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Striking! Oh, and lovely textile patterns as well..... ; p

Along the same line(s) as other comments..... painting out the whole shebang in black is valid- but ONLy is the ceiling were 5ft taller... in which case- Paint it out...

The METRA Train stop you're referring to, is called the "Clybourn" stop. This stop is indeed walking distance to the Bucktown neighborhood - a great place for a recent Transplant. The ...

The second image , evokes HUGE Ceramic Insulators found on High Tension Power lines. Very Imaginative rePurposing !!

Nice Signage Photos! Oh - and about the lights..... Yes, they are PowderCoated Blue- so? AND......... who forgot about the thing called a diffuser? ...

Being a Furniture Designer/MAKER- and having just been QUITE pleased with 2 Lamp Bases I got back from a "new" (to me) PowderCoater in the Chicago suburbs- I can offer this advice. Pow...

The worst part about the IDIOTIC ban on the sales of SPRAY PAINT IN CHICAGO is....... have YOU seen a drop-off in Graffiti around Chicago? Ever? Whether its Gang's markin turf-

I vote for Metallic Sheer Curtains- loose and flouncey- definitely longer than shorter. Think Pewter/Silver OR Copper- very sheer, though. High End Budget look at Ja...

My advice? Develop more of your own original content. My advice? Develop more of your own original content. My advice? Develop more of your own original content.

There's a great quote about Architecture that's relevant here...... "It is again evident that every Great Building leads a double life. It is a valuable commodity (Art) that occupies the phys...

Even if you were to insert: "For a NON WORKING FIREPLACE " into the subject title- you are still doing a horrible disservice to your readers who don't read and only look at ...

Me thinks the said Honeycomb Storage Unit (which is brilliant BTW!)- is made from sections of "gutters'- Snipped with TinSnips and drilled and Pop-Riveted together. If not - that...

I know INTERFACE http://www.interfaceglobal.com/Sustainability/Sustainability-in-Action/...

Luminaire. (although their focus in on European Designers) Holly Hunt. Koch-Smith. Barbara Perlmans Design Atelier. OrangeSkin. Morlen Sinoway Atelier. Lee Weitz...

there's some twisted economic Irony implicit in this Design ....poor kids / basically Orphans in Sowetto > S. Africa- "live" in these cylinders-protected from the environment, but not from ot...

I'm thinkin'- Rather than isolate the shock energy from floor "up"- Look into isolating the individual Component(s) by : A) getting a thick (or 2/3 ply) layer of Neoprene ...

I like her work. Subtle. Quiet. Elegant & refined. (I'd echo dnices' remarks - personally- I'd like to see a "splash" of color in the all white bathroom- maybe...

Cute....... But the sharp edge(s) would cut off your circulation within 10 minutes of sitting on any of these totally Non-Functional/ Impractical- as well as leaving unsightly

You could- as some have suggested, start by finding an Upholsterer (but besure to ask if they do "re-Upholstery only"- or have the capability of creating a piece from the Ground Up. But, bett...

Great use of space- especially the sliding wall/door idea for the loo. I like the sink "vessel"- India has so many rich resources to utilize in a forward thinking approach to des...