Friday, November 20, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Barbies' Happy (Birthday) Chic new digs - Page 2
Monday, December 22, 2008
Dining by Design Boston 2008
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This display by Benjamin Moore was done with thousands of paint chips!
Ilex Designs
Ilex Designs
Doug Wilson| The New York Times for Design Within Reach
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This display by Benjamin Moore was done with thousands of paint chips!
Ilex Designs
Ilex Designs
Doug Wilson| The New York Times for Design Within Reach
Click here to see professional photographer Nika Boyce's Flickr set. Amazing photos!
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Festival of Wreaths - Continued
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Loved this custom painted floor cloth.
Okay- how cute is this White Rabbit peaking out of the tiny door in the fireplace!
And, since I'm one of the people, this was my personal favorite as well! I love the sophisticated color palette and not too overdone decorations.
I love the unexpected touch of the exotic in this space
And so, that's the tour! This wonderful holiday tradition supported the wonderful works of the Room to Dream Foundation.
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Loved this custom painted floor cloth.
Charise Perkett-Glasson - Interiors with Distinction
"The Mad Hatters Tea Party"
Winnter of the Editor's Choice Award
"The Mad Hatters Tea Party"
Winnter of the Editor's Choice Award
Okay- how cute is this White Rabbit peaking out of the tiny door in the fireplace!
Christian Boyer - Boyer Interior Design
"Not just a room - but a dream fulfilled"
Winner of the People's Choice Award
"Not just a room - but a dream fulfilled"
Winner of the People's Choice Award
And, since I'm one of the people, this was my personal favorite as well! I love the sophisticated color palette and not too overdone decorations.I love the unexpected touch of the exotic in this spaceJohn Maciejowski - JM Interiors
"European Old World Elegance"
John's room was very dark so my pics don't do it justice at all. It was such a warm, comfy space, filled with a lot of sparkle and unexpected moments such as these angles playing from "on high" aka the chandelier!
"European Old World Elegance"
John's room was very dark so my pics don't do it justice at all. It was such a warm, comfy space, filled with a lot of sparkle and unexpected moments such as these angles playing from "on high" aka the chandelier!Michelle Mordis - Michelle Mordis Interiors
"Sugar 'n Spice and Everything Nice"
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
IMM Cologne 2009 Trend Report - Continued
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Contributed by Susan Schultz
Includes:
Self-Sufficiency
Our products need to be self-sufficient, efficient and self-satisfying. This gives them autonomy and character and consequently makes them independent and incredibly desirable.
Ephemeral Appearance
We know that everything we create is transitory so why not base design on this premise right from the start? Longevity is the potential to build modifications into the design. Design becomes an accessible system, which can be modified to suit our requirements.
High-Low
Simple materials meet high-tech structures and vice versa. The thrill lies in combining opposites. What counts in design is efficiency—we weigh up expenditure and income.
Natural Systems
Recycling was just the beginning. Sustainability, on the other hand, is another issue. How can nature help us with design and production? The answer—we need to think systematically in everything we do.
Includes:
From Deco to Eco
For a long time, surfaces have provided the playing fields for our relationship with nature. That’s over now. We need to get to the hear of things if we are to improve the world.
Real Experience
What counts is real life, one with traces of functionality. We long for a new texture, a world we can touch, with cracks and scratches, edges and corners.
Comforting Values
Opposites attract, creating unimaginable experiences of form and space. We fell good in this world. This creates a new harmony of objects that know how to pamper us emotionally.
Meaningful Themes
We believe everything has meaning. There’s no such thing as a faceless chair, bed or table but behind everyday objects lies the designer’s burden of responsibility.
Includes:
Saving the Planet in Style
We know we can design sustainable products but we understand sustainability primarily as a question of aesthetics. A good design shouldn’t wear out aesthetically.
Memory
Memory is the main element in our work. It is where our designs come from and what gives them their distinctive identity, enabling them to become an integral part of our everyday lives.
Sublime
What is simple is not ordinary just simple. It is to be celebrated, refined and enhanced until its true value is recognized.
Pure Form
We get closer to the truth when we pare down to the essential for ultimately we need to think about the future. Material? What remains is form.
Photos and text contributed by Susan Schultz
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Contributed by Susan Schultz
Near and Far
In nature we see a system, which appears to follow a perfect design—a system of unbelievable complexity, which only works due to its focus on the essentials—on self-maintenance. It is able to able entirely self-sufficiently—nothing happens needlessly, no movement is carelessly undertaken, no form created unless a need exists. The whole is what interests us and we are aware that the whole represents the sum of the detail, after all everything is interrelated—near and far, micro- and macro-structures. And this is exactly how we aim to design—as accomplices of nature—the grand system designer.Includes:
Self-Sufficiency
Our products need to be self-sufficient, efficient and self-satisfying. This gives them autonomy and character and consequently makes them independent and incredibly desirable.
