life fever

life*fever changed home

2006-08-25T13:13:00.000-07:00

LIFE*FEVER has got a new home, with a brand new and fresh design that combines better with its' concept of INTENSE LIFESTYLE!! You can go throught www.lifever.com or www.lifever.wordpress.com ! For all our friends that linked to us, I please ask all of them to link to one of this domains, for those who visit it daily, I ask them to go throught one of these domains!
Thank you all!

All the best
COXI

Fredericia Furniture

2006-08-25T05:11:00.000-07:00

Trinidad chair is one of the many items of the amazing collection of Fredericia Furniture. Thia furniture Danish brand is a family-owned business, which has contributed to creating international respect for Danish design for generations. The business is closely connected to the name of Børge Mogensen and it produces the majority of the famous furniture architect’s classics. Since the beginning of the 1990s, co-operation with some of today’s best Danish designers has drawn renewed attention to Fredericia Furniture, the collection of which comprises some of the most talked about and prized furniture in recent years.

Good buys at Kzuid

2006-08-24T04:50:00.001-07:00

If you need to re-decorate your house, your space and your soul, Kzuid is the right place. You can find on this online shop from the Netherlands, almost everything, but fulfilled with color, beautifull patterns and a special harmony! You can find lamps, handbags, children accessories, amazing boxes, and lot's of other stuff! It's worth to visit!

House in Rio

2006-08-23T13:26:00.000-07:00

While I was surfing on the web, I found this amazing house at House in Rio, and I completely fall in love. House in Rio is a website, runned by Jean-Luc Bucharent, Carlos Eduardo Schmidt (Rio departement) and Barbara Durand (Paris Dep.). Their purpose is to promote the "Brazilian Souç" concept as defined by Oskar Metsavaht (Osklen). In order to do so, this team selects places which reflect this spirit due to their architecture, location and potential of decoration, and present on the fabulous website.

Lisa Solomon

2006-08-22T12:53:00.000-07:00

Lisa Solomon, lives in Oakland in California with her two dogs and three cats and she is an awarded artist, graduated in Practice of art at University of California.I discovered one of her works (this one) while I was surfing on the web some days ago and I loved it! She had this great ideia of adding some crochets doillies into Traywick Contemporany Gallery. She also painted some other geometric shapes, giving a special ambience into the exhibition.

S.Francisco By Blue Jake

2006-08-22T07:08:00.000-07:00

I just found this amazing photo some weeks ago at blue jake, and today, reviewing my faves, I just popped with it.. As it says in the description, it represents a controversial idea: while San Francisco is a beautiful city, it is not a photogenic one. As Jake says, "All of my SF photographs turn into kitsch-- streetcars, cloudy skylines, the Golden Gate Bridge, homeless heroin addicts lying face-down in the streets of the Tenderloin. I took at least 500 frames, and got a total of three usable shots." !
Jake Dobkin, is a 29 year old amateur photographer living in New York City, runing blue jake, a photoblog wich I think everybody shoul take a look!

Soizic Stokvis at Atelier Eric Seydoux

2006-08-22T06:54:00.000-07:00

There is a new artist on Atelier Eric Seydoux, his name is Soizic Stokvis! He does printscreening, using geometric chapes with amazing colours! You can buy this artwork is here, by contacting Eric Seydoux.

Tokyo Bulb by Lexon

2006-08-21T10:42:00.000-07:00

Lexon, one of the top hip french design brands, known worldwide, has launched along with the designer Marc Brethier the Tokyo Bulb, an rechargeable halogen light, that will give a special ambient and environement to every house who owns one. As René Adda says, lexon objects are based into a seduction characteristic, fullfiled with rigorous tecnical requirements, and I trully believe this is one of the most evident examples of it! You can buy it here.

Anna Torfs

2006-08-21T08:13:00.000-07:00

Since 1994 Anna Torfs has been working from the Czech Republic as a freelance designer realizing mainly furniture and decorative glass collections for several European as well as Czech companies. In August 2002 the time had come to launch her own collection, this is when the "Anna Torfs" collection was founded. Her creations are very soft and smoth, in a way only the finest glass can be.

