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I think that when it comes to innovation and space economy, we could take a lesson or two from the Europeans. They have much less land, so expansion is not really an option, and they have more of a reverential attitude toward buildings. They try not to demolish or destroy esxisting buildings. So, to accommodate more people, they convert old buildings, such as water towers, into homes.
Tags: European, homes, Water tower
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I have to say “Bravo” to IKEA for making this decision. They have announced that they will sell only energy efficient light bulbs in their stores. They really seem to have the consumer and environment in mind since energy efficient bulbs last longer. This makes for less waste as well as saved moeny in replacing bulbs and energy costs for the consumer.
Tags: energy efficient, IKEA, light bulbs
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Who knew I would be ale to say I have a green thumb? My mother got me grow lights for Christmas and I will admit, at first I wondered what the heck I was going to do with them. I have since decided on growing tomatoes (who doesn’t grow tomatoes?) and these things are awesome! Thanks mom!
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Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the early 1900s, this floor globe is a concept that was intended for one of his Prairie Homes but never came to fruition until now. Made by Replogle Globes, crafters of fine terrestrial globes for 79 years, the floor globe is based on a sketch found in the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation archives.
The globe stand exhibits the form-follows-function principle, strong horizontal lines, and simplified geometric forms that were hallmarks of the Prairie School movement. The globe is painstakingly handcrafted by artisans and the solid maple frame is carved, sanded, and stained by hand, and finished with a deep walnut stain.
It has antique-style parchment colored oceans and shows 4,100 place names as approved by the U.S. government. Additional cartographic features include raised relief mountain ranges and shipping routes that depict famous voyages including Charles Darwin’s journey to the Galapagos Islands and Christopher Columbus’s expedition to the New World. The 16″ globe rests at a 23.5° angle, replicating the earth’s position in relation to the sun, and has a full-swing, die-cast metal meridian.
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This is the desk and chair ensconced inside a pod, providing flexible yet unobtrusive working space. By Dutch innovator Michiel van der Kley, who took his inspiration from examining the eclectic designs conceptualized by 1930s futurists, the 2 1/2′ diameter pod is comprised of two durable polyurethane hemispheres that, when opened with its built-in handle, forms a seat and a workspace.
The foam-molded seat swivels 180°, and is padded and luxuriously upholstered in leather, placing users 1 1/2′ from the base for comfortable, relaxed reclining while working. The workstation’s sturdy volkern plastic desktop unfolds and extends from the front hemisphere, supported by a hidden steel bracket; small items may be stored underneath the work surface. Requiring a mere 8 3/4′ sq. of floor space–roughly the size of a large ottoman–the 3 1/2′ L x 2 1/2′ W powder-coated aluminum platform supports the pod with two sturdy aluminum uprights that allow the pod to support up to 1,500 lbs.
Tags: Globus Scriptorium
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Looks like after the New Year my other half is expcting me to actually get done with the ‘house todo’ list! She wants some nice comercial lighting in her ofice area – guess now that she works from home she wants an office at home butwith the feel of being away from home!
I really don’t like doing these projects but it makes her happy and so, I’m happy!
Tags: commercial lighting
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