Tag: Amsterdam
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People Share What They Found Thrown Away And The Phrase ‘One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure’ Has Never Been So Real
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. And this Instagram account helps with the transaction.Stooping is a longtime New York tradition: someone casts away their no longer needed furniture (and other things) on the sidewalk in front of their home and anyone who needs them can salvage the items for whatever use they desire.But in…
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Artist Recreates 21 Photorealistic Images Of Famous Historical And Popular Characters
Being born in the modern age, we often forget how different things were before us. People could only know what someone looked like based on an artist’s subjective vision, or a grainy black and white photo. Despite the efforts of the artists, paintings can rarely achieve the level of realism that pictures can. And thus,…
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40 Of The Best Coronavirus Related Pieces Of Street Art
Have you learned any new talents while being stuck in quarantine? How about some languages? Don’t worry if the answer is “no” – you still have plenty of time to do that as it looks like the quarantine won’t be lifted anytime soon. But while you and I are stuck at home learning Spanish on…
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Swarovski and Mass Beverly Name Brilliance of Design Winners
Ever the mentors and proponents of design with a capital D, Swarovskiand LA’s Mass Beverly showroom initiated the Brilliance of Design competition. The charge was to push the potential of crystals in three categories: lighting, home décor, and architectural surfaces. Talk about global entries. The 56 submissions came from the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, France,…
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Kvistad Gives Digital Studio Bakken & Bæck’s Office a Refresh
Proud of its employee-satisfaction record, digital studio Bakken & Bæck sees itself as one big family. So perhaps it’s not surprising that the company turned to real-life siblings to refresh its offices in Oslo and Amsterdam. What is surprising, however, is that Norwegian brother and sister—and next-door neighbors—Bjarne and Astrid Kvistad had no interior design credentials.…
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The Nieuw and Ibiza Interiors Go Off the Grid to Create an Island Paradise
Jurjen van Hulzen sourced furnishings for the living spaces throughout the house via his shop By the Modern in Amsterdam. Photography courtesy of On a Hazy Morning. Who hasn’t entertained the fantasy of going off the grid and dropping everything to run off to an island somewhere in the Mediterranean or the tropics? Interior architect…
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What Caught Our Eye at ICFF 2019: Pops of Orange and Curvy Shapes
One color dominated this year’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair: Orange, in its many variations. It’s visible in chairs, tables, carpets, shelving units and wallpaper. There were booth dividers that utilized the color to great effect; even the carpet at the entrance to the event utilized the color.
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