French bicycle company Coleen is bringing Jean Prouvé's 1941 bike into the 21st-century, updating the vintage design with a new structure, sustainable materials and electric technology. Read more
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Thursday, January 31, 2019
Guilherme Machado Vaz designs geometric white house as "abstract sculpture"
How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O'Neal
I was doing a great job on reading lots of books, and then hit a wall. I've got all sorts of books started, but can't seem to get through any of them. I decided to reach for a book I've had sitting on my bookcase for a few years and get a head start on reading for a book group later in February. I also needed to read something a bit lighter.
How to Bake a Perfect Life is a mixed bag of chick lit, family drama, and bread. Oh, I loved the bread! I've never made my own bread, but this certainly has me thinking I should try. At the heart of this plot is Ramona Gallagher, a forty-year old woman who owns her own bakery in Colorado Springs, CO. Her daughter Sophia is married to a solider who's been severely injured while on active duty, and is in Germany at a hospital. Sophia must go, but Sophia is currently 8 months pregnant, and her stepdaughter Katie comes to stay with Ramona in her rambling Victorian home/bakery. Katie's mother is a drug addict in rehab, and Katie has nowhere to go.
There are a lot of moving parts to this story, and they unfold little by little, so you get to know Ramona, Sophia and Katie as the story moves along. Ramona was a young mother-fifteen--and her accidental pregnancy created tension within her family--a prosperous large family that owns and operates many restaurants in the area. She inherited her grandmother's home, and decided to finally take her talent for baking bread and turn it into her own bakery, with no ties to her family's businesses. This also has created tension. But of course her money and her plan have gone awry with unexpected building issues that are keeping Ramona close to ruin. Can she keep going and make the bakery a success?
There's a whole lot to this novel, and I can't possibly tell you all of it, and I wouldn't want to anyway! The bread is a big part of it, and there are recipes included throughout. There are many themes, too: mother-daughter relationships, forgiveness, veteran issues, drug addiction, home, and second chances. There's also a delightful dog named Merlin who is a very wise old soul, and an elderly woman who sits in the back garden and talks to Katie about the family. Multiple points of view help you understand what each character is thinking, and gives the plot a lot more depth. I was expecting a fun, lighthearted novel, but got more than that--and I happily dove right in and couldn't put it down.
This novel helped me get back on track with some reading to finish out January. I'll post my February reads list this weekend--there are so many I want to read, I'm not sure what to start with first.
Rating: 4/6 for a read-off-the-shelf novel that has me yearning for a warm crusty loaf of sourdough bread, guitar music, and a beautiful garden to soothe my soul. Lots of characters have me hoping there are more novels ahead with the Gallagher family.
Available in paperback and ebook.
from Bookalicious Babe Book Reviews http://bit.ly/2FZICZD
How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O'Neal
I was doing a great job on reading lots of books, and then hit a wall. I've got all sorts of books started, but can't seem to get through any of them. I decided to reach for a book I've had sitting on my bookcase for a few years and get a head start on reading for a book group later in February. I also needed to read something a bit lighter.
How to Bake a Perfect Life is a mixed bag of chick lit, family drama, and bread. Oh, I loved the bread! I've never made my own bread, but this certainly has me thinking I should try. At the heart of this plot is Ramona Gallagher, a forty-year old woman who owns her own bakery in Colorado Springs, CO. Her daughter Sophia is married to a solider who's been severely injured while on active duty, and is in Germany at a hospital. Sophia must go, but Sophia is currently 8 months pregnant, and her stepdaughter Katie comes to stay with Ramona in her rambling Victorian home/bakery. Katie's mother is a drug addict in rehab, and Katie has nowhere to go.
There are a lot of moving parts to this story, and they unfold little by little, so you get to know Ramona, Sophia and Katie as the story moves along. Ramona was a young mother-fifteen--and her accidental pregnancy created tension within her family--a prosperous large family that owns and operates many restaurants in the area. She inherited her grandmother's home, and decided to finally take her talent for baking bread and turn it into her own bakery, with no ties to her family's businesses. This also has created tension. But of course her money and her plan have gone awry with unexpected building issues that are keeping Ramona close to ruin. Can she keep going and make the bakery a success?
There's a whole lot to this novel, and I can't possibly tell you all of it, and I wouldn't want to anyway! The bread is a big part of it, and there are recipes included throughout. There are many themes, too: mother-daughter relationships, forgiveness, veteran issues, drug addiction, home, and second chances. There's also a delightful dog named Merlin who is a very wise old soul, and an elderly woman who sits in the back garden and talks to Katie about the family. Multiple points of view help you understand what each character is thinking, and gives the plot a lot more depth. I was expecting a fun, lighthearted novel, but got more than that--and I happily dove right in and couldn't put it down.
This novel helped me get back on track with some reading to finish out January. I'll post my February reads list this weekend--there are so many I want to read, I'm not sure what to start with first.
