Hermes Re-Opens On Rodeo Drive With A New Store and A $12,900 Basketball.

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Slated to open on September 4th, after an 18 month renovation, French luxury brand Hermes will re-open the doors of their overhauled store located at…

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Glass Balloon Ceiling and Wall Lamps Add A Festive Touch.

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The glass balloon Memory Lights are a collection of whimsical ceiling and wall light fixtures that look just like helium balloons and were designed by…

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Artist Rohitash Rao’s Trash Is Most Definitely A Treasure.

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If Ralph Steadman, Robert Crumb and Jean-Michel Basquiat ever combined their artistic talents, the result may look something like the whimsical, but edgy illustrative art…

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37 Years Of The Brown Sisters. Four Sisters Photographed Annually From 1975 – 2012.

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Nicholas Nixon, who teaches at Massachusetts College of Art, is one of the most celebrated American photographers of our generation. Among the most compelling of…

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Bruno Walpoth Brings Wood To Life In His Contemporary Human Sculptures.

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Italian sculptor Bruno Walpoth's ability to turn a hunk of wood into a lifelike looking figure is impressive, to say the least. His sculpted and…

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"Beets" Headphones by OrigAudio Are Both Funny and Serious.

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"Beets" by OrigAudio are a hilarious play on Beats by Dre. Over the ear headphones with icons of beets... yes, the root vegetable, on the…

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State-Shaped Hand Cast Iron Skillets by Alisa Toninato Are Fun and Functional.

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Thirty-year-old metal designer Alisa Toninato, who as been featured on Martha Stewart, creates handmade substantial and beautiful examples of craftsmanship with iron skillets in the…

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Gross Out Your Vegan Friends With This Steak Set Wrapping Paper.

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Another fun collection of gift wrap from Gift Couture that is bound to excite meat-eaters and disgust vegetarians is the Steak Set Wrapping Paper. After…

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Turning Kitsch Into Couture. Teardrop Lighting by Bodo Sperlein.

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Bodo Sperlein's work for Lladro and Nymphenberg caught my eye years ago and since then, I've been a fan of his elegant pieces and home…

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Beautiful BEYOND Bathtubs and Showers from Glass Idromassaggio.

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BEYOND is a beautifully designed series of bathtubs and showers designed by Claudia Danelon and Federico Meroni for Italy's Glass Idromassagio. BEYOND Tubs and Showers…

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