Category Archives: design
a personal plea from dion neutra to save the kronish house…
images from neutra.org things are not looking good for the kronish house, the largest neutra in beverly hills. not even waiting until the agreed upon extension date next month, the owners have taken the house off the market and have … Continue reading
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saving the kronish house…
The Kronish House in Beverly Hills, California. From Mark Angeles via Unlimited Style and ArchDaily it’s been a long time since i’ve been to the ol’ blog. work has been pretty hectic and the heat…oh, the heat…triple digits…muggy…don’t get me … Continue reading
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when good deeds meet great design…
as you may know, i work at whole foods and i love anthropologie…it could be that i work at whole foods so i can shop at anthropologie (minus the looming major car repair this month)… so this earth day, i … Continue reading
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vw unveils new electric concept car…
what do you think of vw’s new microbus concept?
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l.a. bans the bag sale! exclusively @supermarket!
check out our sale! just in time for the holidays! * while quantities last…sale ends 01.01.11, so hurry! ** and no, we couldn’t figure out how to lower the prices on the website…any smart programmers out there who can help … Continue reading
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until we can afford adult sized… modern miniatures…
i’ve been meaning to post the fabulous gift we received from my boyfriend’s mom. she is a true artist when it comes to miniatures and when she came across this little beauty, she had to get it for us! so, … Continue reading
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extra! extra! read all about it! new wallpaper breathes life into yesterday’s headlines…
it’s been a crazy week and i am pretty behind in my reading, but this post on the LA times home section blog was too good not to share! on first glance, lori weitzner’s “newsworthy” wallpaper looks like grass cloth…but … Continue reading
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herman miller announces new eames chairs!
image from herman miller big thanks to design milk for this exciting news! herman miller and eames demetrios announce five new colors and two new bases for the iconic eames molded plastic chairs! new colors are aqua sky, java, wafer, … Continue reading
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wow. i could really hatch some good ideas in this office!
i am loving the vb3 egg house by dmVa architects i saw on modernica’s blog this morning! i would totally use it as an office, but it would also make a groovy guest house. it could sit as a beautiful … Continue reading
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widow donates edward fickett archives to usc school of #architecture…
image from midcentarc while not as well known as his contemporaries, neutra, ain and schindler, edward fickett’s work is prolific (one estimate puts it at 60,000 homes – with 10,000 in the valley) and just as inspiring. he not only … Continue reading
