Film Looks Like Fact, Pixar's Up and Edith Macefield

The new animated Pixar film "Up" (opening Friday) starts as an echo of a real lady's life in Ballard Washington. Edith Macefield held her ground while her neighborhood was torn down and giant buildings went up around her. She even refused one million dollars to move and opted to live the rest of her life in her own home. The gentrifying construction was forced to leave her patch of old school neighborhood paradise intact.



Disney and Pixar honored her spirit and acknowledged her story's tie to the film.


The realities of high wind, concrete walls and balloon poppage kept the real life version from looking as dramatic as the film, but it was a nice thought. "Up" sounds like a fun new adventure, Edith would probably approve.

This story also reminds me of another character that refused to budge in the face of "progress"...

Cool Caravan!

Wow this is such a great caravan, or as some call it, a trailer home. This creation by Mehrzeller is not just cool for a trailer home but cool for any home! Beautiful design and full of modern comforts, I would go anywhere in this.



Hey then park it by a pool with this:


And when you are forced to head back to work after your long weekend, maybe you'll get a job here?

..okay getting carried away! :)

via Like Cool

Topsy Turvy Time

Click the pic to find out what is UP with the upside down house.
Check out a Flickr set here of an Upside Down House in Poland!

Frisky Fridge

Is your refrigerator running?





Maybe flying? :)

Twist

Felted Wool Stones

Put these rocks between you and a hard place and you will be quite cozy :)
Felted Wool Stones
"Renowned South African textile designer Ronel Jordaan takes her inspiration from nature, and uses felt to give free rein to her imagination. Socially conscious as well as gifted, Jordaan has set up a women's workshop in Gauteng- Johannesburg-where her personally trained artisans transform interlocking fibers, made from 100% merino wool, into these freeform oversized "stone" floor cushions. Though they may fool the eye, they provide immediately recognizable comfort to weary torsos in search of a relaxing seat. Soft yet buoyant, the veined, smooth textured cushions can be arranged to support seat and back. Children love them. Parents love them. Guests love them, too. Hand washable in cold water."

Order these and many other beautiful things here

Things Look Like Beautiful Things at 100% Design London

Here are some of the beautiful things you'll see at 100% Design London The Contemporary Interior Design Exhibition in London Sept 18-21
Nature and Food forms become more than scenery and dinner.

Spaghetti Chandelier by Zinoo Park
Description
"Spaghetti Chandelier is a random decoration pendant light.
It is decorated with red-colored electric wire on white powder coated metal wire frame.
The highlight of it is the ‘orange chord’, which is widely used as an industrial material. He tried to transform the industrial material into the design of domestic furnitures and products. ‘The special socket’ is another design concept he tried to introduce though this project. It has a hook that enables the lighting to be hung to the wire structures in anyway the consumer may please with." Check out more from this design group here

LEAF swing
Description
Leaf swing is a suspended seat for adults. Inspired by the falling of the leaves in autumn, Swing should be placed in outdoor spaces where the sunset glints through its leaf holes, creating sweet shadows. This slow rocking movement will remind you of the peace and tranquillity of a child hearing a lullaby. A time to relax at the end of the day… Check out more from this design group here

Nonna Pepa carpet
Description
Nonna Pepa is a handmade carpet composed by pure wool flowers sewed on a felt base.

It exists in its multicolored, black/grey mélange, black or white versions, rectangular or circular.
Check out more from this design group here






Cheese
Description
Cheese is a new and fun concept. Contemporary and colourful, this can act as a statement piece in any modern home.
Category, Bathrooms, Radiators
Check out more from this design group here

Town of Mysterious Spaces

Look again.. what do you think you see?




Slobo MG_9957
Originally uploaded by Astrologue63.


Check out his whole beautiful set here

Happily Boxed In

Click here to find out what one mom did with a cardboard box for her kids! :)

Manned Cloud and Other Design 100 Beauties

The Design 100 chosen by Time Magazine is truly lovely. Worth a look to be inspired by the wonderful minds of creative people around the world. These are some of my favorites from the list. Check it out I am sure you will find many more to call a favorite.


Manned Cloud

Location: Anywhere
Taking the experience of travel to new heights, French innovator Jean-Marie Massaud has created Manned Cloud, an experimental airship or blimp that is also a hotel with a capacity of 40 guests and 15 staff. The idea is to explore the world without leaving a trace and to experience exotic places without being intrusive or exploitative.


Nordpark Cable Railway

Location: Innsbruck, Austria
It's difficult to say what's more breathtaking: the four railway stations that Zaha Hadid designed, which climb from the Innsbruck city center up the Nordkette mountain, or the Alpine landscapes along the route. The stations—double-curvature glass shells that seem to hover above concrete platforms—were conceived with particular care toward the specific topography and surroundings of each location. To achieve each one's unique appearance of a flowing ice formation frozen in place, Hadid studied glacial moraines and ice movements.


40 Bond

Location: New York City
For its first residential project in the U.S., the Swiss architectural-design firm Herzog & de Meuron embraced the local culture. Witness the graffiti-inspired walls and ceilings in the elevators and lobby, and the similar 22-ft.-high (6.7 m high) sculptural gate spanning the length of the building. The boxy exterior made of Spanish glass and blackened copper doesn't betray any sense of the curved forms within, but the floor-to-ceiling windows can't conceal an emphasis on light and outdoor spaces. Developed by Ian Schrager, the building is nothing if not modern Manhattan.


Selfridges

Location: London
Inspired by everything from Cecil Beaton sets to Florence Broadhurst wallpaper, the creative team at this London flagship, led by Linda Hewson, used paper as a theme for its magical spring windows.


(True story, when I picked these four and created the post for them only then did I realize how TLLT'd they were, it was pure coincindence!) Swear!

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