music never dies


Image by Urban Gazelle
I am exhausted but flickr tells me I’ve been signed up for a year, so here’s to it.

The furniture is chattering loudly, more than ever before. Tomes on decolonization in South Asia discuss nation-building with Eastern European novelists steps from the bickering pots and pans. At night, I hear my piano crying for me to free him from the cinderblock walls of his storage unit.

Spring is lovely, I’ve taken many photos. I’ll be back to post them soon enough.

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Custom interior for Three Rings, Design

Because We Can is a Design Build Studio located in West Oakland, CA

We specialize in creating a space, piece, or environment that is unique to you yet affordable, productive and environmentally friendly.
Our goal is to create truly inspiring, and creative spaces, furniture and buildings.

This photo is copyright to Because We Can, LLC
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Image by jillianisaphotographer
Custom interior for Three Rings, Design

Because We Can is a Design Build Studio located in West Oakland, CA

We specialize in creating a space, piece, or environment that is unique to you yet affordable, productive and environmentally friendly.
Our goal is to create truly inspiring, and creative spaces, furniture and buildings.

This photo is copyright to Because We Can, LLC
www.becausewecan.org/

Untitled


Image by Smithsonian Institution
Description: Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian’s first photographer and curator of photography. He and his studio staff documented the institution’s physical buildings and work spaces, including curators’ offices, new museum buildings, exhibition installations, and the furniture used to store objects.

Creator/Photographer: Thomas Smillie
Birth Date: 1843
Death Date: 1917

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1843, Thomas William Smillie immigrated to the United States with his family when he five years old. After studying chemistry and medicine at Georgetown University, he took a job as a photographer at the Smithsonian Institution, where he stayed for nearly fifty years until his death in 1917. Smillie’s duties and accomplishments at the Smithsonian were vast: he documented important events and research trips, photographed the museum’s installations and specimens, created reproductions for use as printing illustrations, performed chemical experiments for Smithsonian scientific researchers, and later acted as the head and curator of the photography lab. Smillie’s documentation of each Smithsonian exhibition and installation resulted in an informal record of all of the institution’s art and artifacts. In 1913 Smillie mounted an exhibition on the history of photography to showcase the remarkable advancements that had been made in the field but which he feared had already been forgotten.

Medium: Cyanotype

Culture: American

Geography: USA

Date: 1890

Collection: Thomas Smillie Collection (Record Unit 95) – Thomas Smillie served as the first official photographer for the Smithsonian Institution from 1870 until his death in 1917. As head of the photography lab as well as its curator, he was responsible for photographing all of the exhibits, objects, and expeditions, leaving an informal record of early Smithsonian collections.

Persistent URL: http://photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?t=5&id=2032&q=RU95_Box77_0024

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession number: RU95_Box77_0024

Simons Driftwood Conference Table by Phil Manker


Image by Phil Manker
A galvanized box truss frame has driftwood elements inserted in its many rings. Patinaed copper ball finials accent the corners. Legs are made up from many staggered layers of avonite, a Green material! Designed and built for Tom Simons, the founder of PARTNERS + simons. www.partnersandsimons.com/about.aspx

Design/ Production of murals + art furniture + exhibits + retail displays + signage + light fixtures + architectural details
philmanker@comcast.net
philmanker.com/index.php
Boston
617-291-8584

Cone + Prism Simons Table by Phil Manker


Image by Phil Manker
Deco wrought iron rail sections, custom cast acylic prisms, copper finials, anodized aluminum cone, prismatic stainless steel feet, and many other interesting details make this table, which seats six, a genuine conversation piece, and a true piece of functional art! Designed and built for Tom Simons, the founder of PARTNERS + simons. www.partnersandsimons.com/about.aspx

Design/ Production of murals + furniture + exhibits + retail displays + signage + light fixtures + architectural details
philmanker@comcast.net
philmanker.com/index.php
Boston
617-291-8584

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Image by jillianisaphotographer
Custom interior for Three Rings, Design

Because We Can is a Design Build Studio located in West Oakland, CA

We specialize in creating a space, piece, or environment that is unique to you yet affordable, productive and environmentally friendly.
Our goal is to create truly inspiring, and creative spaces, furniture and buildings.

This photo is copyright to Because We Can, LLC
www.becausewecan.org/

China


Image by babasteve
A client at a custom furniture shop in Kunming, China, looks over a catalog to select his designs.

610 Indiana Avenue, NW (demolished)


Image by rockcreek
Kirstein Household Office Furniture, 610 Indiana Avenue, NW, 1979.

Historic American Buildings Survey. Photographer not identified.

Question by S.L.: How can I incorporate antique furniture in a little girls room?
I am getting a mahogany 4 poster, full-sized bed along with matching dresser and night stand from my mom and I want to put it in my daughter’s room, she’s 3, how can I make it fun and girly, all the design mags have all white furniture in girls’ rooms. Any pictures you can share or other tips?

Best answer:

Answer by Peter T
i wouldn’t leave it with a kid under 12

Add your own answer in the comments!

Rhodes-Burford


Image by Pete Zarria
The old furniture store in Paducah.

Mystic Cabinet


Image by Voxphoto
Discarded furniture on North Division.

Barbie Journal 1992 (Finnish)


Image by vaniljapulla
Pink Magic Barbie furniture – breakfast bar/dishwasher, kitchen, washing machine & dryer.

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Image by jillianisaphotographer
Because We Can is a Design Build Studio located in West Oakland, CA

We specialize in creating a space, piece, or environment that is unique to you yet affordable, productive and environmentally friendly.
Our goal is to create truly inspiring, and creative spaces, furniture and buildings.

