I just LOVE mirrors, no wonder I have several of them in every room. Let’s take living room, for instance: Rococo-ish mirror above the council, screen divider with aged-mirror inserts, mirrored top side tables, eglomise mirrored coffee table…and 3 convex mirrors I bought for the bedroom but still keep them as display on the shelf in the living room.
Wow, I’ve never though I’m THAT crazy about mirrors. They bring chick and sparkle with the morning sun. So when I found the Addiction Collection, my long life dream came true. Mirrors as art give another excuse to put the mirrors in the space.
But all of us addicted in US have to wait till they open the shop online section, as all the distributors are only in France so far.
<images via www.addictioncollection.com>
Thanks to the Richworks’ post on doodle art I came across an uber-talented UK artist and illustrator Andrea Joseph. Her sketches reminded that no matter how advanced the graphic design technologies are, nothing can beat the power of the human made art. Make me feel like pulling out those colored pencils I tucked away with all this Sketchup work. The incredible personality of her sketches make me feel like I already know her. The only thing left to do is to ge the project where I could use her prints.
Visit Andrea’s blog for the endless source of inspiration and a piece of sultry British humor.
<images via www.andreajoseph24.blogspot.com>
Living in Europe as it is sounds magic but living in the designer home in Madrid, Spain is certainly a dream that will come true to a lucky buyer of this 9.5 million-euros jaw-dropper. Listed by Signature Residences, the property features 5 bedrooms (+ 3 for staff). And at this size, the architecture is so fluid and minimal that it fits the lot perfectly and even emphasizes the indoor/outdoor nature.
The rest of us, mortals, can only dream…
<images via W International Management Ltd.>
After a week of silence while studying for my finals I’ve collected quite a number of notes on posts that I’ve wanted to do here. Since I was the only one who haven’t had a chance to enjoy the spring coming, I really need to catch up.
And I decided to open up my new post avalanche with these absolutely lovely lamps by Polish Pink Pug Design team.
Convallaria ia a collection of lamps inspired by nature, made of polyester felt. Available in a wide color range. Those green ones would be perfect for my space.
<images via www.www.pinkpugdesign.pl>
Following my yesterday’s post on light bulb inspiration, it’s time to show my creation. I was really captured by the idea of light shimmering in the water, especially after seeing the plastic water bottles wall in the Morimoto restaurant, when lit from behind, it’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.
My original idea was to fill up bulbs with water and some how arrange them around the light source. But the my husband showed me the magic bulb trick on youtube and the light bulb inside my head went on! If I don’t need any wires to supply the bulb why don’t I…well, check it out.
…yes, I submerged my whole fixture under the water. Not only the light looks surreal under water, but also the regular frosted bulbs appear as if the glass is a kind of liquid steel (like the bad guy from the old Terminator movie). How did I do it?
First, drilled the holes in a few bulbs and filled them up with water. These would serve as the weight for the rest of the bulbs to actually stay under water and do not float up.
Then, I took 2 magic bulb (bought them at the local magic shop) and wrapped the base in foil to lit them up.I’ve put some hot glue around the base where it touches the glass to make sure that water is not leaking through.
And I assembled the whole thing. too bad the battery life of the magic bulb is not that long, so by the end of the show one bulb went off.
<images via me>
