The Modern Surf Shack

As seen in this month’s Wallpaper Magazine, I absolutely fell in love with this humble abode- also known as the “Floating Bungalow.”  With the use of limited materials, built-in millwork, a clean and open plan, pops of color for each space, and graphic inspiration; this space truly draws your attention in to out.  Four major [...]

Repurpose This!

Everyday we are surrounded by items, objects, and materials which we assume have lost their ability to serve a purpose or meet a need.  Though, with a little ingenuity, innovation, and thinking “outside of the box,” it’s amazing what these objects could become!  It’s all about a vision, a vision to see what “could be” [...]

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New Dwell Studio for Target collection – Casa Sugar. DIY-able Candle Chandelier – Curbly So cool…..Mike Perry Eames Chairs – Design Milk Love this chest mobile fireplace – Trendir Un Deux Trois Table by Vito Selma – Mocoloco

Olympic Madness

  Totally not design related but I must say something about the Olympics?!  It’s so exciting to be in the city where the Olympics are taking place.  The buzz around town is pure adrenaline and it is so awesome to see the city which we know as home in a whole different light.  This video [...]

The Domestic Transformer

I came across this and thought it was too cool not to share.  Since space is such a premium in Hong Kong, architect and founder of Edge Design, Gary Chang has come up with an innovative solution for his small 330 square foot apartment.  The apartment has a system of walls that move and glide [...]

Just Mod It!

  Panels by Modular Arts have been one of my long time favorite products.  They are environmentally friendly wall panels made of non-toxic mineral, which can be installed directly over drywall and have a hard dense feel to them.  You see them used all over town in hip bars and restaurants as wall applications.  They are [...]

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Olympic Souvenir Designs- from Canada! – Apartment Therapy Earth Home, a renovation that will have you going GREEN- Re-Nest The melted shade lamp aka The Impossible Lamp- Like Cool Modular furniture that moves and molds and shapes- Pico Cool Outdoor living like never seen before! – Dezeen

IKEA Textiles- going MANGA!

A new collection of textiles will soon be available at Ikea stores worldwide, but not just any collection- one inspired by Japanese culture and designed by only a 13-yesr old girl.  Åsa Ekström, the artist, decided to become a “mangaka” which is a cartoonist inspired by the Japanese way of creating comic-strip drawings called Manga. Åsa explains “It’s filled [...]

Unique. Innovative. Collaborative.

Kitchen design, and kitchens in general, are always evolving as new technology and materials saturate the market.  One driving effort to this are our demands as consumers, our desire to create kitchens that do more than we ever dreamed that they could do, or hide for that matter.  One trend which has been developing for [...]

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Paint your room one colour but with two finishes!  Love the end result – Apartment Therapy New lamps by Thomas Paul – 2Modern Design Blog This is wild! Inside the new Sliver Restaurant – Contemporist Modern wall panels by Total – Trendir The new Pinch and Splay Lamp – Design Milk