Must Love Dogs…

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Pharmacy…

…surprise!  I’m not referring to our corner store where we go to get cold medicine…I’m talking about a restaurant and bar in Notting Hill Gate by MRJ Rundell + Associates…take a look at the ‘aspirin’ bar…quite fun.

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Land Meets Water…

…ride the city wave…

street 110 on the wave/photography by fernand hick

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To the Point…

…shopping!  What are your plans for the weekend?

DURAS in Funabashi, Japan by Sinato

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Heat…

…Happy Valentine’s Day…

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Next Year…

…I’m going to bookmark this page in time for Valentine’s Day next year…so sweet and charming…cheers to your valentine and save the world in one swoop…

Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop has created a paper cover to turn any glass jar or bottle into a faceted vase, sold to help impoverished women in Mumbai make a living.

Each Paper Vase is handmade by the women of the Pardeshi community in Mumbai’s red light district. The workshop was founded by Pepe Heykoop and the Tiny Miracles Foundation, which was set up by his cousin. “The ultimate goal is to pull this 700-person community out of poverty by providing healthcare, education and jobs within eight years.”

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The Color of Learning…

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Moscow Minimalism…

…architecture and design are heating up in Moscow…Sergey Mahnko from Mahnko Workshop ‘believes that his imaginative vision is a combination of contradictory backgrounds and creation of artistic mixes from seemingly incompatible things.’  That being said, Sergey unites the elements of his work into an exciting crescendo …and it is very pleasing to the eye…

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Lovely Buddha…

Lovely buddha…always brings a sense of serenity and integrity into a space…

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Rain on Me…

…much of Bulgari’s inspiration comes from nature, be it the geometry in plants or the fluidity and ephemerality of water…inspiration provided by NaNA to create Bulgari b.lounge and Pavilion in Abu Dhabi…

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Shobhan…

…a concrete and wood beauty located in Sirat, India, by Gurjit Matharoo…enjoy the tour…

…images by michael franke photography

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Dine Out…

…my choice for a night out in London is Yauatcha by Christian Liaigre in collaboration with rmkdesignoffice…restful yet exciting…and very CL…

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Starchitect…

…enough said…

Richard Meier Portrait/photography by Scott Frances

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Hello, Good-Looking…

…there are many talented individuals posting on tumblr.  Roan Barrion, a 20th century modern design specialist, is included in this list.  Roan is now offering his own designs of handcrafted, made to order furniture and home accessories.

Synthesis Lounge Chair (Prototype)

Crystal Table (Prototype)

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Time Out…

…sheer beauty..a place for repose…what do you think?  Let’s retreat from the whirlwind and spend some time here.  Meet me at the airport…we are on our way to Yamagata, Japan to Ginzan Onsen Fujiya by the incomparable Kengo Kuma.  We will find the wooden 4-story Onsen (Hot Spring) Hotel stands at the bottom of a valley in a region of snow…

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