Bloggers behind the lens

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsszXMu87U6u8y0BVeX_A_YAMRpSQ4HLbWOOh5mZMEOheLkss0NdyH2oLAXrMXElEN2AiiWATtUA57-DpGh1dMGooex7mvzmV8Q_Z19i5Gds7bTaMCpUP7aUCyiqKXJhWqbDq1O8CKUKr7/s1600/D'OrsayLMM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsszXMu87U6u8y0BVeX_A_YAMRpSQ4HLbWOOh5mZMEOheLkss0NdyH2oLAXrMXElEN2AiiWATtUA57-DpGh1dMGooex7mvzmV8Q_Z19i5Gds7bTaMCpUP7aUCyiqKXJhWqbDq1O8CKUKr7/s640/D'OrsayLMM.jpg" width="427" /></a></div>There's sort of a general idea in blogland, particularly the design themed ones, that we do nothing but scan or copy and paste images from other sources - magazines, websites, other blogs, etc. Of course, this does happen frequently enough and we appreciate being introduced to a designer or professional photographer we're not aware of, or a spread in a magazine that doesn't appear on our local newsstands.  But, most design bloggers do take many of their own photos- show houses we've attended, local tours of our towns, flea market finds.  Most of us have a decent eye and because we've exposed ourselves (pun intended) to so many visual images, we can take a decent picture that helps illustrate our particular story du jour.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVtcxOCwLDs5hw6mV0Dj9grXsL5QSC_7EPJ6g_xngS9kP7Ck7WVMfbXAXB30caZaxft-hB4bKeBRpPumiQVScY7Y0XZG8XZknB8bf1fEvb5Cp5T480fVQr6M0gABXuHf5FJXaeFl9eUKW/s1600-r/100_2772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVtcxOCwLDs5hw6mV0Dj9grXsL5QSC_7EPJ6g_xngS9kP7Ck7WVMfbXAXB30caZaxft-hB4bKeBRpPumiQVScY7Y0XZG8XZknB8bf1fEvb5Cp5T480fVQr6M0gABXuHf5FJXaeFl9eUKW/s640-r/100_2772.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I love photography. In fact, it's my favorite art form. I've been a hobbyist photographer for years, however, I've never bothered to retain the knowledge I learned in a class about F-Stops and exposures, etc. I'm a little lazy. But, that said, I've also gotten lucky on occasion. The photo up at the top of this post is one I took at the Museé D'Orsay several years ago. I got really lucky because they were set up for a commercial shoot, so there was extra special lighting set up. I got to snap this on my old Kodak 1 megapixel P&S before they closed the museum.  And, on another lucky occasion, when <i>Dining By Design</i> came to Boston in 2007, I took the shot above of the blue and black space, designed by Raffinelli Events Management and Winston Flowers. Luckily, there was a convenient post right by the table that I could use to keep the camera steady in low light. This was taken with my upgraded Kodak P&S that had somewhere between 3 and 5 MPs. Shockingly, this photo ended up being used in an Elle Decor magazine spread about the evening's events. I am a published photographer - by chance. <br /><br />So, all that said, I always enjoy reading blogs with original photography, especially by those who are not professional photographers, or, those who didn't start out that way. Blogging can help us find hidden talents that we were, perhaps, unaware of. I'm happy anytime a blogger uses their own photographs, but I'm always thrilled when I see someone come out with photo after photo of exceptional work.<br /><br />Below is a group of bloggers whose photography skills I've taken particular note of. In some cases, I've watched their talents blossom over the course of a few years, which is always thrilling to see.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4vYZUvqCYb16Dqu72mCpM-m5kqH9d2AJ6fyoSq1UqmzuOG6HPAkZBNvf_GXREGbSsIr41aPWw9p631sGfL0D4kR1MuNu2c39CFHRLXslcGSHfdvN-2cLdbOeuR47IkC2SL1bypZunpXI/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4vYZUvqCYb16Dqu72mCpM-m5kqH9d2AJ6fyoSq1UqmzuOG6HPAkZBNvf_GXREGbSsIr41aPWw9p631sGfL0D4kR1MuNu2c39CFHRLXslcGSHfdvN-2cLdbOeuR47IkC2SL1bypZunpXI/s400/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Susan from <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a></div>Susan hosts several wildly popular Blog Parties each week including Metamorphosis Monday and Tablescape Thursday. I'm amazed at Susan's ability to create new vignettes week after week. She does a lot of styling and shooting.  