you know its fall when...

...you are using your laptop for warmth

...the smartwool expedition weight socks come out of the closet

...you no longer crave ice cream

... and you find your dusty cross country skis under the bed and realize that in only 7 short weeks you'll be back in the wintry wonderland of minnesota

the view from our apartment these days

howie's design adventures part 1: basel & vitra!

upon returning to lausanne, i still had a few things left on my list of things to see before december.  howie had some free time between job interviews and more applications, so we took a train ride to Basel for the day. we were both dragging a little to get out of the house on a chilly fall morning, worried about the weather and potential rain. luckily we dragged ourselves to the train and once we were in Basel we found beautiful weather! we also decided on a whim to visit the Vitra factory and had an amazing time- see some photos below. i was a little disappointed that i didn't see any other Herzog & de Meuron buildings because Basel is much more spread out than I had imagined and everything requires a separate bus or train. next time...

p.s. don't forget your passport when visiting vitra- its across the german/swiss border! and bring some euros for the bus. (oops!)

Vitra: Gehry & Oldenburg in the background

Vitra: new H&deM

stacked houses with evening light

15 min naps only!

Howie learned about the Eames,
and the price of designer chair miniatures

which vitra chair suits you??

beautiful and inventive spaces perfect for displaying vitra wonders!

cheek to cheek with Ando concrete

v for vitra.