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Painted houses
Modernist Vancouver house of the painter BC Binning, who painted his own interior and exterior murals. Photo by Arne Haraldsson. See here for more information on this heritage-protected house. In my...
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Everyone loves the lamps in the Palais de Tokyo cafe
Various incarnations of the cafe in the Palais de Tokyo art museum in Paris, and its simple but excellent lamp array. A selection of Flickr photos by pavilion tone, Purple Cloud, roryrory, photocapy,...
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Jen Stark – cutouts as sculpture
Paper cutout sculptures by Jen Stark. Thanks to Paul for pointing these out. It seems paradoxical that geometry can create a visceral response, but it does.
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Luis Barragán – Casa Eduardo Prieto Lopez
These photos of architect Luis Barragán’s Casa Eduardo Prieto Lopez were taken by pov_steve on Flickr. The house was built in 1950 and is part of the Jardines del Pedregal neighbourhood designed by...
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Geometric mural in the basement of Vancouver City Hall
Last week I was at City Hall for public hearings. It was over an urban planning fiasco that the B.C. provincial government is trying to force upon the City of Vancouver—a giant slot machine casino in...
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DIY bookshelf – IKEA hack
Photo © Inter IKEA Systems B.V. 2011 // Livet Hemma IKEA boxes, some with interiors painted, assembled via art clips. Very clever. Via doorsixteen (and the rest of her post contains good material...
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Colour Barr
Folding bar by my friend (and well known Toronto designer) Barr Gilmore. Available from made design. Via moco loco. The Colour Barr is made of stainless steel, polyurethane enamel, ziricote, glass...
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Painted favela outside Rio de Janeiro
When I saw this painted favela in Brazil I went through this sequence: 1. Wow, beautiful. 2. How is papering over poverty and structural inequity with a rainbow going to help? 3. I would actually feel...
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Painted surfaces in India
This is a hodgepodge of painted walls in India, where I have been travelling for the past five weeks, fortunately for me. All of these are in South India (Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa). The...
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