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Tuesday
Jul312012

Lace Translates from Traditional Design Form to Artistic Expression

Jay Johnson - For anyone who appreciates handcrafted products (and we've begun to discuss handmade vs. machinemade this week on Design2Share), you'll enjoy today's featured video about Philadelphia University's Lace in Translation exhibit. Examples of classic handmade and machinemade lace were exhibited back in 2009 as well as new works by artists, all inspired by the lace designs (see Cal Lane's welded lace oil drum above and lace garden tools below).

The result: a design lover's dream environment. 



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Wednesday
Jul252012

Summer Luxury Video: Dream Yacht

Irwin Weiner ASID - In my next life, I'm going to have a yacht - and I think it will be the Diamond 70 shown in today's featured design video. The deck levels have been brought right down to ocean level to recreate a poolside experience - smart design. The pool on the lower deck features a transparent LCD hatch (made from a thick resin material).
There's also an "American-style" bar with armchairs, a sauna, and a dive room. And, well, it might be fun to have my own helicopter, too. The Italian marine firm Avadesign has this 70-meter concept by Andrea Vastano, and it's designed to be "sort of" green - aluminum construction, with four decks integrating low fuel consumption and technology in place to reduce emissions from two diesel engines and two electric engines couples with gas turbines.


Bonus

Click here to watch another video with a pool in it, albeit on dry land: Amazing Technology Turns a Patio Into a Pool (fun to watch - I'd like one of these, too).


Friday
Jul202012

Design Video: Michael Tavano's Urban Outdoor Room

Irwin Weiner ASID - Click here to learn more about Elle Decor's Modern Life Concept House. Finally, a show house that allows designers to show off accessible, obtainable results for contemporary, everyday families! Kudos to ED for opening up the showhouse concept to a key audience that's in danger of falling by the wayside if the interior design industry continues to think only of the highest of the high end client range. In this video, designer Michael Tavano shows off his great urban garden room, an outdoor space with tips that we can all bring into our own homes. Beautiful outdoor room!



Bonus

Click here to watch a how-to video on Summer Project: DIY Deck
Monday
Jul162012

3 Outdoor Accessories to Add to Your Summer Yard

Irwin Weiner ASID - Summer decorating outdoors usually means setting out the sets of porch, deck, patio, and pool furniture (lucky you, if you have all four!), but it should also mean accessorizing. Our philosophy on outdoor decorating is the same as indoors: be eclectic and mix up styles and looks and add objects of interest outdoors just as you would indoors. We like the look of "outdoor rooms," and just as we dislike matchy-matchy sets of furniture indoors, we think it's important to break up the monotony outdoors as well. Here are three outdoor accessories that will help personalize your outdoor spaces.
Kadai Fire Bowls (first photo) - We have four fire bowls outdoors, two small and two large, and for years we've been using them as planters. We now realize that they are truly Indian in origin and are used to prepare grilled food for family and guests at weddings and ceremonies. We know they work just fine for planters and water features, but add a tripod or base as shown in the photo, and you have an excellent handmade accessory to add warmth to your outdoor world.
Kensuke Coffee Table and T-seats from The Third Nature (second photo) - What a lovely set of contemporary concrete outdoor furniture! Durable, timeless in design, and intimate, you can add benches and tables in the same style to the individual T-seats and coffee table shown here.

Classico Pergola from Metal Design Furniture
(third photo) - A pergola or gazebo creates an instant focal point for a yard, and in the case of the configuration shown in the photo, it helps further define an outdoor room by giving it a suggestion of walls and a ceiling. In this case, one would trail vines up the iron posts and train them to form a green ceiling, perfect for summer dining, conversation, and entertaining. A pergola is the ideal accessory to finish off any space (the Classico and other Metal Design features are availabile in a wide range of colors and finishes).

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