<i>"I've never seen a diamond in the flesh </i><br /><i>I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies </i><br /><i>And I'm not proud of my address, </i><br /><i>In a torn-up town, no postcode envy" </i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaThEVAQ91z28IKYtBHgHdfiNVQUOFQJeqchfoaz5qTw2hcZ-JSzpqVaolVtHNlXr0CZXlCYIxr6m52ox6X5X-OUYccXqq3gayyx7k_Ihh1EZmx4elHgHkgo_hyphenhyphenkDUBRurdXv_jxpTTppq/s1600/kachadourian_zigzag6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaThEVAQ91z28IKYtBHgHdfiNVQUOFQJeqchfoaz5qTw2hcZ-JSzpqVaolVtHNlXr0CZXlCYIxr6m52ox6X5X-OUYccXqq3gayyx7k_Ihh1EZmx4elHgHkgo_hyphenhyphenkDUBRurdXv_jxpTTppq/s1600/kachadourian_zigzag6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHx4nFY6xj6OojNPBGBbhzjP91J1JXbg9zfUMkZtdruDe9EX1mk8k4741hwcWs59OwtCu8VIf54R7-sRpAhAdosS77YG3aYxGvWOoEp2zg9kSds98dwMJHPGlKF8C-S7TvSHvUdcP3M8N/s1600/kachadourian_zigzag1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHx4nFY6xj6OojNPBGBbhzjP91J1JXbg9zfUMkZtdruDe9EX1mk8k4741hwcWs59OwtCu8VIf54R7-sRpAhAdosS77YG3aYxGvWOoEp2zg9kSds98dwMJHPGlKF8C-S7TvSHvUdcP3M8N/s1600/kachadourian_zigzag1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><i>Jason Kachadourian grew up in Baltimore and now lives in Brooklyn.  He is cofounder of an art space called The Bakery.  He makes art and furniture.  <b>jasonkachadourian@gmail.com</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">---------------</div>

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<b>DISC Interiors :</b><i> "A Bright and Modern Santa Monica Space"</i><i><br />featured on Domaine Home </i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_qER-ePoEfYYgT4ctNeOxoMwTEdEN27-JKIhHzjiJwWkmiIU0nzS5bL0Bhyphenhyphenwf2Pk2u4UQOa27GFe-wYXz6uslu9nYo2zhFmP0WVU5rtBt75IEBRLc-ZNgoFL6pZMXQhauXPmWE9JOvWI/s1600/DISC+Interiors+23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_qER-ePoEfYYgT4ctNeOxoMwTEdEN27-JKIhHzjiJwWkmiIU0nzS5bL0Bhyphenhyphenwf2Pk2u4UQOa27GFe-wYXz6uslu9nYo2zhFmP0WVU5rtBt75IEBRLc-ZNgoFL6pZMXQhauXPmWE9JOvWI/s1600/DISC+Interiors+23.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Thank you Domaine Home!</b><br /><br /><i>"Giving an ultra-modern home a rustic, comfortable vibe can be a daunting task, but DISC Interiors, skilled at creating California-cool spaces, is just the team to do it. David John and Krista Shrock, the designing duo behind the firm, were hired by a family of four to make their modern home, built in 2008 by JFAK Architects, more family-friendly and hip. <b>“They wanted to pull the spaces together and balance the modern architecture with some rustic yet refined elements</b></i><b>."  </b><br /><br /><i><a href="http://www.domainehome.com/disc-interiors-santa-monica-home"><b>full story on Domaine here.</b></a></i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXca-_Ai7Ri55L03ZIx1EzGdsl40Dug86h5STKpmUpnl7onXgkyWMbtMEvixz6uFPGz9N88qZH4jn8QrPHSXd7RdqAi7HnVAu1KI-naEUERSVrAcU8b3VxjcZF5jZwrapEzPKDmmdFZM2/s1600/DISC+Interiors+24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXca-_Ai7Ri55L03ZIx1EzGdsl40Dug86h5STKpmUpnl7onXgkyWMbtMEvixz6uFPGz9N88qZH4jn8QrPHSXd7RdqAi7HnVAu1KI-naEUERSVrAcU8b3VxjcZF5jZwrapEzPKDmmdFZM2/s1600/DISC+Interiors+24.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The guest room: custom DISC bed with with vintage rug and blanket by Hollywood at Home</i></div><br /><br /><i>Looking to the home’s many skylights and vast windows, the designers played off the surrounding greenery and colors of the ocean for the color scheme. <span style="font-size: large;"><b>“We like to bring the exterior colors inside, and the windows are a main feature of this home, so this played heavily in our design,</b></span>” they say. To balance the home’s many white walls, the designers incorporated a lot of black elements, too. “We try to keep it minimal and not mix too many colors. We usually pick one or two colors over the neutral colors, blacks and whites.”</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3nd-mhyenl0gRWhnOd8AT2QRbyae_4AAatcYiAcLVbp8qpatSmWBdR6rvatyTGa1WSF5-lwPS_f22St-NiseXHVepml2pkHOvYcBuoBqnCEhyHUsguZ-AFp7DzbP1Ui0AZfpmsfga3cP/s1600/DISC+Interiors+25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3nd-mhyenl0gRWhnOd8AT2QRbyae_4AAatcYiAcLVbp8qpatSmWBdR6rvatyTGa1WSF5-lwPS_f22St-NiseXHVepml2pkHOvYcBuoBqnCEhyHUsguZ-AFp7DzbP1Ui0AZfpmsfga3cP/s1600/DISC+Interiors+25.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>the kitchen with bar stools by Thomas Hayes and lighting by Robert Lewis Studio</i></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRh60oTrfogeqOKp4f9KCZ6C8babdMASPAZlETApObFrqAWkLea6wOFq7pPhGg-zSz8qXUj0biVQ2UMjIodeehn6k9xHdBoJbMpwtBOBLXxYmYidIPRSNwovLA02fzZAPJXfKXdYZUvOuq/s1600/DISC+Interiors+26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRh60oTrfogeqOKp4f9KCZ6C8babdMASPAZlETApObFrqAWkLea6wOFq7pPhGg-zSz8qXUj0biVQ2UMjIodeehn6k9xHdBoJbMpwtBOBLXxYmYidIPRSNwovLA02fzZAPJXfKXdYZUvOuq/s1600/DISC+Interiors+26.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Custom coffee table by <b>Lawson Fenning,</b> vintage rug, and brass accessories by Carl Aubock</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">--------------------</div>

