Category: EYE ON DESIGN
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EYE ON DESIGN |CHAIRS|A Chair in the Family
Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi was a visionary when it came to chairs. Chiavari, Italy had been known for the production of heavy, elaborately carved furniture since the year 1200. In 1807, this young craftsman, Giuseppe, came up with a chair that was “so lightweight that even a child could lift it with a single finger.” There’s…
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Eye on Design | Reykjavik | Steinunn Sigurðardóttir | A Designer’s Inspiration
Sophisticated, textural, awe-inspiring. These are the adjectives that came to mind when I first saw the clothing designed by Steinunn Sigurðardóttir. As I found out more about her, and her inspiration for her designs, I became even more intrigued.
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Eye on Design | Reykjavik | Healing Hands & Beard Caps
I was intrigued by these scarves with their oversized “hands” on each end. A designer with a sense of humor? Then I saw the wool caps with beards and I had to find out more.
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Eye on Design | Reykjavik | Netagerdin Work & Shop
I was cruising along in a Reykjavik taxi when I saw Netagerdin Work & Shop. “STOP THE CAR!”
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Eye on Design | Buenos Aires | Perez Sanz | Sculptural Accessories
When a metal sculptor focuses his talent on fashion and home accessories, you know they’re going to be incredible. While I was in Buenos Aires, I went back to Perez Sanz several times, just to gaze at the gorgeousness. Julio Perez Sanz has been crafting his “sculptures” since 1966. He and his son, Luciano, make…
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Eye on Design | Buenos Aires | Vertical Produce
I don’t know why, or even, in some cases, how, but the produce in Buenos Aires is stacked vertically.
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Eye on Design | Bellagio | Saraceno
It was these necklaces in the window that stopped me in my tracks.
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Eye on Design | Como | Salute to Summer
On a recent trip to Lake Como, Italy, my hotel served these colorful tropical drinks by the pool . . . a charming, simple idea for an end-of-summer barbecue or cocktail party. It’s as easy as this: Cut the top off, and lightly scoop out (leave some of the fruit on the sides), grapefruits, coconuts,…
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Eye on Design | Dublin | Avoca Style
Avoca is a fabulous store in Ireland that sells all manner of great Irish products…but it was in the café where I found eye-catching design ideas, including the magnificent Mediterranean platter laid out on a vintage wooden cutting board like a work of art.
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Eye on Design | Italy | Cassette delle Lettere
Let’s face it, in Italy everything is charming…even something as utilitarian and ordinary as a mailbox.
