Make A Textural Table Runner with Marble
I started a TABLESCAPES board a few months ago to step up my entertaining style. There are some goodies on there but nothing like this very cool idea that I want to share with you. A table runner made of of marble slabs! I totally love this idea – it’s unique, textural and certainly a conversation starter for any style dinner party. Another reason why I love this is that this design creates a neat dimension and layered vibe while giving new homes to objects like candles and vases. What do you think of this marble slab idea? Would you consider doing this for a dinner party that you are hosting?
(Image via Ruffled Blog)
May 6, 2013
Bucky Restoration
Hailed as “one of the greatest minds of our times”, R. Buckminster Fuller was renowned for his comprehensive perspective on the world’s problems. For more than five decades, he developed pioneering solutions that reflected his commitment to the potential of innovative design to create technology that does “more with less” and thereby improves human lives. Developing design solutions rooted in technology, in 1961 Fuller filed the patents for an autonomous dwelling machine he called the “Fly’s Eye Dome.” It was envisioned as a fully functional, air deployable, off-the-grid shelter. Though never fully realized in his lifetime, Fuller created three prototypes – a 12, 24 and 50 foot dome.
The architectural historian and modern architecture preservationist Robert Rubin has purchased the largest of Buckminster Fuller’s “Fly’s Eye” domes from the Buckminster Fuller Institute. The dome is currently being restored and will be displayed, for the first time in more than 30 years, at the Festival International d’art in Toulouse, France, from May 24 to June 23.
Although imagined over 50 years ago, the design of the Fly’s Eye Dome is still relevant, if not radical even today. An inspiration for independent thinking and beauty redefined.
Image and excerpts sourced at Buckminster Fuller Institute. Sourced at Architects Newspaper.
Tags: Archtecture, Buckminster Fuller, Bucky Fuller, Fly Eye Dome, Industrial design, interior design, sustainable design
May 2, 2013100% Recycled Countertops
Thinking about a kitchen remodel this spring? Keeping it Green is an important consideration when looking at cabinet and countertop options. Have you considered paper? Yes, Paper!
Richlite, has brought to the market a durable, hard surface material created from paper. Eco-friendly and beautiful, fibers can come from a variety of sources; virgin wood fibers, post consumer waste, recycled blue jeans, coffee chaff, burlap bags, banana peels, etc. Color is added during the paper making process instead of the paper saturating process to ensure consistent and solid color throughout. Stain, Scratch and Heat resistant, as well as durable and sustainable. I found it especially interesting, as extended overhangs can be created up to 24″ without additional support. A great material for an island overhang, or how about a dining table top?
Richlite r50 contains 50% post-consumer waste fibers from old corrugated cardboard.
Richlite r100 and Grays Harbor contain 100% post-consumer waste fibers and are FSC® Certified 100% Recycled. These materials have a great look, as the fibrous material has some subtle texture and depth, but also develops a patina over time, much like a beautiful stone would. Sustainable, and beautiful.
Image and excerpts sourced at Richlite.
Tags: architecture, green design, interior design, kitchen countertops, kitchen remodel, LEED, Richlite, sustainability
May 1, 2013Donald Judd’s Home and Studio, 101 Spring Street
The opportunity to experience the personal environment of an artist offers a unique peek into their process. Honoring the legacy of Donald Judd, his home and studio at 101 Spring Street will open to the public in June. ‘Donald Judd revolutionized practices and attitudes surrounding art making and the exhibition of art, primarily advocating for the permanent installation of works by artists in carefully selected environments. Judd achieved this goal for his own work and that of his colleagues at both his studio and residence at 101 Spring Street in New York and in various locations in and around Marfa, Texas.’
“Too often, I believe, the meaning of a work of art is lost as a result of a thoughtless or unsuitable placement of the work for display. The installation of my own work, for example, as well as that of others, is contemporary with its creation, and the space surrounding the work is crucial to it. Frequently as much thought has gone into the placement of a piece as into the piece itself. Accordingly, it is my hope that such of my works of art which I own at the time of my death are installed at 101 Spring Street in New York City, or in Marfa, Texas, will be preserved where they are installed.”
–Donald Judd, 1993
Judd Foundation’s mission is to maintain and preserve Donald Judd’s permanently installed living and working spaces, libraries, and archives in New York and Marfa, Texas. The architecture of the building, and space in which he displayed his work was an important element in the art’s creation and display.
Excerpts sourced at the Judd Foundation, Image Source.
Tags: 101 Spring Street, architecture, art, Donald Judd, interior design, Judd Foundation, Marfa Texas, New York
May 1, 2013Why Don’t You…?
… give your wall an ombre and hexagon treatment?
Tags: ombre, Paint, wall decor, wall treatment
