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MOLDED PLYWOOD CHAIR BY NARUSE INOKUMA ARCHITECTS

by KNQ Associates (noreply@blogger.com) from Home Rejuvenation (by KNQ Associates)  (design blog) — 12-03-2008 12:30
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This molded plywood chair from Japanese company Tendo Mokko Furniture is not yet in production, but it has already wooed me over with its simple concept and construction. Designed by Yuri Naruse and Jun Inokuma of Naruse Inokuma [...]

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BOTTLE TABLE LAMP BY SARAH TURNER

by KNQ Associates (noreply@blogger.com) from Home Rejuvenation (by KNQ Associates)  (design blog) — 12-03-2008 09:55
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In a bid to reduce the rising number of soft drink bottles being disposed in landfills, Sarah Turner recycled Cola bottles to create this table lamp, transforming them from their original state to a state which makes their original form almost [...]

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slit house

by Justin from materialicious  (design blog) — 12-03-2008 08:31
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"Zhang Lei copied the massing of adjacent garden houses from the 1920s, but abstracted their form and used concrete instead of gray brick. He changed materials, he says, because gray brick is no longer made in Nanjing, but concrete is....

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rammed earth by design

by Justin from materialicious  (design blog) — 12-03-2008 09:57
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Earth Architecture

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10 Easy Pieces: Mailboxes

by Sarah from Remodelista  (design blog) — 12-03-2008 09:59
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From Sarah: The holiday season inspires a heightened awareness of the importance of a handsome (or at least presentable) mailbox. Here are ten we like. Above: The Priority Mailbox from Chiasso is $48. Above: The Premier Mailbox, designed by New Zealand landscape architect Frank Samuels of stainless steel and cedar plywood coated with UV-protected sealer, is on sale [...]

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nuclear-reactor-building

by buildllc from BUILD Blog  (design blog) — 12-02-2008 19:50
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In addition to a few recent additions of modern work here in Seattle, we’ve noticed that there are some great examples of architecture that have been around for decades and should be represented.  Today’s post should bring you up to speed with the current work as well as some staples of Seattle design that we [...]

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Shopper’s Diary: Mini Exhibitions at Kiosk

by Ms. Admin from Remodelista  (design blog) — 12-02-2008 14:32
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From Julie: One of our favorite stores, Kiosk in New York, is featuring a pop-up store curated by Andy Beach of Reference Library, one of our favorite blogs. Beach used a custom oilboard stencil for this Vietnam-vintage A.B. Kiosk Laundry Bag; $25 at Kiosk.

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Steal This Look: San Francisco Kitchen

by Ms. Admin from Remodelista  (design blog) — 12-02-2008 13:32
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From Julie: Our current favorite kitchen belongs to our friends Zak Conway and Dagmar Daley, who recently remodeled their 1896 Victorian house in the Mission District of San Francisco. Daley, an architect turned children’s clothing designer, devised a single, sleek walnut counter and, instead of building kitchen cabinets, created a bank of storage shelves hidden behind [...]

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Accessories: Vintage Grain Sack Pillows

by Ms. Admin from Remodelista  (design blog) — 12-02-2008 12:32
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From Julie: We love the way Dagmar Daley covered her midcentury teak chair in vintage grain sack cloth in her San Francisco kitchen. She also uses grain sack pillows on her built-in minimalist dining bench. Here are some sources: Below:  Vintage hand-spun hemp linen Grain Sack Pillows from Laviva Home; $125 or $145 for a larger size. Below: [...]

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All along the watchtower - Coop Himmelb(l)au in L.A.

by Edward Lifson (noreply@blogger.com) from Hello Beautiful!  (design blog) — 12-02-2008 12:08
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C-monster says Coop Himmelb(l)au's Los Angeles High School #9 at nightlooks likea prison watchtower.Well, one great thing about the tower at the High School for the Visual and Performing Arts is that it's so abstract it can be almost anything you like.For [...]

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Posted by Marshall Mayer at 10-12-2007 11:07
A directory of all blogs aggregated on LiveModern is at http://livemodern.com/blog-directory (please check this before suggesting a new one). If I've missed your favorites, tell me here or email me using the link in the byline of this comment. If you include a URL I'll explore it. Blogs that are relevant to the site will be added to the feeds (with the blogger's permission, of course). Once added, we'll update the blogs frequently and publish blog entries that are appropriate to the LiveModern website.