Susan recently posted her July Fourth celebration table and the image above just caught my eye. I'm a total sucker for the closeup!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345196d169e201310f555970970c-400wi" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345196d169e201310f555970970c-400wi" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Alicia Paulson from <a href="http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/">Posie Gets Cozy</a></div><br />Alicia Paulson's blog showcases nearly 100% of her own photography of her own craft work. Her craft work is prolific enough, but then she also shoots all the photos. She shoots food and cooking shots, sewing, shots, animal pics - sometimes all at the same time. (Martha never did that!) Alicia's photography really inspired me to ramp up the quality of my own. She has a tutorial on her blog with tips on making great photos, so check that out. For a long time, I believe, she used a point and shoot with totally professional results. She's now the photographer for her own line of craft books and had to upgrade her camera to accommodate professional printing requirements. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2625/4197212589_9b85e51a26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2625/4197212589_9b85e51a26.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Christine Chitnis from <a href="http://lavenderlimes.blogspot.com/"> Lavender and Limes</a></div><br />I met Christine in Boston at one of Grace (Design*Sponge) Bonney's traveling blogger evenings a couple or three years ago.  After we met, I started reading her blog. She was still relatively new to blogging and was still trying to find her voice. Over the last three years, Christine has gone from the typical new blogger fare of "how cute is this shop"  and "I saw this on X-blog and wanted to share..." to developing into a first class writer and photographer. She has been willing to share some personal highs and lows that opened her up and thus have opened new doors of opportunity to her. Of course, her own cute home and chickens are still a feature, but they are now more of asides to something greater. Somewhere around the beginning of this year, her photographs suddenly started jumping off the page. She'd purchased a new camera and the difference was like night and day. I've never seen such a difference. Because, aside from the technical improvements of a better lens and more bells and whistles, her voice opened up through her photos. Her husband's family is from India and so she's traveled over there this year and, let's face it, there are fewer places more photogenic on earth than India. Aside from capturing the beautiful textiles, spices, baskets and other handmade wares of the bazaars, Christine has captured the people. Full on shots of her looking at the people and them looking right back. People moments, stunningly captured. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://trouver.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/trouvais-0001dscn6430.jpg?w=600&h=820" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://trouver.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/trouvais-0001dscn6430.jpg?w=600&h=820" width="468" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Trish Allen from <a href="http://trouvais.com/">Trouvais</a></div><br />Trish not only takes beautiful photographs, but she's a wonderful stylist as well. Her own beautiful home and gardens are often featured and to say it is drool-worthy is an understatement.  Her lush, romantic sensibilities come out in the ethereal, soft focus images. Her photographs leave the impression that someone just stepped out of the camera's viewfinder, as if there is still hint of a soft perfume wafting through. