Is slowly winding down, so go outside and have a great weekend!!
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Friday, August 3, 2007
Thursday, August 2, 2007
new designers online
newdesignersonline.co.uk is a great resource for information on - get this - new designers. So if you want to keep your finger on the pulse of the new and upcoming design world, keep an eye on this site. In the meantime, a few tasters from the site below, as well as House Couturier's gorgeous wallpaper above.The Miss D. phone booth from Janelle Ramsay. Love it - very fun.
Richard Stump's Bench for Sustrans...
And Gary Smith's stash sofa...('stash' because you can stash stuff inside of it - the top cushion lifts up).
chris deam on dwell
For a closer look at the designer and design of the airstream trailer below, check out this video interview on dwell. So great. I want one (I say that a lot...). Thanks again M!
PS - maybe if we'd been driving one of Chris Deam's airstreams yesterday, I'd be in Quebec City today like I was supposed to. Instead, our car broke down and we're all still in Ottawa...on the bright side, I think I may use to the (now freed-up) weekend to explore antiques and flea markets, thanks to hot tips from Ottawa-blogger Kim over at desiretoinspire.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Tiny Living
Kim from "At Home with Kim Vallee" sent me a email link with a article about furniture from Tiny Living.com. The sleek little chair folds out into a sleeping bed. I noodled around and found some other cool stuff so check out their website! Thanks Kim for the heads up!!! (you can click on the "tiny living" title for a link)
DWR airstream trailer
Thanks to M for sending me the link to this super cool airstream trailer. Perfect timing, because tonight I'm off on a 5 day roadtrip to Canada's Atlantic Maritime provinces. Unfortunately, we won't be travelling in this much style, but it sure looks like a sweet way to camp. Check out the interior shots below.
I love the description of the creation of the first airstream trailer: 'An avid outdoorsman, Airstream founder Wally Byam married a woman who had little interest in the "adventure" of sleeping on the ground. When he built his bride a tent on a Ford Model T chassis that he could tow behind the car, marital bliss was restored. The project gave Byam an idea for a travel trailer that moved like a "stream of air" and in 1936, America got its first look at an Airstream'.Architect-designer Chris Deam gutted an original trailer in 2000 (more photos on his site!) to create a more airy interior which led to the creation of the DWR airstream trailer.
And on a sidenote, the idea of gutting a trailer reminded me of this very creative outdoor cafe a friend and I came across in Berlin...
Have a great weekend everyone - be back next week!The Comfy Bed
What makes for a great bed? Is it the pillows? The sheets? The overall look? I'm sure the answers vary a lot between people. I use to like lots of decorative pillows on my bed for show. But after awhile I got tired of taking them off every night. Now my ideal bed is one that makes me want to dive right in. More fluff less show I suppose. A really good mattress, cotton sheets, and 4 standard pillows. Done. How about you?
