8.28.2008
8.27.2008
ipe deck staining
When we got our ipe deck last year, we really liked the almost cedar-y looking color. Kind of a redish tint. It really made the patio look like a million dollar! Enter the 100+ degree miami summer. Our beautiful patio turned into this grey slab. Still you have the beauty of the texture of the wood grain but after each rain (sometimes twice a day) we had a constant remainder of how beautiful the deck could be as water brings the grey ipe back to life.
Ipe has a natural defense against bugs, has the same fire grade than concrete and it doesn't warp or degrade. In order to bring the look back to it's original splendor, we had to stain it.
We used Australian timber oil and I researched online the best way to apply it to the ipe and I realized that the best way to apply a stain to a wood that is laid horizontally was to use a mop and a bucket. That made everything super easy and fast. We are really happy with the outcome and, if we need to do this every year, I won't have a problem doing so!
Please enjoy the pics!
when we installed:

a year later:



after the stain job:



8.26.2008
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8.21.2008
presenting.... das eames and stripes

2 new posters available now at blue ant studio!
Inspiration came form WWII posters in the '40's and '50's for the "das eames".... total mcm propaganda! The stripes version plays with the concept behind the designs of the chairs it represents.
Pricing is the same as the rest of the posters, $35 in the USA and Canada and $50 for the rest of the world and that price includes shipping.
To make this introduction even sweeter, we are offering the 2x1 on these too!
Click the title for more!
-joel
8.20.2008
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8.05.2008
inhabitots are here!

Congrats to Jill and good luck with your brand spankin' new... inhabitots!
click here for more!
8.04.2008
union indoor








The indoor union bench arrives in a glossy black finish at the base with matte black seats, but as part of a club of the one hundred owners of this exclusive product your piece can be custom made in your choice of colors. This is an exclusive edition where each piece will be individually numbered and signed. Every unit is lovingly crafted over a week in a small workshop in Kalmar, Sweden. Perfection is guaranteed in this highly minimalist, innovative design piece that breaks boundaries. It only weighs 60 kg and can shipped to any location in the World. For further information please contact info@idodesign.se
offset house





An interior renovation of an apartment residence in Tokyo. All the elements including entrance, kitchen, desk and bath and the existing structural-wall are inside the wall cabinet system in a fixed distance of 200, 400 and 600 in the horizontal direction. The space between those functions are utilized as storage, shelves, desk and sun-room to be multi-functional. Depends on which panel to activate, the space can become a living room, dining room, bedroom or study room. The design archived an integration of different spatial usages, even the space is extremely limited.






































































































































































































































