Trends: The Union Jack
While I’m thankful that our forefathers got rid of those pesky British taxes that didn’t have representation and all, I am always a sucker for a Union Jack. I think my favorite use of it lately was the quilts featured on Man Shops World by Becky Oldfield. Here are a few more dreamy shots of the U.K.’s flag I’ve been collecting lately:

Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Design Public. Here’s a yummy picture from flickr member Scandblue. If you click here, Scanblue has been nice enough to provide the recipe for this pecan pie on flickr.

This is Just Awesome: Spiral Staircase Slide
I just spied these stairs on Tumblr and while I figure they have probably been making the blog rounds lately, I had to post them anyway. I want them! You can tell how fun they are by the suit’s face: They are by Rodney Miller. When Googling around trying to find out more, I found another fun, probably slightly more practic

Kelly Wearstler’s Hue
It’s here, it’s here! I love it when UPS, a.k.a. The Amazon Fairy*, brings me pre-ordered treats. Today it was Hue by Kelly Wearstler. This book is stunning. I think half of the designs are the exact opposite of ANYTHING I would ever have in my house, but here’s what. Remember when Domino featured Wearstler’

Design Drinking Games: Pedro Friedeberg Hands & Feet
I can’t find anything inspiring to share with you, but all last week I was dying to revive the design drinking games. Just as you’d gulp some down whenever Brenda was a bitch on the old 90210, take a swig whenever you see this newly ubiquitous object. For months now I’ve noticed that Pedro Friedeberg’s hand and hand chairs are popping up all over the place. Sometimes they even have a foot attached to them. Before Pedro’s chair burst on the