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4UDECOR - Maison & Objet Icono clash

Icono clash - Vicent Grégoire (Nelly Rodi)

A positiva subversão dos códigos, com humor e elegância. A decoração tem o prazer de reviver agitando os ícones do déjà vu. Épocas, estilos, folclores. A decoração questiona a tradição e o património, a fim de dar valor ao que existe. De uma forma lúdica, exercitando a liberdade e a fusão entre o arcaico e o sofisticado, o natural e o artificial, ao perto e ao longe, o meio urbano e o rústico.

Icono clash - Vicent Grégoire (Nelly Rodi)

A positive subversion is mocking the established codes with humor and elegance. The decorative revival takes pleasure in shaking up the icons of deja vu. Eras, styles, folklores. Decor is questioning tradition and heritage in order to give value to what has none and put what has too much back in its place . In a playful way, exercising freedom fuses the archaic and the technical, the natural and the artificial, the nearby and the faraway, the urban and the rustic.

4UDECOR - Maison & Objet Calligaris

Sala / Living room Calligaris

Varios ambientes / various environments

Nova cadeira Wien / New chair Wien

Na Maison & Objet, a Calligaris apresentou um stand fabuloso e apresentou a nova cadeira Wien.


At Maison & Objet, the Calligaris presented a fabulous stand and presented the new chair Wien.

4UDECOR - Maison & Objet Swarovski

A 4UDECOR esteve presente na Maison & Objet, feira de referência internacional. Com um pavilhão dedicado exclusivamente ao Design onde estiveram presentes algumas das inumeras marcas que representamos.

The 4UDECOR was present at the Maison & Objet, international fair of reference. With a hall dedicated to the design which was attended by some of the many brands we represent.

Vasos / Vases

Swarovski - Candeeiro / Lamp

Swarovski - Candeeiro / Lamp

Swarovski - Candeeiro / Lamp

Swarovski - Aparador / Multileg Cabinet Showtime

Controversial Bestseller Shakes the Foundation of the Israeli State

This interesting article reviews some of the main points in When and How Was the Jewish People Invented?, a book by Tel Aviv University scholar Shlomo Zand (or Sand)

What if the Palestinian Arabs who have lived for decades under the heel of the modern Israeli state are in fact descended from the very same "children of Israel" described in the Old Testament?

And what if most modern Israelis aren't descended from the ancient Israelites at all, but are actually a mix of Europeans, North Africans and others who didn't "return" to the scrap of land we now call Israel and establish a new state following the attempt to exterminate them during World War II, but came in and forcefully displaced people whose ancestors had lived there for millennia?

What if the entire tale of the Jewish Diaspora -- the story recounted at Passover tables by Jews around the world every year detailing the ancient Jews' exile from Judea, the years spent wandering through the desert, their escape from the Pharaoh's clutches -- is all wrong?

As I am not a Middle East specialist, I can't comment on the veracity of the book, but as a historian I can say that tradition is "invented" and rarely true. History is never proven. History is a type of story, and even if we knew all the facts (which we never do), there are countless different ways to tell the story, and there are varying meanings to attach to said facts. How we see our past is always coloured by the present.

In the end, we can't base a present day land claim on an unproven (and unprovable) story from the far distant past. People can never be restored to their "rightful" home (when the displacement was thousands of years ago), because people are always involved in voluntary and involuntary migrations. Once people have made a new home and have borne children there, you can't kick them out. This goes for both Palestinians and Israelis. Like it or not, this area has to become a home for both groups in one way or another. I prefer a one-state secular democracy, but recognize the challenges of this solution. We have yet to get over this "clash of civilizations" myth.

Interestingly, there are people arguing in the comments about genetic similarity/difference of Jewish people (for instance, that Jews are all surprisingly alike, or they are more similar to non-Jewish Arabs or non-Jewish Europeans or non-Jewish Ethiopians or whatever). While an interesting intellectual exercise (it can be helpful for tracing migration patterns in the distant past), this seems to me not only silly but potentially dangerous to use in determining current political and territorial rights. I'm pretty sure we no longer believe in reserving specific pieces of land for those with particular genetic sequences.

