Friday, February 11, 2011

TECO pottery: back to the centuries-old form

A fundamental design ahead of time-and say, 100 years or so — is bound to the staying power. That is why TECO art pottery of renowned Prairie school design often associated with architect Frank Lloyd Wright first 1899 and in 1920 during the late by ceramics co., Ltd. of terra cotta in the United States and Illinois produces bold architectural shapes.

Comes with the reintroduction of the recent history of eight during hard years of TECO back a few dozen design and new colors is a great way. At prices ranging from $ 60 to $ 195, new line —, could not afford celebrates the vintage pottery, three young Chicago area entrepreneur — to best in Fetch 5 and low of six numbers will match to be honest it has.

Still, for decoration and function, provides welcome inexpensive doppelgangers. Models made by artisans in Illinois, manufactures in the original process, using antique, exact measurements from the slip-cast stoneware zero starting at hand, in satin glaze. "Frit is able to get as near" Brian Kelly prairie art

However, for used lead have such antique vases, smoke 'charcoaling' effect.

Company ', is reproduced, revival of ' speak, but they are products faithful to original is proud. "And was a day in the Office of the collector, to compare the production work, brought the original vase" of Kelly says. "He accidentally grabbed us when he was ready to. The difference is pretty darn is it close "Prairie arts.com.


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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Endless style and design Colombostile

At the time constraint, start of decoration and waste, as well as famous calling card is the one place. Italy furniture company is centuries old, we've just north Biscayne Boulevard design district open in an office building in October last year, a modest, Colombostile luxury bling higher brand. Symbolize the joint designer armchair ????? (affectionately known as Zsa Zsa) Carlo rampazzi designer Swarovski-encrusted Platinum, including the company's mission. : Unrestricted design. Therefore, in collection of retails for $ 198,000 one couch. Is resource noble Interior to Colombostile with the history of the outfitting of the Moscow Kremlin, Saudi Arabia and remote sites. Monarch-worthy talent home to bring a little, here, in Colombostile few hundred already production and design services range offers. Create something completely new if willing, all part of the existing customization or customer requests. Nothing could claim proudly showroom owner Marcello boss.


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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

David Barton merging fashion and fitness at his new gym Gansevoort South

Sunlight pour 30-foot dome-shaped metal lattice - glass - ceiling David Barton's latest gym Gansevoort South Hotel. Reflections on light splash hand inlaid mosaics floor pool. Put a 50-foot sculpture Franco Moschetti, John Cory foyer. Disc Jockey rotation techno behind the songs can be heard. But while unprovoked Grand Beach, this standard of fitness center in.
See it, people get the atmosphere is Manager Steve Cook, David Barton gym and Spa first David Burton. Opened in late 2008, 45,000 square foot, two features of value space free weights, cardio and most strength training equipment. Obvious overhead lighting here provides the elegant chandeliers more intimate than the alternative. 20 Provides a corporate trainer and five studios, a variety of classes. 10,000-Square-foot spa — barefoot casual aesthetically designed-as well as a gorgeous Sun-bleached wooden floors, hand-carved furniture is a vast display of the Atlantic Ocean and. Spa guests enjoy private pools.
"Toughest part of Jim participation actually getting," says Cook. Remain well, at the David Barton gym's impossible.


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