Saturday, December 17th, 2011
Most people think of eco-compatibility in terms of recycling. But even with recycling, the earth’s resources aren’t nearly sufficient to allow the bulk of the planet’s population to consume at the levels we do in the developed world. If we are ever to allow the entire population to reach our standard of living, we have to learn to make do with less.
…read more
Tags: Alvar Aalto, armchair, chacha, chair, fauteil, simplicity, wood, wooden
Posted in design, favourite, furniture | No Comments »
Friday, January 30th, 2009
These photographs are from my husband grandparents’ house, a blue Edwardian two-storey that still stands in Strathcona, Vancouver’s oldest residential neighbourhood. The house is less than a block away from our studio and very close to where we both live. Strathcona was – and is – home to many of Vancouver’s early Chinese immigrants.
…read more
Tags: 1950s, 1950s electric guitar, architecture, armchair, Chan, Chinatown, Chinese Exclusion Act, decor, Downtown Eastside, family history, immigrant experience, immigrants, immigration, interior design, interiors, Keefer Street, sparseness, Strathcona, Vancouver, Vancouver house, Vancouver's East End
Posted in design, Ouno Design News | 4 Comments »