4UDECOR - Esteve na Exposição de Ron Arad, Paris

Uma explosão de pura exuberância acolhe os visitantes ao Centro Pompidou do novo espectaculo do trabalho do designer Ron Arad: exuberantes linhas e cores numa fantastica apresentação de Ron Arad desenhado por ele mesmo. Se esta exposição a entusiasma, nada fará.

O grande facto desta exposição é que ela é mais do que apenas uma simples colecção de móveis e objetos exibidos como jóias individuais. Este é um raro exemplo em que a concepção do espetáculo em si é quase tão interessante como os objetos em exibição, com o espaço ocupado pela variação de curvas de elementos arquitetônicos.

Mesmo só os projectos arquitectonicos de Ron Arad - irão ser alvo da abertura de um museo que irá abrir em 2009, em Holon, Israel, por exemplo - serão apresentados através de modelos, filmes e imagens em plasmas. Elementos serão reconstruídos dos seus projectos arquitectonicos, incluindo o saguão e escadaria da Casa da Opera de Tel Aviv (1994), também estão incluídos.

Mas é no seu mobiliário que Arad deixa seu humor e talento através do olhar: o tonto, bouncy espiral pendurado luzes; o relógio maluco que parece um insecto gigante mutante preto projetando agora na parede, os famosos em forma de caracol "Este Mortal Bobina "estante; bulbosa o" Big Easy "em uma variedade de poltronas (duro) materiais; o escultural balançar das chaise longues que são nada mais do que duas alças, e assim por diante. Muitas destas cadeiras, incluindo as chaise longues e as cadeiras de costas direitas de molas que possuem ângulos agudos que parecem sentar-se impossível, mas a exposição comprova essa impressão errada, permitindo que os visitantes se sentem à vontade para experimentarem essa sensação (outra raridade a mostrar num museu).

Ron Arad, nasceu em Israel em 1951, vive e trabalha agora em Londres, é infinitamente inventivo, e ao mesmo tempo ele tem, obviamente, uma tendencia para as formas arredondadas. Ele também está interessado no som: a exposição está cheia de efeitos sonoros, e uma de suas invenções mais divertidas é um sistema estéreo e um conjunto de oradores utilizando cimento e metal enferrujado. Arad executa constantemente experiências com os materiais e as mais recentes tecnologias e nossa necessidade de uma aparencia bonita exterior para esconder o funcionamento interno das coisas é especialmente pertinente no contexto da construção do Centro Pompidou, projectado "de dentro para fora" por Renzo Piano e Richard Rogers, com suas "entranhas" expostas.

Alice Rawsthorn, critica de design do jornal International Herald Tribune, levou o Centro Pompidou à tarefa para a escolha de Arad bem como o tema de uma exposição, uma vez que o seu trabalho está intimamente ralacionado com a estética "numa altura em que o design é dominado por complexos desafios políticos , como resolver a crise ambiental e capacitar os mais pobres 90 por cento da população mundial para quem os designers são tradicionalmente ignorados. "

Esta exposição vai viajar depois para o Museu de Arte Moderna de Nova York (28 julho-19 de outubro de 2009) e posteriormente para o Stedelijk Museum, em Amsterdam (primavera 2010).

Centre Pompidou: Place Georges Pompidou, 75004 Paris. Tel.: 01 44 78 12 33.

Aberto das 11h até às 21h. Encerra às terças-feiras e 1 Maio.

Metro: Rambuteau.

Entrada: € 10 - € 12. Até de 16 Março.

www.centrepompidou.fr/

An explosion of sheer exuberance greets visitors to the Centre Pompidou’s new show of designer Ron Arad’s work: exuberant swooping lines and exuberant colors in an exuberant presentation designed by Arad himself. If this show doesn’t bring a smile to your face, nothing will.