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<i><b>"A Frame for Life"</b> </i><br /><br /><i>"<b>Design can be a powerful force.</b> I have never understood why interior design is often so underestimated, misunderstood and trivialised. It is too often dismissed as something superficial, without intrinsic value. An ‘add-on’. It’s a mistake that it is considered a luxury to be applied if there is money left at the end, rather than an integral part of making and shaping new realities from the outset."</i> <i>- Ilse Crawford, taken from "A Frame for Life"</i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HDvW9GBBCzXtVFwjji0nnKTXcQkZS8T9K433RU_vB3ApO87VQU0KRfDkPdv-WVos07sy_7VbyCu0IdEiO3ohV_li-pC9QmKOHk-thEFF1v8e7xmu68p-9J5_UdNMCUX8KNzaintixLiN/s1600/IlseCrawford_COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HDvW9GBBCzXtVFwjji0nnKTXcQkZS8T9K433RU_vB3ApO87VQU0KRfDkPdv-WVos07sy_7VbyCu0IdEiO3ohV_li-pC9QmKOHk-thEFF1v8e7xmu68p-9J5_UdNMCUX8KNzaintixLiN/s1600/IlseCrawford_COVER.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"I consider myself a quiet revolutionary.</b></span> <i>My design puts the human being at the centre. I am fascinated by what drives us, brings us together and ultimately makes us feel alive. At Studioilse we address changing times and values in our mission to promote good, sensible design and its power to improve the way we work and live. The studio manifests this through design that makes buildings, spaces, brands and furniture that are warm, not ‘cool’. We are interested in how design affects us rather than in the image, integrating design with human behaviour, starting from the point of view of the individual. <b>We look at a project from physical and emotional perspectives, practical and poetic, individual and social before creating a design that engages us physically, emotionally, subliminally and sensorially, so as to make a place that enhances life and enables us to thrive.</b> A place that people love. You can design the most incredible place and yet it requires people to make it a reality. Buildings and their interiors are made to be used. From the outset, the people who will live there, use it, operate it, adapt and adopt it are as much a part of our understanding of the context we are working with as the financial facts or the physical possibilities. </i>" <b>-<i> Ilse Crawford</i></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-EaAQ8V3-Y05_1GivOE_Ih_GHy8sZjmYdcngh5PkiG6_JswY-YYSKrPkx1y3l2QYERKpvAvsye7URJjBKMMnZR8H9eNfzBXiwSVo17rIZznMAp5vF-1g9UBjzH49KkygRV0rFc2-MrhD/s1600/IlseCrawford_p072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-EaAQ8V3-Y05_1GivOE_Ih_GHy8sZjmYdcngh5PkiG6_JswY-YYSKrPkx1y3l2QYERKpvAvsye7URJjBKMMnZR8H9eNfzBXiwSVo17rIZznMAp5vF-1g9UBjzH49KkygRV0rFc2-MrhD/s1600/IlseCrawford_p072.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0w1PlPvEZ1c6KNZFroJQ4tSVyTu8gWPE3BBclCCLNj0mbvzDnHrofXM0TQ0i6t6NWf2jlLDGDyjZuvUlq4ZdSkJ6O4RrquwEfzCxJdvBXt5AsxZlRVzZ0kt3dbXUIA3m0MF6adgkqjCM/s1600/IlseCrawford_p058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0w1PlPvEZ1c6KNZFroJQ4tSVyTu8gWPE3BBclCCLNj0mbvzDnHrofXM0TQ0i6t6NWf2jlLDGDyjZuvUlq4ZdSkJ6O4RrquwEfzCxJdvBXt5AsxZlRVzZ0kt3dbXUIA3m0MF6adgkqjCM/s1600/IlseCrawford_p058.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><i>"For us interior design is about so much more than choosing furniture, and it is our mission to change this perception. Good interior design is always about more than the way things look (although that is certainly an important part of the toolkit).<span style="font-size: large;"><b> It is about making sure the human experience is prioritized when we build. It is about human happiness and well being. It is about making life better. After all, inside buildings is where we live.</b></span> "</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHcr6Pebj3rpKrmYbr2Stg-1pjBtRrO_Sq0Aad8QeoFzun-H5dRdz0_NcI427BAsZ4z5mPW54XIfUCLsiIXMWYkYr-P4CifOKNCYz_u8DME75670xqMjRZnXsGeeAdyk9-_rYwWR0wr-1/s1600/IlseCrawford_p096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHcr6Pebj3rpKrmYbr2Stg-1pjBtRrO_Sq0Aad8QeoFzun-H5dRdz0_NcI427BAsZ4z5mPW54XIfUCLsiIXMWYkYr-P4CifOKNCYz_u8DME75670xqMjRZnXsGeeAdyk9-_rYwWR0wr-1/s1600/IlseCrawford_p096.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.rizzoliusa.com/book.php?isbn=9780847838578"><b><i>go to Rizzoli here for more information.</i></b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>---------- </i><b><i><br /></i></b></div>

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