I am not one of those people who can function with a heap of papers strewn haphazardly across my desk. I need my things to be neat, orderly and filed (at work – home is a different story). That said, sometimes too many files, even displayed neatly, can cause clutter. That’s why I love this product!...
Feb 21, 2012 | Categories: Design & Decor | Tags: Clutter, Covet Desk, Desk, Heap of papers, Highly useful, Japanese designer, Large glass work surface, Magazine holder, Minimalist design, Neat, Oak frame, Orderly, SA Home Owner, Separate foiling system, Shin Azumi, Wooden desk
I once heard a quote from an artist where he said he simply found the materials, and they told him what they wanted to become. I’ve heard similar stories about Michelangelo when he was carving his epic masterpiece David: that he sat for three days, staring at a block of marble, watching it take form in his mind....
Feb 17, 2012 | Categories: Marilyn's Best | Tags: Artist, Beautiful art, Block of marble, Buisling fashion, Canvas, David, Design, Designer’s curatorial eye for display, Glacial cavern, Hang bars, High Line, Michelangelo, Niches, Rigid foam insulation, Sculpted walls, Shelves, Single material, Snarkitecture, Temporary installation, The Richard Chai store, Varied landscape, White architectural foam
Cocomasaic tiles – made of coconut-shell, mahogany bark or reclaimed timber mosaic pieces which are bonded together – as not just decorative pieces. They are also lightweight, durable, natural and beautifully decorative while being environmentally friendly. These days, environmental friendliness is the biggest trend on the market....
Feb 15, 2012 | Categories: Marilyn's Best | Tags: Beautifully decorative, Brown Bliss, Cocomasaic, Coconut Shell tiles, Coconut-shell, Durable, Envi Wood Mosaic – Puzzle, environmentally friendly, Espresso Grain, Espresso Luster, Export sales, Indonesia, Job creation, Lightweight, Mahogany bark, Mosaic pieces, Natural, Natural Bark tiles, Natural Bark – Square, Natural Bliss, Natural Grain, Panda Bamboo, Presidential awards, Reclaimed timber, Tiles, Wall art, Waste products, White Patina Bliss, White Patina Polka Grain, Wood Mosaic tiles
An exciting and beautiful new range of tiles and mosaics has become available to the SA market, imported exclusively by Tiletoria – a delicate yet funky porcelain tile with a real metal surface, available in five colours: Alloy, Platinum, Bronze, Copper and Nickel and 4 different surface textures....
Feb 13, 2012 | Categories: Design & Decor | Tags: Alloy, Bronze, Copper, EN-ISO standard assessments, Handcrafted, Highest standard, Metal surface, Metaluxe, Mosaics, Nickel, Platinum, Porcelain, Real metal powder, Tiles, Tiletoria, Unique liquefied compound, Unrivalled design
If you like a design that’s a little on the quirky side, you’ll love these chairs. A furniture project from a Mexican designer in Europe, and according to the website, the chairs juxtapose Mexican and European aesthetic values, incorporating the formal design elements and quirks of both to create a cultural blend. ...
Feb 08, 2012 | Categories: Marilyn's Best | Tags: Aztecs, Best of both worlds, Cactus, Chair with a difference, Colours, Cultural blend, Design elements, Materials, Mexican designer, Mexican heritage, Mexican National Shield, Mexico City, National pride, Nopal cactus, Prickly Pair Chairs, Shapes, Tenochtitlan, Textures
