new american nomads: freedom with less and walmart

We recommend checking out the illuminating slideshow in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, about nomadic Americans who travel around in their R.V.’s, campers or cars, spending nights at Walmart parking lots, which apparently, welcome anyone with an R.V. or trailer. Photographer Nolan Conway has been taking pictures of Walmart’s ‘nomaic guests’ at several stores in…

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a curtain rod for storing chairs ‘n things

We love this tiny bit of brilliance found at Desire to Inspire. A chair stored up and out of the way by hooking it to a curtain rod placed in a corner up near the ceiling. That rod-and-hook method could work for all kinds of things, including paintings, stools, lighting, baskets, crates, folding tables ……

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prototypes of fantastical inventions

Since we’re always inventing things in our heads, planning out prototypes, sometimes even making them (without perfect success), German photographer Patrick Strattner‘s prototypes of absurd inventions made us smile. We love his fantasies about ways to make everyday life easier and a bit more enjoyable. There is something curiosly heartening about his hovering grocery shopping assistant with leather hand…

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unexpected stripes: car + parking lot (before + after)

Right after we posted  Gene Davis’ Fab Striped Street’,  Susan Dworski sent us this great before-and-after picture of a Rotterdam parking lot half painted with stripes. The with-and-without is  quite an example of the possibilites for stipes in unlikely places. Then we found another: a brilliant striped car spotted in New York Magazine recent The Urbanist’s Warsaw:

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ever wondered what it is like to fly like an eagle?

(Video link here.) An eagle fitted with a tiny GoPro Camera by his trainer, takes us along for the ride. Very cool….. if….it….is…….real? We came face to face our own jaded, suspicious selves, wondering if certain magic CAN happen. Our friend Susan Dworski hunted down the its origins. Apparently the remarkable, very viral video is a…

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air plant hanging sculptures, still-life objets, gifts UPDATE

We were browsing our old friends’ Gentl and Hyers Portfolio site when we came upon some lovely images of air plants in a stylish bedroom. They are from Bring the Outdoors In: Garden Projects for Decorating and Styling Your Home, photographed, we’ve discovered,  in a mutual friend’s country home, and styled by Shane Powers. The air…

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louis c.k.: why you’re lucky to feel sad moments

(Video linke here). The other night on Conan, comedien/philosopher Louis C.K. talked about why he doesn’t let his kids have cell phones. The whole 4.50 minutes is great but the best, stunningly wise bit comes at about 2:53 when C.K. is describes the sudden wave of sadness —”a kind of fall-back-to-school depression feeling” —he felt…

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play bubble soccer or just roll away…

This video of Bubble Soccer almost looks fun…except these guys are really slamming into each other. Still we do love the idea of being encased in a bubble and gently rolling around, or falling and not getting hurt. We hunted down the bubble suits, which are in Germany. Somebody actually dreamed up a product called…

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gene davis’ fab striped street

In 1972, artist Gene Davis painted his 414-ft-long painting “Franklin’s Footpath”on the street in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. So beautiful. Imagine if all more streets were painted in glorious stripe… via Clauda Bruno Related posts: why not paint the sidewalk (or any outdoor floor?) how a little colored paint can transform neighborhoods the…

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