A Greenhouse Made of 100,000 Legos

 

A Greenhouse Made Of 100,000 Legos

To the list of amazing things Legos are capable of, add this: They can feed you.

London industrial designer Sebastian Bergne has built what’s being billed as the world’s first greenhouse made entirely out of Legos--an 11.5-foot-tall translucent shed that nourishes edible plants, like tomatoes, peppers, and sunflowers.

Set down in London’s famous Covent Garden, it’s got walls and a pitched roof constructed using 50,000 clear Legos, with another 50,000 brown Legos on the ground to mimic the look of soil. (Cute.) Bergne tells Co.Design that the Lego Greenhouse was thrown together in just one night, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. And while it’s a temporary structure--designed as part of the London Design Festival--it hints at the potential for Legos to be used as a construction material in the real world. Up next: a Lego computer?



For the complete article by Suzanne Labarre, a senior editor at Co.Design, please visit: http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665026/a-greenhouse-made-of-100000-legos

Target's Top Creatives Offer Lessons about Managing a $35 Billion Brand

How do you get 10 agencies, 4 digital partners, and 3 branding studios to sing the same tune, while helping run a $35 billion company with 1,755 stores?
1. Be Transparent
2. Play Nice
3. Be Open
4. Stretch the Work
5. Talk Talk Talk

To see the complete story by Helen Walters and the story from FastCoDesign, please visit: http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663646/targets-top-creatives-offer-5-lessons-about-managing-a-35-billion-brand?partner=co_newsletter

If you'd like your artwork to help mirror your brand, enhance your brand and define your brand, call us at (888) 440-9260.  We've been working with companies in the US since December 2000 who need specific artwork for their project, re-design or branding.

Things you can use to Decorate your Walls!

"Symphony in Red" by Catherine Kleeman

From Home and Garden, Home Decor:

A painting or print isn't the only thing you can use to decorate your walls. The next time you try to fill some wall space, consider a few of these ideas to help ...

Rugs: Some rugs can be amazing works of art. Look for longer pile rugs without bound edges. You can even hook your own rug -- there a hundreds of patterns available and you can pick your own colors. Either way, don't overlook a rug as a potential focal point in your room.

Quilts: aren't only for keeping us warm at night. Quilts can also be amazing works of art and they can also be a good investment.

Mounted Cut Outs: Letters, cartoon figures, theme objects -- whatever you like -- carefully and neatly cut out the shapes, mount them to a board and then raise them off the wall with a few pieces of cut wood behind them. Quick, easy wall hangings.

Clustered Baskets: come in all shapes, sizes, colors -- or your can paint and stain them to coordinate with your room. You can arrange a cluster of baskets with endless possibility and it's an inexpensive way to create a wall hanging.

Broken Ceramic Mosaic: If you're a little more on the creative side, try your hand at a broken ceramic mosaic for your walls. Build a simple wood frame on a piece of wall board as your base. Then use broken tile, dishware, buttons, notions -- whatever you fancy to create a one-of-a-kind wall hanging for your room.

For the full article, please visit:  http://www.listmyfive.com/ab6e2fa2/The-Top-Five-Things-You-Can-Turn-into-a-Wall-Hanging

If you'd like information on art rentals, an art lease or purchasing art for your office, please call us at (888) 440-9260 - we feature paintings, sculpture and wall hangings as shown above.

Office Space + First Impression = Organization Culture

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The choice of building is increasingly important for staff considerations. The quality of your building and office space is an important factor for both recruitment and retaining quality employees. Today in order to insure a high performance workplace it is critical that building selection is aligned with Human Resource strategies. The building and your office space portrays the image that reflects your organization both to your employees and your customers. When a customer enters your premises, your office space is the first impression they have of the culture of your organization.

What does your office space say about your culture?  For help with improving the design of your space, call us for a free  consultation: 888-440-9260 x710.

For the entire article from Stumble Upon via ecobuildertoday, visit: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/6FoEZn/ecobuildertoday.com/blog/posts/Elements-of-a-High-Performance-Office-Space//r:t

Tax Law Changes Proposed in 2011 on Leases - IMPORTANT

For any business that leases property, furniture, equipment, etc. this is IMPORTANT!  The FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) is proposing changes to leases that will affect your balance sheets.

Click on the link, accept the terms and download or view the PDF. 

Currently, a business puts a note in their financial statement that shows the next 12 months of lease payments coming due.  With the proposed changes, the business will need to capitalize the lease payments - in other words, show the liability.  It will affect current ratios and could impact your bank covenants, so please take a look at these proposed changes and consult your CFO, Accountant or tax advisor.

Note that we rent art and a true rental is not affected by these changes.  If you'd like more information on what constitutes a true rental versus a lease, send me an email: lisa@artrentandlease.com

Legal:  We are not tax advisers or accountants and are providing this link and these details for informational purposes only!

2011 Budgets Just Around The Corner

Summer is over, how can that be?  It seems like just yesterday that I was pulling out my white pants for the season!  Now it's time to embrace Fall and Winter, put away those warm weather clothes, summery throw pillows, prune the plants and bring out the warm socks.

For many of you it's time to plan for 2011 budgets, update your space and prepare for the new year.  If you need to spruce up your home or office, re-frame, redorate or you are relocating or expanding, consider working with one of our art consultants to maximize your art budget.

You can check out the website at http://www.artrentandlease.com/ and see over 3,500 original works of art from artists throughout the US.  For more information, please follow our blog - it talks about many different areas within the world of art: artists, artwork, color, design, styles, tax-deductions on art rentals, art leasing, art for your building or office, utilizing art to improve your corporate image and enhance employee morale...all meant to help and inform.

Lisa (888) 440-9260 x710 or lisa@artrentandlease.com