Shaving heads for a great cause! The 4th Annual St. Baldrick’s Shave-A-Thon is heading to San Diego on March 10. The fundraising event features brave men AND WOMEN going bald to help raise money and awareness for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which supports childhood cancer research. Hold It Contemporary Home’s very own Mike McAllister will be shaving his head once again this year. So make a donation, come to the event or shave your head and help put an end to childhood cancer!

The Olympic arenas in London are not the only buildings getting attention. The Olympic Museum in Georgia was just refurbished by Architects of Invention and they have created a mind-bending staircase. The creative design allows visitors to travel from floor to floor while taking in the amazing design and unique twist and turns of the staircase.

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Musicians are known to hit the road, travel and entertain throughout the globe. But this music school does the exact same thing. The Red Bull Music Academy is a nomadic school that creates music no matter where they go.

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We are thrilled to see some images of one of our client’s home’s featured in San Diego Magazine this month. Almost all of the furniture around his home is from Hold It Contemporary Home. The great photos are by Zack Benson and Paul Body are part of San Diego Magazine’s March 2012: Dream Homes. Check out a couple of the images, but be sure to grab the magazine as well and see the rest of the fabulous homes!

Hold It Contemporary Home is celebrating the return of Modernica’s Shell Chair by offering 20% off all Shell Chair orders until March 5. Come into Hold It Contemporary Home to check out the fantastic colors and great base options for this classic modern design.

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Check out this wild design by Architects HWKN for a courtyard in New York. The great design is both is unique and bold. The design would be a space for visitors to take refuge and will even squirt water from hidden cannons. The Wendy will be completed in June.

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The Gossip on Manhattan’s Upper East side is that there were some GREAT pieces of furniture in Monday night’s Gossip Girl episode. The show featured the Gus* Modern Jane Loveseat in Totem Storm. The show is known for great style, and obviously, we have to agree! Check out the rest of the screenshots from the show with the cast lounging on Gus*!

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Google offices are known for their funky, creative, modern designs. The newest office to join the trend is Google’s Zurich Headquarters. The huge space offers bright colors, unique designs, comfortable spaces and urban inspiration. Designed by Camenzind Evolution, these offices are both playful and inspiring.

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Once a skyscraper has been designed, the shape doesn’t really change. But this new, innovative design by Italian architect David Fisher allows a skyscraper to change shape, almost every minute. Each floor can rotate on its own axis, to create a completely different look every few hours. The floors are powered by turbines, one for every single one of the 80-story building. Two of these skyscrapers will be built in the near future, one in Dubai and one in Moscow.

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Pencils can be found in most artist’s toolbox, but they are typically not the object being made into art. Dalton Ghetti transforms pencil tops into tiny sculptures that would be impressive, even if they were the size of a pencil tip. Take a look at the amazing art and be wowed.

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