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February 26, 2010

A Collection a Day - this is #55 - will she make it to 365?

via collectionaday2010.blogspot.com

Love this concept; sharing 1 collection per day for an entire year.   What a great way to step back from your hectic life and appreciate the smaller things that are often overlooked.

Upon further digging, the artist that created this blog also uploaded a neat photo tour of her home in San Fran; it's fun to get a glimse into the home of other artists -  I'm a collector by nature, but have forced myself to chill until I've got more space to display my treasures.

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February 25, 2010

Dave Muller - Artist and DJ

via beautifuldecay.com

I love discovering new artists - there are so many incredibly talented artists out there that I've never heard of!  Dave Muller is one of them; love his subject matter (music) and media (mostly large scale painntings on paper).  Read an interview at Beautiful Decay.

Dave Muller lives and works in Los Angeles. Find more examples of his work at Blum & Poe & Anthony Meier.

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February 22, 2010

Poster by Rick Valicenti

   
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Love the colors and styling of this poster; if I was in Florida right now, I would visit the exhibit titled: Curiosities: Rick Valicenti + the 21st Century Thirst.

Open from February 13 - April 3rd at the Schmidt Center Gallery on Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus....It's a retrospective of work from the past decade curated to "underscore the collaborative balance and value between the professional commission and the personal research," says Valicenti.



Spoiler alert: if you're like me and hate spoliers - preserve the surprise, and don't look at the show images linked below
Curiosities, Rick Valicenti + the 21st Century Thirst Installation

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February 3, 2010

Stunning home designed by Bruce Bolander

       
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Where is this house?!  The location is stunning and the design of the home itself is truly inspiring.  Not sure how I ran across the site of Bruce Bolander but he's an Architect that knocked my socks off - seriously...when I first saw his portfolio, my shoes popped off and my socks flew across the room.

UPDATE:  the house is in Malibu and as he states on DesignMilk, “The intent of the house was to not interfere with the views any more than was necessary. Its materials are in fact a bit rough and handmade, intentionally so.”

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January 25, 2010

Helena Sugar Bowl - found at Mjölk in Toronto

via mjolk.ca

John Baker and Juli Daoust (bloggers at www.kitkadesigntoronto.com) are the proprietors of Mjölk, a new Scandinavian design shop in Toronto. Their product mix includes unique items such as this sugar bowl by Helena Rohner It combines polished stainless steel with white porcelain; an interesting mix: cold with warm, modern with classic...very nice indeed.

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Filed under  //   housewares   kitchen   tabletop  

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January 23, 2010

Gold mirror constructed of discarded toys

via ryanmcelhinney.co.uk

Each sculpture is one of a kind and hand crafted at my Ryan McElhinney's London Studio. Made of recycled toys, bonded together and then coated in a high gloss polyurethane lacquer. Made to order 6 weeks lead time.

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January 23, 2010

Felt desk organizer

This used to be available at Design Within Reach (I remember it was absurdly priced at $70+)...but now it's gone - anyways, love the color combination and texture - seems like this is something that would be pretty easy to craft on your own -

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Filed under  //   desk   household   office   organization  

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January 16, 2010

Ceramic Speakers designed by Joey Roth

via joeyroth.com

Wow, these are pretty. Love the utilitarian design. $495 gets you the pair.

The Ceramic Speakers are made from porcelain, cork, and Baltic birch. The amplifier is made from stainless steel sheet metal, with a cast iron base and wooden volume slider. Aside from the electronic components, plastic is completely avoided in the system’s construction.

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January 16, 2010

Perpetual Calendar by Enzo Mari

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Made in Italy. Designed by functionalist master, Enzo Mari. You can buy it at OK for $90.

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January 10, 2010

Krown Lab - Sliding Door Hardware

via krownlab.com

My next home will have a set of hanging industrial style doors - and, if I have an extra grand to spare, I would buy the Baldur Sliding Door Hardware pictured above. It's massive 4” exposed industrial bearings make a bold statement as does the high quality stainless steel and precision casting.

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