WALLPAPER: Herman Miller

Herman Miller has a gift for you: free wallpaper. This is the digital kind of wallpaper, no adhesive necessary. Your computer will thank you. Impress your neighbors at work!

DAY TO DAY: FORECAST

If you’re looking for a better-looking weather app, your search is over: wthr is a minimal app for your iphone based on Dieter Rams’ 10 Commandments of Design
[via Swiss Miss]

DAY TO DAY: Stendig Calendar + others

It’s time to take stock, clink glasses, and set up for 2011. Hang your calendar! We’ve been a fan of the Stendig Calendar for many years, but we’re conflicted this year. Pentagram’s wall calendar gives Stendig a run for its money. For those looking to make a physically, smaller statement, how about Noa Bemibre’s calendar?

WINTER DRINK

For those of you stocking up on small things that can make the fall snap and winter more bearable, I recommend this German product for your cocktails. I just bought a small bottle and stuck it on the bar cart, next to our fireplace. I’m holding out for the first bitter day to make myself [...]

DAY TO DAY

 
[Photo, Lohar Wolleh] 
Artist Gerhard Richter’s schedule [via Daily Routines, via the New York Times] 
He sticks to a strict routine, waking at 6:15 every morning. He makes breakfast for his family, takes Ella to school at 7:20 and is in the studio by 8. At 1 o’clock, he crosses the garden from the studio back to [...]