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“Out of clutter, find simplicity.” -Albert Einstein

Pantone Color Swatch Mugs

“Meet Stella & Petey Owl. They’ve been in love since high school and still have the hoots for each other! Our exclusively designed pillows are meticulously handmade with 100% wool felt and filled with a firm poly fill. A single line of stitching runs down the center of each leaf creating a 3-D detail! This modern design is one of three in our new Animal Attraction collection. Loved by both children and adults.”

- by: Modern Dose ["Your Affordable Remedy for Modern Design"]

Former Boy Scout, Glen C. Philpot learned to appreciate wood from an early age. He now is owner, craftsman, and designer or his Georgia based company, Hawkrim Studios. Using salvaged and recycled Georgia trees, Glen hand turns pieces that are “full of sap and life-giving juices.” If compelled to donate a tree, he likes to give one of the resulting vessels in return. The more burled, distressed, s-curved, or freshly fallen, the better.

at the eco-friendly furniture and home design center: Vivavi. “Vivavi develops forward-thinking ventures designed to enable modern green living… Vivavi offers modern style, eco-friendly furniture and home furnishings. Vivavi’s companion resource, Modern Green Living, enables consumers to find newly built green residences and green home professionals throughout the United States and Canada.” Vivavi’s mantra is simple: live modern + tread lightly™

Also be sure to check out: The Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy Stylish Green Living by Josh Dorfman, producer and host of The Lazy Environmentalist radio show and founder and CEO of Vivavi.

His book is easily summarized as, “…a guide to going green without resorting to Birkenstocks and brown rice casserole.” –Dwell Magazine.

Harmony Art: organic design

“Moon is a manifestation of nature at play. While hiking in the town of Annapolis, California, I noticed an old stick on the side of the path that was covered in these round fungus shapes. Immediately I knew I had the perfect inspiration for a stripe.”

Check out other patterns or solids in organic cotton.

Why Organic Cotton?

Don’t miss out on these glorious additions to your life! Check out Three Potato Four to buy, gift, and enjoy funky everyday items, along with some not so everyday iteams.  I love it and I’m sure you will too.  As a plus, they appreciate good design and the environment.  Very comical and creative.

“We’ve always filled our home with things we love and think beautiful stories can be told through the complimentary mix of modern and vintage objects.” -Janet Morales & Stu Eli (creaters of Three Potato Four)

Check out this website with cool shoes and a great cause!

BUY SOME SHOES!!!!!!

http://www.tomsshoes.com/ourcause.aspx

WWW.alabamachanin.com = FINE HANDCRAFTS!

“At Alabama Chanin we create an array of limited-edition products for the individual and home. Using a mixture of new, organic and recycled materials our products are constructed with care by artisans who live and work in our local communities. All of the Alabama Chanin products lines are made-by-hand in the USA.”

As stated by the National Council for Interior Design Accreditation (NCIDQ):

“Interior design is a multifaceted profession in which creative and technical solutions are applied within a structure to achieve a built interior environment. These solutions are functional, enhance the quality of life and culture of the occupants and are aesthetically attractive. Designs are created in response to and coordinated with the building shell, and acknowledge the physical location and social context of the project. Designs must adhere to code and regulatory requirements, and encourage the principles of environment sustainability. The interior design process follows a systematic and coordinated methodology, including research, analysis and integration of knowledge into the creative process, whereby the needs and resources of the client are satisfied to produce an interior space that fulfills the project goals.”