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12 Creative Things To Make & Do – Sei Kreativ

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I’m working with the new Pinterest headquarters in Berlin (weee!) on an amazing campaign and it includes putting together some pinboards for them. One is all about Creativity and it’s called Sei kreativ. You can see it here but I want to share 12 creative things to make and do below. These are definitely some creative and inspiring ideas. I really love the twinkle twinkle hand lettering on the glass cabinet. I have some white glass markers and a glass cabinet so I’m going to totally try that this week and Instagram it for ya (Follow me if you’d like @decor8).

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1. Writing on cabinet doors with white glass markers – Dutch photographer Ernie Enkelaar

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2. Installing a wall of empty frames and vintage mirrors. This is photographer Mari Eriksson’s home.

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3. Make some colorful trivets. Sugar & Cloth and their super awesome DIY Colorblock Trivet diy.

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4. String some ornaments grouped by color. Sugar & Cloth *I love her blog*

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5. Use a wall-mounted kraft paper holder. So good for busy families or a cafe seen on Design Milk. You can buy this beauty by George & Willy here.

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6. Make your own gift wrap using photos you’ve taken. Fall for DIY *awesome blog, must read* I love this photo gift wrap.

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7. Get craftin’ and make some candlestick holders. DIY candlesticks from Design For Mankind by Laura Parke.

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8. Make some cardboard playhouses for your kids. I saw this on BKids and went bonkers. So sweet.

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9. Think of a word and put it on your cozy sweatshirt. This sequin sweatshirt diy is from A Beautiful Mess. Oh yeah.

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10. For your next party, make up some glittery ice cubes with edible glitter. A Subtle Revelry has a great diy up so check it out.

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11. Make some massive tissue paper flowers for a celebration. These are from Mokkasin *the world’s most amazing mother of a small tribe and small biz owner to boot*.

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12. Create a lovely jewelry display above a dresser in your bedroom. This is a mere branch cleaned down to the bones, photographed by Garance Dore.

Aren’t these great ideas? I thought so too. Tomorrow I have a lovely share for you from a student that my friend met in one of her classes recently far, far away. I can’t wait to introduce you to this very creative, amazing woman and her photos and a short interview, too. See you tomorrow.

(images: linked to their sources above.)


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Halifax Library By Schmidt Hammer Lassen Comprises Four Stacked Blocks

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Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects stacked up boxy volumes with different dimensions and cladding finishes to generate this library in Halifax, Canada .

Halifax Central Library by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects collaborated with nearby office Fowler Bauld &amp Mitchell on the design and style for the Halifax Central Library after winning a 2010 international competition for the redevelopment of the city centre site.

Associated story: White concrete cultural centre by DRDH nestles up against a Norwegian harbour

Halifax Central Library by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

Located at a crossroads in one of Halifax’s most historic neighbourhoods, the building’s four rectilinear volumes have been orientated to adhere to the angles of the adjacent streets.

Halifax Central Library by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

“Halifax is a city whose maritime heritage calls for consideration when designing a new public creating,” said Morten Schmidt of Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, who also recently completed a library in the Canadian town of Edmonton.

Halifax Central Library by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

“The historical axis amongst the Halifax Citadel and the Halifax Harbour, crossing correct via the library internet site, is reflected in the orientation of the top floor of the creating containing the Halifax Living Area, hereby delivering not only a unique view but also an understanding of the city’s historical heritage,” he said.

Halifax Central Library by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

Each and every of the rectangular blocks characteristics big areas of glazing, developed to supply a lot of visual connections between the interior and the surrounding streets.

A fritted pattern of leaves applied to portions of the glazing alludes to the trees that sit at the front of the plot.

Halifax Central Library by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

The curtain wall of the third volume in the stack functions an orange frit that is intended to complement the tone of nearby brick buildings.

Halifax Central Library by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

The library is developed as a cultural hub. It also consists of a 300-seat auditorium, two cafes, music studios, gaming stations, a space for adult literacy classes, a reading circle and boardrooms for nearby entrepreneurs.

Halifax Central Library by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

A huge atrium at the library’s entrance is criss-crossed by bridges and staircases, referencing the jumbled shapes of the exterior.

Halifax Central Library by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

As nicely as a reception desk, this atrium includes a reading area with bookcases displaying a selection of bestsellers. A terrace connects the space with an auditorium at the opposite end of the building.

Halifax Central Library by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

The initial floor is dedicated to children and young adults. It accommodates a range of open-strategy reading spaces, with educational facilities which includes music studios and study rooms arranged around the periphery.

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The library’s principal collection is located on the second and third floors, alongside adult studying and additional reading rooms.

Halifax Central Library by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

A quiet reading space featuring big suspended circular lights is situated in the cantilevered section of the prime floor. Right here, complete-height glazing supplies views across the city towards the nearby harbour.

The prime storey also accommodates a cafe with a balcony terrace.

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A large skylight allows all-natural light to filter down via the building’s numerous levels.

Halifax Central Library by Schmidt Hammer Lassen

Photography is by Adam Mørk.

