FURNITURE
March 14th, 2009 by Maxine
In case you haven’t fully outgrown your wish to make playhouses from furniture, or animals from furniture, here’s some photography-as-wish fulfillment:
DREAM: TINY
February 6th, 2009 by Maxine
Most of us are taught to “dream big,” but if you are dreaming “tiny,” you will love this blog: the tiny house blog, with special categories for floating houses and pre-fabs. I especially like this hand-crank washing machine, or at least the idea of it. Having just run two loads through a washing machine, I think efficiency comes in many [...] MATTER: WEARABLE ART
December 3rd, 2008 by Maxine
Now that the recession is official, you might want to think of downsizing clothing purchases. Here is a dress that changes as often as you want it to, with the touch of your hand and markers–an unexpected use of ink. These dresses by Fernando Brizio are beautiful! MATTER: CALENDAR
November 30th, 2008 by Maxine
If you are thinking large this year, you might want a wall-sized–literally- calendar by Christiaan Postma, one that serves as equal parts time table and wall paper. DAYTRIP: THE ELASTIC MIND
February 26th, 2008 by Maxine
Design and the Elastic Mind, MOMA Utopia: Shakers
January 6th, 2008 by Maxine
The Shakers are famous for their bureaus, sewing tables, dressers, flat brooms, and boxes. One Shaker sister gave voice to the popularity (read: commodification) in a BBC documentary, titled “I Don’t Want to Be Remembered as a Chair. Some of us can think of worse legacies, of course. Few people know that aside from the fine furniture, the Shakers [...]
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