Interior Design Sense

It doesn’t matter if you love Rock n Roll, groove to retro music or practice your dance movies to the more current crop of RnB artists. As long as you are a music lover, chances are you will appreciate the uber cool Record Bowls. Designed by artist Jeff Davis, these decorative bowls are made from actual classic LPs and have been hand made in Philadelphia. The collection is available in either the traditional smooth design or the modern stepped design and can only be used to serve dry goods. Audiophiles and collectors will appreciate the Record Bowls as they almost look like music memorabilia and artist Jeff Davis also makes bowls on order by using the client’s personal collection. The Record Bowls are the epitome of coolness and the perfect accompaniment for rocking parties. You can buy the Record Bowls from the website Uncommon Goods and they sell for $24.00 a piece.

Post from Gift Ideas – Record Bowls Made From Real LPs

The next time your umbrella turns inside out beyond repair, think about mailing it to Taryn Zychal and giving it a second life. Recycling Zychal upcycles rescued umbrellas into hoods, umbrella dog rain coats, and organic cat nip filled kitty toys. Based in Philadelphia, her team takes their rule “No Broken Umbrella Left Behind” very seriously – scouring through trash in search of discarded umbrellas after a hard rain. Her styles have become quite worldly with donations of umbrellas coming from as far as France. For every broken umbrella donated to Recycling Zychal, the company donates $1 to a list of animal assistance organizations, shelters and causes.

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I’m sure you’ve all seen at least one negative example of a modern construction built in a historic neighborhood. Not all really manage to fit in, do they? Today we would like to show you a different approach, a project which we consider to be perfectly integrated in its environment. Situated in Philadelphia, the Split-Level House comes from Qb, an architecture studio which also deals with design. The main materials used in order to complete the construction and to give it an inviting look were polished concrete, wood and steel. The contrast between them give the building its unique exterior style.Three-story high, the place also has a roof garden for private gatherings.

In October 1958 the Rockefeller Foundation sponsored a small conference on urban design at the University of Pennsylvania, attended by Lewis Mumford, Jane Jacobs, Louis Kahn, I.M. Pei, Kevin Lynch and other notable architects, planners and journalists. It sparked a revolution in urban planning and changed the face of our cities.

Fifty years later, planners, architects and yes, even bloggers have gathered in Philadelphia again to look at the issues that will affect our communities in the next fifty years: Re-imaginging cities after the age of oil.

I will be reporting from the conference for the next two days, as will correspondents from Grist, Metropolis, Planet…