The great thing about this exhibition is that it is more than just a collection of furniture and objects displayed like individual jewels. This is a rare instance in which the design of the show itself is almost as interesting as the objects on display, with the space broken up by the sweeping curves of architectural elements.

Even Arad’s architectural projects – a handsome design museum set to open in 2009 in Holon, Israel, for example – are entertainingly presented through models, films and images on plasma screens. Reconstructed elements of his built projects, including the foyer and staircase for the Tel Aviv Opera House (1994), are also included.

But it is in his furniture that Arad lets his wit and talent shine through: the loopy, bouncy spiral hanging lamps; the crazy clock that looks like a giant mutant black insect projecting the time on the wall; the famous snail-shaped “This Mortal Coil” bookcase; the bulbous “Big Easy” armchairs in a variety of (hard) materials; the sculptural rocking chaises longues that are nothing more than two loops; and so on and so on. Many of his chairs, including the chaises longues and straight-backed chairs on springs that lean forward at acute angles, look impossible to sit on, but the exhibition proves that impression wrong by allowing visitors to actually sit in some of them (another rarity in a museum show).

Arad, who was born in Israel in 1951 and now lives and works in London, is endlessly inventive, and while he obviously has a penchant for rounded, amorphous forms, he does not limit himself slavishly to them. He is also interested in sound: the exhibition is filled with sound effects, and one of his more amusing inventions is a stereo system and speakers set inside crumbling concrete cases with rusty metal supports, a nice comment on our obsession with high-tech materials (Arad himself constantly experiments with them and with the latest technologies) and our need for handsome exteriors to hide the inner workings of things – especially pertinent in the context of the Centre Pompidou’s building, designed “inside-out” by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, with its innards exposed.

Alice Rawsthorn, the design critic for the International Herald Tribune, has taken the Centre Pompidou to task for its choice of Arad as the subject of an exhibition, because his work is concerned with aesthetics “at a time when design is dominated by complex political challenges, like defusing the environmental crisis and empowering the poorest 90 percent of the global population whom designers have traditionally ignored.”

This show will travel to the Museum of Modern Art in New York (July 28-October 19, 2009) and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (spring 2010).

Centre Pompidou: Place Georges Pompidou, 75004 Paris. Tel.: 01 44 78 12 33. Open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Closed Tuesday and May 1. Métro: Rambuteau. Admission: €10-€12. Through March 16. www.centrepompidou.fr/

Amber Prange - Touring Professional Interview

(photo property of Play Golf Designs - copyrighted)

Bushwood Country Club is proud to share with the membership our FIRST tour pro interview. However, our first one is not just any interview - it is a special one with a young lady named Amber Prange, who is playing on the Duramed Futures Tour this year. You will remember Amber from the latest installment of "The Big Break" on The Golf Channel. Amber is not only a very talented golfer, she is also a budding business woman who was gracious enough to spend some time with us this week. So, without further adieu, here's Amber....

1. Tell us a little about yourself – age, hometown, where you live now,college, etc. I'm 24 years old, and grew up in Noblesville, Indiana (Go Colts !!!). I played collegiate golf at the University of Washington for four years, and graduated with a degree in Communications, with a minor in Business Marketing. I now split my time between Noblesville, Orlando, and wherever the Tour takes me.

