Using a traditional method and an imaginative perspective, South Korean designer Xerock Kim takes leftover tree bark and puts it to good use by covering this cabinet with this oft-overlooked element. Called “Accumulation,” the cabinet’s tree bark skin was naturally dyed using a traditional method found in Korea, and then adhered to its surfaces.

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These tiny bonsai trees sculpted from copper by artist Ken To are exceptional in their color, simplicity and shape. The unique handcrafted items are on sale at Rondei. Read more …

Rocking-Knit by Damien Ludi and Colin Peillex modifies a rocking chair to offer “productive moments of relaxation.” The rocking motion of the chair causes gears to turn, pulling yarn from a spool at the base up into the top area where it’s slowly knitted into a red beanie cap. Over time the knitted creation begins to drop down toward the user’s face. The machine is currently being shown as part of the University of Art and Design Lausanne’s Low-Tech Factory exhibition in Langenthal, Switzerland.

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The Encinitas Fall Festival is sponsored by The Downtown Encinitas Main Street Association (DEMA), and continues North County’s premier holiday shopping and entertainment tradition. Encinitas Fall Festival will feature a wide variety of arts, crafts, gifts and food from the 450 vendor booths lining historic Coast Highway101, from D to J Streets.

This year, on Sunday, November 18, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., fair-goers will enjoy a day where coastal breezes meet people gathering to shop, eat, be entertained and enjoy the community’s Historical district.

Thanks to Kickstarter, local foodies Dale Steele and Catt White have funded San Diego Public Market in the up-and-coming Barrio Logan neighborhood of downtown San Diego. They filled a high-ceilinged former boiler factory with farm fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, artisan goods and some of San Diego’s coolest chefs.

The San Diego Public Market is now open every Wednesday and Sunday from 9am-2pm.

The San Diego Brewers Guild Festival is the ultimate craft beer gathering and signature kick-off event of San Diego Beer Week, comprised of over 500 individual special events staged throughout San Diego County as part of this celebration in the heart of the craft beer movement.

The San Diego Brewers Guild Festival will be held on Saturday, November 3^rd from 2-5 pm at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier, and features an extraordinary food line up with specialty beer pairings, music and more craft beer related activities.

Now this is an entryway! Designed by the architectural firm Matharoo Associates, the Curtain Door is unlike any other. The massive door is made of 40 sections of thick Burma teak and sits between the entrance’s concrete walls. Each section has been carved to incorporate 160 pulleys, 80 ball bearings, one wire rope, and a hidden counterweight.

When closed, the door just looks like a huge, horizontally slatted wood door. Push on the door and the wood feathers out into a beautiful curve, much like a curtain would.

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Dovetail has developed an expertise in sourcing an eclectic range of handmade furniture, accessories and textiles from around the world. We are big fans of the urban chic Hans Cabinet, available at Hold It, which features industrial steel lockers on casters and many storage compartments to maximize space!

“Puff!” is the perfect name for this playful furniture by Israeli designer Moran Barmaper. Using a simple bicycle pump, you can inflate the metal seat. Yes! Blow-up metal furniture! Moran’s Yayu table has a flat surface area for drinks and books. Another inflatable piece is the Dan bench. Her latest is a series of DIY stools using no glue or screws but the metal itself to affix to wooden legs.

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The U.S. Sand Sculpting Challenge and 3D Art Exposition is open to the public from 9am to 7pm on Labor Day weekend. Watch sculptures being gently carved by master artists from Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands and Canada, as well as California. This San Diego event is sure to amaze and delight the whole family with tons of sand and fun in the sun!

For details, visit www.ussandsculpting.com.