29/12/2012

Throw Away Your Old Mascara

Throw Away Your Old Mascara:
Hedgehog eyelash extensions save time and are a much cuter alternative! Not just for special occasions any more!
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Thanks to Colleen O.,  Loki will keep us looking sharp.

Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: I shall leeck you, Pocket Pets

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I Didn’t Get The Xbox 360

I Didn’t Get The Xbox 360:
Ah means I liked the fur coat and the big box o’ “Baked Delights Hugs, crispy doggeh snax with soft savory centers made with beef AND cheese.” The Porsche Cayenne is neat, too.
But ah was hopin’ for the Xbox 360.
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Toby, from Sarah L.

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What Day Is It? Caturbunday!

What Day Is It? Caturbunday!:
Let’s mix and mingle and double and dabble our 2 favorite days together into one! Please, allow yourself a little extra time to enjoy.
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Thanks to BFFs Kara the cat and Melba the bunny, two shelter rescues who share a special bond, for helping create the bestest new day of cute evar!

Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Bunday, Bunnies, Caturday, I shall leeck you, Interspecies Snorgling, Kittens, ResQte, sleppy

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2012 Year in Review: Design Store(y)

2012 Year in Review: Design Store(y):
Back in February we started a regular column that goes inside design-focused shops from around the world featuring interviews with shop owners called Design Store(y). It seems that many of you are enjoying it, so we hope to continue next year, but let’s take a look back at the great stores we toured in 2012:
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David Stark’s Wood Shop Takeover at Haus Interior
Designer David Stark developed a collection of 75 wood shop-inspired home accessories and, in February 2012, Haus Interior shop owner Nina Freudenberger emptied her shelves, ceding her boutique in New York City’s NoLIta to Stark’s creations. Wood Shop was an event that pushes the boundaries of traditional retail in that it was more “ambush,” as Stark’s coined it, than pop-up.
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Object in Seattle
We travel to the opposite coast, to the beautifully spare and pure white shop, Object, in Seattle. Owned and curated by local photographer Charlie Schuck, Object was born out of his love and admiration for design, composition, and the Northwest.
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MoMA Design Store in NYC
Following on the heels of David Stark’s innovative pop-up at Haus Interior and the stark white space of Seattle boutique Object, Design Store(y) delves into the downtown outpost of the MoMA Design Store. We visited the SoHo location, camera in hand, following an interview with MoMA Design Store president, Kathy Thornton-Bias.
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Module R in Brooklyn
After MoMA, we went a little farther downtown, and across the bridge, to brownstone-filled Brooklyn to tour Module R, an architect-owned and curated enterprise that specializes in, you guessed it, modular art and design products. Indeed, all the items in this red-fronted shop on the border of Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill can be reconfigured, customized, stacked, nested, and otherwise personalized. That’s what we call focus. We chatted with the man behind the movable pieces, owner Donald Rattner.
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March in San Francisco
We headed to the West Coast, landing in San Francisco’s Laurel Heights neighborhood to tour March. Proprietor Sam Hamilton, who worked at Ralph Lauren before opening the shop back in 2002, recently relaunched her business, with a whole new twist. Focusing on the kitchen, pantry, and table, Hamilton presents hand hewn items with a modern sensibility, in addition to solid classics like AGA and cast iron cookware. Hamilton derives her inspiration from the slow food movement and San Francisco food culture. It’s a fresh concept for a decor boutique, and impeccably executed.
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Woonwinkel in Portland, Oregon
Also on the West Coast is Woonwinkel, which is located in Portland, Oregon. The shop is light and airy, and it’s contents equally as refreshing. Woonwinkel owners Erica Essink and Kristin Van Buskirk label their look as “warm, inviting, tactile, quirky,” asserting it as “a departure from the hard, slick modern aesthetic of the past.” Essentially, it’s modern with soul, and we’re loving it.
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Førest London
We hopped across the pond, and back a half century, to poke around the flawless mid-century furniture shop, Førest London, which opened this past spring. Owned by Dutch design enthusiast and London College of Fashion graduate, Eva Coppens, the shop showcases Scandinavian and Dutch furniture reupholstered by local craftsmen, vintage lamps, and select pieces of pottery. Coppens recently launched a collaborative collection with eco-friendly print designer Tamasyn Gambell, whose work is stocked by MoMA and Liberty’s of London. Her Bauhaus-meets-modernist prints work perfectly with the vintage aesthetic of Førest London’s Scandinavian finds.
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Cubeshops in Toronto
This is a tale of how a design-minded woman, Sakiko Ichihara, who originally moved to Toronto to attend university, translated her love of her native culture into a business. Her boutique, Cubeshops, tucked away amid restaurants in downtown Toronto, carries Japanese design objects, gifts, stationary, pens, and the like. It’s a great blend of daily use, practical products and fun, design-y stuff you just want. And a lot of it is unique, as Cubeshops tends to be the exclusive North American distributor of their wares. Like its name suggests, the shop feels like a cube, with a dark floor that grounds the space, and glossy white, clean-lined shelves that elevate items to museum-worthy status.
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Maison 203 in Italy
Although this shop has a distinctly French name, it’s actually located in the Veneto region of Italy. Maison 203, is a glass-fronted, white slice of a shop on a quaint brick street that opened in June 2010. The owners, husband-and-wife designers, curate covetable items from a respectable roster of established international designers and emerging brands.  We’ve long been fans of their sleek web shop, and were thrilled to discover they exist IRL (that’s “in real life” for those of you not versed in txting) as well.
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Holly’s House in London
Holly Wick opened her eponymous shop, Holly’s House exactly one year ago, motivated by the desire to bring fresh, new design to West London. Wick, who also runs an interior design consultancy, stocks heaps of fantastic items from established brands, including Moooi and Diamantini & Dominiconi, alongside indie talent from the likes of Phoebe Richardson and Andy Macgregor.
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Still House in NYC
Still House, owned by Pratt graduate Urte Tylaite, is located in the East Village. The 300-square-foot sliver of a space was designed by Brooklyn-based firm Silva/Bradshaw, and features wood plank floors, a dropped wood plank ceiling, narrow wood plank shelving along the walls, and plywood display cases down the middle. Tylaite featurees items from local designers, plus pieces from Scandinavia and Japan.