This photo is copyright to Because We Can, LLC
www.becausewecan.org/

Saarinen Knoll


Image by Crossett Library Bennington College
Advertisement for Knoll furniture Saarinen tulip chair and table in Progressive Architecture February 1958. Per NA1 .P7 v.39 pt.1

Question by Scared_Mommy: How do I tell if furniture is antique?
My grandparents have a house full of furniture and some of it is VERY old and some is new. I know the new stuff isn’t antique but the older stuff I don’t know. How would we know or go about finding out?

Best answer:

Answer by Malco
if you`can obtain`a piece of the wood`thats loose`and it wont break`its real`

Give your answer to this question below!

Furniture cases


Image by edinburghcityofprint
Wooden open top boxes containing furniture and leading to secure type in chase. SH.2009.397.6 10pt leaders

Accession Number: SH.2009.397.6

Furniture is pieces of wood or metal used in the make-up of a forme where margins or other white spaces are required.

Leading is strips of lead-alloy, lower than type height, used for creating space in a page or forme.

This item is on display at the Writer’s Museum, Lady Stairs Close, Edinburgh.

Edinburgh City of Print is a joint project between City of Edinburgh Museums and the Scottish Archive of Print and Publishing History Records (SAPPHIRE). The project aims to catalogue and make accessible the wealth of printing collections held by City of Edinburgh Museums. For more information about the project please visit www.edinburghcityofprint.org

Comfort


Image by aha42 | tehaha
Me sometime last autumn in a very comfortable chair inside Retro Kafe in the part of town named Nordnes taking a shot. Actual pretty much in the vincinity of the Corps de Garde, which is the yellow building in this shot.

The place doubles as cafe and shop for furniture and lamps from the fifties, sixties and seventies. As stuff wait for new home guests are using them, makes for a very nice cafe.

Had I lived closer place may given Chaos a run for my cafe budget!

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Green Recycling Facility


Image by My name’s axel
View On Black – Large

The outside of the recycling facility or charity shop in my hometown, puurs in Belgium.People can come by and bring their used furniture, appliances, toys, you name it to this shop and they’ll process and repair it and sell it on.I applaud these kind of initiatives more so because they employ people whom otherwise would not be able to get a "regular" job.This initiative is government subsidized.
A week ago I went in and made an appointment with the local manager to take some photos, inside and outside.I could not just walk in and start shooting.That would be inappropriate.The building really sticks out with this light greenish color.
I’ve upped the colors a bit in Lightroom.

Best answer:

Answer by Daphna
All moving companies are costly,try to get some more quotes from moving companies.If this doesnt work then hire a truck and move your furniture yourself.

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

Wood Shelves (2)


Image by Nature form furniture
www.dabasformumebeles.lv – shelves from natural forms of wood

Nature form furniture – Unique furniture and design elements:
Harijs Stradiņš – a craftsman working with natural shape wood processing, has been designing furniture and other interior design elements since 1997 selecting the best parts of the tree from top to root. In his works Harijs uses such materials as stone, glass, hammered works, fabric, clay and other natural materials to be able to make common design for a particular room.

Мебель природных форм – Уникальная мебель и элементы дизайна:
С 1997 года мастер по обработке природных форм дерева Харий Cтрадиньш, работая с деревом, изпользует его с корня до верхушки, отбирая самые интерессные части для создания своей мебели и елементов дизайна. Думая об общем дизайне помещения, в своих работах Xaрий изпользует также камень, ковку, лён, стекло, глину и другие природные елементы.

Dabas formu mēbeles – Unikālas mēbeles un dizaina elementi:
Kopš 1997. gada dabiska koka formu apstrādes meistars Harijs Stradiņš sadarbojas ar koku, kā dabas elementu, mēbeļu un dizaina elementu radīšanā, izmantojot to pēc iespējas pilnīgi (no saknes līdz gaotnei). Domājot par telpas kopējā dizaina risinājumu, savos darbos Harijs Stradiņš izmanto arī akmeni, stiklu, metālkalumus, audumu, mālu un citus dabas elementus.

COPYRIGHT – Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works:
- This image is licensed under Creative Commons, this means you can use it on your site (blog) if you credit the author (or authors website).

Wood Shelves (11)


Image by Nature form furniture
www.dabasformumebeles.lv – shelves from natural forms of wood

Nature form furniture – Unique furniture and design elements:
Harijs Stradiņš – a craftsman working with natural shape wood processing, has been designing furniture and other interior design elements since 1997 selecting the best parts of the tree from top to root. In his works Harijs uses such materials as stone, glass, hammered works, fabric, clay and other natural materials to be able to make common design for a particular room.

Мебель природных форм – Уникальная мебель и элементы дизайна:
С 1997 года мастер по обработке природных форм дерева Харий Cтрадиньш, работая с деревом, изпользует его с корня до верхушки, отбирая самые интерессные части для создания своей мебели и елементов дизайна. Думая об общем дизайне помещения, в своих работах Xaрий изпользует также камень, ковку, лён, стекло, глину и другие природные елементы.

Dabas formu mēbeles – Unikālas mēbeles un dizaina elementi:
Kopš 1997. gada dabiska koka formu apstrādes meistars Harijs Stradiņš sadarbojas ar koku, kā dabas elementu, mēbeļu un dizaina elementu radīšanā, izmantojot to pēc iespējas pilnīgi (no saknes līdz gaotnei). Domājot par telpas kopējā dizaina risinājumu, savos darbos Harijs Stradiņš izmanto arī akmeni, stiklu, metālkalumus, audumu, mālu un citus dabas elementus.

COPYRIGHT – Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works:
- This image is licensed under Creative Commons, this means you can use it on your site (blog) if you credit the author (or authors website).