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kayellen.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54fac40428834012876d04970970c-400wi" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://kayellen.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54fac40428834012876d04970970c-400wi" width="470" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kayellen.typepad.com/">Kay Ellen Hammar </a></div><br />Kay Ellen and I are Facebook friends and several times, I've commented on her photography. She's also a wonderful interior designer and is able to take beautiful detail shots, which just shows what a great eye she has.  The image above is so crisp - every fiber and texture pops right off the page. You just know what these different fibers feel like. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7mRYiqCXI95fn-M3rU-mOilPrHMA9jKxDUY6XN7Qr3Xau_pBojSexoIDN2JOyDA3qzMSLPZUgipsGPOOMe1_x4GNrgqDkI8g2SS4Kfyl4PYejGWsGb2wqdiOq1zBwNk1ZVbcRuCRDJtO/s1600/kithcenfridgecp.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7mRYiqCXI95fn-M3rU-mOilPrHMA9jKxDUY6XN7Qr3Xau_pBojSexoIDN2JOyDA3qzMSLPZUgipsGPOOMe1_x4GNrgqDkI8g2SS4Kfyl4PYejGWsGb2wqdiOq1zBwNk1ZVbcRuCRDJtO/s640/kithcenfridgecp.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lauren Liess from <a href="http://purestylehome.blogspot.com/">Pure Style Home</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">When we were chatting with Lauren last week at <a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/2010/07/chatting-with-lauren-liess-of-pure.html">The Skirted Roundtable</a>, I complimented her photography,  In typical Lauren fashion, she brushed it off with a "well, I take 92 photos to get 5 good ones". Okay, but when it's a good one, it's a good one. Her blog showcases the transformation of her own home and regularly features her own shots. Lauren clearly has an eye for the perfect angle and posseses excellent styling skills. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JZ81HkYvNMK0P7ZxCoiKErrp2v0IxZXrP-Rfcno-Tz2hPMRdYl6eLt4x59E1ol-FeKmuC0imwKbTivM3f-FPx5x2h77ZYMk7LMhfklsMmpyk9233IOZUkZdsmk-lYj0-r1FgTkW5xhM/s1600/DSC_0200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JZ81HkYvNMK0P7ZxCoiKErrp2v0IxZXrP-Rfcno-Tz2hPMRdYl6eLt4x59E1ol-FeKmuC0imwKbTivM3f-FPx5x2h77ZYMk7LMhfklsMmpyk9233IOZUkZdsmk-lYj0-r1FgTkW5xhM/s640/DSC_0200.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thebedlamofbeefy.blogspot.com/">The Bedlam of Beefy</a></div><br />A new (to me) blog that I'm enjoying is The Bedlam of Beefy, who features a mix of lifestyle, fashion and design. His cooking shots are always fantastic and there's a real of the moment joie de vivre in his text. Which, by the way, is usually done in a fantastic handwriting style font. It's still very readable, but lends such a personal note to the layout. I've played around with doing this in the past, but it's such a laborious process that I gave it up. However, don't be surprised if I give it another try. <br /><br />I'm sure I've missed some great blogger photography and intend to start posting my favorite shots from around the blogosphere on a monthly basis. Maybe with cool handwritten text...<br /><br />If you know of any great blogger/photogs, please share them!<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/40/61AD69B5456EE9E48D48218DA34439B1.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a> <br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0pt none; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to ::Surroundings::</a>

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The Skirted Roundtable welcomes Lauren Liess of Pure Style home

