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Back on Track Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:36AMIn the 1980s, Amos Kotomori emerged as one of Hawaii's avant-garde designers, inspired by Issey Miyake, and eager to push boundaries at a time when Asian-American artists, writers and visionaries were beginning to find their voice.
Spot the pattern in boom and bust Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 4:39AMNo clutter, no colour. It sounds depressing, but as little as three years ago minimalism was all the rage. Every glossy magazine was selling the look, complete with sharp corners, stainless steel surfaces and shades of black, white and grey. Sleek, unfussy and stylish were the buzz words and, for a while there, the bachelor pad-look seemed quite achievable.
Fiesta Fever Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 3:51AMCALBAYOG CITY – This city of 169,000 inhabitants has easily doubled its population as it marks the 318th annual celebration of the feast day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, its patron saint, September 8. People from all walks of life have descended on this seacoast city to pay homage to Mother Mary who is celebrating her birthday. They also come to witness the various cultural and ...
Rooms trade places: Small bedrooms become closets Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 2:11AMThere's no need to feel stuck. You can still move out and up within your own home. The latest lifestyle trend is shuffling the old floor plan -- without adding on -- to make living spaces new again. Converting a spare bedroom into a dressing room, for example, is popular.
Decorating for Small Study Spaces and Dorms Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:09AMIt’s the end of summer and that means back to school. Most young people of all ages are thinking about advancing to the next grade, new clothes, re-connecting with classmates and maybe even new schools. Meanwhile, parents are looking at the home-study environment, seeking functional decorating tips. Whether the space is for elementary, middle, high [...]
Home Show set Sept. 18-19 Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:54AM23rd annual event to be held at Richmond Raceway Complex
La-Z-Boy Launches 3D Virtual Space Planner Powered by Icovia Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:18AMLONDONDERRY, N.H. -- 20-20 Icovia Inc., the leading provider of design solutions for the home furnishings industry, today announced that La-Z-Boy Incorporated has licensed and launched its Icovia Virtual Planner for online 3D product configuration, visualization and space planning.
Art eco: Fall events along the Schuylkill have a green theme Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:52AMTHE INTERIOR of the barn at Brolo Hill Farm looked less like an artist's studio than it did a special backwoods episode of "Hoarders." More than 2,000 sticks, bundled and labeled with masking tape, covered the floor of an entire section and filled several shelves underneath a stuffed deer head.
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Toll Brothers see new buyer demographic at the Reserve at Estero Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:00AMThis year buyers are coming from a new region of the country, according to the sales representatives at the Reserve at Estero, a community of single-family homes by Toll Brothers.
Picture this on your wall Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 3:22AMBack in the shag-carpeted, bead-curtained interiors of the 1960s and '70s, photo murals added some glorious outdoor flair to random walls in split...
West Petaluma home a vintage queen Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:09AMAs an architectural historian for the California State Parks department, Marianne Hurley has learned that old does not necessarily mean fragile — at least when it comes to vintage buildings.
Asheville-area Home & Garden calendar Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:32PMSend items for the home and garden calendar to Nancy Sluder at Nsluder@Citizen-Times.com two weeks before the event. Or mail to Nancy Sluder, Asheville Citizen-Times, P.O. Box 2090, Asheville, NC 28802.
Eat, pray, love, design Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:07PMThe influence of Elizabeth Gilbert’s literary travelogue, “Eat Pray Love,” now a movie starring Julia Roberts, continues to spread.
Inaugural EverBank Field Logo Unveiled; Part of Extensive New Look of Jacksonville Jaguars' Home Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:45PMLaunch Includes "Get Your Teal On" Events Leading to September 12 Season Opener
Inaugural EverBank Field Logo Unveiled; Part of Extensive New Look of Jacksonville Jaguars' Home Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:27PMJACKSONVILLE, FL--(Marketwire - 09/01/10) - EverBank Financial Corp -- one of the nation's largest privately-held bank holding companies -- and the National Football League's Jacksonville Jaguars today unveiled a new signage system for EverBank Field anchored by the new EverBank Field logo. The announcement included details of EverBank-hosted fan events leading to the Jaguars' opening regular ...
