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The largest clear-span wooden building in the world – Tillamook Air Museum

LB — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:31:17 +0000

The largest clear-span wooden building in the world was built as a U.S. military air station hangar in 1942 to house six blimps. It is now the Tillamook Air Museum in Oregon.

Mending and Recycling Textiles in Japan

LB — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:07:45 +0000

This Japanese boro (futon cover) was made in the 19th century by recycling remnants of indigo dyed cotton and joining them together. It’s so well-made that it’s still in perfect condition.

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Faded maple leaf at Value Village, $3.99

LB — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:16 +0000

I’m not sure why I bought this last week, considering how much I dislike flags, flag waving, or any other patriotic or nationalist behaviours, or sentiments, or merch, but it was somehow appealing when I saw it in the fabric rack at VV.

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Wary Meyers Decorative Arts

LB — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:50:18 +0000

Linda and John Meyers of Wary Meyers Decorative Arts assemble these mod, chic, distinctly 1960s and 70s interiors almost entirely from furniture and objects they find in thrift and vintage sales.

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Dram lamp by Propellor, made from vintage tumblers

LB — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:25:03 +0000

This fantastic new pendant lamp or chandelier is by my friends Propellor, an award winning collaboration of three Vancouver designers whose ridiculously beautiful studio is a few blocks from mine.

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The “What’s In, What’s Out for 2009” list thing.

LB — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:20:54 +0000

The “What’s In and What’s Out in 2009” lists are starting to appear. Not to be too protestant about it, since environmentalism in its more puritanical moment can make you want to stab yourself in the eye with a fork—a plastic fork—but these lists can get anxiety-provoking.

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Tribbles.

LB — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:37:26 +0000

Spock: They remind me somewhat of the lilies of the field. They toil not, neither do they spin… but they seem to eat a great deal.

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Sea Urchin Chair.

LB — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:47:43 +0000

Yes, those sea urchin spines do look familiar – they’re 8000 black zip ties. From notcot via make.

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Musical bench.

LB — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:24:43 +0000

Great execution of a great idea in this public xylophone bench by designer Paul Aloisi for the BenchMark Project in Toronto, Canada. From the Canadian Design Resource. There would be pressure to stand up whenever anyone else came by.

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Mandula.

LB — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:35:16 +0000

Vancouver clothing designer Hajnalka Mandula has some dedicated devotees in our studio. Hajnalka (pronounced High NAL ka) produces a hybrid look that’s part urban nomad, part steampunk, part Hungarian schoolboy, part post-apocalyptic Girl Guide, all this and yet the effect is sexy and pulled together.

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