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBRqQf6buA6-BGsXDTNHg765pdaeHVK_bWWyVGWRS1un_-YHyngp8UYwwl0Z37ElZvy9P5WBhKzLBtqj_HKMnSO_NjiDzubXJPXWJoL8COrDnKQ10fc2vKD03R72a02R9Gv7QP90QjS0/s1600-r/SRT+1+yr+anniversary.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBRqQf6buA6-BGsXDTNHg765pdaeHVK_bWWyVGWRS1un_-YHyngp8UYwwl0Z37ElZvy9P5WBhKzLBtqj_HKMnSO_NjiDzubXJPXWJoL8COrDnKQ10fc2vKD03R72a02R9Gv7QP90QjS0/s1600-r/SRT+1+yr+anniversary.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />This week on The Skirted Roundtable, Megan, Joni and I welcomed the talented and charming Lauren Liess of <a href="http://purestylehome.blogspot.com/">Pure Style Home</a> and <a href="http://www.thepurestyle.com/index2.php#/home/">Lauren Liess Interiors</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJUXdPp9opzI8JOFJrd5WWQZksd4GIYKNSMJEgBjmZ_hGN1ydTpF2IvuJEq-JDf4rGSU-Ne8tWK9Cak6wrcT_L8OugRqn7RFHKgZw2PRvmR0XnopDvE-KCVXanbHHW1vOtDtOpJuyYpfi/s1600/lauren11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJUXdPp9opzI8JOFJrd5WWQZksd4GIYKNSMJEgBjmZ_hGN1ydTpF2IvuJEq-JDf4rGSU-Ne8tWK9Cak6wrcT_L8OugRqn7RFHKgZw2PRvmR0XnopDvE-KCVXanbHHW1vOtDtOpJuyYpfi/s320/lauren11.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPME1FBVBRWq4lJrWY6ONiaRqrr07A_DhNxM293Ec0X6bkIwK3un6KsCYz3AA7BaFUplPxvCiOslXC9r0eEsZ1PoE-nV0UIfcWDlJgQI5BKRVL4euA2Z91dQ7oUodXwrheJofw-z1Xr9w/s1600/Pure+Style+Home_1279507409000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPME1FBVBRWq4lJrWY6ONiaRqrr07A_DhNxM293Ec0X6bkIwK3un6KsCYz3AA7BaFUplPxvCiOslXC9r0eEsZ1PoE-nV0UIfcWDlJgQI5BKRVL4euA2Z91dQ7oUodXwrheJofw-z1Xr9w/s400/Pure+Style+Home_1279507409000.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Click on over and<a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/2010/07/chatting-with-lauren-liess-of-pure.html"> have a listen</a>! Meanwhile, we've got some exciting guests coming, so stay tuned!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/40/61AD69B5456EE9E48D48218DA34439B1.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a> <br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0pt none; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to ::Surroundings::</a>

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Finding Style at The W Hotel, Boston

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISM1E3CamWL9CM5ROh_OT-2Mk7HC8zWPJEq3w6ox5RU3GqQFJobYitOVOySHjz7OQgnYNZRmHJbBl0oO1EaAyQAMO4wcR9OPGUZsT4LGXxIzoynMre1URbsm6I1egShf8lFMtKv8tGNAZ/s1600/Whotelempty1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISM1E3CamWL9CM5ROh_OT-2Mk7HC8zWPJEq3w6ox5RU3GqQFJobYitOVOySHjz7OQgnYNZRmHJbBl0oO1EaAyQAMO4wcR9OPGUZsT4LGXxIzoynMre1URbsm6I1egShf8lFMtKv8tGNAZ/s400/Whotelempty1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A couple of months ago, I did a post on the W Hotel in Boston. To say I was unimpressed would be putting it mildly. I'd attended a design/build industry function and we were given tours of the upper floor condominiums and a couple of the hotel rooms. By the time I left, I was literally angry at how depressing the place seemed.  And then a swarm of über talented designers had their way with the condos on one floor and they have been transformed, Phoenix-like from the ashes. The above and below pics are the empty shells that are these very high-priced condo units. This is how I saw them. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2ikwd0LZ0iPQ2PBlOCcqkjQvA-4G_JhvRCrlnfQYn-LNIiUIXpwUP0dpMOwWyLiwzuP9QUAH9zFgEmqaSzU6w-ZfNeF1p3nmBikueah94CgpRpLAuPB9tUxhDEJXPLwaMNrtjAhtkaG9/s1600/Whotelempty2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2ikwd0LZ0iPQ2PBlOCcqkjQvA-4G_JhvRCrlnfQYn-LNIiUIXpwUP0dpMOwWyLiwzuP9QUAH9zFgEmqaSzU6w-ZfNeF1p3nmBikueah94CgpRpLAuPB9tUxhDEJXPLwaMNrtjAhtkaG9/s400/Whotelempty2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Kevin Ahearn of <a href="http://www.otisahearn.com/">Otis and Ahearn</a> and Peter Webster of <a href="http://www.webstercompany.com/">Webster & Co.</a> had the fabulous idea to turn the entire 20th floor of the building (7 units of differing sizes and configurations) into a Designer Showhouse that will be available for fundraisers, open hour tours, etc.  