In honor of Valentine’s Day, here are some of our favorite red products that we’ve seen in our store or online recently. Happy Valentine’s Day from everyone at Hold It Contemporary Home!
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Who doesn’t dream of cuddling up in a dark, cozy space and taking a snooze. Well, now you can do that in style. It may look like a chaise lounge, but the Sleep box offers an additional feature, an interior lined with a comfy leather. The fun design makes it a great piece for any modern home and the organic construction means that while you are lounging, you can sleep soundly knowing you are being kind to Mother-Earth.
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Some architecture speaks for itself. In the case of the Ringing Tree in Lancashire, this piece does actually speak. The sound of the wind, coming from all directions hums through the pipes used to create each layer of the tree. Designed by Mid-Pennine Arts, the piece was created to help visitors to the Lancashire Regional Park better enjoy the landscape.
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You may have spent years in school trying to dig deep into literary masterpieces, searching for meaning. Well, artist Guy Laramee found completely new meaning in books, by using them as the material to create sculptures. The impressive collection of carved books feature caves, the Great Wall of China and much more. Check out some of our favorites below.
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This gives new meaning to the California Roll. The California Roll House design by Christopher Daniel offers a daring mix of futuristic design and simplistically. The seemingly seamless material wraps itself up to create a living space. The materials are energy-efficient and the design can be easily put together is almost any lot space. No chopsticks required.
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Feel like lounging around outside? Well in Vienna, a public space has been filled with hammocks so visitors and residents can do exactly that, just hang around. The design by Heri & Salli offers a great escape within the city. Not to mention the design is pretty cool.
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The Oceanside Museum of Art will be hosting the newest Art After Dark event on January 27th. Night Odyssey will feature live artists creating art under a black light display, while guests enjoy cocktails and appetizers. The idea behind each Art After Dark is to create an art party to help find new creative ways to view art, whether it is live music, thematic art or interactive stations. For more information, check out the Oceanside Museum of Art’s website.
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3-D televisions are everywhere, but one artist is giving a different idea of scene perception. Nobuhiro Nakanishi creates, what he calls, Layered Drawings. These photographs are of one specific area a small period of time and printed onto clear arcylic. The separation of the image in this way helps display different depth perceptions and also the passage of time. The incredible artwork helps viewers dive deeper than a 2-D image.
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It is a twist on the traditional. Grandfather Clocks redesigned in a modern way, made almost completely of concrete. The clean lines and simplistic design is perfect for a contemporary space. Designed by Forsbergform, the concrete clocks come in multiple styles and shapes.
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It is a funhouse for kids on the outside and a place for learning on the inside. This building created by MLRP architects offers a unique mirror wall made with convex and concave mirrors to create a funhouse effect. The building houses a kindergarten class as well.
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