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Shirley Crowell's Blog – April 2012 Archive (17)

Chairs To Sit Upon

Melting Chair designed by Philipp Aduatz

from archithings.

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Added by Shirley Crowell on April 27, 2012 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Timepiece Sculptures by Artist Dominic Wilcox

"Love and Protest, UC Davis Protest and Captured"

Dominic Wilcox, an artist, designer, and inventor, has created a series of miniature…

Added by Shirley Crowell on April 25, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments

Fantastic Colored Pencil Sculpture by Jennifer Maestre

Luna - 8" x 11" x 11"

Jennifer Maestre's choice of material is Loew-Cornell colored pencils. Her sculptures being very beautiful also has a dangerous look about them. Many of her pieces are inspired by jellyfish, octopuses, & sea monsters. …

Added by Shirley Crowell on April 24, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments

Book Sculptures by Spanish Artist Alicia Martin

Spanish artist Alicia Martin has an unusual ability to transform the pages of outdated books into massive sculptural installations that, although sturdy, appear to flow like water.

Martin’s most recent project, called “Biografies”, is based in her home town of Madrid.…

Added by Shirley Crowell on April 23, 2012 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

To Sleep On or In

Sosia Bed - Made of two seats, be pushed together to form a day bed, separated into two arm chairs or wrapped in the extended cover to create a private space within a larger room. Designer: …

Added by Shirley Crowell on April 21, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments

Laugh Time with Animals and People

Added by Shirley Crowell on April 17, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments

Guess What This Sculpture Is Made Out Of?

Aerial view of large monkey sculpture in a Sao Paulo, Brazil park.…

Added by Shirley Crowell on April 14, 2012 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

Odd + Unique Drink Coasters

Stay On Coasters

source: nicenfunny…

Added by Shirley Crowell on April 13, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments

Finds: Upcycled Art Items

Anson Alisha from Fort Myers, FL - shop: TwistedAcres - Green, Recycled Materials…

Added by Shirley Crowell on April 12, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments

Lights, Camera, Bathtubs!

One-of-a-kind illuminated bathtubs by Belgian designer Michel Boucquillon. I thought these are cool inspiring additions to bathtub design ideas, what do you think?…

Added by Shirley Crowell on April 11, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments

Animal Sense + Fun Photos

"Soccer anyone?"

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Added by Shirley Crowell on April 10, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments

The World's First Billion Dollar Home

The World's First Billion Dollar Home as mentioned in Forbes is a single-family high-rise mansion. Antilla, (they call it) partially completed home of Mumbai, India-based…

Added by Shirley Crowell on April 9, 2012 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Beautiful Wisteria Flower Tunnel in Japan

This Wisteria Tunnel at Kawachi Fuji Gardens, in Kitakyushu, Japan is so very beautiful. Because it looks so surreal, there were some question as to whether the park does really exist, you may read more information here. More info on the park suggested it is a…

Added by Shirley Crowell on April 5, 2012 at 7:00am — 4 Comments

Sit Down Here!

Ottoman Galvanized Tub Seat with storage. From Recreate.

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Added by Shirley Crowell on April 4, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments

Ideas: Salad Garden Containers

Added by Shirley Crowell on April 4, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments

7 Yummy Easter Desserts

Seven wonderfully beautiful and cute desserts to make and serve for Easter or any other day one chooses. Most all have the recipes listed on their site. Looks like fun to make!

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Added by Shirley Crowell on April 3, 2012 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Narrowest House In The World

Helenita Queiroz Grave Minho, designed and lives in this 1 meter wide by 10 meter tall house narrow house of 2 rooms, kitchen, 3 bedrooms with washrooms and a veranda in Madre de Deus, Brazil. The local municipality refused at first, but in the end with the plan allowed…

Added by Shirley Crowell on April 2, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments