Ceramic Mixing Bowls: Rainbow Nesting in the Kitchen

While I am a big fan of all things white for the Kitchen, I know I would have a big smile on my face seeing a rainbow nesting in the Kitchen.

Below, a beautiful, ceramic 7 piece mixing bowl set by Waechtersbach, a German company founded in 1932.

 
I love the combination of the simple footed shape and the glossy brilliant colors.
While the set can be used for mixing and serving, it is not dishwasher, oven, microwave or freezer safe and at $199.99, definitely not budget safe. 

Duck link: Williams-Sonoma

Below, a more budget friendly option is the Sensations II 8 Piece Mixing Bow Set by Gibson, an American company founded in 1979.

While the shapes may not be as elegant, the colors may not as be as brilliant and the bowl size may not be as large as the Waechtersbach set, this set does have several advantages. In addition to being used for mixing and serving, the set is dishwasher, microwave and oven safe and at $23.98, a steal to boot.

Duck link: Walmart


We all can afford a little color in our Kitchen.


 

Helga Steppan: See Though-All My Things

In this fascinating series titled "See Through-All My Things" from 2004, the Swedish artist, Helga Steppan, gathered all her personal belongings, grouped them by coloring and photographed them.

I am intrigued by the deconstruction and reconstruction her belongings.
Each still life beckons the viewer to take a closer look at the elements that have lost their individuality within the monochrome whole. 

Via TrendLand

Chris Cobb at Adobe Books: Rainbow Installation

I have rainbows on my mind this week.

I spotted this post on Remodelista on arranging books by color and I thought, crazy or inspirational.  At first, I thought, crazy, as I would NEVER be able to find my books, but, in the hands of an artist, this idea can be beautiful and inspirational.

In late 2004, the artist, Chris Cobb, created a temporary installation piece within Adobe Books, a bookstore in San Francisco.

The piece titled "There is Nothing Wrong in This Whole Wide World" required a team of 16 volunteers and the artist, working overnight, to arrange 20,000 books by color.

Watch and hear the artist during the installation process:
Chris Cobb: Adobe Books Installation

A simple concept that transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary.

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Theurel & Thomas and Anagrama: Maison du Macaron

The macaron is an elegant French confection, small, delicate and intense in color.

The branding development agency, Anagrama, successfully highlights the essence of the macaron in the interior design of the Theurel & Thomas patisserie, located in San Pedro, Mexico.

The simplicity, elegance and detailing of the all white interior both contrasts with and intensifies the beautiful colors of the French macarons.

Via PlayMeDesign

Horst Gläsker: Stairs and Rainbow Stripes

I remember taking an email questionnaire being sent between some friends with basic questions. The one question that made me hesitate was to name my favorite color.  How could I possibly just name one favorite.  There were so many favorites in my life: sea foam green when I was five, tangerine when I am tan, fuschia when I am happy, black when I am blue......

When everyone's answers were posted, the most brilliant answer to this question was simple. The answer was RAINBOW.

Here is a beautiful piece that is art, architecture and rainbow:
Scala (2006/2008) by the German artist Horst Gläsker.

Prof. Glaesker painted the 112 steps of the Holsteiner Treppe in Wuppertal, Germany.

The words stenciled on the steps are words of human emotions: love, to seduce, to pine, to fall in love, sympathy, to dance, kissing hands, admirer, exuberant, to get the tingles, passion, attractive, to flourish, to allow......

I would love, someday, to scale this rainbow.

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Burkhard Schäller: Minimal, Modular and Mobile Kitchen

Take a look at the beautiful graphic quality of this Kitchen by the German interior designer, Berkhard Schäller.

Three different collapsible modules can be combined to create a minimal, modern and mobile Kitchen.

All images ©Burkhard Schäller.
Via PlayMeDesign

Deim Chau: Porcelain, Toothpicks and Paper Sculptures

As a child, I was fascinated with all things tiny, especially dollhouses, miniature furniture and porcelain tea sets.   I always wanted to play house, but not within a space created with child scaled furniture, but within a doll's house, without the doll.   In my mind's eye, I was a tiny figure and  I could walk from room to room and sit on a tiny chair, eat at a tiny table, pour a tiny teapot and sleep in a tiny bed.  These were exercises in visualizing the act of living and as an Architect, I still practice this same exercise, in very much the same way, except I am in my Client's shoes.

I am reminded of this childhood fascination after seeing these images from the work of the artist Diem Chau.   Using common materials and methods, her work captures moments in our shared communal memory. 

I am instantly transported to comfortable spot  in my own little world.

Still Trying by Diem Chau, using porcelain cups and saucers, toothpicks and paper:

 

Below, Origami by Diem Chau, using porcelain bowl, toothpicks and paper:

Below, Mahjongg by Diem Chau, using porcelain bowl, toothpicks and paper: