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dale chihuly’s boathouse tour: part one — the hot shop

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chihulysamplesandmolds

Last week, I was fortunate enough to score an exclusive (albeit whirlwind) tour of famed Seattle glass artist Dale Chihuly‘s Boathouse on Lake Union. Say what you may about his work, but I was blown away by the space — the colors, the glass, and the collections (oh, the collections), as well as the design aesthetic. I’ve got so much to show from such a quick run-through I’ve decided this *has* to be broken up into appropriate parts. We’ll start our journey the way I did: through the hot shop, the studio portion of Chihuly’s live/work space.

Seen above: samples of Chihuly’s forms and his custom molds. Click for more photos of Chihuly’s Hot Shop! (more…)

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want it now: gardenwatch cam

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garden cam

Yes, it is ridiculously unnecessary and, yes, it is expensive ($140) but Think Geek’s Gardenwatch Cam is a cool present for the green-thumb-who-has-everything in your life. The all-weather camera snaps time lapse photos of your garden as it grows so you’ll have a gorgeous record of your blooming flower beds. When the growing season is over, the camera can also be used to film all those freak blizzards, as seen in their website’s demo video, so you’ll have a record of your backyard as the snow piles up as well. — Katie D.

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an ode to trader joe and his many cookbooks

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Trader Joes Love

Trader Joe, if you were a man, and not simply the cartoon pirate representing the life-renewing grocery store chain that is single-handedly resurrecting the Hawaiian shirt, I’d marry you. To be clear, I love you, and I am in love with you. You are the North Star on my urban grocery map. Economically, you are a yes in world of no. I am committed, and I promise to never stop loving your dark chocolate-covered pomegranate seeds or eating them after the sister who bought them goes to sleep. I know I’m not alone in my love for you. If I was, someone wouldn’t have written this: The I Love Trader Joe’s Cookbook, $12.21 at Amazon.com. Joining other volumes of fan non-fiction including Cooking with All Things Trader Joe’s, The Trader Joe’s Companion, and sister spin-off The I Love Trader Joe’s Party Cookbook, the volume includes more than 150 recipes that can be made using only ingredients from the store. Conveniently, my birthday and Christmas are both in December. Just sayin’. – Sarah C.

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bookshelf porn: closer to the real thing

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via pretty books n nothing sacred

It’s a fact: bookshelf arrangement is an art form. We’ve shared our strategies, and last month T Magazine’s Rita Konig explained the value of adding objects to spruce up the shelf. It all sounds so wonderful, but from where I sit in my 9’x6’ bedroom, is but a dream winking in the distance. But, have no fear, fellow bookshelf-less lit lovers: respite is here in the form of Bookshelf Porn, a blog dedicated solely to capturing the essence of beautiful bookshelves. Part design resource, part shelter for the shelf-less, it’s an eye vacation for a lazy afternoon. — Sarah C.

image from Bookshelf Porn, (via prettybooks and nothingsacred)

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