Venti

2006-08-21T07:58:00.000-07:00

Another great way to help stay cool during these long summer heat waves. Inspired by the aesthetics of jet engines to ensure reliability and built entirely out of cast aluminum and steel to ensure durability. each individual blade is perfectly balanced to ensure years of smooth and quiet operation – ‘venti’ stands as an excellent example of modern industrial design, perfect for home or business. Buy it here.

Princeton Architectural Press

2006-08-21T04:37:00.000-07:00

Today I received, via US mail my review copies of 'Princeton Architectural Press' books, an American publisher that has been publishing fine books on architecture, design, photography, landscape, and visual culture for 25 years. I got Visual Grammar by Christian Leborg, and Design it your self by Ellen Lupton. Believe me, these are the books you want to have at home! They have affordable prices, and amazing qualitie with great themes! You can view also theys blog here, with latest news published.

Michelle Caplan

2006-08-20T12:47:00.000-07:00

I just had to post something about Michelle Caplan, one of my favourite artists. She is a mixed media collage artist from California. Since a young age, she developed a passion for the art of collage, and as she says, today, her work reflects her passion, mixed with her graphic design education. She has already worked at the art department of some of the top publishing houses in New York, and today she is an artist with some of the most amazing modern artwork I've ever seen. She has her artwork available here, and she also writes a blog!

Delicious Days

2006-08-20T08:28:00.000-07:00

Nicky left university in the mid 90s with two passions, internet and food. Then she decided, along with Oliver, to create "delicious days", a fooding blog, today considered one of the 50 top sites by Time. I personaly consider Nickys' blog, with all it's recipes and small presents one of my favourites. It lights everybodys' life with all it's joy and amazing photos.

Peter Callesen

2006-08-19T16:48:00.000-07:00

I know I made almost 6 posts today, but I just had to share some of Peter Callesens' work. He makes the most amazing paper sculptures I've ever seen.
As he say: "I find the materialization of a flat piece of paper into a 3D form as an almost magic process - or maybe one could call it obvious magic, because the process is obvious and the figures still stick to their origin, without the possibility of escaping. In that sense there is as well an aspect of something tragic in most of the cuts."
Via Crust Station

Svenskt Tenn

2006-08-19T15:21:00.000-07:00

Only the very best and most original thoughts, ideas and creations have the strength and might to survive their originators and give rise to new schools, new cultures and new concepts. This is especially true of artistic creativity in general and interior design in particular. For 80 years, Svenskt Tenn has been one such rare and original concept - a school of its own with a following that extends far beyond our Swedish borders. Amazing patterns mixed with unique style is their legacy!

Danny Mansmith

2006-08-19T14:20:00.000-07:00

After droppingout of art school 15 uears ago, Danny Mansmith began educating him self in the basics of garment design by deconstructing store-bought clothes. He works in his studio/gallery in chicago, as a textile-art designer, sewing and creating amazing sculptures and clothes. His creations include shoulder bags, hats, fabric necklaces and many other brilliant creations. You can buy here!

Athezza

2006-08-19T08:38:00.000-07:00

Athezza was created by Bruno Martin at Uzés in South France, by selling only productsat the begining. Today they are one of the leading brands in interiors athmosphéres, full of lighness, brightness and life! Here is a sample of their new collection..

Oficina D'encantar

2006-08-19T06:44:00.000-07:00

Sonia Morgado, is the creator of Oficina d'Encantar, one of the first crafters I discovered when I started blogging, and I'm still a huge fan of her amazing work, so perfect, coloured and brilliant! Each piece is unique, made with felts, glass beads, sequins and many other beautifull materials. You can see more of her creations here..

News on Creativando

2006-08-19T06:26:00.000-07:00

Creativando, one of the top design brands in Italy and known world wide, is getting better and better with their amazing collections! They pick clean but very atractive patterns, with amazing but simple at the same time shapes! It's worth to visit..

