facade projection

This is so cool! Thanks for sharing it Lorenzo!

more doors of Gioia

Did I mention…I really love doors!?!

Doors of Gioia

Invisible Man

Liu Bolin, a performance artist from Shandong.

Awesome!

Lemonade

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A friend of mine posted this on his blog not too long ago. After seeing it, I had to post it forward. I absolutely love this! So many people these days can relate. I myself can relate, because just before the big crash, I decided to quit my job, and pursue my ultimate dream of my own design company. Of course the timing could not have been worse. But, I still have no regrets! I’ve never been happier, and never been more true to myself. Everyone should dare to dream!

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Lemonade the movie

The Fun Theory…

This initiative by Volkswagon is called “The Fun Theory”. You gotta see the video below…

How awesome is this!?!

in a dream…

Last weekend while setting up for the flea market, I glanced across the street at the most amazing site. It turned out that our spot was right across the street from the home of Isaiah Zagar! Of course I walked across the street and started snapping photos…

It’s called Philadelphia Magic Gardens, and it’s the most magical place. It’s the most extensive and wonderful mosaic I’ve ever seen. Isaiah Zagar is such an amazing artist, and an extremely interesting man. Take a look at this video trailer from an award winning documentary film called “In A Dream”, directed by his son Jeremiah…

Here’s some more photos that I took…

Even more amazing at night! I can’t wait to go back there and explore in great detail. If you want to learn more, click on this link.

Additional photos on my Design On The Edge facebook page.

Fornasetti

A celebration of Piero Fornasetti…

An amazing visionary inspiration from Milan. My wife Mina introduced me to his works. I immediately fell in love with his, and his son’s amazing art for life. Below is their story…

Piero Fornasetti was a Milan painter, a sculptor, an interior decorator, an engraver of art books, a creator of more that 11,000 items, a deviser of sceneries and customs, an organizer of international exhibitions and events. As far as the variety of decorations is concerned, Fornasetti’s production of objects and furniture is one of the largest of the 20th century.The lesson deriving from his oeuvre is the rigour with a strong imagination and an elegant and mystical sense of humour. Fornasetti’s son, Barnaba, is perpetuating the workshop tradition, continuing the production and reviving the most popular pieces, creating new ones, renewing hand crafted production, in collaboration with industries which manufacture under license. A collection of new products was born like this: from fashion accessories such as ties, scarves, waistcoats, umbrellas, to hold house articles such as china, furniture, lamps, fabrics, linen, radiators, tiles and many other items spreading joy into our everyday life so full of minimalist and “expiatory purism”.

Read his biography here…Fornasetti

Milan, Italia

Fornasetti…Amazing!

or maybe blue…

On a continuing quest to find the coolest chandeliers…I find this gorgeous Schonbek Vertex 2 tier blue crystal piece…Wow!

i want this…

and this…

awesomeness!