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Check out this great project from my good buddies Tomas Alvarez and Kevin Scott. the bridge chair is an ultra-contemporary lounge chair. It is going to be made of carbon fiber composites. We are manufacturing the carbon fiber parts ourselves using a wet lay up process. This means that as a backer of this project you will be able to follow step-by-step through the manufacturing process and learn along with us. It promises to be exciting. We’re doing the labor, but we need your support so... Read Full Story

I’m not sure when it happened but it happened. I mean it’s not like I was sleeping and suddenly awoke to a crashing symphony with singing birdies or anything. It’s not as if I wasn’t aware that this day would come when the overwhelming weight and responsibility would force me to realize life’s inevitable outcome. Of course this is an event that doesn’t just happen over night, oh no this has been in the works for sometime now and no matter how shocking it may be to my system or how... Read Full Story

From the digital portfolio of Japanese design firm, Wonder-wall INC , this exquisite retail design has more style and nerve than any American shop I’ve seen. The unique layout of the space offers it’s shoppers an experience with-in an experience. By creating several product display area’s the company has created a map for customers to travel. The brand, And A, has created this store to delve into the menswear world. One of the key words for the design concept of this store is “decorative... Read Full Story

I recently was at a friends house and he has a really cool silver ring with a small semiautomatic gun shaped charm where the stone should be and I wanted it really bad (see image below). But I am wondering why? Why are we so infatuated with Guns? As American’s we feature guns, alot, in our movies, television, literature, and now even our fashion, graphic design, and interiors. This kind of baffles me because I’m not exactly a big gun fan, yet I keep finding myself drawn to the style that... Read Full Story

So if you are unaware of Eddie Ross then you are seriously missing out on a true design talent. Take a minuet to vote for his window display in the Bloomingdale’s Big Window Challenge ! His work is creative and unique. I for one make sure to check out his blog daily for inspiration and to see what new American traditional interiors are all about. Here are the images of his window for Bloomingdale’s in New York. CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW! CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW! CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW... Read Full Story

After four years of working side by side with undoubtedly some of the best and brightest designers of my generation, I have grown an extreme case of work envy. This is definitely the case when it comes to my good friend Heather Harmston . Her work shows a creative expression of modern design and a very focused point of view. I have had the pleasure of working with Heather on our recent Dining By Design table and look  forward to what else she has in store. This is a look at her Senior Thesis... Read Full Story

So, color dictator, Pantone released their pick for color of 2010 and with no surprise it is the very fashionable turquoise, which I called as being the HOT color back in September when Christian Siriano sent this turquoise colored frock down the runway. Well like any good interior design blogger I too have fallen for the  gem stone and look for inspiration on how we can incorporate the trend into our homes. Luckily the Blogiverse has been seduced by the color and has been littered with a sea... Read Full Story

From the portfolio of Photographer Soon Tong Here are just a couple of the cool images from Soon Tong’s creative portfolio. These images were featured in the Singapore Home Concepts magazine and feature furniture from multiple sources. I find these images to be haunting and magical. It goes to show you that with a creative mind anything can become more unusual and interesting. To see more great Furniture Shots from Soon Tong Click HERE From the portfolio of Photographer Soon Tong Read Full Story

This great Architectural study from the team at D’arc Studio was presented in the European 9 competition. To see more from D’arc Studio please visit their website by CLICKING HERE! Stockholm Nordic Crescent “Nacka Forum is a peripheral area to Stockholm. Its main limit to a future development is that it is placed beside a highway border. But this is now impossible to renounce and, waiting for a possible cover of the highway, we have to plan an integrated system between the area and the... Read Full Story

Garfield Park in Chicago, IL via Google Maps So the other day I’m searching Google Maps looking for the best route from school to a favorite restaurant when I start looking at the satellite images that show the entire city of Chicago. I mean every major city has satellite imagery via Google but Chicago is really kind of amazing. Looking down from above the earth you can see how genius the city planners were when developing the area. I think my next conceptual design project is going to... Read Full Story