Un pezzo di ispirazione;

About a year ago, Michael introduced me to the glory that is IKEA Hacker, and with Diana’s recent mentions of the fabulous Swedish retailer and the current economic climate, encouraging creative uses of budget-friendly furniture seems significantly more appealing than promoting buying pre-distressed furniture or fixtures at places like Restoration Hardware.

(Image from IKEA Hacker)
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Un pezzo di ispirazione;

One of my favorite places to find reasonably priced, unique gifts is MoMA Store, and if I’m looking for some design porn as a pick-me-up, the online selection seldom fails to deliver.  Currently they are featuring a new, limited-time-only collection called Destination:  Seoul that features everyday products previously only available in South Korea (per the [...]

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Un pezzo di ispirazione;

Once again it’s snowing out, but it should be turning to rain shortly if it hasn’t already, and I need some color.  Back in the spring we went to see Color Chart:  Reinventing Color from 1950 to Today at the MoMA which featured some gorgeous pieces from the museum’s collection, but they allowed no photography [...]

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Un pezzo di ispirazione;

Penny (www.pennyplastic.com) often posts her daily inspirations on her fabulous blog, and it’s prompted me to share some of my favorite images, songs, or any other media that I want to share that may not fit into any other posts I write–especially great photos from blogs I frequent.  So without further ado, my first installment;

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