People - Li Edelkoort

2006-08-18T13:01:00.000-07:00

Li Edelkoort was born 1950, Holand, studied Fashion and Design at Arnhem Fine Arts. She discovered her talent for sensing upcoming trends after becoming a buyer at Bijenkorf, a leading Dutch design store. Her ability to predict trends and consumers necessity brought her to Paris in 1975 where she started to be a full time independent trendsetter. Since then, she has became one of the most influent people in design and fashion industry, predicting for over 31 years, trends, necessity and all that lights peoples' life. In 2003 she received the Netherlands' Grand Seigneur Prize while she was also being considered one of the 25 most influent people in fashion by Time Magazine! She now runs with her team bloom magazine a bi-anual for horti-cultural view of trends in flowers, plants and gardening, view on colour amongst many others.

Reisenthel

2006-08-18T07:30:00.000-07:00

For over 30 years now, Reisenthel accessories has stood as a symbol for contemporany, inovative design. It's no longer only a tradding company in the tradicional sence. It does not simply concentrate on the purchase and sale for differentaccessories. It develops its own characteristic collections with a special flair and style. For over ten years now, Reisenthel collections carry the unmistakable design of Katja Horst, the head designer for product developement, . Reisenthel has got a very simple, human and practical concept, wich makes theyr collections accessible to everybody..

Sixixis

2006-08-17T18:09:00.000-07:00

Sixixis was created by three graduates who didn't want to have to give up designing and making their own ideas. Sixixis is composed of six (Tom Raffield), ix (Chris Jarratt) and is(Charlie Whinney). They studied 3D Design for Sustainability together at Falmouth College of Arts, which is where it all began. Today they have breathtaking work inspired in curves and dynamic shapes.. And they also give us the possibilite of buying their creations online!

wishes & heros

2006-08-17T07:25:00.000-07:00

Wishes & Heros started some years ago, when the creative mind "Ricardo" after a graphic design degree, started to run a business of his own! Today, Wishes & Heros is one of the most remarkable crafting and graphic design works in Portugal, and I believe in a few months, this fever will be world wide. He creates incredible 'pocket heros', and graphic illustrations inspired on a very naive though and concept!

Anti-Factory

2006-08-17T06:06:00.000-07:00

Stylish urban one-of-a-kind hand made clothing. Each item is sewn from vintage recycled wool, angora, cashmere, jersey, and other fibers. Anti-Factory is a project comited to creating unique and sweetshop-free apparel and takes pride in re-using, re-styling and re-configuring to support a sustainable environement. You can shop here.

Music Contribution - Lisa Ekdahl

2006-08-17T04:43:00.000-07:00

Lisa Ekdahl, the terribly pretty and talented woman who has become an icon for Scandinavian music, has been in the rise since the 1990’s, emerging remarkably quick and promoting her music internationally, standing out in the jazz and bossanova scenes. Obviously, her success wasn’t only achieved by her awe-inspiring beauty or genuine kindness, but first and foremost by her amazing angel-like voice and ability to pull off a truly recognisable harmony between human and instrument, resulting in a very soft and relaxing genre of music. Stockholm’s very own jazz star has also triumphed in pop music, with hits such as “Vem Vet", genre which is appointed by some critics to be more appropriate for her girlish voice. Ekdahl’s mellow mood and crystalline voice are the key to the success of an artist who, at the age of 35, has edited ten albums, some of which are in her native language, Swedish. Her first album sold 800 000 copies in Scandinavia, which is more than an excuse for you to check out her website and wait for her next album, which has already been previewed!

by Francisca S. Paiva (Music Contributor)

2006-08-16T15:59:00.000-07:00

Fifteen years ago, Catherine Lévi and Sigoléne Prébois got together to give birth to Tsé & Tsé Associeés. Their concept is very simple, freedom in creation! They met in Paris design school "École Nationale Superieure de la création industrielle". As they say, after 15 years together, Catherine and Sigoléne shared pleasures and catastrophes in life and profession. Today Tsé&Tsé is one of the hip and top creative associations in design scene. They create lamps, kitchen accessories, baskets, and all that comes into their creative minds, but everything has got that french taste that we all know so well. And besides this amazing creations, they also have one of the best sites I've ever seen in my blogging life, full of beautifull things, great design and many small secrets to find out! Take a look..