Related Features Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:47AMICONIC beauty Iman is launching her own homeware line later and will preview her designs at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center next week.
Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition Presents the Khemri Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:57PMBlood Bowl (Legendary Edition) (PC) The skeletons hit the pitch.
NEW BUSINESS LICENSES: Week of August 23, 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:41PMNEW BUSINESS LICENSES: Week of August 23, 2010
Sales Set to Open in September for Apex, 44 Condos Atop First Hotel to Open in Harlem in 40 Years Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:25AMApex will Grand Open in September, 2010 with 44 contemporary condominiums located on the upper floors of a new Starwood Aloft Hotel -- the first hotel to open in Harlem in 40 years.
Burglarized Aptos adobe was a 'time capsule' of memories for elderly woman Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:44AMAPTOS -- The items stolen out of the old adobe home off Porter Gulch Road last month may be gathering dust on a thrift-shop shelf by now, but they are some of the only tangible memories 82-year-old Diane Lee Carrol has left of her family.
Faces of the Tri-State: Entrepreneur's love of design makes business successful Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:06PMHUNTINGTON -- A couple years ago, Anita DeHart was going through the difficult process of selling a house and downsizing to an apartment.
The Ford Fiesta: Big car feel in a small hatch Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:58AMTHE Fiesta, Ford’s entry in the world subcompact market, is perhaps the most promoted car model in the country today. Prior to its media launch, Ford conducted a promotion in June using the social networking sites as medium and offered scale models of the car as prizes for lucky fans.
DM-2 and the future of SRBs Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:51AMThis week NASA and ATK are scheduled to perform the second test-firing of a five-segment solid rocket motor originally developed for the Ares 1. Jeff Foust describes the planning for the test and its significance given the uncertain future of NASA's human spaceflight plans.
Sign up for enrichment Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:20AMThere are several community enrichment courses beginning in September. Contact the Community and Continuing Education Department at (828) 694-1735 about registering for the following courses:
Water ways: Bath design enters a new era Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:03PMUpdating the master bath in the last three decades has involved much more than selecting fixtures. In the 1980s, it was all about the Big Bath, with whirlpools for two and so much space you could practically park an SUV or two.
You might know what's best for them, but if they aren't eating it, who cares? Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:14PMWe have all seen it: That uneaten and smushed sandwich, mustard bleeding through the pores of compressed slices of bread. The apple decomposing at the bottom of a backpack. A mysterious and empty potato chip bag floating between homework papers.[...]
Old and bold: North Shore group reaches out to the gay senior community Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:10PMPrograms and events for the gay and lesbian community are fairly common in Massachusetts — but not necessarily for senior citizens. North Shore Elder Services is working to change that. They’ve teamed with the LGBT Aging Project to create the Old & Bold Coalition.
She has the itch to stitch Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:26AMPEPPERELL -- In the world of Miho Takeuchi, a bed of fallen leaves is a canvas on which decaying vegetation can show off the magical beauty of life one last time before winter. The pieces of fabrics in different brown shades that are sewn into her quilt remind her of the piles of crinkled leaves she saw below a bridge in Nagano, Japan, as a
Remodel home for less with junkyard gems Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:00AMHome remodeling can cost you a bundle. Here's how you can save by using reclaimed materials.
Barun Roy: Gen-Next architecture? Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:09PMCould this be the beginning of a new era in architecture? A migration to the next generation of ideas? A call to governments, planners, designers, scientists and technologists everywhere to prepare and be ready for the brave new world of green living that seems just round the corner? These questions come to mind as the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai continues to draw millions to what undoubtedly is ...
Clover Market to return to Ardmore this fall Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:53PMAfter a two-month summer hiatus, Ardmore’s Clover Market will return in September for a new fall season.
Shropshire furniture firm works with top interior designers Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:19AMA Shropshire man, who launched his own specialist furniture firm over ten years ago from the back of a van, now works with some of the UK's top architects and interior designers.
