ARTIST SHANE MCADAMS

Recently stumbled upon the work of Brooklyn artist Shane McAdams. I'm particularly drawn to his paintings done in ballpoint pen. See more at his website.

BLOG OF THE WEEK

One blog that I can't seem to get enough of is The Coveteur...stylist Stephanie Mark and designer Erin Kleinberg started the blog as a way of looking into the closets of some of today's biggest tastemakers to uncover hidden inspiration and influences. Jake Rosenberg does all of the photography. If you aren't already hooked...check it out:

CLAUS PORTO SOAP

Love the packaging design of Claus Porto soap.

http://www.clausporto.com/settlingwest.com

Mary Katrantzou

Mary Katrantzou is coming to Topshop this month. Can't wait to see her collection. Here's a sneak peak found on Racked.com:

And in case you missed her Spring 2012 collection, here are a few of my favorites. See more at Style.com.

ARTIST ALIA PENNER

Love this look at artist Alia Penner's studio found on Patternpeople.com. See more of her work here.

And here are some samples of her work:

Photos: Patternpeople.com

ARTIST JOHN SQUIRE

Interesting work by artist John Squire. See more at Johnsquire.com.

Images: Johnsquire.com; Patternpeople.com.

ARTIST AGUSTINA WOODGATE

Incredible work by artist Agustina Woodgate:

Woodgate creates hand-sewn rugs from stuffed animal skins. See more at Woodgate's site.

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