Design

September 7, 2016

Untouched 1970s House Preserved as Psychedelic Time Capsule Now For Sale

For those who long for the decade of bold, clashing patterns, synthetic materials, textured walls and shag carpets, you can now travel back to the 1970s with this well preserved house that has been untouched for more than 40 years, serving as a glorious time capsule. Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, the psychedelic explosion spanning 4,133 square feet with 5 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and even a swimming pool, can be purchased for $624,900.

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August 29, 2016

Creativity Boosting Company Turns Kids’ Drawings Into Real Clothes They Can Wear

Founder of Picture This Clothing, Jaimee Newberry, has just made every young fashion designer's dream come true. The company, which officially launched last week, turns children's drawings into actual clothing so they can “wear their imagination.” The idea came to Newberry, a mother of two daughters, when she sewed a dress for her youngest based on the girl's doodles.

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August 23, 2016

Dress Submerged in Dead Sea Transforms Into Glimmering Salt-Covered Masterpiece

Israeli artist Sigalit Landau has a special reverence for the Dead Sea. From her childhood home on a hill in Jerusalem, she looked out on the northern banks of the briny waters, and her family visited its shores on weekends. Its influence now filters through her creative work as both milieu and material—as much literal as symbolic of the surreal and spiritual realms.

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August 17, 2016

Unique Tables Designed to Look Like Animals Are Half-Submerged in Water

Designer Derek Pearce has expanded the possibilities of everyday furniture with his enchanting Water Tables. Each one integrates an animal as both its base and a crucial aesthetic element: the body of the creature seems to comes up through the glass tabletop to create the illusion that it’s floating freely in a river or lake. In one of Pearce’s works, an otter bobs gleefully on its back between two rocks.

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