The plan is for these spaces to be up for an entire year - which is an amazing thing, considering most showhouses are up for 2-3 weeks tops.  It's a huge commitment for the designers, vendors and contractors who participated on this project. <br /><br />My photographer <a href="http://michaeljleephotography.com/">Michael J. Lee</a> was hired to shoot the final projects. That was a lot of shooting - 912 exposures in 56 hours of shooting time!  He has shared his gorgeous photography of the finished spaces in this video below, which shows what an amazing job the designers all did in these oddly shaped, empty shells.  <br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UHFVLJmRUBY&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UHFVLJmRUBY&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />I asked Michael to share some of his best images of the photoshoot.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPunEzNSlfHSsVOKuSjAPJqBVW48c1AF3Po1FbCVTtp1aafl26kAFrAkYoZwI_Hs4ROYHvPvaoXOpi1yifzjezQlvJuVYlHy1RmH7urN16j0DByQBeVbS1a5l_4iqpuLRGvxvYAc2Vj3k/s1600/AllyCoulterNude.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPunEzNSlfHSsVOKuSjAPJqBVW48c1AF3Po1FbCVTtp1aafl26kAFrAkYoZwI_Hs4ROYHvPvaoXOpi1yifzjezQlvJuVYlHy1RmH7urN16j0DByQBeVbS1a5l_4iqpuLRGvxvYAc2Vj3k/s640/AllyCoulterNude.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">designer: Ally Coulter</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3snpp3wYk-lrz4uVCaGF8isis1DErwZB59hoZcybh4567m07QbrxqusiUiutz9We-p2VZiWO1THBtFmA3uXh6OBbZuUgZ52-kx6cDTHv0G2MA9HWlHryy8U2SMLPFmEvNd6NnIz8IL2bM/s1600/EricRoseffDesk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3snpp3wYk-lrz4uVCaGF8isis1DErwZB59hoZcybh4567m07QbrxqusiUiutz9We-p2VZiWO1THBtFmA3uXh6OBbZuUgZ52-kx6cDTHv0G2MA9HWlHryy8U2SMLPFmEvNd6NnIz8IL2bM/s640/EricRoseffDesk.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">designer: Eric Roseff</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOVOuVmImSAhWJWI4QiSCbLuBLrHYCApgvZZV80JgSO44aBHiNkUIu9efKGyuONln-HxmBhfq6WEFDaVzw0HlPulIW1qeWjWXfRZmM-85h_xki8xCN9KqtWmBLQfnG0u-mIgKLMOz8FrS/s1600/FoteneDRPortrait.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOVOuVmImSAhWJWI4QiSCbLuBLrHYCApgvZZV80JgSO44aBHiNkUIu9efKGyuONln-HxmBhfq6WEFDaVzw0HlPulIW1qeWjWXfRZmM-85h_xki8xCN9KqtWmBLQfnG0u-mIgKLMOz8FrS/s640/FoteneDRPortrait.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">designer: Fotene Demoulas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbEvz6ru00NfsT7qTsVW1SdOA7lBmz12nYkyeJ3L3mfuweF6-fXKspAt0yBaO7L6UG2M5cZ3Cu-fsq4-hcA0et3HPfQCvoWZS9Pu78yiFeZ_AgjyJG6CbbQngP542NXHC54XOgN3wMUE0/s1600/MeichiPengSofatoBedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbEvz6ru00NfsT7qTsVW1SdOA7lBmz12nYkyeJ3L3mfuweF6-fXKspAt0yBaO7L6UG2M5cZ3Cu-fsq4-hcA0et3HPfQCvoWZS9Pu78yiFeZ_AgjyJG6CbbQngP542NXHC54XOgN3wMUE0/s640/MeichiPengSofatoBedroom.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">designer: Meichi Peng</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSKNIjqtbicLbhlUhzgthrEbqDOQU9SJEsWGiCCEFzRHMq0McM_purRF3eyhIE3Hid9Ri-8BmCv1mqFQ4YHiaq5fSjRdMBTXS6MrHIVAiedTufmBj4lrVtGT7yjNAEa2eIVK4u_dH_fWA/s1600/PlanetaBasqueKitchenLR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSKNIjqtbicLbhlUhzgthrEbqDOQU9SJEsWGiCCEFzRHMq0McM_purRF3eyhIE3Hid9Ri-8BmCv1mqFQ4YHiaq5fSjRdMBTXS6MrHIVAiedTufmBj4lrVtGT7yjNAEa2eIVK4u_dH_fWA/s640/PlanetaBasqueKitchenLR.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">designer: PlanetaBasque</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Check back on the video for the various images that show how this fits into the plan. For an oddly angled corner, I can't imagine a better solution. <i><br /></i></div><br />Two of the units, by Eric Roseff and Meichi Peng, were featured in the current <a href="http://digital.designnewengland.com/designnewengland/20100708#pg95">Design New England</a> magazine. <br /><br />Design - ridding the world of blah, one room at a time. 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