Would putting a forest in our homes be enough to make us eco-logical?
Well, Naruse Inokuma has designed a room containing only biocompatible materials. It would add a touch of nature to my plastic Ikea plants!

Of course, it wouldn’t be enough. Now, I’m not suggesting that we go back to old-fashioned wood-burning stoves but to start living better, we only need to take a few eco-actions:

1. Drink tap water: use the now famous Brita “water pitcher” with replaceable filters for fast and easy drinking water!

2. Generate energy: if you have no place for solar panels, then try the “Energy Tree” created by Beghelli that uses both solar and geothermal energy. The yard of my apartment building needs a new look and in summertime the temperature reaches 50°C there. So, I’ll definitely propose this at our next tenant meeting!

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I was just about to schedule an appointment for two months from now, when I realized that I couldn’t put it into my desk calendar because the year is almost up!

The year 2008 has just flown by so fast. Perhaps it is because life has been so intense and the cold has only just arrived that I only realized now I need to find a new calendar for 2009.

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We’ve known that chocolate is healthy since the time of the ancient Mayas.

What’s really incredible is that it’s now used as a beauty treatment thanks to its slimming, draining and anti-stress properties.
You are wrapped with warm chocolate and pampered. Who could resist? Well, I have my doubts about its slimming properties because I don’t see how I could stop my tongue from satisfying my passion for chocolate!

Well, I think I have a solution: choco-design.
If chocolate bars are lamps, carpets, chairs or iPhone holders, then, of course, there are no counter-indications! And no risk of exceeding calorie counts or dirtying ourselves with melted chocolate!
The only problem is to control excessive watering mouth.

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If you’re in Milan until 16 November, you could catch sight of cascading, enchanted princesses in the window of the Coin department store. Don’t be alarmed. It’s all part of the (con)Temporary Art show taking place in Milan’s Tortona district. This unique event is a contemporary art festival being hosted in coffee shops, bars, stores and hotels.

Bonbons, sinuous shapes and a romantic atmosphere are the theme of “100% Pure Love”, the exhibition in the new Nhow Art Design Hotel, the first ever museum-hotel in Italy.

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Have you just bought a new home or feel like redecorating your current one?
Firstly, you can go to the Get decorating.com website,  which is the best place to find interior design and decorating ideas. You can find inspiration browsing through its numerous articles on and photos of actual home plans! Once you get into the gallery, you can choose the category you are interested in and view all the decorating details you might need.
Along with the many cool insights offered by architects and designers, at Architectural Digest you can take a tour of celebrity homes. Even just out of curiosity!

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During one of my many attempts to restyle my grandmother’s apartment, I took possession of a strange orange “box-radio“. I was going to take it to the dump until a well-informed colleague of mine insisted that it was a real piece of design history!

Hold on! Her old radio – on permanent loan on my desk – is a mix between a brand new Eton F250 and a shiny Brionvega. 
The only (irrelevant) difference is that it doesn’t have USB, MP3 or iPod ports.

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Cloud-riding is forbidden.
Freaky-thinking is forbidden.
Access to vandals is forbidden.
Upside-down bus transit is forbidden.

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Creative hunger? Craving green?
Well, until 26 September, “Picnic” will be taking place in Amsterdam.
It has nothing to do with wicker baskets or disposable cutlery.
It’s a meeting of the most intelligent people in the world. Media managers, designers, intellectuals and free thinkers will get together for three days of conferences, labs and seminars looking for ideas to solve problems caused by climatic changes.
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Browsing through art exhibitions can actually not be boring, especially if they’re about fashion art!

Do you love buying shoes? Have you already spent all your savings on your last spending spree during the sales season?
Well, from 23 September you can dream of being a Hollywood star like Audrey or Marilyn without going broke!
At the Triennale Design Museum in Milan you can see wonderful creations by Ferragamo in the exhibition “Salvatore Ferragamo - Evolving Legend 1928-2008″, which includes wooden shapes of famous feet and shoes from the Fifties.

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Have you ever seen something great and thought, “Wow, I’d love to get that but I have no room for it.” So, you end up renouncing on something really cool for your home. I know how that feels as not only is my home more of a concept than a place. It’s actually only about the size of a garage!

My laptop commutes between my footstool and my carpet, my glasses are at a constant risk of breaking in their acrobatic positions in my credenza, the contents of my pockets are always emptied out on tables and in vases and my clothes drying rack constantly blocks the only hallway I have inspiring bizarre contortionist moves on my part.

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