Listening to the radio this morning they said that the Danish company LEGO had gone up 60% in sales this year I wonder if it is due to these guys…….The company LEGO has certified, for the moment, 9 LEGO professionals around the world. And right now there is an exhibition of one of them here …
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Go Lego Go!
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Olé! It’s summer
I hope you have summer too, here it is in its90’s (30’s Celsius) and sooooooo humid. So let’s go to the beach and cool off…….. Now you can get those wonderful flamenco evenings right on your porch! The designer is the owner of Santa Barbara Designs Fred Gayward, who specializes in umbrellas. www.sbumbrella.comI just love …
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The Farnsworth House
Today the champagne is popping in the Miller’s house as I just became an official Docent of the Farnsworth House! I’ll give you the definition of a docent as many people have asked me what is that? A person who is a knowledgeable guide, esp. one who conducts visitors through a museum and delivers a commentary on …
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Powerful photographies
The other day I went through old pictures and I landed on a few taken from a photo exhibition in Madrid a few years ago. I remember coming out from the exhibition completely numbed. The huge size of the pictures, black and white, with these bodies telling you their life stories via their tattoos were …
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Love is in the air!
May, June are wedding months aren’t they? Actually, me and my husband looked at eachother yesterday and realised – “isn’t it our wedding anniversary today”! well too late we were too tired after the kids soccer, ballet etc for whatever celebration, so the champagne is still in the fridge! Anyway if you are heading for …
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Furnitures or collectible art pieces?
I suppose as a furniture designer at the end of the day you get kind of bored making another new sofa, chair or whatever on the market. You want to challenge yourself and your public and I would say that these pieces certainly have. They are pushing the limit, is it a piece of furniture …
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Stockholm Design House in Chicago
Stockholm Design House is a great “melting pot” of designers. This Swedish company is always on the look for something new in contemporary design with a Scandinavian look. They now have more than 60 designers working independently for them. They started out in 1992 and have come out with some iconic design pieces …
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Hide aways for kids
Summer is coming up and the kids will be in the center more than usual…………… So we better be prepared. Let’s take the hammer and nails out and fulfill what I think is every kids dream, a tree house. Here are a couple of modern versions of kids hide aways. The Treehugger what a suitable name …
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Vases
I cannot help it when spring comes you do want to bring it inside so as soon as I see a flower pop up it’s getting inside. Check out some cool vases for your spring interior. This is exactly what you want to do bringing in flowers inside is to bring in a bit of …
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Turquoise the color of the year
According to the Italian company Pantone, every architect’s and designer’s guru for color, the color of the year is Turquoise. I don’t think I know anyone that doesn’t like this color. It is kind of hard to dislike as it makes us think about vacations, the sea, a very relaxing color. However, I do not …
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Hello Spring!
Yes it’s spring so grab a Margarita and let’s go outside to check out some ideas for outdoor furniture pieces. A garden bench? A trellis for plants and flowers? Or both? Well it’s all up to you but I think the idea is great you just stick this bench into the ground and nature will do …
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