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While wandering around Milan’s Zona Tortona last week, we met Italian designer Davide Vercelli, who has created the Strutturaquattro Table for the manufacturer Libero Stile.

Strutturaquattro is made of twenty-nine 15mm plywood panels, that have been veneered in oak.

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The designer – Davide Vercelli:

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Baldinger Architectural Studio designed Tempe Urban Living, a fifteen unit residential project, located in the university town of Tempe, Arizona.

Full description after the photos….

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Description from Baldinger Architectural Studio:

Tempe Urban Living is a fifteen unit urban infill project located in the university town of Tempe Arizona. The dwellings are designed as modern Tri-level units. The three levels are connected by an open stairwell that acts a light shaft, drawing light from a large skylight at the top deep into the dwelling unit. Semi enclosed roof top terraces expand the livable space year round and frames views of the citys skyline. The dwellings are open-plan, uncomplicated and feature solar shading, energy efficient mechanical systems, enhanced day-lighting and minimalist Architectural detailing. Extensive Italian tile surfacing, Italian kitchens and cabinets, European appliances and plumbing fixtures complement the minimalist design and enhance the modern living experience. A simple palate of forms and building materials is employed. Sand blasted masonry is exposed both at the exterior and interior of the project to contrast with the brightly colored exterior rain screen cement board cladding and the smooth surfaces of the interior Italian tile.

Visit the Baldinger Architectural Studio website – here.

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Hi everyone! A big thank you to Ally for inviting me to be a guest blogger I enjoy visiting From the Right Bank and am happy to be a part of the fun! Ally had asked me to blog about a recent favorite design trendthere are so many amazing things going on in the design world right now, it was hard to choose just one. But I decided to go with one of my favorite design trends, which is wallpaper. While this trend isnt exactly new, it has definitely made a comeback in new and exciting ways. As a designer, I feel that wallpaper is one of the easiest (and relatively inexpensive) ways to dramatically change the look and feel of a room. Not only can it instantly refresh a space, it can also be used in many ways other than just on the wall. With more and more of us seeking DIY projects to make the most of what we already have, wallpaper just might be the answer! Ive rounded up a variety of ideas that will hopefully inspire you in one way or another. Thank you for allowing me to share! XO Julie

1) Create unique backing plates for a pair of sconces simply by cutting out a shape from wallpaper

2) A striped paper really makes this room pop

3) Spruce up an old piece of furniture by painting it and applying strips of wallpaper to the drawer fronts

4) Make a statement by papering just one wall in a bright, bold pattern

5) Why not continue the wallpaper on to the ceiling for a dramatic effect?!

6) Paper a the front of a doorperhaps the one leading into your closet or bathroom?

7) The subtle toile wallpaper in this space makes a nice backdrop for the bold mix of pattern and color in the flooring, furniture and lamps

Try wallpapering just your fireplace for added pattern and style

9) The geometric pattern of this paper is what makes this dining room amazingtake it away and it just wouldnt be the same!

10) Frame out a panel of wallpaper with some moulding and trim with colorful ribbon. This also works for a headboard alternative in your bedroom.

I’d like to invite you all to visit my blog, Belle Maison for more inspiration. You can also visit my online boutique, Modern Chic Home…be sure to check out the wallpaper section!

(IMAGE CREDITS: MARTHA STEWART, LIVINGETC, HOUSE TO HOME)

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The Delia Ephron movie Hanging Up, starring Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, and Lisa Kudrow, premiered in 2000 to poor reviews, and it didn’t make much money at the box office. The sets, however, made a big impression. Ten years later, people are still talking about the house Meg Ryan’s character Eve lived in. One look at the front of the house and you can see why.

The story revolves around Eve, who is stuck with the job of taking care of their ailing, alcoholic, “uproar-man” of a father (Walter Matthau in his final role). Her sisters Georgia (Keaton) and Maddy (Kudrow) are too preoccupied with their own lives to help–or to even take Eve’s calls most of the time.

The Entry:

The movie was based on Delia Ephron’s novel Hanging Up. She wrote the screenplay and Diane Keaton directed it.

Ryan spent most of the movie in a long coat that came down to her ankles and looked like a bathrobe. Not sure what that was about.

Family Room:

This hallway leads into the master bedroom, which doesn’t have a door. You can see the lamp on the nightstand on the right-hand side of the photo below:

Bedroom:

The openness makes me wonder if this room is actually used for something else (not a bedroom) in the actual house, and they just staged it that way for the movie. Check out the huge fireplace beside the bed:

Eve’s Closet:

Her Son’s Room:

Note that she’s even sleeping in that robe-like coat in her son’s room. In this next photo that has Lou walking out of Eve’s house, the entry hall looks strangely empty and cold. Almost institutional:

A lot of the movie seemed to have been filmed through light fog, which you can see in some of these photos. It was especially noticeable when they were in Eve’s house.

The Kitchen:

I think Eve is on the phone in almost every scene.

The cookie cutters on the wall are fun:

The open shelves in her kitchen create a lot of display space for her colorful dishes.

There’s a fabulous windowseat in the kitchen:

In this shot, you can see that the window seat runs along both walls in the corner:

Looking through the kitchen at the three sisters making Thanksgiving dinner together:

In the final scene, the sisters bond by having a ludicrous flour fight. I had to roll my eyes at that one. I don’t know any woman who would think it was fun to have flour dumped all over her kitchen in the middle of making Thanksgiving dinner.

The camera pulls back out of the kitchen and we see that Eve has gone all out in decorating for fall:

I have searched in vain for information about this house. It looks like they filmed the movie on site (not on a separate soundstage), but I couldn’t confirm it. The production notes do state that it was filmed entirely in California–mostly in Beverly Hills and Pasadena–so I guess that narrows it down.

If anyone knows anything about it, please fill us in. Sometimes I get the best information about movie houses by posting about them and having readers tell me what they know!

I’ve done so many Movie Monday posts that feature Meg Ryan movies that I might have to change the name to “Meg Mondays.” Let’s see…so far, I’ve featured:

• Sleepless in Seattle
• You’ve Got Mail
• The Women

I’ll also be showing you photos of Ryan’s New York City apartment from Kate & Leopold soon. Some of you have requested the house from When a Man Loves a Woman, as well. Do you have a favorite Meg Movie House?

P.S. You can see Meg Ryan’s real-life house here, which is actually kind of similar to this one.

Visit my TV/Movie Houses page for links to all the others I’ve featured.

The Switzerland-based furniture manufacturer Vitra exhibited at Salone del Mobile 2010 in Milan. Here are some photos of their booth:

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