Tag: design
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EYE ON DESIGN | LISBON
One day last week I decided to go to Portugal—and three days later I was in sunny Lisbon. In Lisbon, I found a city set on steep hills, which means that there are panoramic views—of terra cotta tiled rooftops and the wide River Tagus that wraps around Lisbon on its way to the Atlantic Ocean….
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LOS ANGELES | Come to Mama
There’s a new star in Hollywood and her name is Mama. Mama Shelter, that is. As a designer, slash, travel blogger, I like to think that I have my finger on the pulse of, well, design and travel. Imagine my delight when I discovered that I would be in Los Angeles just when the ultra-cool…
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Style Moment | A Chair in Reykjavik
“Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American poet
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STYLE MOMENT | CHAIRS | Bertoia chair, Copenhagen
“The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living.” Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) Italian artist, sculptor, and furniture designer
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EYE ON DESIGN |CHAIRS|A Chair in the Family
Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi was a visionary when it came to chairs. Chiavari, Italy had been known for the production of heavy, elaborately carved furniture since the year 1200. In 1807, this young craftsman, Giuseppe, came up with a chair that was “so lightweight that even a child could lift it with a single finger.” There’s…
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Eye on Design | Paris | From Wall to Wall
Last fall I was having lunch in the Latin Quarter when a girl walked into the café with a bucket, a long-handled paint roller, and a shopping bag that was filled with large, folded up pieces of paper.
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EYE ON DESIGN | CHAIRS |Tuscany | The Chair
I’m obsessed with a chair. I don’t know how or why it has happened at this particular time, but it has become my mission to find a replica of this chair. I’m not kidding, I HAVE to find it. It’s a neoclassical French Bergère chair, and I have a corner in my living room that’s…
