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Dreaming in color (and light wood) | Chic + Geek
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Appreciating form, function, and pretty things. Dreaming in color (and light wood). February 17, 2013. I do I feel badly for the people who will have to keep this place neat, it’s going to be incredibly obvious when even and inch of fabric is skewed or a drawer doesn’t quite close! Denzeen Article: http:/ www.dezeen.com/2013/02/07/otsuka-gofukuten-kimono-store-by-yusuke-seki/. Photography is by Takumi Ota. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). I am helping @ RED.
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Here fishy fishy… | Chic + Geek
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Appreciating form, function, and pretty things. Here fishy fishy…. September 11, 2013. If you need words to describe why this is awesome you’re doing it wrong. The lack of filtration system does make for long-term problems in fish health, but still. I had a Grow a Frog for years in a plastic tank and he lived to 9. It’s a kickstarter project and it’s pretty awesome. Click below for more info. By Greg Towndrow, as submitted to Designboom. All images Greg Towndrow. Tabula rasa for fish design. Show the wor...
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Pull it back | Chic + Geek
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Appreciating form, function, and pretty things. April 18, 2015. My love of transformer furniture is well documented on this blog, but “Land Peel” by Shin Yamashita. It’s also seating for two people with side tables and a lamp. Minimalism at it’s best. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Just add a pointy stick. Mash-pot...
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For the Sedentary Rebel | Chic + Geek
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Appreciating form, function, and pretty things. For the Sedentary Rebel. January 13, 2013. Apparently I am not the only one who finds most chairs problematic, and someone has finally gone beyond complaining. Khalid Shafar. Has designed a beautiful chair. It’s worth taking a look at his other designs. Thanks also to DesignBoom. For finding his chair, and for giving me something to become excited about again. Flip Chair Khalid Shafar 2013. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). I HATE office chairs!
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Subtlety | Chic + Geek
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Appreciating form, function, and pretty things. June 2, 2014. A while back Design Milk. 8220; Shibui is a Japanese word which refers to a particular aesthetic of simple, subtle, and unobtrusive beauty.”. Http:/ www.shibui.ch/products/pianoforte. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Create a fr...
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Human Elemants | Chic + Geek
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Appreciating form, function, and pretty things. August 13, 2013. There are two shopping websites that I think show these contrasting trends quite well. Fab. Useful but cooler than your mom’s. Nest Utensils Multi by Joseph Joseph, as seen on Fab.com. Shark Pencil case that bites you? Two please. Modern Dots Shark by Minnebites / Pencil Case on Etsy. The obviousness of this trend was pointed out to me on a trip to Sturbridge Village. Why would anyone want what I make? Well, I’ll work on it. Notify me of ne...
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Succeeding at Failing | Chic + Geek
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Appreciating form, function, and pretty things. March 9, 2014. But the things I wanted to change far outstripped my ability. So I become frustrated and avoidant, and wrote even less. And I am a champion avoider. So like many other disappointed people, I learned coding is not like in the movies. Coding in the movies vs real life. Here’s to trying only to fail, and hoping that I don’t need to try 2000 different ways to make a blog post. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Here fishy fishy…. Follow Blo...
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Tree Tech | Chic + Geek
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Appreciating form, function, and pretty things. May 1, 2014. I did my Senior Thesis in architecture in part on the new technology that is Cross Laminated Timber. Someday I’ll write a much better description with all my research, but here is the cliff notes version:. Seriously, the hardest thing about presenting CLT in crits was explaining all this without taking FOREVER to present. It was approved in December 2012 by the International Code Council (ICC), and the new code with be publish late this year.
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Making a Blanket Statement | Chic + Geek
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Appreciating form, function, and pretty things. Making a Blanket Statement. March 20, 2014. This is a new one for me, I’m taking images and facts from an official press release. Design Milk. Gets credit for actually introducing it to me though! However since Bloom Blanket has an official website. And a press release, and I’m press in the vaguest possible sense I’m totally using it. And it’s actually available for sale on Kickstarter. I can wait to see what else you come up with. Blue Thumbs →. Leave a Re...
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Less is More | Chic + Geek
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Appreciating form, function, and pretty things. January 13, 2012. Is an industrial designer from Uragway, who specializes in space saving furniture. Although each piece seemingly has one obvious function, it actually hides a number of other pieces that allow it to be taken apart to fulfil other needs. It is beautiful work, and incredibly sophisticated design. Http:/ www.claudiosibille.com/en/ludovico.php. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). More is More →. You a...