Reportlinker Adds Electric Vehicles in East Asia 2011-2021 Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:22AMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
Bacardi Celebrates Ties to Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe at Germany’s Neue Nationalgalerie Event Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 5:05AMHAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bacardi celebrates the opening of a joint event with Neue Nationalgalerie in honor of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe featuring the works of Mies and his relationship with Bacardi and the museum.
Jobs, not enforcement Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:05AMA casual conversation with her housekeeper led Los Angeles Times reporter Sonia Nazario to a project that brought her a Pulitzer Prize for feature reporting, a best-selling book and a reputation for having put a face on immigration issues for Americans.
New schools bring more students and excitement Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 12:21AMMICHAEL CAVAZOS Michael Cavazos/News-Journal Photo Cynthia Stratton sets up her classroom in the new Ned E. Williams Elementary School\uFEFF. It\u2019s one of five new LISD elementary school campuses.
When the economy deals you lemons, make bird houses Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 10:15PMAdapting to hard times: Leon Gustafson has built 6,000 birdhouses. When the birdhouse market dried up, he switched to building magazine racks. When that fell through, he made survey stakes. Now it's huckleberry boxes.
Shuffle the floor plan by giving old spaces new purposes Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 8:41PMThere’s no need to feel stuck in your house. You can still move out and up within your own home. The latest lifestyle trend is shuffling the old floor plan — without adding on — to make our living spaces new again. Converting a spare bedroom into a dressing room, for example, is becoming a popular option.
Kids' rooms can adapt to teenage needs Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 3:02PMAs children grow up, so must their rooms. The key becomes providing design and decoration that will last.
New vehicle will help National Guard during deployment Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:38PMOntario — The region’s Oregon Army National Guard unit will utilize one of the U.S. Army’s newest armored vehicles while protecting convoys in Iraq this fall.
FCB Homes sees opportunity in 24 foreclosed lots in Modesto Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 10:26AMAug. 19--After two years of virtual silence, construction sounds reverberated through Modesto's Village I neighborhoods this week.
W Brings Latest Project to New York City Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:39AMGRAFT has injected a "ripple effect" concept into the downtown hotel's interiors.
Shovels, saws heard in Village I Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:22AMAfter two years of virtual silence, construction sounds reverberated through Modesto's Village I neighborhoods this week. Stockton-based FCB Homes has identified what it believes is a financial window of opportunity to build homes there at a profit.
Making their own luck: Mother and daughter lose jobs, launch new store Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 5:00AMHastings store features gifts and floral arrangements.
Old Catonsville: Creative approach and love of plants grow new business Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 11:07AMstLight.options({publisher:'2fa3d037-b2bf-443c-91da-be81d479186a'}); Amy's Garden Design, a new business venture started by seven-year Catonsville resident Amy Wieland, is taking local gardens to a new creative level. Services include small-scale garden designs for both annual and perennial garden beds, consultations,...
Off-base festivities Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:09AMAND1 PRESENTS STREET2ELITE (Tokyo): Aug. 19, 7 p.m.; includes Dennis Rodman as a special guest; Ariake Collosium; eight-minute walk from Ariake and Ariake-no Mori Station on Yurikamome-Line; 3,000-6,000-9,000-12,900 yen; Disk Garage 03-5436-9600; www.street2elite.jp/ (Japanese only).
What the paparazzi drive Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 5:42AMHot on the trail of Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears: What's the perfect pursuit vehicle for shooting the stars
Merger will move Kindel Furniture from Grand Rapids to Wyoming Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 5:00PMSome job loss is expected as a result of consolidation, but it is too soon to predict how many.
Kristine Donnelly: Paperwork (Review) Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 4:51PMThe Taft Museum invites emerging artists to respond to its collection Last year, the Taft Museum of Art embarked on a new series of exhibitions called Keystone Contemporary. The goal is that each exhibition would feature one local emerging artist who's been invited to respond (directly or abstractly) to the Taft's collection, the historical house, its interior décor or perhaps even other special ...