My wife chose it cos it could (a) put lots of magazine, (b) could be wheeled around, and (c) well, it looks really chic :P and I agree! It’s wonderful to be able to look at essentially a very rational object and say that it has distinctive design qualities… the hollow in the middle gives it an illusion of lightness and a rational approach to the function of putting drinks on a side table is met with a recess into the table-top.
This bookshelf is almost worth the ridiculous price (if you buy it online from Europe and have it shipped) for the kudos it’ll get you when people exclaim “Hey! How did you do that?!”.
One by a sofa makes for a cool talking point, but why stop there? Be one of the supercool and get several - I recommend either 3 or 5, odd numbers look the best - to create an aethetically pleasing artistically awesome floating library. There is another kind called “the Selfshelf” which has ‘Ceci n’est pas un livre’ as the title, ‘this is not a book’ in French, but it doesn’t look quite as cool in groups (why would you have 3-5 copies of the same book?)
Almost, but not quite worth the price from Europe*, however I found the Invisible Bookshelf in US dollars here.
Between May 31 and June 1, 2008, L.A. Mart® Design Center will open its doors to the public and offer up to 70% below wholesale as part of their year-long 50th Anniversary celebration. Since this special furniture sample sale coincides with the Avenues of Art & Design in West Hollywood, it’s a perfect time for design aficionados to visit L.A.
Visitors arriving on Saturday morning have the opportunity to get insider shopping tips from designer Christopher Gaona of Christopher Gaona, Inc, a Santa Monica based design firm. Gaona will be available in the redesigned Main Lobby to offer shoppers advice on how to navigate the sale like a professional designer.
“Be open to the unexpected,” says Gaona, regarding the design process. ”As long as color and scale work, don’t be afraid to mix very different elements that can create a synergy that neither element would possess on its own. Who says you can’t have a Louis XV commode paired with a modern glass dining table and simple white slip-covered chairs in a dining room? As long as the scale and colors work, don’t be afraid.”
Savvy shoppers can find excellent savings on a wide variety of high-quality furniture, lighting, and art and home accessories. “We are excited to open up the L.A. Mart Design Center to consumers throughout the region for this home shopping event. We offer exceptional deals from the biggest names in high-style furniture and home furnishings,” said Michael Kessler, L.A. Mart Design Center vice president and general manager. “The combination of shopping our showrooms plus the exhibitors on our new 2nd Floor Exhibit Hall will make this a shop-till-you-drop event!”
Brands available at the sale include Barclay Butera Home, Century Furniture, Lane Venture and Tommy Bahama.
For more information about L.A. Mart Design Center’s shopping event, visit, www.lamartdesign.com
ABOUT L.A. MART® & L.A. MART® DESIGN CENTERTM
L.A. Mart/L.A. Mart Design Center is home to more than 250 residential, decorative accessory and gift showrooms serving the interior design and retail industries. Located in the heart of the Furniture & Decorative Arts District at 1933 S. Broadway, at the corner of Broadway and Washington Boulevard, L.A. Mart Design Center features the finest names in furniture, home décor, fabric, floor and wall coverings, fine art, antiques, lighting and lifestyle merchandise.
Amy Poehler is the unlikely surrogate mother in the new comedy smash-hit “Baby Mama”. Poehler’s rep confirmed to the daily news that she is pregnant and due this fall. This will be her and her husband, Will Arnett, first baby. They have been married for nearly five years.
Poehler’s new movie ”Baby Mama” was the top box office draw over the weekend. She has also been a regular on “Saturday Night Live”. If that is not enough she has done voicing for an animated character on the “Mighty B” and is one of the writers for the “Fairly Odd Parents”, which are show on Nickelodeon.
Our mom-to-be loves a good fairytale. If you do too, you’ll love the fairytale theme you can do for your little ones nursery. Everyone who enters your nursery will gasp when they see the Blooming Flower Crib. This crib is a luxurious round crib, and with the matching Blooming Flower Crib Bedding you will enhance both the room’s appearance and your little ones comfort. Who can resist the Green Chandelier with Pink Flower Accents? The chandelier will add a delicate touch to your nursery.
To set the room off you will need the Fairy Rug, which is soft and cozy and a great addition to this nursery. The matching Fairies Canvas Art will be appealing to parents and kids alike. The Fairies Birth Certificate will be a lasting keepsake and serve as a great decoration.
Congratulations Poehler on becoming your own baby mama!
Ever have one of those weekends that just doesn’t end? Here’s mine….
Saturday
7am - alarm goes off - ignore it
7:05am - dog and daughter enter bedroom demanding things
7:30am - go for walk to try to balance the ungodly number of Oreo cookies that I consumed during the week
8:57am - leave for statistics class that starts at 9am - whoops!
9:00am - realize that I’ve forgotten to stop for coffee - remember that Junior College where I’m taking class is in barren wasteland with NO COFFEE
9:01am - despair
1:00pm - released from statistics class after four hours of torture - have no idea what a “normal distribution” is - hit a huge bump a few blocks away from the house fear that fender is hanging by a thread - discover giant hole in tire which is emitting horrible hissing noise - AAA membership expired
3:00pm - rouse The Private from her nap and go to piano store - the $200 piano with the funky leather exterior and the heart of soul is gone - The Commander is very sad
3:30pm - make an impromptu stop at the East Bay Nursery - it is heaven on San Pablo nursery with the happiest staff and healthiest looking plants that I have ever seen - purchase my dream tree, a small Japanese Maple
4:30pm - SUSHI!!!! - The Private wastes a divine looking piece of Hamachi
5:30pm - Trip number one to IKEA - (P.S. don’t go to IKEA if you have any issues with pregnancy, it is belly central) - The Private is a maniac and we realize that nothing that we want to purchase is going to fit in our car - buy some candles and (finally!) the ends to our curtain rods.
8:00pm - finish mowing lawn (I do my best gardening by moonlight) and plant tree
9:00pm - popcorn, wine and Death at a Funeral - uncontrollable laughter
Sunday
7:30am - alarm, dog and daughter go off in unison
7:45am - walk to gym listening to new Rilo Kiley album - most glorious morning EVER - lift some weights - step on scale and assess Oreo damage
9:00am - rouse the troops - The Commander makes French toast with Semifreddi cinnamon twist bread
11:00am - everyone is showered and looking fly - head out to Jennifer covertables to check out sleeper sofas - salesman keeps trying to sell us 5 piece sets while The Private goes nuts all over the store
12:00pm - lunch at Rubio’s - not a high point for us, but The Private was hungry
1pm - head to San Francisco to get a TV for the living room - Hannspree has the cutest TVs (Yes, televisions can be cute!)
2pm - 6pm - spend the next four hours carting an overtired toddler around Union Square while finding nothing that we need and eating lunch/dinner at The Cheesecake Factory with the tourists
7pm - second trip to IKEA, this time solo to pick up a Billy bookcase - I am so bold that I park in the loading zone while I make my purchase - singlehandedly wrangle my purchase and load it into the car - back at home in under 30 minutes, YES!
7:30pm - 11pm - spend quality time with particle board, alan wrench and electronics - develop raging headache
11pm - Why won’t the damn TV work!!!!
Midnight - The Commander finds the answer to TV woes - should go to sleep but can’t resist lure of Death at a Funeral,…again
1:30am - Accept fact that I am screwed and set alarm vowing NOT to hit snooze the following morning
