Light my way

Another groovy light!

Climbing Light $43 Dimensions - 5w x 3d x 7h “

Polished zinc wire
Translucent lamp holder
Chrome top 40 watt bulb recommended (candelabra-based)

A simple and striking wall lamp that loves to climb beside your bed to act as an effective reading light. The silver topped bulb creates a decorative down light.
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Shark in the Mission

From our friend Debbie Sciales:

This last semester, I helped my dear friend, neighbor, and mosaic artist, Sarah Dorrance, teach an art class to children of the Synergy School. After a semester of work, the piece is finished. We installed the mosaic (6′ x 25′ ) at the corner of 25th and Valencia over the [...]

Fun, watch out!

Don’t check this out unless you want to be addicted to a very fun and beautiful moving interactive thang!
You can thank Nancy Margulies for this! http://www.zefrank.com/byokal/kal2.html

Enlightened tea cup

i am such a sucker for weird lighting fixtures! i just spied this on Haute Nature, one of my favorite blogs.

read more at: http://www.domestic-construction.com/for_the_home/ted_lights.shtml

Glass gardens and more at de Young Museum

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We went to opening night of Chihuly at the de Young, June 14 - September 28 and it was spectacular. The de Young did not disappoint with the terrific lighting and installation that really showed of the beauty of the magical environments [...]

Summer afternoon deeelite

DAS had a most splendid fashion show and sale at the Woodside home of Jonathon and Miss Laura. Spiked lemonade, a guest doggy, models galore, barbecue, and splashy hot tub made for a wonderful summer Saturday.

Deborah Sciales, the designer herself

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Healing arts at the Asian Art Museum, SF

Healing Arts
Thursday, June 5
5 to 9 pm
FREE with Museum Admission ($5 after 5 pm)
The Asian Art Museum kicks off its third season with multi-sensorial offerings of healing
arts from all over Asia: acupuncture, cupping, Japanese shiatsu, Thai foot massage,
and more. Sample tea, check out medicinal herbs from China, Japan, India and Tibet,
have your pulse diagnosed, tour [...]

Steam punk technology

you’ll get steam punk after this:

via: petpeeving

No egg frying in these babies

I really like this very appropriate sculpture made out of a surprising use of materials. This lovely hanging blossom like sculpture is made from dozens of cooking pans, at the Culinary Institute of America in San Antonio, Texas.

Where kids can have fun and mom can shop

One of the best store environments I have seen in a while! The Pt Reyes Surf Shop has a sand box in front of their dressing room, complete with a slide. My guess is many surfing mom and dads or maybe just parents that want to browse at cool clothes, come here and have a [...]