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Monday, May 29, 2017

Curtains separate spaces in Lisbon offices for a "hook-up app for awesome people"

Architects Sílvia Rocio, Mariana Póvoa and Esse Studio have used curtains, patterned tiles and pendant lighting to create this homely office for a mobile dating app in Lisbon, Portugal. Read more

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Job of the day: FF&E interior designer at Black & Milk

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an FF&E interior designer to join London interiors studio Black & Milk, which recently revamped an apartment in the UNStudio-designed Canaletto Tower. More ›

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Welsh + Major slots lightwell between Sydney cottage and its brick extension

A tree grows up through a lightwell that Australian studio Welsh + Major has added to this house in Sydney, and topped with an opening glass roof. Read more

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Bower presents graphic mirrors and lighting at ICFF 2017

Brooklyn studio Bower's booth at this year's ICFF in New York included mirrors designed to look three-dimensional and minimal black lamps with ball-shaped bulbs. Read more

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Artemide adds to cordless lighting trend with pair of portable lamps

Italian lighting company Artemide is the latest brand to add portable lighting to its collection with its cordless Emera and Empatia Mobile lamps. Read more

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Call for entries to DBA's Design Effectiveness Awards

Dezeen promotion: Designers are being invited to enter their projects in the 2018 DBA Design Effectiveness Awards, which recognise the UK's most effective design projects. Read more

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DNF's for May and A Big List of Summer Reads: Where I Tackle the Pile of Books in the Corner of My Living Room

Well May just flew by and I still don't have any flowers potted. Today, Memorial Day, I will rectify that; there's something to be said for planting beautiful flowers on a day of remembrance.

This post is really two posts in one. I've got a couple of DNF's from May, and I thought I'd show my followers all the random books I'm planning on reading the next few months. It's not an all-inclusive list, but it's pretty darn close.

First, my DNF's. Neither was because the books weren't appealing; rather time and media type played parts in me calling them quits.

I checked this out from the library and started it. I knew it would be a difficult read for me (I struggle with WW2; especially books that involve Germany and the Holocaust). Unfortunately, my check out time expired and since there was a waiting list for the book, I couldn't renew it. Back to the library it went. I'll try again at another time when I feel ready to tackle it and I have more time.

I have always enjoyed reading Alison Weir's non-fiction books on the Tudors. She's one historian I can rely on to be accurate. I tried to listen to this on audio during my commute. It was 11 discs; I made it to 5 discs and called it quits. While the story of Margaret Douglas (niece of Henry the 8th) is fascinating, the book is so detailed, with so many names, machinations, and, quite frankly, real-life soap opera shenanigans, it would be better suited for me to read the book. Just too much information to stay focused enough while driving. I'll be buying this in paperback and reading through it in the future.

AND NOW....MY SUMMER READING LIST!

Books are shown in no particular order. I've got advanced reader's copies of a few; most are stacked in the corner of my living room, next to my very full bookcase. Some are on my Nook. This is not everything I hope to read; I like to leave room for those unexpected books that pop up. My plan is to read through all of these titles during the months of June, July and August.