Australian-American Houses

Val Kilmer Sells Pecos River Ranch in New Mexico to Texas Gas Executive from Midland

This is a sign the market MUST be coming alive, even in slow as molasses Santa Fe: Val Kilmer has finally sold most of his  5,328-acre Pecos River ranch.

The deed transfer was filed Sept. 30 with the San Miguel County Clerk’s Office. Kilmer transferred the bulk of the property to Midland residents Benjamin A. Strickling III and his wife, Roxann. There was no mortgage filed with the documents, according to San Miguel County Clerk Melanie Rivera, which means Strickling likely paid cash and bought about 141 acres.

This could be a transaction that was initiated last April. At th

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Crimean Pinecone Pendant Lamp by Pavel Eekra

Crimean Pinecone Pendant Lamp by Pavel Eekra

Crimean Pinecone lamp is a creation of Russian designer Pavel Eekra who works in Moscow and designs lighting, furniture and art objects. This beautiful pendant lamp mimics the shape of the pine cone and creates a soft and inviting glow. The Crimean Pinecone, a lamp made of 56 thin overlapping scales made of natural maple wood are held together with a single screw hidden beneath the preceding scale, adding to it’s organic and clean form without the need for an internal skeleton. This pendant lamp will add warmth to any interior design in your home. P

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Herman Miller: Through The Ages

Having been around

In 1905, Herman Miller actually started out as Michigan Star Furniture CO.

Continue reading below to see a visual history of the Herman Miller logo.

In 1923, D.J.

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Fantastico Domestico – Fantastic Fruit Baskets by Valentina Carretta

Italy has a vast amount of creative energy. Its product and interior designers seem to have endless bright ideas. The diverse objects they create, inspire us and inject lot of vitality into our everyday life.

Today we are going to inspire you with another talented, young Italian designer Valentina Carretta. She currently works for Fabrica,  Benetton’s communication research centre and idea factory. The new Fabrica Features shops in Bologna, Madrid and Lisbon were mostly based on her design concepts also.

This time Valentina will guide us to a kitchen fantasy world. We

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Boxing Life Apartment by UdA – Architetti Associati

A Calvinist essentiality that recalls diaphanous, diffuse, pervasive lights in sharp contrast black and white, and rigorous geometry where very little space is left indeterminate or uncertain.

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