Marie Christophe

2006-08-16T04:26:00.000-07:00

Photo Source: Marie Christophe

Marie Christophe creates breathtaking sculptures made of wire with glosses, and many other poetical objects to give sculptures a special and unique meaning! Amongst her creations, you can buy lamps, candlesticks, and other amazing scultpures with animal shapes, and many others.. She developed a new concept of interiors where people can live with authentic pieces of art as beeing part of daily furniture! Her sculptures are all full of an incredable lightness and transparency. She has now a new collection called "sixties" wich has new colors and shapes, but always getting with her main concept! You can buy her creations at Butter and Eggs in New York, Barbare in Paris, and at Xured in Birmingham (UK).. Have fun!

Back from a deserved rest!

2006-08-15T17:08:00.000-07:00

XT furniture and hand made accessories are allready back from vacacions and full time dedication to a new collection and to a new to a new concept! This is just a small presentation Graça and Xitó from xt done and I believe is remarkable.. I have another xt must have, they're house at Living etc forum, take a look.

LG + Tricia Guild

2006-08-15T16:18:00.000-07:00

The new limited edition Steam Direct Washing Machine from global and regional digital leader LG Electronics and Designers Guild combines state-of-the-art home technology with refreshing and breathtaking interior style. The collaboration has produced four eye-catching home appliances created to challenge the design and function of traditional white goods. It's worth to have one at home!

Talking to Lena Corwin

2006-08-13T16:41:00.000-07:00

Patterns from Eley kishimoto

Lena Corwin started her design carreer some years ago, working for top fashion brands such as Calvin Klein, Marthiné + François Girbaud and Jill Stuart. Today she is a textile designer and she owns her own business of home accessories, wich I must say, is fabulous! She uses patterns of her own creation in pillows, plates, coloured neck ties, etc! She also writes daily in her blog! I went talking to her...

Coxi: First of all I must thank you for letting me interview you! It's a huge pleasure for me to have you in Life*Fever.
Tell us about you!

Lena Corwin: I work from a studio in my home, designing textile patterns, pillows, plates, neck ties, illustrating, drawing, sewing, and trying to grow a business. I also like to explore cities, shop, bike ride, and garden.

Coxi: How do you define your art?

LC: It’s an exploration of whatever is exciting me at the time— which can be really basic, like colors and shapes that I’m drawn to. I go through phases of fascinations with certain design styles. Recently one has been children’s book illustrations of the 1960s, so I’ve explored what is attracting me to that style and re-interpreted it in my own way. Wow, that’s a tough question!

Coxi: How did you launch your brand into the market?

LC: I’m not very business minded, so I didn’t think much about press and public relations. I sent information to my favorite magazines, and have been thrilled to have my products featured in some of them. The internet has been the best way of “launching” my work. Blogs and websites have changed the way people find new designers. In the past a designer would have to be in a store or a magazine to reach a wide audience. The internet is an amazing tool for independent designers.

Coxi: What's the best time of the day to create?

LC: The morning. I’m a morning person and I wake up with a ton of ideas.

Coxi: Is there a part of you in your creations?

LC: Yes, definitely. All my designs feel really personal. And they reflect my changing styles and moods.

Coxi: Do you inspirate your self in other designers work - historic or contemporany?

LC: Yes, both. I’m constantly inspired by other artists. There are so many I don’t know where to start. Some of my favorite artists/designers are: Henri Matisse, Frida Khalo, Josef Frank, Vera Neumann, Celia Birtwell, and Tsumori Chisato.

Coxi: What type of music helps you creating?

