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Work of Art Jewelry designer Stine A. Johansen has decorated her family's apartment in a pretty mix of flea market finds, design classics and beautiful modern art — plus her own jewelry, making for space of relaxed elegance. Love. Vosgesparis Day two of Design Trade Blogger tour started with our Styling challenge at VIPP, in case you missed it, see my pictures here: Vipp Styling Competition. And after a tour through the old silversmith Georg Jensen we were off for a working lunch at the Bella Sky Hotel where we discussed the plans for te forthcomming Design Trade Faire and our Blogger zone. Before heading of of to Host, the restaurant I wrote about when it opened here we visited Vitsoe in their new office with an amazig view over the roofs of Copenhagen. I made some picture of their Shelving system but I thought these pictures, which I found via Pinterest, give a better idea of the many ways to use the system.

Photographing Buildings [Composition Tips] A Guest Post by Michael Toye I am a firm believer, at least with photography, that what you get back is directly related to the effort you put in. As with all activities, it’s certainly not linear and I am the first to admit that you can tip the scale in your favor to achieve some great architectural images armed with only a few basic techniques. For me, I think the allure of shooting buildings started as a tourist.

the style files Marion from The Marion House Book has posted a great diy project on her blog . She bought some plain baskets and designed a pattern and color combination. She then painted the baskets in these chosen colors and design. An easy way to personalize some baskets and give them character! You can find the full instruction (incl. more photos) here on Marion’s blog .

Architectural Photography: Just Like Playing Tetris…Right? “Shooting architecture or home décor is just like playing Tetris,” says Lincoln Barbour, a professional commercial advertising and architectural interior photographer based in Portland, Oregon. “You have to get everything to fit together just right.” Lincoln has his background in web design, so it’s no surprise that Lincoln’s talents lay in creating perfectly composed photos. After he gave up his web design job (post dot-com bubble), Lincoln went to work as studio manager for an architectural photographer. The job fostered Lincoln’s innate interest in photography and gave him a chance to build his digital workflow skills, primarily in Photoshop. decor8 Hello decor8 readers, are you ready for another trend report? It’s Gudy again with a trend report for February. I have been wanting to write about this Micro Trend for quite some time already but I thought it could be a nice moment to be shared when little Aidan (Holly’s baby) arrived. So let’s see if we get him a mini teepee when starting his first crawling adventures! What do you think, Holly? Have you noticed too a certain Native American trend on the rise, both in fashion and interior with loads of arrows, feathers and teepees?

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: Andy & Andrew's Vintage Modern Name: Andy Crepeau & Andrew Arbaugh (plus Oliver & Scout)Location: Somerville, MASize: 900 square feetYears lived in: 4 — rented Just blocks from some of greater Boston's best vintage furniture locales, Andy & Andrew's home is curated with an endless array of cool and quirky finds. Since Andy is half of the duo behind Ampersand Vintage Modern, a resale business for mid-century and industrial furniture and wares, some items come and go, while others have found a more permanent place. Enter House Tour The Sartorialist Wednesday, April 9, 2014 On the Street….Fashion in Detail, Paris I love an unexplained sock tuck.