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Balibulle - states of mind and style clothing 20 Outstanding & Outrageous Concept Cars from the Golden Age Shining Examples: 20 Cool Concept Cars of the Golden Age Article by Steve, filed under Vintage & Retro in the Technology category. A map of the history of the auto industry would show dozens, if not hundreds of roads not traveled. What if some of these visionary concepts had been allowed to hit the street? These outstanding, outlandish and outrageous concept cars show what direction automotive design might have taken if automakers had followed their dreams instead of listening to the bean counters. Detroit’s Depression Dreams (images via: Old Car and Truck Pictures and CARstyling) The domestic auto industry had a tremendous run over the past century and thought things look grim today, there’s always hope for tomorrow. (images via: Steve’s Auto Restorations) What would the Airflow look like if it was allowed to reach its full potential? Phar Ahead of its Time: The Phantom Corsair (images via: Miami New Times and Just a Car Guy) Dymaxion: The Minivan That Might Have Been Thunderbolts Are Go!

Design + Obsessed Material Girls | Interior Design Blogs | Decorating & Home Décor Eleonore Bridge, blog mode, la méchante, site féminin, Paris Funny and Creative Design - Dumage Funny and Creative Design These photos show us a several very creative, funny and inspiring things. Watch and enjoy! 1. I lay comfortably on my favorite “Petit Beurre” cookie to catnap. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

Design Mom — The Intersection of Design & Motherhood twigs & honey :: by myra :: hair adornments - design - embellishments 10 Scrap Refabs: Vintage Reupholstery with Colorful Fabric Forget fabric stores – some antiques are just too boring to bother re-covering with traditional patterns. These hodgepodge pieces use patchwork scraps to create fresh new themes within stodgy old frameworks. (Re)fabric(ation) can be fun. Design by Leftovers takes old and often overly-ornate furnishings that would hardly fit in a modern home, and remakes them to look creative, contemporary and strangely more timeless. If you are at a loss for how to reupholster some household items, look no further for inspiration. While there seems to be much mixing going on, there is a clear set of methods within the madness – each found piece of fabric is stitched into a new whole in a way that is clearly conscious of what appears around it in terms of colors and patterns. Each of this series has a core zone of tonal focus – cool purples and relaxing blues to bright reds, bizarre pinks and earth browns.

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