The final design drawing is the Platonic ideal of a product. After determining every detail, it exists on the page in its most perfect form. The tricky part is preserving that perfection once it heads into manufacturing. As the owner of your business, you’d probably like to use premium materials in your products, but that … Read more
Whether one wants to enjoy a good novel, go swimming or take in the stupendous views, the Willow Treehouse, just 15 minutes from the town of Woodstock in New York, proves to an amazing escape. Overlooking the pond, this futuristic wooden building was designed by Antony Gibbon and built by William Johnson. This “passion project” … Read more
As one of America’s longest-running television shows, aThe Simpsons‘ brightly colored living room is as familiar to most of us as our own digs. But as Today reports, it might be time for a makeover. HomeAdvisor teamed up with NeoMam Studios to reimagine the iconic space in different popular home decor styles. Industrial HOMEADVISOR The HomeAdvisor blog notes, “As a power plant employee, … Read more
Time is fluid and malleable in Elliott Hundley’s three dimensional, mixed-media painting “the high house low!” (2011), an explosion of color and texture that sucks the viewer into a visual drama sparking with fire and rage. The four-panel assemblage work measuring more than 16 feet wide — a vortex of collaged and pinned cutouts from … Read more
For years it stood in the corner of the Shelburne’s Dining Room, chiming a few minutes before every hour, marking time’s passage over sumptuous, lingering meals. The metallic clang, one you might hear multiple times over an evening, was a reminder that time spent, unhurried, in the presence of fine food and plenty of wine, … Read more
With Singapore pushing towards being a Smart nation, more and more home appliances are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Such appliances have helped us reduce the burden of household chores, while providing greater convenience in our lives. Here, we picked out five high end home appliances that will change your lifestyle at home: 1. Samsung Family Hub … Read more
Before Frederick Akbar Mahomed, the world did not know that human life could be prolonged by reducing blood pressure. The 19th century doctor from Brighton, England, did pioneering research into nephritis and hypertension, and helped introduce the British Medical Association’s collective investigation record, and yet he remains unsung today. As Britain still recovers from the Windrush crisis and … Read more
Consumers are getting increasingly comfortable with voice assistants like Apple’s Siri, Google’s Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa. So comfortable, in fact, that they’re looking to use those assistants in their bathrooms — even while on the toilet. That’s according to public relations firm Walker Sands’ 2018 “The Future of Retail” report, based on a survey of … Read more
Almost every retailer out there will tell you they need to be more innovative, and that this is hard. Retail has long been an industry focused on buying low, selling high, and optimizing everything in between. Shifting to meet an expectation of providing content, services, experience, engagement and more – this is a big shift, … Read more
Stone House Garden made it through the garden walk and by all accounts it was a great success. Folks loved the color and diversity of plants. The purple garden is always the fave of visitors and this year it was a challenge due again to the weather. The warm season annuals sat and sulked after … Read more