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Spomenik: The End of History, by Jan Kempenaers

LB — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:01:40 +0000

Photo essay of post-war Yugoslavian monuments and architecture by Belgian artist Jan Kempenaers, from the Crown Gallery site. “Spomenik” means monument, and all of these structures were meant to commemorate WWII losses and point to progress and a generally utopian future.

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Ghent loft

LB — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:57:33 +0000

Via OWI – Office for Word and Image. Photo: Vercruysse Frederik

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Converted churches, Part 2: Belgium, England, Australia

LB — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:53:27 +0000

Here are three converted churches which seem much more successful than most of the examples in the last post. Above is a 19th century chapel in the Flemish village of Bazel which has been converted into 2 loft-type houses.

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Billykirk shoulder bag

LB — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:01:00 +0000

Why can’t more civilian bags be like this – free of bling, glitz, chacha, weird anatomical looking folds, pointless, slouchy, ruched wrinkledness, and dopey hardware? I don’t understand the bags being churned out by the big couture houses at the moment.

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Furniture for tiny spaces by lamaisondemarina.

LB — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:26:01 +0000

Ingenious furniture by Belgian designer Marina Bautier, who runs design studio lamaisondemarina.

The “Bureau” desk has a magnetic steel top that can be raised to reveal a laptop surface plus bulletin board, and the nesting chair and stool are classic.

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