Getting a good night’s sleep isn’t just about what you eat before bed or how luxurious your sheets feel — your bedroom’s color palette can play a surprisingly powerful role in overall sleep quality. Color has a well-documented psychological impact on mood and relaxation, and the hues surrounding you at night can either soothe your senses or subtly keep your mind alert. In this post, we’ll explore seven bedroom colors and explain how each one can help create a calmer, more sleep-friendly space.
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Eye On Design: Minosse C Glass Block Bench By Studiopluz For WonderGlass
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If this exquisite float glass table looks familiar, you maybe recalling our feature on an equally mind-blowing Glass Block Chair from 2019’s Salon Art + Design by the same manufacturers, WonderGlass. A definite “Oh, Wow” statement piece of the 2023 show this past November, the translucent, blue/green/amber-hued Minosse C Table by Studiopluz stood out among the most innovative and breathtaking pieces on the floor. Continue reading Eye On Design: Minosse C Glass Block Bench By Studiopluz For WonderGlass
The Drop, Vancouver BC Waterfront
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Anyone who’s visited Vancouver knows it’s a beautiful city with endless natural wonders to enjoy and explore. It makes sense that much of their public art also thematically emulates and plays with nature. A perfect example is The Drop (2009) which was conceived and created by Inges Idee, a group of four Berlin-based German artists: Hans Hemmert, Axel Lieber, Thomas Schmidt and George Zey. The group’s activity focuses on art in public spaces, with The Drop being their first installation in North America. Continue reading The Drop, Vancouver BC Waterfront
Ocean Shoe Street Art
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It was a dark and stormy afternoon when I first spotted this unique piece of sculpture bolted to a street sign on East 13th Street (near Ave A). I went in for a closer look:
Alex Da Corte’s As Long As The Sun Lasts at the Met Roof Garden
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I’ve been fortunate to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art probably half a dozen times since it reopened last July, post-Covid lockdown, but the building’s roof garden only just reopened in April, for the debut of its latest site-specific commission. As Long As The Sun Lasts, by Philadelphia-based artist Alex Da Corte, is a whimsical mash up of Sesame Street and the works of Alexander Calder that could light up the rooftop even on the cloudiest day.
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