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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Chocolate Bar by Bro.Kat

Chocolate appears to be dripping down the walls at this cafe in Opole, Poland, by interior designers Bro.Kat.

Located in the market square, the cafe only occupies a 30-square-metre unit but the designers have built a mezzanine to fit extra seating areas into the space.

“The chocolate melting on the walls is the only embellishment of the room,” said designers Roma Skuza and Bogna Polańska, before explaining that the “milk drops” hanging from the ceiling are lamps.

Black, brown and cream are the only shades used for furniture and decoration, reflecting the three main varieties of chocolate.

Ground floor plan – click above for larger image and key

A dark brown-coloured bar and kitchen are located beneath the mezzanine, which the designers refer to as ”a square of chocolate”.

Mezzanine plan – click above for larger image and key

We’ve featured a couple of spaces with chocolate-like decorations. See our earlier stories about a chocolatiers’s shop in Belgium another one in Japan.

Photography is by Radosław Kaźmierczak.

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Friday, February 1, 2013

Kitchen islands

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Tehran Stock Exchange Competition Entry / LAVA

Courtesy of LAVA

Designed by LAVA, the proposal for the Tehran Stock Exchange fuses visionary geometries and forms with traditional elements of Persian culture. The vision seeks to define a new typology for the next century, mixing virtual and human interaction. Inspired by the local morphology such as cave houses, the building is envisioned as an urban rock, with smartly carved ovoid shapes enhancing natural light, panoramic views, interior spaces and the relationship with the surroundings. An interior light void maximizes fresh air and sunlight, while roof terraces add to the amenity of workers. More images and architects’ description after the break.

Courtesy of LAVA

Past, present and future meet inside the exchange hall, where modern muqarnas, an interactive data dome and high-tech data screens work together in a tribute to Persian history and architecture. The office floors are filled with light and air, enjoy breathtaking mountain views and allow highly functional and flexible workspace layouts. The most advanced design technologies create a fully sustainable, flexible and unique public center for the economy of the country, with a highly iconic identity.

Courtesy of LAVA

The façade draws inspiration from the tessellation and light prisms of the local architecture, whilst a media façade broadcasts real time news and an intelligent skin responds to changing climatic conditions. This design carves Tehran’s new city icon.

Architects: LAVA – Laboratory for Visionary Architecture

Location: Tehran, Iran

Team: Chris Bosse, Tobias Wallisser, Alexander Rieck

Partners: MOM, Iran Arch

Client: Tehran Stock Exchange

Size: 27,380 sqm

Status: Competition

Date: 2012

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Do-It-Herself (with me and Home Depot!)

Hello all! Happy Friday! It is so stinking cold here today, we even had a delay for school. Yowza, it hurts.

I’m SO excited to tell you about a fun partnership I have cooked up for the month of February! I’m a hardware store nut – I’m one of those women who would pick strolling through a hardware store to shop over a clothing store almost every time.

So I was thrilled when Home Depot asked me to participate in promoting one of their upcoming Do-It-Herself Workshops this month! They know that more and more women are taking on do-it-yourself projects these days – the amazing growth and readership of DIY blogs is proof of that!

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So here’s the thing – Home Depot wants you to stop pinning and start doing! (How true is that – so much pinning, but how often do we DO it?) Their Do-It-Herself workshops are a perfect way to start – they give step-by-step instructions and offer hands on experience to learn basic repairs and easy home improvements. I LOVE this – my wish is always that if you want to try to DIY you shouldn’t be afraid. I swear you can do it. :)

Home Depot found a great little Pinterest-inspired tile framed mirror project and on February 21 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. they will show you how to create your own at your local Do-It-Herself Workshop:

I’ll be at my Indy store (I’ll let you know all the details shortly!) co-leading the workshop, so I hope you locals can make it out! If you’d like to attend near you, you can find a local workshop in your area here.

I’ll also be co-hosting a Twitter shindig on Thursday, February 7th – you can join us that evening at 8 p.m. EST by using the hashtag #DIHWorkshop. Hope to see you there – I’ll do some reminders on my page as well.

I’ll be sure to share details on the local Do-It-Herself workshop I’ll be co-hosting soon! I hope to meet some of you there – no better girls night than DIYing I say. ;)

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