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2012 Year in Review: Best of Architecture + Interiors

2012 Year in Review: Best of Architecture + Interiors:
From miniature to mansions, from residential to commercial, and from multiple continents, we’ve shared every type of architecture with you this year. Each one more spectacular than the last and with it’s own distinct qualities that show these particular designers really think outside the box. Keep reading to discover the most popular house…
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10. Nettleton 199 by SAOTA and OKHA Interiors
Located in Cape Town, South Africa, this jaw-dropping home let’s you see directly through it – from the back yard you can see right through the house to the pool and then to the Atlantic Ocean. Completely dreamy…
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9. Spa House by Metropolis Design
A mountainside guest house that’s meant for relaxing with its large infinity pool and underwater viewing room/spa where you can peep the people swimming.
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8. Potts Point Apartment by Anthony Gill Architects
A tiny apartment gets a renovation to give the young child a space of its own, while still giving the parent’s a separate pullout bed that’s hidden in a partition wall/bookcase.
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7. Curtain Door by Matharoo Associates
A massive door made of 40 sections of thick wood that feather out giving the appearance of a curve, much like a curtain would make.
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6. Sweden’s Smallest Apartment
Proposed affordable housing for students in Lund, Sweden brings about this teeny, tiny cottage that comes complete with everything one might need while attending school.
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5. Villa Amanzi by Original Vision Architecture
A multi-leveled, luxury villa in Phuket, Thailand that will knock your socks off, with traces of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water and the seamless way it seems to grow out of rock it sits on.
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4. The Candy Room by Red Design Group
A candy store full of sweet goodness and one-of-a-kind design that has customers wanting to just hang out in the childlike space.
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3. World’s Thinnest House: Keret House by Jakub Szczesny
This two-story, triangular shaped house is sandwiched between two buildings and would you believe that it’s only four feet wide?
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2. LEGO PMD by Rosan Bosch and Rune Fjord
For every kid that grew up but didn’t want to, this office was made for you! Can you imagine working where there are endless LEGO bricks and a slide?
And the most popular Architecture post of 2012 was…
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1. Micro Cabin in Finland
This small cabin in the woods of Finland overlooking a lake is exactly what the man who designed and built it was looking for – 146-square feet of space made from mostly recycled materials and a tight budget.
Which one would you want to live in?

