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Kelly Wearstler on 2thewalls

October 24, 2009

Kelly Wearstler on 2thewalls

I feel badly stealing these pictures from 2thewalls, because I know how much time KEEHNAN, its author, probably spent scanning these photos. I don’t know what it is about scanning but it’s an intensely boring process during which time seems to actually drag backwards.

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The Standard Hotel in New York

June 5, 2009

The Standard Hotel in New York

Tip! Thanks to the recession, NYC hotel room rates are way down, and if you can also take advantage of a new hotel’s soft launch prices – the new Standard Hotel is sort of open while they iron out the bugs – you can get an amazing deal for a week in New York.

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How rooms and architecture affect mood and creativity

May 2, 2009

How rooms and architecture affect mood and creativity

Jonas Salk claimed that it wasn’t until he left his basement lab in the States and went to clear his head in a monastery in Assisi that he was able to solve the puzzle of polio.

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New York loft with stripes

April 15, 2009

New York loft with stripes

Probably everyone and his/her dog has seen this NYC loft apartment by now, and possibly also blogged about it, but this is one of those places that is so hypnotizing I can’t stop looking at it.

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Minimalism vs. maximalism – “minimum is maximum in drag.”

November 2, 2008

Minimalism vs. maximalism – “minimum is maximum in drag.”

It would be hard to count the number of times I’ve seen a photo of a beautiful minimalist interior in a blog and then scrolled down to the comments to discover that many people find it cold, sterile, clinical, unfit for kids, even morally reprehensible.

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