LC: Usually melodic music, like Elliot Smith and The Shins. But sometimes I need something with more energy. Right now I love the Raconteurs new album.

Coxi: Favorite designer?

LC: Eley Kishimoto, the textile/fashion design duo. Seeing their work is what made me fall in love with textiles and decide to pursue it as a career. They’re still my #1 favorite.

Coxi: What haven't you worked yet, but you really whant to try it someday?

LC: I would really like to work with ceramics next.

Coxi: What's your latest obsession?

LC: Geometric shapes. I think it has something to do with my Montessori education. We did a lot of drawing and crafts using geometric shapes. We were probably learning math, but since we were drawing I didn’t realize it. Lately I’ve been really drawn to textiles made from these basic shapes.

Coxi: Are you living your ideal lifestyle?

LC: Yes, I feel really lucky that I am. I really wish I were traveling more though.

Coxi: What do you love and hate about NYC?

LC: I love the people, the culture and diversity. And the energy and drive that New Yorker have. I love the fashion and creativity. I hate how exhausting it can be sometimes.

Coxi: What's your favorite piece of art you have at home?

LC: I love this question, but it’s so hard to choose. My painting by Elizabeth Schuppe is my newest piece of art and I love it so much.

Coxi: What can't you live without?

LC: Art. and my family.

Kartell

2006-08-13T12:59:00.000-07:00

Kartell Spa began in Milan in 1949 as a manufacturer of car accessories, but under the direction of Giulio Castelli, its main objective after 1951 became that of introducing Plastics into the home. Kartell has some important designs by some of the worlds most important designers, Joe Colombo, Philippe Starck, Vico Magistretti, Ron Arad and many more, who all appreciate the wealth of knowledge that Kartell has about Plastics technology and the innovative ways in which it can be effectively applied to items for modern living

Cool Mobile

2006-08-13T04:20:00.000-07:00

AU by Kddi launched some months ago theyre mobile designed by Marc Newson.. Considered today one of the most fashionable mobiles.. Now they launched theyre 2006 collection, and believe me, it's worth to see it!

Katrin Arens

2006-08-12T06:54:00.000-07:00

Amelia and Katrin Arens both brands from the german designer Katrin Arens! After taking a degree in economy and comerce and visual comunicacion, she started participating in many collective exhibitions! Some years later she started her own brand, "Katrin Arens" of hand made furniture, with a very ethnical style! After lot's of success, in 2003 Katrin launches her second brand, "Amelia", this time for kids clothing! And today after so many creative years I must say: Congratulations Katrin for this amazing work..

2006-08-12T05:47:00.000-07:00

I just have to tell you that while I was surfing on Ana Romero blog, i discovered an amazing Illustrator! It's a blog, there is no author name, and wich I can't do a coment to reach out to the creator! The blog is "la mia vita senza cuore", and the illustrations are trully amazing.. Specialy a sketch made on the wall of her/his studio!!

2006-08-10T17:42:00.000-07:00

Photo Credit: Rachel Sumpter

When I started linking Design-Milk, I didn't know I was going to stop, many links later, into Rachell Sumpter website! I had saw some of her work, in one of those days, a long time ago and the image was still in my mind! And know that I discovered her website, I believed I should share this amazing artist with you!

Camila Pitanga, the brazilian actress is the star of Melissa launching campaign spring/summer! The new collection is already in São Paulo Fashion Week catwalks, and making an huge success! With the Tropical theme, Melissa created a collection inspired in fruits and flavours names, full of ethnic references.. Camila gives soul to this collection, of course! You must see the campaign Making-of video!
And believe me, Melissa collection is one of the most funtastic shoe collection I've ever seen! I wish I could show you all that is not in the website, but that those are the most beautifull!

2006-08-08T17:39:00.000-07:00

When I first discovered 6 clever I was dazled with so much beauty in one single object! Marizia Chierichetti is a trully creator from Milan, who moved six years ago to Tzavo, Africa.. And surrounded with so much beauty, she created her own brand, very ethnic in an European style, as she says! You must check out her creations, it's worth! You'll find furniture, lamps and even jewellery made from local materials!

