Design & Lifestyle Blog

11 Oct ’10

Van Cleef & Arpels Perlée Collection 2010

Filed under: Fashion — Tags: , , , — Sahar @ 4:48 pm

The Parisian jeweler reveals a lighter and more playful side with the new Perlée, which takes the golden pearls border of the Alhambra collection and turns it into a signature style.

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9 Oct ’10

The Workaholic’s Stylish Desk

Filed under: Furniture,New Concepts — Sahar @ 5:23 pm

My friends, meet MILK, a very stylish and practical desk that keeps you clutter free & organized.

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Le Jardin D’eden for Christofle

Filed under: Compliments & Accessories — Sahar @ 12:58 am

 

Christofle has been collaborating for long with many famous designers, such as Martin Szekely, Andrée Putman, Ora-Ito, who are called to design collections of hosiery, inspired by their sensitivity.
This is the time of Marcel Wanders, who marked forks, knives and spoons with leaves, flowers and curls. If you want to keep the essential kitchen staples a cut above the rest, be sure to keep them sharp with Japanese knives and steels.

The Dutch designer Marcel Wanders designs a collection of  silverware engraved by nature, a baroque style, with variations on the theme of the seven deadly sins…

 

Prices

Spoon : 66 €
Fork   : 66 €
Knife  : 75 €

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8 Oct ’10

The Story of Life…

Filed under: Feng Shui & Healthy Home tips,General — Sahar @ 6:15 pm

 

 

This is a beautiful video that shows going back to basics is all we need, Thank You Tarek J for posting this video.

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7 Oct ’10

Awaken your Outdoor Spaces: Vondom

Filed under: Furniture — Sahar @ 5:57 pm

So the summer season is over, but outdoor season for many countries has just begun or about to. In Kuwait we are still in the 32-42 degrees Celsius range, but hopefully soon it will cool down. In the light of that I will put up a few posts focusing on outdoor furniture to help give you an idea of the current trends.

For those who like hip & designer outdoor furniture, one brand to look out for is Vondom.

Vondom has the most complete range of outdoor furniture worldwide produced by the rotational molding process, offering widest variety of colors and patterns ever created. The technique can produce high quality products with a multitude of features, and as a result become unique pieces.

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6 Oct ’10

From a Designer’s Journal…

Filed under: From a Designer's Journal — Sahar @ 9:44 pm

Ok, if you are a designer living in the Arab world you will probably guess what this is about. As designers, our job is one of the most underestimated in terms of value, any value be it monetary or appreciation.The notion  is that if it is not concrete, i.e. not something sold at a shop, then it has no physical value. I am not generalizing of course or that will be offensive to those clients my fellow designers and I have had great relationships with over the years and who actually appreciate the fact that a design job is best designed by a designer and not the carpenter who did a nice door for a  cousin, no offense intended I love carpenters and work with them all the time!  I will be posting such short incidents that either happened with me or other designers to lighten things up yet at the same time throw in a message that involves our job. I would love for anyone of you reading this and who would like to share a story or a certain point to email me and share with us, it would really be nice and add a personal aspect to the great creations designers come up with.

A very dear friend and talented interior architect was discussing this with me and sent me this:

What is an Interior Architect?

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5 Oct ’10

Street Art…

Filed under: Art & Photography — Sahar @ 12:59 am

 

 

I just love Street art, the creativity is endless, and they say so much about the artists involved. This selection was sent to me by a friend via email, just enjoy!

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‘Girl of the Pebbles’ Collection

Filed under: Famous Designers,Furniture — Sahar @ 12:10 am

 

 

It is amazing how designers get inspired. At the Maison et Objet Fair last September , Nini Andrade Silva, winner of the 2010 award for best hotel interior design, presented her first furniture collection ‘Garota do Calhau’ which means ‘Girl of the Pebbles’. As the name implies, most of her work starting from her early paintings, to her interior designs, and lately to her furniture is inspired by the nature and beauty of pebbles.

 

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