2. What are your goals for 2009 ? My goals for 2009 changed a bit based on my experiences in my rookie year on tour. For this year, I am placing much less pressure on myself, and will be focusing on 2 areas: First, Play one shot at a time – focusing on the moment. Second, Play my best every time out, and finish as high as possible in each event.
3. How many events do you plan to play in 2009 ? I want to play as many as possible. The Duramed Futures Tour has 16 scheduled events, and I need to play well early to qualify for as many as I can. Regaining my full-time status is a key objective for me this year.
4. What part of your game are you working the hardest on ? Distance off the tee is the main area I am focusing on – I have always been able to hit the ball accurately off the tee, and my iron play and short game are good – but gaining an extra 15-20 yards is something I am working really hard on. I've been working on improving my core strength and conditioning this of season, and I am happy with my progress – I am in the best shape of my life.
5. How were you introduced to golf ? Golf has been a part of my family since I was born – My dad and his family are all avid golfers – counting 5 PGA professionals among them. Early on, I was not a huge golf fan – but in my early teens it really began to click for me and I developed a real passion for it.
6. What's in your bag ? I am a big fan of Ping clubs – I play the G-10 driver, fairway woods and hybrids. My irons are Ping I-10's, which I love, and my wedges are the Ping Tour series. My putter is a Yes! Tracy – the folks at Yes! Golf are incredible supporters of the Duramed Tour (shout out to Glenn at Yes! Golf- your rock…). My ball is the Titleist Pro v1
7. So we have to ask, How do you mark YOUR Titleist ? I mark my balls with little dots around the number to look like a flower.
8. Tell us about your work with Play Golf Designs – what is involved in that ? Play Golf Designs is an incredible company that I work with. They are based in Las Vegas, and offer golfers the ability to book a complete package at the best courses in the area. Packages include golf with one or more of the Professional golfers on the staff at PGD (including me), and it provides a great opportunity to meet and get to know the pro's the PGD roster. For us, it is a great chance to network with people who are passionate about golf and meet our fans.
9. What has been you most memorable experience with PGD ? Meeting someone who helped me get into LPGA Q- school.
10. How many holes in one ? Only one so far – but it was very memorable. It happened in my FIRST collegiate golf tournament, and my Dad was there watching. I hit a 5 iron onto the 165 yard 17^th hole - it hit about 5 feet away, and rolled right in the cup.
11. OK, now for a personal question - how far do you hit your driver ? Ah, a personal question, huh ? I currently hit my driver about 225-230 - so adding the 15-20 yards that I am shooting for will get me out there in the 240-260 range. That's really important to me for posting lower scores this year – so you can see that's why I am focusing on it.
12. Who would be in your dream foursome and why ? My dream foursome would include Ernie Els ( a super nice guy who I met at Lake Nona), Trevor Immelman, and a tie between Tiger and Sergio. OK – I know that's five people – but we would play fast and not hold anyone up !
13. Favorite sports other than golf ? I love to play Volleyball, and want to take up Tennis at some point. I also love skiing and kickboxing.
14. Favorite athlete ? Peyton Manning
15. What frustrates you the most ? On the golf course, Bogeying the last hole or three putting. In the "real world", selfishness and rudeness.
16. What makes you smile ? Polite people and pure selflessness.
17. What's on your IPOD ? Ah, I knew this one was coming ! I like practically every genre of music - currently in rotation I have a mix of Hip Hop, Sinatra,Techno, Mickey Avalon. Hard Rock (think Korn), and Classic Rock.
    
18. What is one song that gets you really pumped up and ready to compete? …Hmmm, that would be a song by Buckcherry called Crazy Bit*h. The lyrics are kind of racy, but the beat and tempo really get my heart pumping.
19. What is one thing that will surprise the members of Bushwood about your experience on The Big Break ? hmm Big break shocker... they try to feed us a lot of alcohol and everyone got along great with one another except for Dave
20. Can we get the first interview after you win your first Duramed event ? Of course…how could I say no

Amber Prange will be playing on the Duramed Futures Tour in events across the USA this year. She is super nice, and I encourage everyone to go out and support Amber AND the Duramed Futures Tour events ( 2009 schedule is here). She is also the newest official member of Bushwood Country Club, and will receive an official Bushwood Country Club t-shirt – Welcome to the club, Amber !

Sad start to the FBR Open

Our buddy Shane of Dogs Chasing Cars and Fanhouse notoriety reports of a sad and bizarre story from the FBR Open. Check this one out - our hearts and prayers go out to the guy's family...

