Outdoor is absolutely a booming trend and there are some definitely good reasons for that, listed at Shane’s Studio :
1. Outdoor is absolutely a booming trend. Some reasons for this are technologic advancements and the growth of green. 2. In a down economy, outdoor products can be a good solution for [...]

Rugs are Getting Unexpected Forms lately – remember the interesting Gandia Blasco’s carpet MANGAS designed by Patricia Urquiola and presented at the Salone in Milan? Now the Furoshiki rug by TemaHome – its unusual symmetric shape adds an impression of motion, along with an eye-pleasing, three-colour pattern which initially seems random, but is actually [...]

An inspiring addition to the African influence trend from Milan Design Week:with a fantastic installation designed by Stephen Burks and commissioned by Patrizia Moroso a culture that has been somehow ignored brought in Milan with its striking colours, patterns and weaves the sun of Africa. Moroso’s M’Afrique installation in the Italian Superbrand’s showroom on [...]

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We’ve got a huge final night planned here at Postopolis! LA, after an incredibly interesting Day Four (which you can read about via our Twitter feed, @postopolis). Days One and Two, meanwhile, have been written up by our erstwhile scribe, Dan Hill, over at his blog City of Sound – including full-length posts about [...]

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One of my favorite aspects of the design world is when talented artists and designers come together to put on an event for a cause and DIFFA is the perfect example for just that. The Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS is launching their 12th National Tour of DINING BY DESIGN tomorrow in New [...]

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Modern Furniture Design – A Brief History
Near the end of the nineteenth century, many changes were transpiring the world over. Social change, new inventions, and new philosophies helped pave the way for innovations in many different fields, among them furniture design. These new methods [...]

Can you imagine arranging a meeting for two in the bathroom? Patricia Urquiola’s new collection for Axor, presented by her in this attractive form seems to be suggesting just that:)
The freestanding sink and bathtub refer to the familiar forms of traditional tubs, but they are not ceramic nor plastic – the material used is mineral [...]

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One of the many frustrations that mashup developers (and web developers in general) run into is trying to use contextual ads for sites with lots of dynamic content. By their very nature, mashups typically tap into data that constantly changes, making it difficult to use contextual ads that stay up-to-date with content.
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BooRah, the restaurant search service, has announced the release of the BooRah API. The API augments the existing BooRah syndication platform, which is currently used by newspapers and other web sites that have a local focus. Their API is a standards-based web services platform, that also provides enhanced mobile platform capabilities. On mobile platforms, [...]

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Name: Joel Pirela of Blue Ant Studio
Location: Miami, Florida
Type: Nelson clocks and modern chairs
Size: 7 clocks and too many chairs!
Value: sentimental value
It’s so exciting to write something and then hear back from a lot of people. That’s the wonderful quality about the web – you put a note in a bottle, it floats away [...]

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Starting now, you can take home a piece of Sex and the City stylist Patricia Field’s collection, and for a special bargain too! The fashion guru has teamed up with HSN to bring you her iconic and exclusive fashion collection which includes dresses, tops, jackets, bags, belts, jewelry and so much more. [...]

Flipping through my copy of House Beautiful: 750 Designer Secrets I came across so many beautiful rooms. This is an excellent book, not one with a constant narrative running throughout, but the type of book you pick up again and again for new ideas and inspirations.
photography by Dana Gallagher (The photos in this post were [...]

These amazing living walls are designed by Patrick Blanc. Patrick Blanc is a french landscape designer and botonist who patented the vertical hydroponic garden he calls “le mur végétal”. Here are two examples of the stunning “le mur végétal” at the market in Avignon and the Stella McCartney’s store.
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I am pleasantly surprised (agian) by this new “Enlaced Antibodi” from Patricia Urquiola for the Italian furniture manufacturer Moroso. Very elegant, modern and practical addition to the outdoor series that she is creating lately for different companies
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A report with great images can be seen on designws.com
I like what Andrée [...]

More on the OUTDOOR theme: The new Astra seat, designed by Luca Somaini for Slide

Enchantment and magic pervade Moroso’s showroom on Via Pontaccio. Tord Boontje, the talented creator of imaginary worlds where fantasy and reality blur together, has transformed the showroom into a luxuriant summer garden full of the colours and perfumes of flowers and [...]

Love how lucite/acrylic is there but it isn’t – and I love what its presence contributes to the design of these rooms.
Image via Beach Studios – Brondesbury Villa
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Living Etc., My kids would seriously love this chair but I"m not sure how long it would last bolted into the [...]

The March 2008 issue of House Beautiful – saw it on the stands – had to have it right then eventhough one would be coming in the mail shortly! This is one of the best issues of HB. I had my concerns a couple of years back when things started getting [...]

image via Living etc, Nov. 2006
Patricia Gray’s recent post about Beautiful Brown was on my mind when I came across this room. Love the white fireplace, window moldings and artwork contrasted with the sharp, saturated fabric colors by Designers Guild .
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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Today’s green-colored modern designs and unique decor are inspired by the luck of the Irish! Green is natural, fresh, gender-neutral, and all modern! Using a punch of lime green to your walls, furniture, or decor will add a dramatic and fun flare to the room. Whether you match it with turquoise [...]

have been looking for a birthday gift for a good friend of mine who is an avid gardener. She has the most gorgeous section in her greenery called her "cutting garden" where she plants specimens just for filling up the vases, watercans, whatever she can find with them. She is also very whimsical [...]

John Harris is proving that his theory, that old pieces of furniture can be turned into new stylish pieces, is correct. He is busy exhibiting his work in Paris. Over here.

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Designed by Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick, the ergonomic Herman Miller Aeron chair has seeped into our popular culture and has become the archetype of professional influence and power in the work place. Featured on American television shows, in big-screen films, in best-selling books, and even in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, [...]

patricia is an amazing graphic designer. she is also an outright outstanding maker and crafter of things – as her blog – a little hut will attest.
i wanted to point out two ways in which she shares her creative genius with us.check out her tips on recycling materials, and all [...]

While there may not be as much buzz about OpenSocial right now as there was at launch, lots of progress is being made by folks inside and outside of Google. This collaborative effort includes teams from Hi5, MySpace, Plaxo, Ning and a variety of other partners. The fruit of many of these efforts are going [...]

DOMAIN TOOLBOX: 30+ Places to Buy and Sell Domains
September 16, 2007 — 09:16 PM PDT — by Patric Herber — Share This The biggest complaint we hear about new companies these days is “what a stupid name”. Even Bill Maher has been taking potshots at the seemingly childish names web companies choose.
There are [...]

This is a very moving Op Ed that I thought I would share.
In Harpers Magazine by Garret Keizer
Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust.
—Isaiah 26:19
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Of all the various depredations of the Bush regime, none has been so thorough as its plundering of hope. Iraq will recover sooner. What was supposed to have been [...]