Antoine et Lili started in 1994, with a women fashion line in Paris! 10 years later they have 10 shops arround the globe and a interiors and kids line! And of course, an amazing website! Theyre creations are very coloured and fun!

I had the oportunity of visiting Hippyxics house and believe me it's worth! Her interiors formation, her role in habitat and Graça Viterbo, and above all her natural skills gave birth to an amazing house! Check out some fun details I found!

Yesterday I received a present from Maria Vettese, from "port2port press" and believe me, her prints are amaizing.. above all they are pure! You can buy her printings here!
Thank you so much Maria!

2006-08-07T17:55:00.000-07:00

Back from vacacions, and very tired! :P But I couldn't go to bed with out spreading some more news! ...

Lacoste has invited the famous product designer Tom Dixon to collaborate on a series of polo shirts. These polos have dropped in selected Lacoste stores worldwide. This collaboration also comes with a special package designed by Tom Dixon himself. Look out for it at your local Lacoste retail shop.

Speaking in craft fashion, you must take a look to flobberdewotsky, they are from the Netherlands and design exclusive children's and women's clothing and accessories made out of retro, vintage & kitsch recycle materials. It's a funtastic website and amazing cloths!

And before leaving I must tell you that blissen sells amazing stuff, such as this wallets that I consider fabulous!

To be continued... tomorrow!

interview: Maria Vettese

2006-07-16T06:37:00.000-07:00

PORT2PORT press...

I went talking with Maria Vettese from Port2Port and first of all I must say I discovered a very good person, very talented and full of personality and individuality! Maria the founder of port2port press, a letterpress printing business, that today is a success!

Interview:

Coxi: why "port2port"?

Maria: port2port is referring to my blog. i started it with a dear friend
Anika {known on the blog as "arc"} in april of 2005 and she lives in
one port town, i live in another. we live on separate coasts in the US
so that became ... port2port. when i started the business it just
seemed natural to call it after the blog since my blogging is really
what started me even thinking about having a handmade craft business.

Coxi: How did you first become aware of and become interested in Art?

Maria: i became aware of art in my 2nd year in college. i did not go to
college thinking of art at all! i was planning to go into English and
writing but it just didn't happen that way. i think in life you can do
a certain amount of planning but lots of things are just left up to
chance. my drifting into art classes certainly was.

Coxi: How would you describe your style of art?

Maria: elegant, simple, understated.

Coxi: Do you have any other job?

Maria: i do some graphic design as well for clients here in my area. i used to
do a lot more but since the business started taking off i have had less
time.

Coxi: Do you consider that being an artist is a difficult job to handle?

Maria: indeed! like any job you have your days where you just don't know if
what you are contributing toward society is worth anything at all. i
think it's a part of life but most certainly a part of being an artist.
self doubt is always there as you make your creations and it is in
pushing through that that you find your best moments!

Coxi: What would you be if not an artist?

Maria: i would own a flower shop that also carried little treasures or a café
where i could get to know the regulars and serve my baked goodies.

Coxi: Describe a typical job day?

Maria: i get up early and am to work in my studio room by 7am. i usually
linger on a walk in the afternoon and finish up by 5pm. some days i
just do computer work and work in preparing designs or working on other
kinds of backend things. other days i print for 3-5 hours of the day.
those are the days i love ... my hands are dirty and i'm making art!
it's so fun.

Coxi: What's your bible?

Maria: i love Pure Style by Jane Cumberbatch. it is just beautiful and i look
at it all of the time to get my juices flowing.

Coxi: What do you do when you are stuck on a particular piece of work?

Maria: leave it or just do it.
i can't overthink the work i do. i can only do so much planning and
then i just wing it. i find that that is the best way for me to work
and to not doubt myself. either leave the work there and come back; or
just power through.

Coxi: What can't you live without?

Maria: dark chocolate!!!!

Coxi: What inspires you?