Rating: 4/6 for a read-off-the-shelf novel that has me yearning for a warm crusty loaf of sourdough bread, guitar music, and a beautiful garden to soothe my soul. Lots of characters have me hoping there are more novels ahead with the Gallagher family.
Available in paperback and ebook.
from Bookalicious Babe Book Reviews http://bit.ly/2FZICZD
Hem opens LA showroom with "supersized confetti" installation
Sebastian Errazuriz exhibition at New York's R & Company features taxidermy Bird Chandelier
A crystal chandelier tangled with 100 colourful stuffed birds and an unfurling wooden cabinet are among a series of new works that artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz is showing in New York. Read more
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La Barque lake house by ACDF overlooks Quebec countryside
Canadian firm ACDF Architecture has designed a lake house on a sloping site in Quebec, with a protruding terrace so residents can get even closer to the water's edge. Read more
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Dezeen Weekly features David Chipperfield's new museum and a converted chapel
The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly features a home created within a derelict chapel, which was named London's best new house extension, and David Chipperfield's soon-to-open Zhejiang Museum of Natural History. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
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Integrating design into business strategy is good for growth, says InVision report
Companies that incorporate good design into their corporate strategies, as well as their products, benefit from increased productivity and market share, according to research by InVision. Read more
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"There is nothing to fear from a good building"
What could possibly be bad about recreating an example of great design, asks Michael Miner, who was criticised by Aaron Betsky for wanting to resurrect a Frank Lloyd Wright building. Read more
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10 hotels, restaurants and other places to visit in Stockholm
With Stockholm Design Week just around the corner, here's a travel guide featuring our pick of the city's top places to eat, drink, sleep and explore, including a pared-back bistro and a revamped brutalist hotel. Read more
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Espen Surnevik elevates pair of treetop cabins on stilts in Norwegian forest
Grenfell Tower fire wouldn't have happened "if it hadn't been so ugly" says Roger Scruton
Roger Scruton, chair of the UK government's Building Better Building Beautiful Commission, says that bad design was behind the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people. Read more
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V&A exhibition explores the "all-pervasive" legacy of Christian Dior
An exhibition exploring the work and enduring legacy of fashion designer Christian Dior will open on Saturday at London's Victoria & Albert Museum. Read more
from Dezeen http://bit.ly/2MGvt8s
Careers guide: Stufish design director Ray Winkler reveals his path into set design for rock stars
Today Dezeen Jobs launches a careers guide profiling people with inspiring jobs in architecture, interiors and design. First we interview Ray Winkler, design director at entertainment architecture studio Stufish, which creates stages for musicians like the Rolling Stones and U2. Read more
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Archways appear throughout a Barcelona penthouse by PMAA
Partitions punctuated with arched openings divide the living spaces inside this Barcelona apartment, which has been overhauled by architecture studio PMAA. Read more
from Dezeen http://bit.ly/2HGXu0L
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Volvo creates Living Seawall to combat pollution and promote biodiversity
Charged Voids builds stone-clad Chandigarh home around courtyard void
ISA's Tiny Tower residence fills leftover plot in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania architecture studio ISA has designed a slender five-storey house in a developing Philadelphia neighbourhood, as a housing prototype for tiny vacant lots. Read more
from Dezeen http://bit.ly/2WxUoPV
AIA selects best buildings by American architects in 2019 Honor Awards
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the winners of its 2019 Honor Awards, which include David Adjaye's African American history museum, a preserved university building in Virginia, and BIG's adaptive reuse of a second-world-war bunker. Read more
from Dezeen http://bit.ly/2Wv8mCb
The Verso, Rima and Pausa pieces by Peca are based on poetic devices
Concrete and glass form Luciano Kruk's Casa BLQ in Buenos Aires
Argentinian architect Luciano Kruk has created a family home that follows Mies van Der Rohe's "conception of architecture as the expression of structure". Read more
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"Soon the smartphone will no longer be our primary digital device"
The iPhone's reign of supremacy is ending, but its successor won't be a single device, says Owen Hopkins. Read more
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Matt + Fiona work with children with autism to create Phoenix Playground Room
Architect Matthew Springett and educator Fiona MacDonald, who collaborate as Matt + Fiona, have worked with children with autism to design and build a sensory playground. Read more
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"Be more positive and less paranoid" about technology says Patrik Schumacher
Digital platforms and AI could be the future of customising prefabricated modular housing if we are less wary of technology, says Patrik Schumacher. Read more
from Dezeen http://bit.ly/2Rr8E9i
The D*Haus Company designs flood-resistant homage to Georgian architecture
The latest instalment in our Dezeen x MINI Living video series explores The D*Haus Company's vision for flood-resistant Georgian-style housing, which claimed first prize in our Dezeen x MINI Living Future Urban Home Competition. Read more
from Dezeen http://bit.ly/2G1XQ0v
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