Friday, September 11th, 2009
“Our lighting is hand-built in Japan from natural materials, including the hand-made paper (washi) of Eriko Horiki, the bent Japanese cedar of Toshiyuki Tani’s Wappa series, the coiled beech wood of the Bunaco Lacquer Ware Company, and the todomatsu pine slats of Takumi Kohgei. The lights are designed by Japanese architects and artisans who strive to create distinctive contemporary designs utilizing traditional materials and production techniques…Typically these lights provide ambient rather than functional lighting, creating that special mood or atmosphere which is best achieved through the use of soft natural materials.” Japanese lamps sold and distributed in North America by Vancouver company Kozai Designs.
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Tags: architect, artisan, artisanal, Bunaco, cedar, Eriko Horiki, favourite, geometric, Japan, Japanese, Kozai Designs, lamp, lighting, minimalist, ninja star, organic, pendant, pinwheel, Shuriken, spinning top, Takumi Kohgei, Tanihanabi, Tanisen, todomatsu, Toshiyuki Tani, traditional, Vancouver, Wappa
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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
I have one of these white heart pendant necklaces, and easily a hundred people have asked me about it. It’s by Toronto jeweller Tosca Teran, whose studio is alternately known as Nanotopia and Nanopod. Teran’s pieces, most of which look like a naturalist’s specimens, are classified according to her own funny hybrid proto-scientific taxonomy, viz.
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Tags: artery, biological, blood vessels, Canada, Canadian design, design, gastropod, genus, heart, Heart of Gaius, independent, jewellery, medical, nanopod, nanotopia, necklace, octopus, organic, pendant, phylum, ring, Toronto, Tosca Teran
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Monday, January 12th, 2009
Here are two quite beautiful DIY projects from the 60s, both found in The Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement, Greystone Press, 1970. Most of what you find in the book is a bit kitschy, but these two ideas seemed brilliant. The instructions are a little minimal, but a pair of fairly resourceful people could probably figure them out.
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Tags: 1960s, bookcase, carpet, design, DIY, Do it yourself, furniture design, geometric, Greystone Press, how to, interior design, Japanese lamp, lamp, mural, nostalgia, pendant, relief, room divider, room dividers, rug, texture, The Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement, wall, wall feature
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