Ephemeral Appearance
We know that everything we create is transitory so why not base design on this premise right from the start? Longevity is the potential to build modifications into the design. Design becomes an accessible system, which can be modified to suit our requirements.
High-Low
Simple materials meet high-tech structures and vice versa. The thrill lies in combining opposites. What counts in design is efficiency—we weigh up expenditure and income.
Natural Systems
Recycling was just the beginning. Sustainability, on the other hand, is another issue. How can nature help us with design and production? The answer—we need to think systematically in everything we do.
Teepee Culture
We have broken free of the urban jungle. Where shall we pitch our tent tonight? Somewhere we like of course—somewhere with a few animals to serenade us to sleep, somewhere, where we can wake up and experience the world around us in a totally different way—a real world we can touch, a world which exudes a feeling of well being. Out here, everything makes sense because nothing seems false or artificial. Everything has its place and an internal order. Every detail has meaning. It’s a perfect world. Nothing disrupts, pure self-certainty blows through everything.Includes:
From Deco to Eco
For a long time, surfaces have provided the playing fields for our relationship with nature. That’s over now. We need to get to the hear of things if we are to improve the world.
Real Experience
What counts is real life, one with traces of functionality. We long for a new texture, a world we can touch, with cracks and scratches, edges and corners.
Comforting Values
Opposites attract, creating unimaginable experiences of form and space. We fell good in this world. This creates a new harmony of objects that know how to pamper us emotionally.
Meaningful Themes
We believe everything has meaning. There’s no such thing as a faceless chair, bed or table but behind everyday objects lies the designer’s burden of responsibility.
Re-Run Time
Has everything been here before? Unfortunately not! But it would be great if everything around us were so perfect that it would be safe to believe it had been here before. Our credo is: constancy instead of change, self-evidence instead or originality. Unfortunately, reality looks rather different. But we can change it. To the extent that as designers we concern ourselves with the commonplace, upgrading it to a level which does justice to its importance. With a bit of polishing and updating, we can reuse an everyday object with a good conscience. It’s so perfect that we ungrudging have to admit it has earned it.Includes:
Saving the Planet in Style
We know we can design sustainable products but we understand sustainability primarily as a question of aesthetics. A good design shouldn’t wear out aesthetically.
Memory
Memory is the main element in our work. It is where our designs come from and what gives them their distinctive identity, enabling them to become an integral part of our everyday lives.
Sublime
What is simple is not ordinary just simple. It is to be celebrated, refined and enhanced until its true value is recognized.
Pure Form
We get closer to the truth when we pare down to the essential for ultimately we need to think about the future. Material? What remains is form.
Photos and text contributed by Susan Schultz
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving - continued
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1 package Pillsbury rollout pie crust (I don't make my own!)
In large bowl, mix together the following:
3/4 Cup organic sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1-1/2 tablespoon flour
Peel and slice up a bag of apples (about 12 small/medium apples). I used Mcoun this year.
Fold apples into sugar mixture.
Fold in 12 oz. bag of cranberries ( I used local organic cranberries)
Roll out the Pillsbury pie crust - one round goes into the bottom of a 12" glass pie plate. Prick the bottom with a fork and fill with the fruit.
I use small cookie cutters to cut out leaves from the round that will go on top.
Lay on top crust and crimp the top and bottom layers together to form a tight seal.
I add leaf spines to the cutouts with a fork.
And lay on top of crust for decoration. I then paint on an egg wash (egg yolk with a little water).
Bake in a 425 oven for 10 minutes, and then reduce temp. to 350 and bake for 30-40 minutes.
Fresh from the oven!
Enjoy!
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1 package Pillsbury rollout pie crust (I don't make my own!)
In large bowl, mix together the following:
3/4 Cup organic sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1-1/2 tablespoon flour
Peel and slice up a bag of apples (about 12 small/medium apples). I used Mcoun this year.
Fold apples into sugar mixture.
Fold in 12 oz. bag of cranberries ( I used local organic cranberries)
Roll out the Pillsbury pie crust - one round goes into the bottom of a 12" glass pie plate. Prick the bottom with a fork and fill with the fruit.
I use small cookie cutters to cut out leaves from the round that will go on top.
Lay on top crust and crimp the top and bottom layers together to form a tight seal.I add leaf spines to the cutouts with a fork.
And lay on top of crust for decoration. I then paint on an egg wash (egg yolk with a little water).Bake in a 425 oven for 10 minutes, and then reduce temp. to 350 and bake for 30-40 minutes.Fresh from the oven!
Enjoy!
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