Project credits:

Architect group: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects (design architect), Fowler Bauld &amp Mitchell (prime consultant architect)
Structural engineers: SNC Lavalin Inc., Ove Arup (Notion Design)
Mechanical engineers: CBCL Limited, Ove Arup (Concept Style)
Electrical engineers: CBCL Limited, Ove Arup (Idea Style)
Civil engineers: SNC Lavalin Inc.
Landscape architect: Gordon Ratcliffe Landscape Architect
Interior: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Fowler Bauld &amp Mitchell
Public consultation: Myrgan Inc.
Sustainability: Solterre Style
Acoustics: Swallow Acoustic Consultants Ltd.,
Building code: RJ Bartlett Engineering Ltd.
Curtain wall: BVDA Façade Engineering Ltd.
Wind &amp snow environmental: Theakston Environmental Consulting Engineers
Theatre design and style: Theatre Consulting Group Ltd.
Third celebration commissioning: FC O’Neill Scriven &amp Assoc. Ltd.
Project manager: Halifax Regional Municipality
Construction manager: EllisDon Corporation
Sustainability: Targeting LEED Gold certification

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Monday Motivation

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This week, I&#8217m feeling the need to generate. Possibly it&#8217s the truth that I&#8217m completed with Christmas shopping and have been elbow-deep in golden wrapping paper cuttings, or maybe it was the weekend baking (I know, shocking. I baked one thing other than a hot mess. A lot more on that later though).

Polish kolaches. So quite, very excellent.

I woke up this morning feeling like I wanted to shrug off my usual uniform of sweaters and function jeans and put on a celebration dress. Wear red lipstick. Don some gay apparel, just like the song demands (between ordering me to deck the halls and guests refusing to leave till they get figgy pudding – whatever the hell that is – Christmas songs can be somewhat bossy, don&#8217t you think?).

I guess what I&#8217m saying is I&#8217m feeling the need for some inspiration. With only ten days until Christmas, it will be good to get lost in the glow for a couple of days (and eat about a dozen varieties of cookie). So if you&#8217ve got some vacation photographs to share, I&#8217d enjoy to see &#8216em. I&#8217ll have a entertaining Christmas project to share with you ahead of week&#8217s end too. Content Monday, folks!

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Nick Ross' Tension Lamp Wins Muuto Talent Award 2014

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News: Danish furnishings brand Muuto has chosen a lamp that bends like a fishing rod as the winner of its annual Nordic design and style award for emerging talents.

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Chosen by the Muuto team, the form of the Tension Lamp by Stockholm-primarily based Nick Ross is created using a taut wire.

Connected story: Versatile lamp by Tuomas Auvinen wins Muuto Talent Award

Attached from the circular base to just beneath the rounded shade, the wire is pulled tight via a loop on the stem.

Tension lamp by Nick Ross

This tensile force causes the thin stem to curve like a fishing rod with a catch on the finish of the line.

“Tension Lamp takes its function from the tension designed in constructions such as fishing rods and suspension bridges,” mentioned Ross. “Its form references Italian classics however has a cleaner, Scandinavian feel.”

Tension lamp by Nick Ross

As the arching shape is created as component of the assembly procedure, the lamp can be shipped in a smaller sized container.

The design is also lightweight because there is no want to weight the head or foot to develop the curved stem.

Tension lamp by Nick Ross

Muuto awards an revolutionary product by a student from a Nordic design college each year.

“The Muuto design team chosen the lamp as they felt that aesthetics, function and storytelling all meet in the excellent design and the references to the fishing rod are each entertaining and Scandinavian,” mentioned the firm.

Tension lamp by Nick Ross The taut wire causes the lamp to curve like a fishing rod

Previous recipients of the award incorporate a lamp that fits neatly into the edges of a room by Finnish designer Tuomas Auvinen and a chair produced from two laminated plywood shells that slot with each other with out any metal fixings by Berlin designer David Geckeler.

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Holiday Paper Wrap Up #6 // Felt Holly

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It&#8217s the Monday ahead of Christmas week, and you know what that indicates? There&#8217s just one a lot more week of Holiday Paper Wrap Up tutorials left to share! This is going to be a particularly fun 1 though, filled with guidelines and tricks that I, myself, had by no means even tried prior to. Some of them were undoubtedly experiments, but all of them are my new preferred methods to wrap. Take my felt holly accent for instance&#8230

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Supplies

  • Pre-wrapped present box
  • Satin ribbon
  • Felt, one dark colour for the leaves and 1 medium color for the berries (ignore the super light felt pictured above since I didn&#8217t end up making use of it)
  • Craft glue
  • Fine tip Sharpie pen
  • Scissors

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1st, cut out your shapes. You&#8217ll need to have two pieces of darker felt cut into the shape of holly leaves and three pieces of the medium felt reduce into the rounded shapes of the berries. At the last minute, I also drew a thin black line down the center of my holly leaves making use of a Sharpie to additional accentuate it.

Although I took the liberty of shifting the natural green and red colors of holly to match my wrapping paper&#8217s brighter colour scheme, you can definitely feel cost-free to go any direction—traditional or contemporary. It&#8217s up to you!

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With your shapes reduce, wrap your stain ribbon about the pre-wrapped box and tie it into a bow. Subsequent, use craft glue to adhere the leaves and the berries together into a cluster. A small dot or two of glue on the back of the holly + berry cluster must be all you need to have to fix it to the prime of your gift box.

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 In case you missed any of the other Vacation Paper Wrap Up tutorials, click back in time utilizing the links beneath:

  • Wooden Ornament
  • Sharpie Bow
  • DIY Pom-Pom
  • Photo Tag
  • Calligraphy Stamp

P.S. In case you haven&#8217t heard, Terbear Co. and Laura Hooper Calligraphy are teaming up to offer one DGD reader a custom address stamp. Click through here to enter to win!

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