Future release is conceived as an exploration of the characteristics that define a backpack. The results are a demonstration of how adjusting a small number of variables yields seemingly infinite possibilities.”

Fun facts ~ i love that Ignoble Bags only does black bags. They are self described as “a men’s brand focused on style-conscious, thoughtfully designed black backpacks.” Founded in 2009 by two brothers in LA “with shared passions for black fabric and intelligent design” ~ and all of their bags are “made in the U.S.A., hand assembled in small runs by a military-grade soft goods production facility.” And they feel amazing, great little details (like leather zipper pulls!), perfectly placed pockets, and a ruggedly sleek look that works from crazy travel adventures to urban errand running…

For a chance to win the Alternate Future Collection from Ignoble Bags, leave a comment with how you imagine your alternate future before midnight PST on Dec 29th, 2011 and we’ll notify the winner by email!

CONGRATS to our winner Greg in Burnaby, BC, Canada!

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*NOTCOT in gratis - 12.23.11 -

Holiday Giveaway #29: Kidrobot

kr0.jpg Happy Holidays! 2011 is flying by, and we’re finishing the year with some great coupons from our favorite stores as well as 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

Ok foodies ~ this is one huge pile of food turned toys being given away by Kidrobot for our penultimate holiday giveaway! This insane set of YUMMYness contains 24” Yummy Pizza Plush, a 9” Yummy Pink Edition Cupcake Plush, a 13” Yummy Ice Cream Sandwich Plush, a 12” Yummy Brown Edition Donut Plush, five Yummy Dessert Keychains, and five Yummy Donut Enamel Zipper Pulls… it could instantly transform your play room, living room, kitchen, office, etc into quite the plushy/toy filled playground of sweets!

For a chance to win a YUMMY Set containing 24” Yummy Pizza Plush, a 9” Yummy Pink Edition Cupcake Plush, a 13” Yummy Ice Cream Sandwich Plush, a 12” Yummy Brown Edition Donut Plush, five Yummy Dessert Keychains, and five Yummy Donut Enamel Zipper Pulls from Kidrobot, leave a comment with your favorite sweet indulgence before midnight PST on Dec 28th, 2011 and we’ll notify the winner by email! You’ve got to see the pics on the next page for a sense of scale ~ the plushies are definitely bigger than i expected… and a coupon is waiting for you there as well!

CONGRATS to our winner Lea in Courtland, CA!

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