I don't get this photo...

It's located in the stairwell [at the top of some pretty steep stairs with limited landing area] at work.

Having studied interior design, I have to ponder what the point of putting this sign here.

It's a rather heavy door, with no auto-handi-cap opener button, from the office side.

You would think there would be a sign on other side of the door warning it's not a handi-cap exit, so a person doesn't get trapped on the side with the button and the stairs.

What do handicap people do in multi-floored buildings if there's a fire and the elevators can't be used, anyway?

Anywho, don't you think that once the handicap person opened the door and saw there were stairs, they wouldn't enter?

But then again, people are dumb.

Kinda Cool

How I Want To Commute

Reminds me of the office that has slides in it:

Nifty.

An area rug designed to look like a slice of a tree.

43x365

Like other architects I know, you were full of yourself.

Honestly, you were being stubborn when it came to non-essential details.

That's why we had to get the dean to intervene on your unrealistic expectations for the class.

I'm a participant of x365.

I'd want it if it came in red.

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Propeller Modern

...because for me when I hear 'Christmas', I think 'animal prints'!

zebra stocking + tree skirt

Holiday overkill?

Do a lot of people put out Holiday area rugs?

Flor

Another design of mine.

I was going through my grey and purple phase.

I actually spec'd out some really cool African Zebrawood, and this awesome pewter finished steel.

This actually was also the inspiration for my black kitchen, and my grey bedroom, that I have in my condo.

I later traded out the purple for taupe.

So....

as part of my Interior Design Hospitality class, I was supposed to design a place from a converted warehouse.

I chose to transform it in to a designer airport/lounge/nightclub.

So this was my hand drawn rendering.

And lo, and behold, what opened in Denver?

An airport themed lounge: DC-10.

I think they owe me money.

Ha ha.

Functional Design

'To express the original brand concept of "becoming beautiful through movement", we chose the theme "rock-climbing on Omotesando" and developed a design that uses the mismatch between a rugged outdoor sport and Tokyo's fashion district to its advantage.

Instead of the usual rough and outdoorsy climbing wall, we came up with the idea of using interior design elements like picture frames, mirrors, deer heads, bird cages and flower vases to create a challenging wall with hard-to-find holds and unusual finger grips.

We hope that our uniquely Omotesando-style climbing wall inspires newcomers to try out the sport, and starts a new wave in fitness with style.'

Nendo

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Now playing: The Stone Roses - I Am the Resurrection
via FoxyTunes

Neato

Grassland, out of Germany, creates unique art-pieces from nature's engineering.

These wall panels are made out of stainless steel and dried grass.

What's cool about it is that after about two years, the grass gradually fades from the original lush green, to a sandy hay color.

Just remember to keep open flames away from it.

Ha ha.

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Now playing: The Stone Roses - Made of Stone
via FoxyTunes

Ack!

So I'm standing in line at the local convenience store, waiting to pay for my goods, when I look up and notice what appears to be a brown rag on top of the cigarette display.

'Wait a minute, that looks like blood,' I think to myself.

I am looking at it from a weird angle, so it takes me a while to figure out that it is blood on some kind of rag.

'But what's that weird bulge thing?'

Turns out, it was a plastic severed arm.

'WTF!? Why would someone decorate with a severed arm?'

And then it finally hits me, duh, it's October/Halloween.

Then I began thinking how if I worked there, I would leave it up all year round just to see if anyone notices or says anything.

Ha.

Neato

Nifty bench.



Does anyone else see a pair of breasts in this?

Razortooth Design

Now it's bugging me.

A friend of mine asked me why restroom doors alway open in; meaning why they don't swing out so that you can exit without having to touch the germ-laden door handle.

As far as I know, doors swing in due to traffic flow.

You don't want a door swinging out in to a hallway, because it could smack a passer-by in the face.

But then I started wondering if there is actually a building standard that restroom doors swing in, rather than out.

I have seen handicapped and unisex bathrooms that the door swing out, but not regular public restrooms.

Does it have to do with locking the door for privacy?

The mind wonders....or at least mind does.

Please say this is a joke.

I like Eames as much as the next guy, but you don't see me getting a Le Corbusier chair tat'd on my forearm [or elsewhere].

