With the current evens being what they are, this year's IDEA Grad show at Capilano University has become a virtual browsing experience.

This year's grad show theme is Get "Em While They're Fresh, suggesting a marketplace for industry professionals to inspect the program's new crop of creatives.  Fresh aptly decribes their 2020 grads: they're irreverent, cheeky, exuberant — and bursting to demonstrate their design and illustration capabilities.

The Bachelor of Design program at Cap offers a flexible curriculum to meet students' specific goals, including opportunities to specialize in branding, illustration or interactive design. Let's have a sneak peek!

https://ideagradshow.com/

MISTERHULT lighting

Amid these strange times I'm still been getting updates in my inbox on new things from the design world, and as strange as it seems to be writing about design with all that is happening around us, I thought maybe we'd all enjoy a little escape/distraction to look at some pretty vignettes and decor ideas.

To preface this, a friend and I were discussing recently what we do to distract ourselves from all the worries of the world, (which seems to come in waves in the middle of the night currently for me), and one of my techniques involves the idea of redecorating my rooms (in my mind) as I try to fall back asleep.

Nestled on 13 acres of woods this adorable shipping container Airbnb is inspiring. Dubbed, The Lilypad, and located a couple miles from the entrance of Old Man’s Cave in Logan Ohio, we're loving its' black facade and cozy interior. A perfect addition to our hotel style series here on Poppytalk.

Let's take a look!

BAAO Architects, an award-winning multi-disciplinary practice based in Brooklyn renovated this apartment overlooking Prospect Park in NYC. What grabbed our attention was the California vibe and mix of IKEA cabinets and custom oak shelving with it's kelly green tiled backsplash.

Let's take a look!

Poppytalk

With all the tie-dye printing we've been seeing lately, we were inspired to dig up a few of our past projects we've posted here on Poppytalk over the weekend. From African mudcloth, easy-relief, stamping to tie-dye and heaps more! Lots of inspiration to bookmark. Check them out below.

1. Tye Dye DIY
(Above) We loved this fun and simple project using tie die inks from a few years back which seems to be so popular again. Click here for the project!

Whenever I get the winter blues, I always like heading outdoors, braving the cool air, hopping on my bike and looking for wild botanical branches I can bring inside and force a little spring.  Recently I came across some quince branches (Chaenomeles speciosa) with buds and brought a few inside.  Quince, along with Forsythia is one of the first blossoms that happen here in the Pacific Northwest, and which I can usually find mid February. I love their white and salmon-coloured blooms which always bring new hope to what can be a very grey month here.

Featuring some of Québec’s most striking landscapes,  the Charlevoix region has been a major tourist attraction for well over a century. Over the past fifteen years, and with the opening of a new ski resort, this already popular spot truly became a year-round destination.

A newcomer on the scene, Cabin A quietly opened its doors as a vacation rental this past December as it welcomed its first guests. Located 20 minutes from Le Massif ski resort, this unusual cabin stands on a steep site overlooking the nearby St Lawrence River.

Let's take a look!

I seem to be making a mental note on the daily whether or not I've had my probiotics. And I'm guessing I'm not alone? Not only can probiotics get expensive, it can be tricky to keep things interesting.  So when I was making a salad dressing the other day and ran out of my usual go-to's (lemon juice or apple cider vinegar), I grabbed a bit of my Grandmother's ingenuity, (I remember her using pickle juice whenever she was in a pinch to replace those staples to make a salad dressing), and although there was no pickle juice to be had when I looked, I did have a nice jar of my favourite sauerkraut.  But not your regular sauerkraut, this one was infused with zesty ginger, carrots and chock full of healthy probiotics! Now I thought I was being really ingenious when in fact, once I searched it out, I was not the first making a probiotic dressing. Nonetheless, I do think it's a rather delicious version of my Grandmother's idea, it's also super healthy for you!

Heidi's Bridge for Poppytalk

Love the idea of self-care for Valentines, don't you? As Lucille Ball said, "Love yourself first and everything else falls into line." Now that I have a few years under me, I couldn't agree more! So to celebrate the season of love, I've collected a few projects from the archives here at Poppytalk to inspire.  Check them out below and happy making!

1. Flower Incense Bundle DIY
Make your space feel a little more special this month. Love this flower incense bundle DIY. Click here for how to make it!