happy new year + welcome back!

happy new year everyone- i hope you all had a wonderful holiday and are ready for the new year. here at d*s, kate and i are working on updating the site a bit and adding some new features. so i'll be taking the next few days to get a little change ready and kate will be modifying the design so things are a bit easier to find around here. because of all this we'll be back on monday to launch with an updated look and new features. stay tuned on monday for: a refreshed (and more organized) look, a new d*s shop, a big d*s contest announcement, updates on the d*s apt project, the brand new d*s project (hint: it's all about student designers) and much, much more. this year is going to be about a renewed focus on independent design for me. i'll be traveling much more this year and bringing you video, audio and photo coverage of design across the globe. i'll also be laying out a schedule for new features so you'll know when to tune in for what you want. so, i'll see you on monday with all this and a fresh new guest blogger. happy 2007! xo, d*s

[above and below: an exclusive sneak peek at the new rug, wall art and stationery collections from thomas paul. thanks, thomas!]