Let's Do The Time Warp Again

Didn't have time to make food for today, last night, and I was being punished by my empty belly, so I had to get food quick.

Since nothing was really open, my only option was Waffle House.

Talk about a trip back to the 70's.

The one by my work hasn't been renovated since then!

We're talking faux-wood laminate paneling, burnt orange pleather seating, and terracotta tile floor.

What's funny, is after being served an undercooked over-easy egg as a kid, I have avoided the Waffle.

But recently, Clinton at Zombie Fights Shark was talking about the Waffle, and I figured I'd give them another shot.

I still find it odd that everything comes with hashbrowns.

But that's ok, between Clinton's post, and that chick on Hell's Kitchen being unable to make hasbrowns, they seeped in to my subconscious and gave me a craving for them.

I am highly suggestible after all.

Feng Shui For The Bedroom

SIMPLE SOLUTION: Here are 16 tips to Feng Shui your bedroom. Make this all-important room a sanctuary:

* Ideally, the bedroom should be as far away as possible from the front door, mirroring the practice of our prehistoric ancestors who did not sleep in the mouth of their cave.

* On entering your bedroom, note where the windows are located. Chi tends to travel between the door and any windows, so avoid positioning your bed in line with this ‘draught’ of chi.

* Position your bed so that you can see the door from where you sleep. This gives you a deep sense of inner security.

* If it is feasible, position your bed as far away from the door as possible.

* Avoid sleeping with your head close to a window as your chi will dissipate through the window and make you feel more tired on awakening.

* If you have a bathroom, toilet or shower leading off your bedroom, make sure that the toilet door is always shut while you are asleep.

* To help you protect your own chi while you are asleep, to internalize it and recharge it, make sure you have a strong, stable headboard. Chi energy enters and exits the body through the feet, hands and the top of the skull, Having a solid ‘mountain’ behind you while you sleep is far more beneficial than a cold, blank wall or worse, the cutting chi of an ornate brass bedstead.

* If you sleep with another person, note the position of your bed relative to the wall that it is up against. Is it equidistant--in the middle of the wall? This is vital in a relationship as it gives both individuals who share the bed equality in the relationship. A shared bed crammed into the corner of a room, is giving more freedom of chi to the individual on the open side whereas the partner will literally and symbolically feel up against a wall.

* Make sure all bedside tables have rounded edges and not square to prevent cutting chi being focused towards the occupants. If two sleep in the bed, ensure matching beside tables on either side for added stability and protection in the relationship.

* Ceiling beams above the bed are a Feng Shui nightmare. They can be a source of cutting chi and the beams carry a tremendous load, and this pressure is focused into the beams generating chi which continues downwards, placing direct pressure on you while you sleep. Some tips:
Paint the beams; drape fabric over the beams; hang bamboo flutes 2-3 inches below the beam to soften the load (the flutes are hung at a 45 degree angle to the beam with the mouthpiece downwards).

* If you sleep with another, make sure your bed is symbolic of this relationship. Beds that are rickety or likely to fall part speak volumes about the state of the relationship.

* Given that the bedroom is a more yin environment, the lighting that you choose needs to reflect this. Soft lighting is ideal. Avoid having ceiling lamps right directly over your bed.

* Pastel colors are ideal.

* Avoid sleeping with your image visible in a mirror. the worst scenario of all is a mirror at the foot of your bed.

* Place something beautiful that inspires you where you first look in the morning.

* Pay attention to what is under your bed. Keep the space clear and get rid of any unwanted items there.

Care2.com

Children's Drawing Chairs

Thanks to Lioux!

Ridiculously Clever: The Mommy’s Chair: Actual Chairs Like a Retarded Kid Would Draw

Not sure what I think of this.

From a press release I received:

'Evoking the 51 million-year-old subtropical environment in which they flourished, authentic fossil fish, palms, stingrays and, occasionally, turtles and crocodiles are revealed in their natural limestone matrix by expert technicians in GeoDecor’s fossil laboratory.

Ranging in size from small, single specimens to expansive wall displays, the ancient treasures are framed in exotic wenge wood and fitted with a French cleat mounting system.'

Geo Decor