Bali, Indonesia is often called “the island paradise” and once you are there
it is easy to see why.  The kind people, the spicy cuisine, the natural
beauty, the beaches, the lush green, terraced rice patties, the exotic music
and dance, the multi-faceted and rich Hindi culture.  It’s a truly magical
experience.

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Brickchair takes childhood building blocks and actually makes something from them that won’t be plowed into with a race car and recreated again and again. Created by Pepe Heykoop it is in fact made from children’s blocks. Luckily there is a piece of foam on the seat to provide a less bumpy surface. 

Heykoop also created an accompanying chandelier made with over a 1,000 bricks. I bet my mom, the kindergarden teacher, would dig these.

For those of you who think hip home design from the ‘70s deserves your emulation, think again with a look at James Lileks’ Interior Desecrations: Hideous Homes from the Horrible ‘70s. According to the editorial review on amazon.com, the author James Lileks “proves without a shadow of a doubt that the ‘70s were a hideously grim period. This is what happens when Dad drinks, Mom floats in a Valium haze, the kids slump down in the den with a bong, and the decorator is left to run amok.” Available on Amazon, new or used.

If your eyes glaze over and you start to nod off at the mere mention of “a meeting in the conference room,” ditch your NoDoz and lead your colleagues over to the uber-chic hospitality space Meet at the Apartment. Marc and Sara Schiller (of the brand marketing firm Electric Artists and ephemeral art showcase, Wooster Collective) have banished the bland and boring for a stylish one-stop meeting place, housed in a two-story loft on Crosby Street in SoHo. Stefan Boublil of the design firm The Apartment brings an eclectic mix of romantic minimalism and chic modernism to the 2,500-square-foot space, with an eye on minimizing distractions and keeping the creative juices flowing.

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