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2012 Year in Review: Best of Skim Milk

2012 Year in Review: Best of Skim Milk:
The minimalist inside of me looks forward to Leo’s Skim Milk column every week, so let’s look back at the top 10 most popular Skim Milk posts from this past year. Keep reading to find out what the most popular post was.
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10. Empty Memory by Logical Art
Empty Memory is a collection of USB drives designed by London-based Logical Art. The design comes with two versions: Structure and Transparent. They contain a physical emptiness within their enclosing to symbolize the memory that will fill the USB.
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9. 23 Alnwick Road by Park Associates
This project by Park+Associates is located in Alnwick Road, Singapore. Located on 23 Alnwick Road, the home is a direct reflection of the clients’ characteristics and preferences. The main elements within the home are black and white, with tiny touches of color to add a bit of personality.
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8. Color Case for iPhone 5 by 11+
Color Case for iPhone 5 is a minimal design created by Cloud&Co for Korean company 11+. The focus of 11+ is to provide beautifully designed, high-quality products for the masses. Too often are good designs forgotten because of their unreasonably high costs or impossible attainability. In addition, 11+ donates a percentage of its proceeds to UNICEF ’s Gift of Water Campaign, which provides water-related aid to those in need.
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7. Egg Box by Otília Andrea Erdélyi
Egg Box is a minimalist packaging design by Hungary-based designer Otília Andrea Erdélyi. The goal was to redesign the egg crate using as little material as possible, while still providing enough protection for the eggs.
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6. Strelein Warehouse by Ian Moore Architects
This converted warehouse, located in Sydney, Australia, is a 150 sqm design by Ian Moore Architects. Strelein Warehouse was transformed into a two-level residence in 2010. The residence has two entrances, with the front-entrance composed of a steel frame with brick overlay.
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5. Apartment Weteringschans by I Love Architecture
The versatile Netherlands-based architecture firm (with the best name ever), I Love Architecture, designed an amazing interior by the name of Apartment Weteringschans. The layout of the space is split into a clean, grid-like structure. The kitchen island, which is a monolithic blog of marble and wood, serves as both the cooking and serving area.
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4. SDB25 by Apollo Architects and Associates
SDB25 is a minimal home located in Seounbuk-gu, Seoul, designed by Apollo Architects and Associates. The house is located in the northern residential districts of Seoul with historical landmarks and traditional Korean housing. Located on a sloping ground, the residence maximizes its 330 square meter site by expanding the foundation underground.
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3. CZ House by Tamizo Architects
CZ-House, located near Pabianice, Poland, is a single family homed designed by Tamizo Architects. Partially hidden behind a concrete barrier, the residence is a one-story structure replete with large glass windows that overlook a beautifully serene and tranquil landscape.
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2. Home/Gym/Office by Philippe Starck
Working alongside Eugeni Quitllet, Philippe Starck has recently designed Home/Gym/Office for Alias’s fitness collection. The HGO collection is composed of a gym mat, barbell, jump rope, multipurpose hook, and rack. The gym mat is constructed of leather and polyurethane foam with non-slip rubber used in the lower portion.
And, the most popular Skim Milk post of 2012 is… drumroll…
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1. House in Abiko by Fuse Atelier
Fuse-atelier is at it again with a beautiful new project — House in Abiko — located in Abiko, Japan. The 80-square-meter residence is a concrete monolith, a request made by the clients themselves. The building sits on a soft foundation that required the use of stakes to support the concrete structure.

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