Maria: people. people and what they do, what they don't do, what they make,
how they talk, what they say, how the photograph, what they eat ......
and why we are all here walking the earth bumping into one another and
making beautiful moments.

Coxi: What's your favorite designer/artist?

Maria: there are so many who i am adoring. karin eriksson
{http://www.karineriksson.se/} is a huge inspiration to me. and i get
lots of inspiration from my blogging friends & flickr. i am wild about
being a part of the online community.

I must say thank you to Maria for her colaboration with Life Fever, and for her great answers wich will be inspiring for many people!

Photos: All from mav | port2port press´

Read it in French

vacacions!

2006-07-16T05:44:00.000-07:00

I'll be out for vacacions for two weeks, so here is the ultimate things I believe you must see before you go vacacion too!

It's XT summer collection! XT is a "craft" business from Graça and Francisco Pereira da Costa that sells hand made furniture and accessories! They started 6 or 7 years ago in a late night discussing how they would change their lives.. It was july or agust and they dinning in theyr flats balcany! Francisco came with the idea of a hand made brand called XT, and then begun a dream that come true! Today they have clients all over the world and are one of the craft business I admire the most! So here is a brief resume of what they have been doing in these 6 or 7 years of growing..

Read it in French

Flower Power!

2006-07-13T07:31:00.000-07:00

Flowers have since eternity inspirated men! With they're perfect shape, amazing colours, incredible flavour.. And today we can find almost all type of products based in flowers patterns, images..

Ella Doran enjoys a quite unique position in today's world of design. Held in high regard by both the contemporary UK design community and retailers alike (Ella’s kitch coasters were recently listed as Elle Decoration's Top 100 British Iconic Products) she has an enviable commercial client list, successfully working in collaboration with well-known brands, retailers and manufacturers.

And you must visit Liberty London new collection! It's ambsolutely amazing... So colourfull and powwerfull!
Liberty is unique and is positioned at the forefront of cutting edge fashion. It is still innovative, still seeking and collaborating with the best designers of today. Liberty celebrates originality and embraces a spirit of creativity. The ethos of Arthur Liberty still applies, Liberty continues to immerse and feed the senses while engaging imagination.

It is imposible to talk about flowers with out saying something about Kenzo, thant is now leaded by Antonio Marras! You MUST see kenzo fashion show! It's absolutely amazing how they did an animated presentation with the fashion show!

I couldn't end this post with out telling you about Julia Bereciartu, she is a young illustrator that I believe is worth of success! Her creations are so beautifull and naive! Visit her Diary set, or her photostream, you wont regret..

2006-07-12T05:56:00.000-07:00

First of all, you must visit new Designers Guild Collection, it's amazing. So fresh, colourfull and in a way so deep! Tricia Guild founded Designers Guild in Chelsea, London in 1970, one of the most influential and creative forces in Interior Design. Since then, the company has achieved international renown for a wide variety of home and lifestyle products; most notably huge and varied ranges of furnishing fabrics and wallcoverings, bedlinen, blankets and towels, furniture ,carpets and rugs, paint, stationery and leather goods.

Speaking in Designers Guild, you got to come to Oporto, and visit one of the most colourful and fun interior design shops, Super Cosy! Leaded by Isabel Cami and Barbara Osório, it has been growing since the past two years and it became one of the most famous interior design shop in the city!

You got to visit Amanda Mediant, a free lance ilustrator and paintor! She was born in Paris and after some years working with clothing and shoes distribution, she now leads her own company and works for important design firms, magazines.. And believe me, her canvas and ilustrations are trully beautifull.

Speaking about Architecture, you must buy this book, from Taschen! It's worth..
Buy it here..

Ideas for living... #entrance

2006-07-10T17:59:00.000-07:00

It is where we come in and immediatly sense the aura of a home. It is where we gain a first impression of who lives there, which is why it is a good idea for the space to express warmth, and why it is the ideal place to create something special in your own taste and style. In your entrance you want ambience, good cloakroom, notes for the family, getting rid of clutter, light and colour!

