I interrupt my regular posts about other people’s stuff to share with you one of my own! And Im really excited about it. You see, I read a ton of blogs each day – from home to design to craft and everything in between (fashion and art included). I have a growing mound of files, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Home Decor'
Happy Chanukah! And Holiday Crafting Fun to Boot!
December 22nd, 2011 · 4 Comments
Tags: Babies and Kids · Events · Home Decor
Shop Israel Chanukah Gift Guide: Design-Lovin’ Parents and Kids Go Gaga for Gugu Design
December 13th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Israeli design studio Gugu Design brings new graphic and eco-loveliness to your children’s rooms with this ‘Aleph Bet’ Hebrew alphabet poster – perfect for a bedroom and playroom because it’s both a poster and a game. Confused? Think: good things come in recyclable packages! Or check out the video below for explanation: Simply put: this [...]
Tags: Babies and Kids · Gift Guide · Home Decor
Shop Israel Chanukah Gift Guide: Kitsch meets Contemporary at Barbara Shaw Gifts
December 11th, 2011 · No Comments
Discovering Barbara Shaw’s gift shop on Bezalel Street in Jerusalem was like finding the perfect present pitstop for friends and family in Israel or abroad. With graphics that combine kitchy fun with contemporary abstract, Barbara’s textiles, pottery and glassware offer a wide range of gift giving options for that special man, woman, baby, child, friend, [...]
Tags: Babies and Kids · Ceramics · Entertaining · Gift Guide · Home Decor · Textiles
Plant(er) Pillows: Studio Libel Brings the Lush Outdoors into the (P)lush Indoors
December 8th, 2011 · No Comments
It’s more than taking time to stop and smell the roses. Now you can curl up with a good book and rest your head on a cushy pillow, right under your favorite flower or plant. Israeli design team Studio Libel bring the outdoors in with these unique pillow planters for your home. Gives new meaning [...]
Tags: Design · Gift Guide · Home Decor
Blue and White Design Week! Israeli Community of Designers Showcase in Holon
May 8th, 2011 · No Comments
Hooray for the Israeli Community of Designers for launching a week-long (alright, ten day long but who’s counting) parade of workshops, exhibitions and special events for and by Israeli designers! Initiative applauded and just in time for Yom Haatzmaot this week too! Not so hooray for their ability to feature this information in Hebrew only [...]
Tags: Design · Events · Furniture · Home Decor · Lighting · Uncategorized
Introducing the (Amazing) Two Legged Coffee Table by Israeli Designers StudioVe
February 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments
A two-legged table?! I know what you’re thinking, “can’t be!?” “why that’s impossible!” “are you outta your mind!?” Aha, but it can; and it’s not; and I am. (But that last part is unrelated). Israeli designers Shay Carmoun and Ben Kilinger, collaborating as StudioVe here in Tel Aviv, have reinterpreted the traditional coffee table relying [...]
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Lighting Up Etsy: Yael Erel and Avner Ben Natan of ‘Lightexture’
October 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Special thanks to Pascal Perich, over at the Etsy Storque blog, for sending a link to his video interview and feature of the serene and etheral lighting fixtures by Israeli designers Yael Erel and Avner Ben Natan. Having met in high school, Erel and Ben Natan draw their inspiration from architecture, nature and everything in [...]
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Happy New Year 5770, IKEA and the Question of Craft
October 4th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Although it’s been a while since I’ve last updated, I still get a ton of emails inquiring about IKEA products. In the past, I’ve more than extolled the fun, accessible and affordable products sold in IKEA. I was even supremely excited – and checked my mailbox for days – when the 2010 catalogue finally arrived. [...]
Tags: Furniture · Home Decor
IKEA Israel 2009: A Technicolor Forecast
October 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Nothing like the 2009 IKEA catalogue – and a quick trip for new home accessories – to get me feeling all inspired and creative again. And just in time to celebrate the Jewish new year! The IKEA catalogue is among the most anticipated home design/ accessory events of the year – especially for the design-conscious [...]
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Enlightenment by Arik Levy: Our Future’s So Bright, Green and Beautiful
June 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
Forget the eco-friendly lightbulbs. Arik Levy’s got a new solution: Teaming up with couture lighting company Saazs and other noted designers, the invention is light-emitting glass plates. Apparently something called “planilum technology”, which sounds like its straight from a work of science fiction or comic book, enables the glass itself to emit light. And cutting-edge [...]
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