Sometimes we just need to pause and appreciate the beauty of the people and things around us.
“If I had a pen
I’d draw in the morning
I’d draw in the evening … all over this land,
I’d draw out danger
I’d draw out a warning
I’d draw out love between all of my brothers and my sisters
All over this land….”
A snapshot of Songlines’ daughter sketching.
“Little Working Hands” @ FLICKR.
© 2006 Songlines. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Crossposted at Moleskinerie.com
*OUTSIDE THE BOX. An occasional series of thoughts and images. A breathing space. Because we can’t be shopping all the time:) Submissions are welcome.
OUTSIDE THE BOX
“Golden Tulip Hospitality Group and Inter IKEA Systems Holding B.V. initiate the development project through the signing of a letter of intent for the first Tulip Inn developed in co-operation with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. and located next to the IKEA Concept Center in Delft.
Amersfoort (NL), Lausanne (CH), Delft (NL) 21st March 2006, Golden Tulip Hospitality and Inter IKEA Systems B.V. together announce their intent for the joint development of a Tulip Inn next to the IKEA Concept Center in Delft, The Netherlands.
The hotel’s exterior and interior is being jointly developed by a team of experts from both companies using the stylish Golden Tulip and IKEA designs, including some of the latest IKEA furniture suitable for the hotel sector.
The IKEA Concept Center consists of all the parts of Inter IKEA Systems B.V. in Delft, including the IKEA Pilot Store and the IKEA Business College. This is a learning center for all IKEA retailers from all over the world. This creates a strong demand for appropriate hotel accommodations to meet their needs. For this reason, Inter IKEA Systems B.V. has been considering this hotel idea for several years and is now in co-operation with Golden Tulip to realise it next to the IKEA Concept Center in Delft along highway A13, between The Hague and Rotterdam….”
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Monday Cuteness Attack!
“The cheapest breakfast I’ve ever had! I LOVED their apple pankcakes! Mmmmmm….”
Photo by SageCrayon @ IKEA Lovers/FLICKR.
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People
Adline, our dear PF pal in Malaysia sent us these photos of her latest IKEA mod:
“My 2nd hand klippan came with a blue slipcover & unfortunately, I’m not the
biggest fan of blue. As an alternative sofa covering, I used a queen sized quilt
to protect the seating area. Then, I cut a Bomull bedspread in half and used the
two pieces to cover the arm rests. The look certainly works for me. Meanwhile,
mum has fallen in love with my klippan & is thinking of getting one for
herself. Since she’ll need a slipcover, I’m giving her my unused blue one…”
Visit her blog for more photos.
Thanks Adline and Rezad!
Projects
Catherine Jun of the Detroit News reports on the excitement over at Canton, MI as the opening of the newest IKEA store draws near:
Photo: David Coates
“CANTON TOWNSHIP — In just a few months,
the big blue building on Ford Road will open its doors and draw
thousands of weekend furniture shoppers. Gary Krone hopes some of them
will venture into his nearby shop, Carvel, for an ice cream cone or
sundae.
“I go where people are, and people are coming here,” said Krone.
Ikea,
the popular home furnishings superstore, opens on Haggerty Road this
summer, and many business owners like Krone are anticipating the wave
of potential customers.
The Downtown Development Authority and
the Chamber of Commerce are launching a Shop Canton campaign, asking
local businesses to get on board with a marketing strategy aimed at
transforming Ford Road into a regional shopping hub. And they’re using
this summer’s arrival of the Swedish mega-store as their springboard.
Businesses received fliers reading, “Company’s comingAre you ready?”
“We’re
going to be a destination community,” predicted Dianne Cojei, president
of the chamber. “You want them to have a Canton experience — to shop
at more than just at Ikea.”
“Ikea neighbors await opening”
Detroit News
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Monday Cuteness Attack!
The “Little Wanderer” is a sculpture by Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara, (b. 1959).
Image: © 2006 ABF
Personal
I visited the Chicago Flower and Garden Show at the Navy Pier last Saturday. The nice guys at Exotic Hibiscus even showed us how they come up with new varieties!
More @ FLICKR.
Personal
“More photos: IKEA Grand Opening in West Sacramento”
Photos by Phungruven
View his photoset on FLICKR.
Images: © 2006 Phungruven
Have a great weekend everyone. See you on Monday!
Store Openings
Absolutely nothing to do with the Big Blue Box but exquisitely interesting:
”Walking, I am sure my little black pug Picadou would
agree, is
the essential part of our day. If Picadou could talk,
I think she
would say that grass is nice, but humans and canines––their
smells, habits and whereabouts (or nowhereabouts)––are
the most
interesting. So when we go for our afternoon walk down
the
Avenida Francisco Sosa, which has tall trees, whose branches
hold
hands across the street, we don’t mind the lack of grass.
But
first we have to hurry down our own narrow street. Beneath
the
canopy of bougainvillea and lavender wisteria, birds chuckle;
a
gecko slithers up a wall into ivy. Weeds and tufts of grass
poke
between the cobblestones; Picadou picks her way eagerly,
but
carefully as a cat.
In the length of a ball’s toss we’re in
the alleyway of Montecristo,
aiming straight at the Avenida
Francisco Sosa. Most of Montecristo
is spanned by the jail-high
wall of the pumpkin-colored house
that was listed by Sotheby’s
for several million dollars, but
took as many million years to
sell (I suspect at a much lower
price than was asked) because,
after all, its front door is on
an alleyway. Here, the sidewalk
is only two flagstones wide and
cars barrel past fast over the
jumbled stones, the chassis’ creaking
and tires bumping. Picadou
does not like me to, but I pick her
up and carry her. To avoid
the lamp post, I have to step down
into the street; then, after
waiting for a VW van to rattle past,
I step down again to go
around a smashed beer bottle. There goes
the Domino’s Pizza
delivery scooter: put-put-put…”
Award-winning author C.M. Mayo takes us through the streets of Mexico City with her dog in her latest C.D.
VISIT.
[Thanks Lauren!]
Travel
“TUNHEM cabinets from IKEA. The perfect storage solution for the formal
living room, which we’ve made into a playroom for the kids. Fast clean
up, close the doors, and the room is presentable and ready to be used
for new activities.”
By Scrappin in the rain
Visit her photoset on FLICKR.
Images: © 2006 Scrappin in the rain. Used with permission.
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