Cherish every day...

Ron Arad em Paris

No Discipline - Ron Arad, Paris

Ron Arad em Paris

Ron Arad na exposição - No Discipline em Paris

Cadeiras de baloiço com estilo e graças ao designer Ron Arad, está muito longe de nossos preconceitos tradicionais cadeiras de baloiço com curvas muito suaves e actuais. Estas cadeiras são algumas variações da tradicional cadeira void.

In the exposition Ron Arad - No Discipline in Paris.

Rocking chairs get a style injection thanks to this sleek design from Ron Arad, which is far removed from our traditional preconceptions of rocking chairs with smooth curves very much being the order of the day. These chairs are some variations of the traditional void chair.

WW2 Cooking Lessons

Via Treehugger:

Invisible cricket balls, thrifty grandmothers, and unbelievably spoiled and lazy young boys – there’s nothing like a bit of 1940s nostalgia to get you in the sustainability mood. “Two Cooks and a Cabbage” is a war time public information film from the UK’s Ministry of Food, and it's just one of the lessons we can learn from our grandparents.

Lessons learned: Shred the cabbage, add just a little water, cover it with a lid, and save the water for gravy. Or, just get yourself a young girl to cook it for you. Preferably Sally.

4UDECOR - Maison & Objet 09

A 4UDECOR apartir de amanha irá trazer até vós varias fotografias da feira Maison & Objet de Paris, França, onde podemos tomar conhecimento das ultimas novidades e algumas conferencias que assistimos bem como da nossa visita ao Centre Pompidou onde está presente uma exposição de Ron Arad - No Discipline.

The 4UDECOR as of tomorrow will bring you up to several photos of the fair Maison & Objet in Paris, France, where we could see the latest news, some lectures and we saw on our visit to the Pompidou Center where this is an exhibition of Ron Arad - No Discipline

Florida's Friendliest Hometown....

For all of us who have laughed at the unavoidable commercials from "The Villages" while watching the final round of countless PGA events, now comes a story which will cause you to, uh, stand up and take notice. You know the commercials - retirees dancing, playing soccer, softball, riding polo ponies, and yes - playing golf ( Lifetime Free Golf at ALL Our Executive Courses !!!!).

Here is a bit of their marketing copy "Maybe it’s the endless opportunities to fine tune a lifelong passion, try something you’ve always wanted to try, or just pick up where you left off as a kid."

Well, maybe that's what makes it fun....or it could be this...Fun at the Villages.

Looks like that marketing copy is spot on....

Back from Blogging Hiatus...

I know it has been a long time since I last blogged.... In that time, apparently the world didn't pause itself to wait for me.

In Canada the word "prorogue" suddenly entered everyone's vocabumalary. Obama is in the White House, a historic and relatively positive development (since even if his politics are pretty centrist, he looks damn progressive next to the Bush & Co). The oscillating denial and alarmism about the impending recession has settled into a degree of acceptance.

As for me, I finished my MA, took a trip to Havana and am now back and working on setting up a new organic farm. Maybe I'll start a PhD in September (if they'll have me).

If I have any readers left, I hope you'll come on by from time to time for some chitchat, discussion and political wrangling

Cadeiras / Chairs Contract

Cadeiras empilháveis em aço inoxidável, confortáveis e práticas. A assentos e costas em metal , disponível em cinco cores atraentes para encher o ambiente com felicidade e contentamento. Ideal para renovar espaços comerciais / contract onde imperam espaços modernos e coloridos. Também está disponível no clássico alumínio, ferro e Antique Indian Brown.

A set of stackable chairs and armchairs in stainless steel, comfortable and practical. The pressed metal sheet of seats and backs has a characteristic striped motif. Available in five attractive colours to fill the environment with happiness and gaiety. Ideal to renovate contract spaces with the suggestive and modern force of colour. It is also available in the classic Aluminium, Antique Iron and Indian Brown finishings.

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