Archive for May, 2012
Congratulations to two of our own product lines here at Eclectic Living for being named Editor’s top picks from the High Point Furniture Market, American Leather and Gus Modern. Both the Aaron chair and the Root occasional table are things of beauty. You can read the entire article at Interior Design, the pieces are listed […]
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Tags: American Leather, Design, Eclectic Living, furniture design, Gus, Gus Modern, Interior Design Magazine, Louisville KY, top picks
Art: Brainiac, Matte Stephens
I have been a long-time fan of and absolutely adore the work of artist Matte Stephens, I can’t decide which I like best, some of the amusing titles or the art itself. Based in Portland where he lives with his wife Vivienne and his cat Simon, Stephens is a huge mid-century modern fan and his […]
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Tags: Art, artist, brainiac, Humor, Matte Stephens, Mid-Century Modern, Simon
The Water Tower, It’s Just Home
98 feet above the Belgium countryside sits Patrick Mets’ dream home, a retired water tower. Having been interested in water towers since he was a teenager, Mets finally found this one in 1996 and paid $43,000 for the structure. Five years later and with a price tag of $2.1 million, the 4,843 square foot, six […]
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Tags: Architecture, Belgium, Bham Design Studio, decor, Design, water tower
Art?: Tramshed Restaurant
I don’t know about you, but eating while staring at “Cock and Bull” a giant sculpture by controversial artist Damien Hirst, suspended 13+ feet above dining tables, would be quite off-putting to say the least. The piece features an actual Hereford cow and rooster preserved in a steel and glass tank filled with formaldehyde (anybody’s stomach […]
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Tags: Art, chicken and steak, Cock and Bull, Damien Hirst, dining, Natural History, Tramshed restaurant
What a Gas! Lamp
The Gas Lamp by La Firme isn’t fueled by gas but the shade is in the shape of a propane gas tank and the huge match the pull string. Love the concept! Thanks to Christina. pb
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Tags: Art, Design, Gas Lamp, Inspiring Design, La Firme, Lighting, match, propane gas
Mid-Century Modern Oasis
Interior Designer Emily Summers has restored this ignored home to a cool and serene midcentury oasis located on the 14th hole of the Eldorado Country Club in Palm Springs, CA. The furnishings in the space are from the designer’s collection and are quite the eye candy. If that tall backed vanity chair ever needs a […]
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Tags: Architectural Digest, Design, Eldorado Country Club, Emily Summers, Mid-Century, Mid-Century Modern
Art: Honed Hairstyles
These unusual wall-mounted sculptures, by Yasuhiro Sakurai, caught my eye as they are mysterious women with different hairstyles carved from cypress. He is Tokyo born and based, completed the Master Course in Sculpture at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music and is represented by Galleria Grafica Tokio. pb
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Tags: cypress, hairstyles. art, sculpture, Yasuhiro Sakurai
Stylist: Marianne Cotterill
I remembered seeing the Cotterill home featured on Apartment Therapy a few years ago and recently her name popped up again. Her use of bold color, mixing old and new, and the unexpected blend of serious with whimsical made me an instant fan of Photographic Stylist Marianne Cotterill. It is so refreshing to find someone […]
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Tags: decor, Design, eclectic, Eclectic Living, Marianne Cotterill, photo, photographic stylist, photography, style, Stylist
Art: Birds + Books
These delightful illustrations of birds in old engineering and science manuals are the work of Paula Swisher, a Pennsylvania artist and designer. Swisher began the works using only a ballpoint pen and white-out but then ventured into using colored pencils, goache, and other items such as thread and cut papers. It’s enough to make you […]
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Tags: Art, birds, Book Birds, books, Paula Swisher
Savvy Swedish Style
This stunning home in Sweden in not only easy on the eyes it also has cleverly made use of the all white walls to disguise installed electronics with ease. The photo above is a perfect example. Upon further study, you will finally notice the white projection screen above the door that just disappears into the […]
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Tags: color, hi-tech, hiding electronics, Swedish Style