Some tips:
-create a tidy hall with imaginative ideas: store boots on a shelve; keep items from sport and other leisure activities in bags...
-Use the same style you used in your living room...
-Photographs and magazine cuttings help to make your hall unlike any other..

Don't forget you can keep the hall tidy but still create a cosy, lived-in feel. The lighter they are, the roomier they appear. The hall is the best place for colour experimentation, because we are only there for a short time.

Dare to try it your self....

Source: "Ideas for living"

2006-07-09T13:38:00.000-07:00

Tord Boontje work sits on the cusp of design and crafts: combining tradicional crafts witg hi-tech. His design philosophy is to create an environement that is warm and loving! He's got a amazing work, and a new studio!

Speaking in designers, start looking over the new australian designer Matt Butler! He hasn't got a website yet but you have here a sample of his work!

Don't forget to buy your new converse all star, with your own design! It's fantastic!

Speaking about Portugal, if you are from Lisbon, or you are planning to vacacion there, don't forget visiting "Fermento shop", a place that opened to public in 19 November 2005 and only sells craft stuff! Amazing! It's in Rua do Século, 13!

I received today a postcard from Sandra Monat saying "thank you" to everybody who helped her choosing a name to her new softie.. Visit her website! It's worth! She has amazing softies!

News, news and more news..

2006-07-08T18:40:00.000-07:00

Notebooks from Hippyxic! They are absolutely fabulous!! By the way, she has come to Oporto, visiting me, and she brought a chinese book available at lili bulle, caled "Petit Apartements à Paris" (Small apartements in Paris), and I believe everybody should have it! Here is a small sample of it!

I also believe you should go to poppalina new weblog, and say something, because her work is absolutely amazing as you can see better at her photostream!

And don't forget buying new Nouvelle Vagues CD "Bande á parte".. It's realy worth it! The music is so soft and relaxing!

For those who did not understand the english translation...

2006-07-08T10:50:00.000-07:00

...I´ll explain to you better!!

It´s a web site to pron to spread who does, sell, or in some way is related to art! In the link zone there will be links to everyone who wants to be a part of it! The only thing you have to do is to put a banner on your website that connects to life fever, so that you can also pron to spread life fever!
It's a site to talk, not only about concept design has almost every desigb website does, but to talk about design, arquitecture, photography, fashion, interior decoration.... art art art! I hope you understand the true concept of it!

Thank you!
Coxi

That was the only portuguese post! For now on it will be only in english, the unsiversal language!!

E assim começa...

2006-07-07T17:44:00.000-07:00

...um espaço para divulgação! Tanto a nivel de design, crafting, moda e decoração, ou seja, ARTES! Apesar das inúmeras iniciativas espalhadas um pouco por todo o país, todas se centram essencialmente no "concept design" e não abrangem nada mais! O Life Fever, serve, com a ajuda de todos, para mostrar o trabalho, a iniciativa de todos os que estão incluídos no grupo denominado artistas!

A zona de links é para crescer diáriamente! Toda e qualquer pessoa terá direito a um lugar na "base de dados artística" desde que produza, com a mesma dedicação que todos os outros a sua própria arte, mais ou menos individual, que comercialize ou de qualquer forma contribua para esta causa! A contrapartida é que terá que colocar um banner fornecido pelo life fever no seu próprio site! Para submeter o seu link, deve apenas enviar-me um email com o link do site, e uma fotografia que considere que defina pelo menos um milésimo daquilo em que a sua arte se baseia! Peço a todos (e quando digo todos, são mesmo todos, tanto da China como da India, América ou Portugal!) que contribuam para a divulgação deste projecto; da maneira que acharem mais conveniente e propícia!

Para quem chegou até aqui, obrigado pelo tempo que dispensou a ler isto até ao fim! Penso que de certa forma valeu a pena!
Juntos podemos fazer a diferença, marcar uma posição!

Mais uma vez obrigado,
Coxi

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