Wine…

…best wine description ever..

For Belvedere Just Red:

Giddy pleasure, leaping grace, this red wine, blended from seven noble grape varietals, was crushed by the bare feet of 69 beautiful women in the wee light of dawn one misty October day. The nose is deeply perfumed with wild dewberries, Himalayan breeding musk and horehound candy, while the flavors, so titillating they may be only the disclosed in the Ecstatic Singing Mantra, will remain cloaked in silence until the bottle is uncorked. Sip delicately, sing with abandon. via

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Yes, Please…

…the weather in Chicago has been ungodly for a few weeks now.  Signs of spring have been slow to arrive.  So what is one to do?  Dream of green, of course…yes, please!

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Time Out…

…for tea-time hiking…Ban Shan Café brings the mountains down into Beijing.  Robert3 Design selected tactile materials like wood, paper, brick, and ceramic tiles to create a warm, earthy environment.  A perfect spot for us to sip a cup of tea and visit.  By the way, ‘shan’ means ‘mountain’ in Chinese.

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Choices, Choices…

…day swimming, or…

…night swimming?
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Meow Parlour…

…for the little purrs.  Sonya Lee Architect designed NYC’s first cat cafe, Meow Parlour.  Here,  humans can enjoy a cup of joe while being reminded to play.  The kitties roam freely, while awaiting adoption.

The success of the space has led to nearly 100 adoptions, supported by their nonprofit, Kitty Kind, while embracing the idea that good design can shape how we interact with each other and animals.  Here, kitty, kitty!…

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Happy Easter…

…from cabbagerose.

pâtisserie petit lapin, montreal/architecture open form
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A Peek…

…entering funnel house, cyprus/ ambrianou koutsolambros architects

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Easy Living…

…for a professional athlete and his family.  Concrete, wood, breezy white, and the proper accoutrement for the southern California lifestyle…brought to life by Kirkpatrick Architects and Mark J. Williams Design.

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Relationship…

…harmony…connection.

desk of designer alexander wang

chain shoes/tove jansson and per emanuelsson

corallo chair/campana brothers

campana sapathila/melissa shoes

Happy St. Patrick’s Day…

…from Chicago.

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Flower Perfect…

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School Days…

…for the littles.

childrens’ school, st-denis, france/paul le quernec

kindergarten over the vineyard, slovakia/architekti.sk

french middle school in toulouse/lcr architectes

kindergarten susi weigel/bernardo bader

infant school in vereda/rueda pizarro arquitectos
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Suck It Up…

…just lift the handle and get busy.  Uzu Vacuum is, indeed, eye candy…designed by Japanese design group, Metaphys.  Conveniently sized, light (10 lbs.), battery rechargeable, and no cumbersome cord…2005 Good Design Award, 2006 Red Dot Design Award and 2006 JIDA Design Museum selected.  Go ahead, suck it up!

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Messages…

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Thank You…

…Harper Lee.  Job well done.

‘The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.’ -Harper Lee

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