Wed 16 Dec 2009
On the DesignQuotient™ blog, DesignCoach™ Los Angeles Designer James Swan searches the world for the best design related events and activities.
DesignFind™ helps you find Smart-Design-Daily by searching the globe for design related events and activities.
This week on the DesignCoach: Real Winter Wonder Around the World
Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival in Bruges
Bruge's Kerstmarkt
Where: On the Station Square – Bruges. The first indoor Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival in Europe was held in Bruges, Belgium. Thanks to state-of-the-art refrigeration and isolation technology, it was possible to keep a specially-built 1,350 m2 ice tent at a constant temperature of -5° C.
When: The Snow & Ice Sculpture Festival opened its…ice gates on Friday, 23 November ‘07 and continued till Sunday 13 January ‘08.
The websites covering this event paints a picture of the ultimate ice and snow fantasy. Diversity of talent typically focused on a common theme delivers dazzling effects that do not fail to impress and inspire.
New England Christmas
Back at home the Christmas decorations are nearing completion.
My favorite part of decorating for the holidays is putting up the tree which I save for last. The tree this year is a Balsam Fir (the Douglas Firs I love so much don’t grow in New England) and is about 7 feet tall. Lights are on; most of the ornaments too. I’ve set tonight aside to place the old-fashioned tinsel (a slow process). The end result, however is always magical and well worth the effort.
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