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Early Stocking Stuffers

Ever heard of the Eximious of London catalog? Neither had I until it arrived a couple days ago, offering up all sorts of pseudo-clubby goodness (monogrammed leather poker cases and such). I'm especially taken with these geometric wooden puzzles..

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Harmonie Intérieure

I’m always happy to hear from Fabien & Frédérique of Harmonie Intérieure , a French company that I’ve written about before who specialize in wall decals. I know, I know… wall decals. Ugh.

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The Watercube Wins Australia’s Highest Architecture Award

The Chinese National Aquatic Center, better known as the Watercube , recently won the most prestigious architecture award from the Australian Institute of Architecture ! Although not officially a cube, the incredible aquatics facility is the 2008 winner of the Jorn Utzon Award for International Architecture . The design and construction of the memorable facility was a collaboration between Australian firm PTW Architects , Chinese practices CSCEC and CCDI, and international firm Arup

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Modern hanging gardens

When ac and i were walking along abbott kinney boulevard i snapped a shot of this fantastic hanging garden on the side of a building (anyone know which building this is? i couldn't find any signage out front). i love the way it combines beautiful organic plants with such a modern, industrial structure. it would be great to see something like this applied to simple, concrete box-style buildings.

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Schtum

Schtum is a modular seating and table system. A simple and robust design based on shapes that pack together to make a block that is easy to store and ..

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Woodloops’ Gorgeous FSC-Certified Furniture

These gorgeous pieces of FSC certified wooden furniture were created by German design company Woodloops .

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Lollipop Pottery

Today's discount is from Lollipop Pottery , a generous 20% off site wide if you enter "decor8isgreat" upon checkout. This offer is good until November 21st and I think it's the best time to scoop up some of their fantastic bowls and plates, all microwave and dishwasher safe, completely handmade by a lovely couple in Ohio.

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Innovative Desert Architecture from Binary Design Studio

Desert living has long been characterized as a lifestyle that requires considerable intervention to be sustainable. Still, at least one team of architects and designers believes that the secret to living comfortably in the desert is already there - in two unlikely sources: desert plants and prehistoric dwellings. Binary Design Studio , made up of Dale Clifford, Jason Vollen, M.

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New: Violet

I’m so excited to write this as two of my favorite artists, Camilla Engman and Elisabeth Dunker in Göteborg, Sweden recently moved into a working studio together that they’ve called Studio Violet . Studio Violet has a blog , web store (they ship worldwide) and a website .

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Do You Buy Vintage Online?

So how many of you out there have had bad a experience buying used vintage stuff online? I still cringe at the $150 eBay riding boots that didn't fit around my cankles. Bad idea! But it puzzles me when more mainstream sites offer vintage furniture and tchotchkes without showing what will actually arrive at your door.

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