Archive for August, 2008
Aug
30
Posted under
Articles,
Gardening
In 1986 Peter had the idea of growing a chair. Nine years later Peter and Becky became partners. Pooktre was born. Together they have mastered the art they call Pooktre, which is the shaping of trees as they grow in predetermined designs. Some are intended for harvest to be high quality indoor furniture and others will remain living art. And this is how a beautiful story started…
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Aug
29
Posted under
Accesories,
Kitchen,
bathroom
The
Decorative Tile from
Archeo Ceramica is a great addition to modern bathrooms, the tiles feature flowers, stones, metal, coloured glass, and natural grasses to create dynamic pallets of colour and style.
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Aug
29
Posted under
chairs,
indoor
Speaking as a perpetual fan but never a player, what I really admire about tennis is how it unfolds as a character drama, how—in watching a great match—one gets a sense of warring dynamic personalities. Hence, the best tennis stars are bad boys, those who exude a noisy charisma.
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Aug
28
Posted under
Coffee Tables,
Furniture,
chairs
Hudson Furniture Inc. respects the natural forms of trees and inherent grain of wood with well defined organic lines and geometric forms using traditional joinery techniques and hand rubbed oil finishes.
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Aug
25
Posted under
Coffee Tables,
indoor,
outdoor
British furniture designer/maker
Michael Armstrong established
Afid Design in 2005, providing a commission based service for bespoke hand-made furniture as well as developing products for manufacture.
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Aug
25
Posted under
bathroom
The fusion of art and functionality, beautiful shapes with decorative elements, patterns and vivid colors are the best option for your
bathroom if you are a
Bathroom fashion victim and you want to have the latest trends in your crib.
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Aug
25
Posted under
Furniture,
chairs,
indoor
Nendo designed the cabbage chair for
XXIst Century Man exhibition curated by Issey Miyake to commemorate the first anniversary of
21_21 Design Sight in Roppongi, Tokyo.
Miyake asked them to make furniture out of the pleated paper that is produced in mass amounts during the process of making pleated fabric, and usually abandoned as an unwanted by-product.
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Aug
23
Posted under
chairs,
indoor
The world’s attention and probably yours glued to the television coverage of the Beijing Olympics, few could have failed to notice the spectacular
Bird’s Nest Stadium where the opening ceremony took place. Well, here is seating that looks just like the stadium.
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Aug
23
Posted under
chairs,
indoor
It’s obvious that one’s childhood affects one’s life long after it’s over. Such is the case with designer
Sebastian Gronemeyer, who grew up hiding in an Arne Jacobsen egg chair.
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Aug
23
Posted under
architecture
When designing a treehouse, it’s almost always a good idea to add a little childhood nostalgia and rustic charm to the mix, even if the end result has modern leanings.
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