BibliOdyssey Design Crush Amazing Exotic Gourd Lamps from Calabarte If you are looking for creative ways to light up a room, enjoy these Gourd Lamps by Calabarte. Each gourd lamp is made from a gourd brought from Senegal and their exotic design is achieved after carefully selecting dried shells of gourd fruit and drilling patterns into them. Different patterns are designed by carving deeper or shallower into layers of wood. This allows light to pass through each carving, creating beautiful patterns of light on the walls. The gourds are all unique and the perforations differ in diameter, exposing light through its intricate patterns. Resting on a base carved in wood and finished with Italian natural oil, the Gourde Lamps will attract admiration and will surely offer an enticing atmosphere to the room.
Thu, 11/03/2011 | Co. Design Kyle Fewell MONSTER BRAINS Popsicles! Not to sound full of myself, but I’m pretty sure this is the be all, end all of popsicle roundups. There’s a little something for everyone: the foodies, the purists, the ones who prefer frozen yogurt, the ones who prefer a little alcohol, everyone. Tweny-five options to be exact. The post I did last summer on the cold guys was one of DC’s most viewed ever, so I thought you’d all be up for another round – was I right? Click on the photo to be taken to the recipe. All photos and recipes copyright of their respective source unless otherwise noted.
poppytalkhandmade NEXT11 | DATA LOVE We’re done. The show is over, and my small core team and me had an awesome time last night at our after-show party in a small karaoke bar which also happens to be an indonesian bistro. That was a super exclusive event, just the six of us. Sorry to everyone who had liked to join us – it was completely spontaneous, unplanned and happened to us without warning. In the spirit of Data Love, I’d like to share some fresh data about the event: 1651 people registered, that’s almost 300 more than last year. 155 speakers, that means every tenth participant was a speaker. People came from 16 countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Bulgaria, USA and of course Germany. According to Twingly, the overall number of tweets containing the “next11” keyword was more than 11,000, with almost 9,000 of them during the time of the conference and more than 3,000 different users tweeting about NEXT11.
Julien Trédan-Turini / concepteur-designer graphique indépendant this isn't happiness™ Design Cooking is a serious and competitive business and professional cooking schools can have the air of military camps where fear and strict order dominate. Nothing wrong with that in the world of celebrity chefs, fame and Michelin stars. But for the rest of us, cooking is either a fun and enjoyable creative endeavour or a boring daily necessity best avoided at all costs. Many consumer-facing cooking schools, sensing a growing market niche, are offering relaxed, fun classes in cool surroundings that don’t intimidate the participants. Black ceilings, light wood accents and white main features keep the studio’s ambiance clean and professional, avoiding the all-so-common trap of too cute that would have opened up with the introduction of pink, baby blue or yellow. You can relax now and forget all of your bad memories (should you have any…) of drab and dreary home economics classes because the newest cooking schools are cool. The elegant use of wood is the key attribute in The Culinary Art School.
Scrabble Tile Pendant | Here’s what you’ll need: Wooden Scrabble Tiles (you can get these on ebay, or just get the game and cannabalize it…or if you live around me, I already did that, and I’m sure I have a few I can spare)Super Glue Diamond Glaze ModPodge or Tacky Glue Jewelry Bails (the little metal loop that you thread a necklace chain through)Emery board or sandpaper Scrapbook Paper Scissors or Craft Knife (exacto blade) Paintbrush or sponge brush Here goes… Step 1: Glue the bail (little metal loop) to the back of your tile. I use super glue to glue my bails on most of the time, but tacky glue also works, as does gorilla glue. If you’re using glue that takes a while to dry, try propping the bail up with something, so you can leave it to dry. Step 2: While the glue is drying, cut out a piece of scrapbook paper just a little bit bigger than the scrabble tile. Make sure to press all the bubbles out, if you get any. Step 3: Using your craft knife, trim the excess paper from around the tile. Last step: Let it dry!