• Female Masters

    As it is the International Women’s day today I thought I would give homage to women in the architectural and designer world. I think the most impressive building among Chicago’s high riser to come up lately  is the Aqua tower from 2009. Designed by the local architectural firm Jeanne Gang she started the firm in 1997. Gang …

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  • The best kept secret!

    Sometimes living in a small town has its advantages. One of them I would say is that you have a great art community (I suppose living in Peoria is not as expensive as NY!)  Among the really good ones we have I have a favourite and as you might have guessed from the pictures above …

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  • Mirror Mirror upon the wall tell me who is the best Interior Designor! Part II

    Petra Blaisse is a Dutch designer who investigates in new and ambitious ways for interior design. Her company Inside Outside specializes in spatial, light filtering or acoustic objects such as curtains. Go to her website to see her beautiful projects insideoutside. Especially check out the Mercedes Benz museum she did textured walls  very unique and …

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  • 280 Boulevard Michelet,Marseille, France

    If  you ask a taxi driver to take you to this adress in Marseille this summer he will take you to the Radiant City designed by the architect Le Courbusier built between 19545-1952. Between  15 July-15 August   you can see these pieces designed by the marvelous French design duo the Bouroullec Brothers exhibited in an appartment. …

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  • Kiss me! and I’ll become your designer Prince

    As we all know Scandinavia is a heaven for design and the design fever has eaven gone up all the way to the royalties! In Sweden our Prince Carl Philip is trying to show his artistic sides not only in photography but also in design. I have a feeling of deja vu though seeing this …

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