My Favourite Wall Decor

source: House and Garden

What is your favourite wall decor? Along with decorating wallpaper we are all aware that even a small piece of art properly situated on the wall can become the centerpiece of the room or, without being obtrusive, it  can change in a very subtle way  the style of a room. This can be a photo or a group of photos, a painting that inspires you or a group of pictures.

I have found that decorating with pictures and paintings is one of my favorite approaches as an interior designer - they can be source of inspiration and color schemes, they can unite all the colors in a room, they can be used as focal point in an interior... And something very important - they can easily be replaced  when we need a change. If you are afraid that there will be marks on the wall, you can use one of the numerous devices that make hanging pictures an easy and fun process. They can help you display art properly without damaging existing walls through the use of nails, or common art hangers. They have also this advantage of extreme flexibility and freedom - art suspended from a hanging system may be moved and rearranged, effortlessly, and without tools. And you have your new decor in an instant!

Design Maiami 2011 - Preview

Design Maiami  2011 - one of the most important events presenting the best in modern and contemporary design starts tomorrow. As always, we are going to see some very interesting new designs and new implementations of already seen projects.

Left - part of Oak Inside exhibition. Designer Christien Meindertsma combines time-honored craft techniques with a new way of looking at traditional patterns and form. Using traditional techniques and by treating the wood with iron, Meindertsma created new color ranges and patterns interpretations that gave a whole new dimension to the Hindeloopen style.

Frank Lloyd Wright Table Presented By Mark McDonald Gallery at Design Miami/ 2011

All Ambiq By Patricia Urquiola Presented By Venice Projects At Design Miami/ 2011

Mark McDonald Gallery, specializing in mid-twentieth century decorative arts, including jewelry and furniture, has its deput  The gallery this December at Design Miami.

Christmas Window Shopping

Less than a month before Christmas, now is the time for fantasizing on our wishlists. De Padova have made it very easy for us to go back to childhood, but with adults’taste! With their exclusive Wishlist displaid by Jo Ann Tanin as on a long sheet that unwinds in the showroom, hosting the most desired and desirable pieces of furniture and objects of the collection:

How do you like it?

Home decor gift ideas

I think that everyone would like beautiful and clever decorative pieces as a christmas gift - especially things that we are going to use with pleasure and can easily fit in any style. I would definitely be pleased to receieve any of these below:
    Max Accents 9504-3 Cairn Candleholders with Glass Votive Cup
Design-It-Yourself Clock- Personalize any wall in your home with the unique Design-It-Yourself Clock! This wall clock comes with twelve "hour" frames and a center disk with the clock arms on it. Each frame represents an hour, and can be placed in any shape or arrangement!






Fruit Loop Bowl by Black and Blum - a unique fruit basket that keeps air circulating to keep your fruit fresh for a longer period.

James The Doorman by Black and Blum - a perfect gentleman that will wedge his foot under the door to keep it open for you. He is utilitarian and will bring a stylish welcome to any interior. The James The Doorman features natural rubber material.And here below is anopther one of his faces:


James The Bookend

What about you?

Office trend: productive away from your desk

I like this new office trend - cozy spaces that do not remind you even remotely of a traditional desk. Some of them are created especially to separate you from the surroundings and allow you to create in your own world.

 The Incontri series above by Altek, design Paolo Ceola,  implement also the idea of the “furniture island” - a system of seating and mobile relaxation areas that can be assembled in different ways by grouping together the various elements. Incontri can be supplied on request with an integrated sound system with computer connections. It can also be integrated with the folding Archimede table (design Leonardo Rossano) that offers two surfaces whose height and inclination can be adjusted via a simple movement.(via)

Pearson Lloyd

There is also a maturing market for office “breakout” areas offered by Pearson Lloyd
(Wallpaper* Magazine),  also in Ronan and Erwan Bouroulec's idea of modern offices.

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Recycling can be inspiring, too

Do you like these strange creatures?

Can you guess what they are made of? Bits and pieces of old electronic devices. They are created by  Steven Rodrig,  artist and electronics repairman - and are known as PCB Creations. 
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 A great way of using at least some of the numerous discarded circuit boards that go to  the landfill every year. I like the idea of creative recycling when things that are not necessary anymore are turned into something beautiful and inspiring.

Frwesh and clever design from Tokyo Designers Week 2011

NODSE series by Takayuki Fukusawa 

MUNIRE KIRMACI Co-Cane - A cane for two. Inspired by the mutual support that gives a great sense of security within our relationships. It aims to remind us how important it is to have someone beside both in good times and in bad. 

Felted puzzle cushions byRumiko Ishikawa

via: http://www.dwell.com/