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• 12.31.08
  Magic Box architecture, design, technology | (1)

  The current issue of Dwell (Feb. '09) in it's DWELL REPORTS section is offering four pages to small modular sheds. The magic box pictured here is referred to as the Lamborghini of the group at a price tag of $93,000. I believe that to be an accurate description. But don't give up all hope of owning one. There is one being offered for $11,500 and It's no Hyundai in my opinion. But if you're a DIY'er, I recall a few years back when Ready Made magazine offered up plans for $35 to build one for yourself. Hey if hard ...

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• 12.31.08
  Eileen Gray design | (0)

  Neglected for most of her career, EILEEN GRAY (1878-1976) is now regarded as one of the most important furniture designers and architects of the early 20th century and the most influential woman in those fields. Her work inspired both modernism and Art Deco. In the August 1917 issue of British Vogue magazine a writer described the work of Miss Gray, a lacquer artist who had fled her home in Paris to seek refuge in London during World War I. “Influenced by the modernists is Miss Gray’s art, so they say,” it began. “But is it not rather that she stands ...
• 12.28.08
  Spatulas craft, european influence, for sale | (1)

  These spatulas were created from a beautiful piece of 5/4 cherry. Created for my muse as a Christmas gift, and treated with olive oil, well suited for wok cooking and salad tossing. One spatula has three holes to enable drainage when a pasta strainer isn't within reach.
• 12.28.08
  CB-65 craft, for sale | (0)

  Introducing the CB-65, a candle bridge for tea light candles. Constructed of Douglas Fir and Eastern Rock Maple. This is another design with 80˚ angles on all four sides. As I develop my wooden household furnishings line, I want to point out that the design is designated with the initials of the piece followed by a hyphen and a number designating the price. This particular piece will be available in early 2009 in a limited production run. Please contact me for more information

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• 12.18.08
  Fiskars ideas | (1)

  Fiskars is one of the oldest companies in the world. It began as an ironworks in the small village of Fiskars, Finland in 1649. Over the centuries Fiskars manufactured a wide variety of consumer and industrial products including steam engines, plows and cutlery. By 1992, all factory production had ceased and this beautiful and historic place was dying. That’s when something special happened. Fiskars sought out artisans, designers and artists and invited them to live and work in the village. They brought a new vitality and transformed it into a much acclaimed center for Finnish art and design. The village is now ...
• 12.17.08
  Ellsworth Kelly art | (0)

  Ellsworth Kelly (b. Newburgh, New York, May 31, 1923) is an American painter and sculptor associated with Hard-edge painting, Color Field painting and the Minimalist school. His works demonstrate unassuming techniques that emphasize the simplicity of form. Kelly often employs bright colors to enhance his works. Ellsworth Kelly is represented by Matthew Marks Gallery, New York. He lives and works in Spencertown, New York. Although Kelly can now be considered an essential innovator and contributor to the American art movement, he was not always seen in such a positive light. Much of the reason his work did not catch on ...
• 12.17.08
  The Four Agreements ideas | (0)

  For anyone exploring different types of spirituality, The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz is a fascinating look into ancient Toltec wisdom. Toltec knowledge arises from the same essential unity of truth as all the sacred esoteric traditions around the world. Though it is not a religion, it honors all the spiritual masters who have taught on the earth. Though it does embrace spirit, it is most accurately described as a way of life. Unlike our familiar experience, this way of life is distinguished by the ready accessibility of happiness and love. This book offers insight into transforming your life ...
• 12.16.08
  Nigel Holmes’ Energy Vampires ideas | (0)

  In the early stages of my design education dating to seventh grade study hall, I was exposed to magazines like Time. The magazine along with newspapers like USA Today brought information graphics to the mainstream public. Early information graphic illustrations by Nigel Holmes, provided me with information and an eye candy education. Nigel crossed my mind the other day, and I decided to stoogle him. This is his website, and of particular interest was this video in collaboration with Good Magazine. This video illustrates how to reduce your carbon footprint, and save money as well. ...
• 12.16.08
  Consumer behavior investigated ideas | (0)

  Rob Walker examines consumer behavior in his weekly column, "CONSUMED," for The New York Times Magazine. While demurring at the label "design critic." Read article here.
• 12.13.08
  The low tech PDA ideas | (3)

  NOTEBOOK USED BY EUROPEAN ARTISTS AND THINKERS FOR THE PAST TWO CENTURIES. Moleskine is the heir of the legendary notebook used for the past two centuries by great artists and thinkers, including Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, and Ernest Hemingway. Today, Moleskine® is culture, travel, memory, imagination, and personal identity, both analog and digital. It is a brand identifying a family of notebooks, journals, planners, and guidebooks, with different functions, complying with a free mindstyle, both basic and emotional, and connected with the digital world through a huge network of websites, blogs, groups, virtual archives in the Internet. The adventure of Moleskine ...

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