Search Results for 'Art'

Designer Living: Martyn Lawrence-Bullard's luxurious Tuscan-...

Where do you live and what inspired you to choose the place? I live in the Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, in an Italianate Tuscan-style villa. The home has a spectacular history, having been home to the legendary Italian actor Rudolph V [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Furniture lights up party

EVERYBODY wants their party to be original, and what is more original than glowing furniture? Illuminated Event Hire showcased their luminous wares at a launch party at the Republik Nightclub in Rockhampton on Saturday. The creative co [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

One-bedroom apartments proposed for former Downtown Boise Ma...

Since it closed in March 2010, the old Macy’s at 10th and Idaho streets has been eyed by a number of developers for potential retail use without a bite. Now Boise-based Northwest Real Estate Capital Corp. wants to fill the top floor [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Century Furniture Partners with Charlotte Moss

Moss is collaborating with Century to produce a range of pieces based upon the her designs and vision in the interior design world. The product will be launched in the spring of 2012, and will be available exclusively to the trade through [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Art Deco Bedroom Design

During the Art Deco period, it was important that the look of the bedroom was super sumptuous and luxurious. The bedroom elements had a similar glamourous aesthetic, however, the actual pieces were a very eclecticist mix of design styles. [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Martin Davidson, Sandy Davidson hope to sell home in West Ho...

Director-writer Martin Davidson and his wife, residential and restaurant designer Sandy Davidson, have put their West Hollywood Hills home on the market at $1,995,000. The 1940 house was designed for a sculptor, and the two-stor [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Art in motion: Sonia Delaunay textiles on view

A century ago, Sonia Delaunay and her husband, Robert, were brash young innovators in the avant-garde art world of Paris, exploring the idea that contrasting colors could be used to create a sense of movement and rhythm in art. Soni [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Christchurch earthquake boulder for sale

The boulder which gained notoriety for destroying a Christchurch home now has a name, and is up for sale. "Rocky" crashed through Phil Johnson's Morgans Valley house in Heathcoate after becoming dislodged during last Tuesda [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Gallery Furniture fire trial set to start

The man accused of burning one of Houston's most recognizable retail icons — Mattress Mack's Gallery Furniture store — is expected to go to trial this week in a Harris County courtroom. Robert Carroll Gillham, 68 [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Kitchen and family rooms form heart of Fairfax Station home

An informal, open rear living area, with the modern kitchen facing the traditional mantel in the family room is favorite place in many fine homes. It is sure to be even more welcoming in the winter, when the flames are dancing in the fir [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Candles in living room blamed for apartment fire

Fire investigators say candles in the living room caused the fire that killed an Esquimalt man on Christmas Eve. Brian Fillman, 66, died of smoke inhalation despite the heroic efforts of three men who tried to put out the fire and drag h [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Boston arts museum unveils new Americas wing

For years, the Thomas Sully painting of George Washington on the banks of the Delaware River hung in a modern art section in the Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. The masterpiece, depicting Washington's 1776 crossing during the Ameri [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

My naked dancing women fill me with joy (and snooty art crit...

It was an extraordinary photograph, taken in extraordinary circumstances, which cast a surprising new light on a public figure. An aspiring young photographer called Naomi Goggin captured David Miliband and his wife Louise on the da [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Wii-Party’s Living Room Revolution

It’s not often I get approached by someone who wants to write something about a game they’ve just played. It’s even rarer for this to be anyone over the age of 30. So when a reviewer friend’s wife wanted to share [...]