Arctic Oak » uncategorized http://www.arcticoak.net Fabulous life of Rainbow Smiles. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:13:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 en Hacking the Mundane: Bath Mats http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/hacking-the-mundane-bath-mats/ http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/hacking-the-mundane-bath-mats/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:34:59 +0000 megan http://www.arcticoak.net/?p=1435 As a generally overwashed society, the bath mat is something you will encounter with regularity. Why not make it a pleasurable encounter?

I searched the giant retail warehouses in my area for an affordable bath mat that didn’t feel or look like cheap carpet without success.

So, I turned to the Great Online Emporium and found a selection that surpassed my criteria:

They are on sale for $18 USD — cheaper than my worst options in the retail store.

Organic, washable, square not rectangle and an opportunity to be synchronous without being overmatched.

I felt like something was won in the great battle against Bed, Bath and Be-yooond (Be-yooond here said in your best movie studio echo voice).

That is all.

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Dow Jones Hanky.

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the 1970’s home craft aesthetic.

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david delam, salamanca

seen in sevilla.

the spanish know how to live.

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]]> http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/spain/feed/ Tomas Kral: UPGRADE http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/tomas-kral-upgrade/ http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/tomas-kral-upgrade/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:24:24 +0000 megan http://www.arcticoak.net/?p=1077

UPGRADE

“The idea is to use traditional decorative techniques for crystal glass like cutting, engraving, gilding to “upgrade” existing industrial glass packaging like milk bottles or jars for tomato sauce. I join together the industrial and the craft. I started simply with application of traditionals decorations and finally I develop my personal ‘upgrades’.”

I really like the gilded measuring cups as well.

more tomas kral

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]]> http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/ffffound/feed/ sandra backlund http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/sandra-backlund/ http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/sandra-backlund/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:58:06 +0000 megan http://www.arcticoak.net/?p=1063 well, it’s sorta outrageous how good she is with knits.

sandra backland

]]> http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/sandra-backlund/feed/ Antje Peters: Ads, 2008 http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/antje-peters-ads-2008/ http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/antje-peters-ads-2008/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:00:54 +0000 megan http://www.arcticoak.net/?p=1056

I especially like this Ads series from photographer Antje Peters.

really lovely for me.

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]]> http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/antje-peters-ads-2008/feed/ michael jackson on the block http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/michael-jackson-on-the-block/ http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/michael-jackson-on-the-block/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:54:33 +0000 megan http://www.arcticoak.net/?p=941 did someone say ’80s redux??

the king of pop’s putting the car on cement bricks and shilling his treasures for cash.

i try not to advocate consumption on this blog, and I am certainly not bidding on any of these items, but i do really admire the lot.

wow. Circa 1995 (!) this would make me lol just every day. And yet as I type this, I keep whispering to myself who’s bad ??

I would put these with the sneaks from the last post and not think twice about it (don’t think twice, i won’t think twice, hoo!)

go on. look at the rest. this particular brand of crazy/bad doesn’t come along every day.

]]> http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/michael-jackson-on-the-block/feed/ Wyne Veen Rides Again http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/wyne-veen-rides-again/ http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/wyne-veen-rides-again/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:08:45 +0000 megan http://www.arcticoak.net/posts/wyne-veen-rides-again/ I really enjoy Miss Veen’s photographs, so I was happy to receive notice that she has updated her site with a couple of sets of great new photos and got herself an agent.

Really, go have a look.

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