Thank You!

Thank you, Jo and Kim, at Desire to Inspire for recommending cabbagerose in your reading guide.  It was a very nice surprise.

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Time Out

I love the projects coming out of Poland.  The Zmianatematu cafe by xm3 is no exception.  If you would be kind enough to join me, we are off to Lodz today for a friendly cup of coffee.

Light fixtures hang down between curved plywood ribs…

Patches of plaster are intentionally left unfinished…

It’s still too early in the day to spice things up, yes?

Step up to the bar and let’s order…

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She Makes Me Happy

Artfully painted windows by New York based illustrator, Yoko Furusho.

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Home Sweet Home

So happy to be back up and running!  Have a good week…

House extension in Cheval, France | CUT

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Going Places

Where are you headed this weekend?

Yurikamome tracks, Tokyo, Japan, by Appuru Pai

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Apple

I have been inspired by Katherine  over at oliveryaphe and I am jumping on her Apple bandwagon today.  As Katherine points out,  ”Apple does furnish a room.”

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Lone Hotel/3LHD

Lone Hotel by 3LHD is the first design hotel in Croatia, and is situated in the Monte Mulini forest park.  Love it!

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Bubbles

Italian architects Pietro Bagnoli and Franco Tagliabue converted a former office building into the Zona K studio, which can be used for events and exhibitions as well as for drama rehearsals and performances.  The ceiling of the drama studio in Milan is imprinted with inverted bubbles that house both spotlights and skylights.

The Zona K studio ceiling reminded me of these fabulous images I came across awhile ago.  ”Photographer Emmanuel Coupe is a participant in the 2011 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest for this photo of a frozen lake in Canada.   Spotting frozen bubbles on the lake is rare and never appear in the same place twice.”  On a hot and humid day in Chicago, I thought we might find these images not only beautiful, but refreshing…

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Sand by Yukihiro Kaneuchi

W.A.N.T.

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Breathe

You will find amazing an amazing view and classic modern design at House in Camps Bay, South Africa by Luis Mira Architects.

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Pillowlicious

I would love to have a few of these around just for the fun of it.  The “Roo” seat is from manufacturer, Woodnotes.

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Elok House House/Chang Architects

Elok House By Chang Architects, is an outcome of an owner’s dream to live in a forest setting amidst the urbanized city of Singapore, and an architect’s interpretations of this dream.  Job well done.

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Bachelor’s Retreat

This beautiful forest retreat was designed by Olson Kundig Architects and is located in the North of the San Juan islands within the Salish Sea. It is a single room cabin, meant as a getaway for a bachelor.  I think it would work well for a woman, too.

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Oh Baby

the mama rocking chair/patrick messier

rocker/Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien of London based Doshi Levien design office, for German furniture manufacturer Richard Lampert

Miffy the iconic rabbit is just so sweet. designed by the Dutch Dick Bruna in the 1950’s

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Nets

Caroline Trentini by Bob Wolfenson for Elle Brazil 2011

Net by Numen/For Use

location unknown…do you know?

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