Oh dear, my posts are getting shorter as the days get longer. I’m really taking a brief mental break from serious (hah, was I ever?) blogging about design. Here’s a non-design link I can’t resist sharing – for all my fellow virtual escape artists: until June 22nd you can join MS NordNorge streaming live and ...
The island is the megalomaniac of the contemporary kitchen – cooking, cleanup, eating, all the major functions of the kitchen can take place on a single sweep of countertop, while just one wall serves to house tall appliances and storage: (via ) It’s a great way to organize a kitchen – as efficient as a ...
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll know I have a soft spot for all kinds of small, fully equipped, escape vehicles – caravans, campers, houseboats, even blobs – I’m always dreaming of my next escape, and the more ingeniously adapted for a comfortable away-from-it-all lifestyle, the better. One form of escape ...
My perambulations around the web today brought me to this bijou little property, full of character and right on the river in London’s Chelsea: Of ourse, when I say on the river, it is actually floating: On a different subject – I know UK real estate agents are no longer allowed to make extravagant claims ...
It’s funny how furniture and cabinet companies like to make kitchens inspired by boats. This beauty surfaced at The Milan Furniture Fair (by Ar-tre): Followed closely by the Marecucina from Alno (via) Now I sort of get the fascination – if you are excited about joinery, then the beauty of wooden yachts (sailboats, for my ...
Can you help me here? I came across this picture in a collection of galley kitchens a little while ago. The more I look at it the more confused I am – what are those clamp like things on that left hand counter? Are they instruments of torture, possibly? The strange thing is I have ...
You’re probably well aware that there’s a bit of a “taxidermy” trend going on in interiors – I’ve being seeing heads of deer and other animals in all sorts of rooms. But I haven’t seen one of these until now: Now that’s got to beat any dead animal decoration there is, right? This hungry visitor ...