Ruffle is a space of everyday inspiration. You will find pieces of the world that motivate us, interactions that drive us, and works that represent us. Let our inspiration be yours, and let one piece of the world ruffle your perception of the rest.


World’s first upside down house, created for a local zoo in Gettorf, Germany. Even crazier…the inside is too!
The house was inspired by the home described in Roald Dahl’s children’s book The Twits. Open to the public.

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CT is a graffiti artist in Turin, Italy. Most of his works contain bold geometric +  typographical elements. I think they
are pretty cool. He has many many more that you can check out here.

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I think this project is pretty amazing. Artist Steve Powers is working to complete a series of 50 murals along one of Philadelphia’s railways. He and 40 other artists
came together to produce these “Love Letters” across the urban landscape. Read more about this inspiring project on his site www.aloveletterforyou.com.

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So this is a little movie about the lost art of hand painted advertising. It’s what my dad used to do for a living
and also what I would like to do my thesis on, hopefully. Watch it above or here. {www.mothernewyork.com}

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Find some of my tips on creating great window displays over at Design*Sponge
on the Biz Ladies post today. Kate Pruitt has some helpful tips too!

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Add a little personality to your walls with the
new line by 2×4 for Blik. {via designworklife}

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Things that are out of scale…always catch my eye. Christine Ferrara, mini-
modernist, decorates tiny interiors in her basement. {via NY Times}

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Sean Martindale’s latest outdoor installation is 21,633 feet of salvaged nylon string between
the two parallel fences. The project was completed in just twenty-four hours. Read more here.

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I so badly want a dining room so that I could decorate the walls with this
beautiful wallpaper by ferm. It’s so bold and delicate at the same time. Love it.

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I’m not sure if I have ever seen anything more luxurious than this. Hermes, the maker of the Birkin bag, is currently teamed up with Monaco
ship-builder Wally to bestow upon us the “WHY 58×38”, a concept yacht that will cost approximately $90 million to build. Read more here.

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