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Transplanted from the younger, more modern, and hipper Siam Square, It’s Happened to be a Closet brings its kitschy style and cozy cafe environment to the luxury malls of Bangkok. Can something so artsy, design oriented, and in your face work in a mall littered with high-end shops like Prada, Hermes, Gucci, etc? [keep reading…]
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A gem of a boutique hotel overlooking Lake Koggala
A few miles from Galle City Center lies a truly special retreat, Kahanda Kanda. Amid a lush tea plantation, Kahanda Kanda sits on 9.9 acres of tropical tranquility. 5 villas are elegantly and tastefully decorates in that distinctive style of Sri Lanka. Yet somehow George Cooper, the owner and also an interior designer, has done Sri Lankan style one better with the integration of modern classics like Barcelona chairs and distinctive architectural features like the magnetic saffron wall dividing the property. [keep reading…]
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I want to live a Muji life
Actually I first encountered Muji in New York. A creative director at the ad agency I worked at was hoarding Muji notebooks that he bought in London. Being a fan of a minimalist aesthetic, Muji suited me perfectly. But while I love spare design, I am not one of those minimalists that would choose design over functionality. And this is what impressed me most about Muji products…they are smart, really smart. Not only clean and spare in design, but designed for use…for real life…for me and you. Products are stripped bare of unnecessary bells and gratuitous whistles to focus on the pure design and in use experience of each individual element. When we had the opportunity to visit the flagship store in Tokyo in Shinjuku featuring its 7,000+ products…we were in Muji heaven. [keep reading…]
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Consultation for bespoke clothing
After meeting Carol at Cayen and discovering I could have custom-made clothing that would actual fit my 5’ 10” (177cm) Western frame, I scheduled a consultation. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect after being rushed through tailor stores in Bangkok and asked to pick from magazine photos (which by the way seemed to be from a 1993 issue of Vogue). But I had a feeling from my initial conversation with Carol that things would be different at Cayen – and they were.
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If you’re looking for some design inspiration for an upcoming move or remodel, the folks over at colourlovers.com have a great feature on design trends for home interiors. They’ve assembled samples from Crate & Barrel and others to demonstrate the brown and blue fad/trend (time will tell, but I’m going with fad). Actually we were really close to going with these exact colors for this blog and a lot of our house has some elements of these colors.
Interior Design Trends: Blue & Brown
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