First Look: The City Throws Itself a Design Party
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The table lamp is laid-back, and no wonder. Created by Peter Stathis, a San Francisco industrial designer, for Joby, a San Francisco consumer products company, Trapeze has the easygoing affect of a Bay Area windsurfer on a fair-trade coffee break. (more…)
This year at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, designers couldn’t seem to decide whether to put form or function first. The result: Great looking, forward-thinking storage. Our boring bookshelves are getting nervous… http://www.shelterpop.com/2011/05/20/storage-furniture-icff/
Believe us when we say that we saw enough furniture and design at last weekend’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair to make our eyes bleed. So coming upon Rafael de Cardenas’s new show at Johnson Trading Gallery was like arriving at an oasis in a big desert of faux deer heads, silkscreened bird silhouettes, and assorted porcelain bullshit. (more…)
RISMEDIA, April 26, 2011—Given the pressing environmental challenges facing the world, one day just doesn’t seem like enough to celebrate the earth and make long-term environmental changes. Why not use this month as inspiration and make a commitment to do environmentally friendly activities throughout the year? (more…)
The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is warning homeowners specifically in all of Florida, and or the metro areas of Houston, and Austin, Texas, and or homeowners in Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana who have Knauf Tianjin Chinese drywall in their home, or condominium to get signed up with the New Orleans Federal Court Multi District Litigation, as opposed to allowing the homebuilder to gut, [...]
New EPA regulations regarding lead based paint may affect you. Protect yourself and the environment. We at Hollub Homes are Approved Lead Safe Renovators and stay current on technology, technique and regulations. Lead Poisoning, a Stubborn Nemesis By MIREYA NAVARRO Contamination among young children has dropped sharply in the U.S., but in poor urban areas it remains a challenge…. read more