Guerilla Art Installations in Big Box Home Improvement Stores.

Regine at WeMakeMoneyNotArt writes,

"Encastrable is a series of guerrilla art residencies held inside gardening and DIY megastores in the Paris area... At no cost at all, the young artists have at their disposal a huge array of material that they can grab, move, superimpose, and organize onto temporary installations and sculptures. Authorization of the manager of the establishment is obviously never r » READ MORE

July 03, 2009

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Mid-Century Modern Classics...For Tots.

Knoll Furnishings, the manufacturers of classic pieces by Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Alexander Girard, Maya Lin, and  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (nearly all the MCM heavyweights besides the Eameses and George Nelson), is getting smaller.

"Created for the ones we love, knoll kids™ is a collection of spirited, modern furniture scaled for a younger generation. Each piece reflects our belief in the utility of modern design and commitment » READ MORE

July 03, 2009

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Coffee Art

Spotted these pics over at Gold Coast Food Guide. What a talented barista can do with a cup of joe and a toothpick is nothing less than » READ MORE

June 29, 2009

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Save Money and find Peace by Embracing Artlessness

Living an artlessness life. It's exactly opposite of what we encourage here at Curbly, right? Not necessarily. At least not when you consider the art of artlessness as 'living simply and naturally', as Zen Habits » READ MORE

June 26, 2009

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Food Face Dinner Plate

Remember Dapper Dan the Magnetic Man?? How about Wooly Willy?? Here's the latest reincarnation of those kid-favorites. The 8.5" diameter plates are made of 'hotel-quality, food-safe, high-fire » READ MORE

June 25, 2009

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FREE PDF Style File

The Nest offers some handy worksheets to make life a bit easier. The one that caught my eye this morning was their Style File. Basically it's a » READ MORE

June 24, 2009

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10 of the World's Most Lovely Castles

America was ripped off in the castle department, and I'm a bit bitter about it. There really isn't anything in the good old US of A that can rival this list of 10 beauties assembled by » READ MORE

June 22, 2009

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Dubai Before and After

We've probably all heard or seen the stories about Dubai's penchant for architecture and waterfront developments like the Palm Islands or the World Islands, but not until you see before and after pictures do you truly appreciate their level of commitment to building big. And quickly. Pictured above is Dubai » READ MORE

June 18, 2009

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Photoshop Picture Frame

New to Photojojo is their Photoshop Photo Frame. Trimmed with features such as scroll bars and gray and white checks and everything else found on a standard Mac OS X » READ MORE

June 17, 2009

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Flexible Solar Roof Shingles.

Enormous solar panels not your thing? Then peep these flexible solar shingles from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory offer a design friendly alternative. They've "developed a film encapsulation process that was initially used for protecting flat panel displays over 15 years ago. However with the recent emphasis on energy generating technologies, they decided to take a second look at the materials and encapsulation process. It » READ MORE

June 16, 2009

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