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The veil is infinitely visual, yet it is also a means of concealment. The veil is itself mystery, even as it is the shroud that guards the mystery. Veiling is found everywhere and begins in Nature – such as eclipses and the periodic shedding of animals’ outer bodily layer before re-growth (feathers, skin, fur, horn or cocoons). As much as the veil is fabric or a garment, the veil is also a concept. Veils can be illusion, divination, vanity, artifice, architecture, clothing, hair, deception, curtains, magic, alchemy and transformation, dream, euphemism and metaphor, depression, hallucination, masquerade, beauty, eloquent silence, holiness, birth, liberation, imprisonment. Veils are the ethers beyond consciousness, the hidden hundredth name of god, the final passage into death, even the biblical apocalypse – the lifting of god’s veil to signal the “end times.”

Visible and Invisible Spaces is an exhibition, opening Friday, May 16th, with work by 30 national and international contemporary artists. Each considers the many manifestations and interpretations of veiling, challenges stereotypes and puts the veil into cultural and historical context. The exhibit engages Continue Reading »

Blending contemporary elements with classic style, the kitchen design by Red Pepper Kitchen + Bath creatively gives vitality and character to the 435 Quail Circle kitchen featured in the “ Kitchens on Fire” tour. Margie McCulloch explains:

435 Quail is the kind of home that makes you kick off your shoes and curl up on the couch before you realize you aren’t in your own home. It feels warm and calm as soon as you enter -largely due to a good balance between color and shape; openness and interesting niches; familiar traditional style and edgy, contemporary accents.

The kitchen is the backbone of the open floor plan - classic painted white cabinets with contemporary pulls and classic crackle ceramic tile. Nothing here will be out of style next year- or in twenty years. But don’t misunderstand, it is not boring. A very awkward ceiling with a large skylight well that shoots up fourteen feet combined with a structural beam that is only seven feet off the floor posed design challenges. As frequently happens with challenges we face in our homes and our lives, this one inspired a creative solution that made the kitchen more interesting. Continue Reading »

The next kitchen design we will feature from the “ Kitchens on Fire” tour, which starts tomorrow, May 16th, is 3978 Arbol Court designed by daj design and built by Dusel Custom Builders. This kitchen demonstrates how “Luxury meets Eco-Logic,” Andy Johnson explains:

This kitchen, along with its adjacent spaces, are the end result of uncovering multiple layers of previous cumbersome and complicated remodels, and tying the entire house together through a common theme of material use and color scheme. The newly created interiors is truly a diamond in the rough - an oasis of modern design within the context of modest builder-style houses in North Boulder. Continue Reading »

Local artists from the greater Boulder area have come together with hosts Roots, Orgins, and Boulder Vineyard Communities to raise money through art for the Walnut Place renovations. The silent art auction will encompass traditional 2D art, sculpture, ceramics, handmade jewelery and bags, and other works from a variety of mediums. The above photo was taken by photographer Mandy Rutherford who captured, “All we Need” Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO, which will be one of the many works exhibited in the art auction this Saturday, May 17th.

1940 Walnut Place is a low-income, public housing for a predominantly elderly population. It is a housing complex Continue Reading »

With vibrant color and stark elegance, check out the next sneak peek of “ Kitchens on Fire” with designs from Harvey M. Hine Architects. Located at 1155 Canyon Boulevard, architect John Clarey explains:

This kitchen is a central hub in an open, free flowing design for an urban loft. The architect and owner developed a concept of embracing eclectic events within a modern framework, while maintaining the openness and volume of an urban loft. The kitchen and dining booth provide central social gathering spaces that unite formal and informal living spaces with expanding views to the flatirons at either end of the loft. The kitchen also is a focal point, terminating one end of a gallery hall. An inverted “bowling alley” soffit above links the gallery hall to the kitchen. Continue Reading »

According to Wikipedia, “A kitchen, at least in the western view of the word, is a room or part of a room (sometimes called “kitchen area” or in modern times in the USA “kitchenette”) used for food preparation including cooking, and sometimes also for eating and entertaining guests…”

With food being such an integral part of the American lifestyle, it makes sense that the kitchen, in many instances, is the focal meeting point and one of the most frequently visited rooms in a house. As the “ Kitchens on Fire Tour” just around the corner, Boulderspace is featuring some of the kitchens for the aspiring chef, designer, or home re-modeler in you. Join the tour May 16th & 17th, and check out work from some of Boulder’s finest kitchen designers.

We started our Kitchen exploration with Ulla Lange’s modern kitchen design, featuring 2930 17th Street. Next up is 2425 Bluff Street from Studio3 Design. The inspiration for this space was taken from very classic, timeless styles. This project was to reconfigure the kitchen and open it up, creating a more fluid flow between the kitchen and dining areas. The clients of Bluff Street were looking for Continue Reading »

The focus of historic preservation and new design may seem to be at odds, but as Heritage Conservation Network (HCN), a Boulder-based non-profit, becomes involved in projects around the world, it becomes clear that these two approaches need to work together. HCN’s primary goal is to save endangered historic buildings by providing hands-on training to local residents and international volunteers, who learn the appropriate skills while actually completing much-needed work on the building at hand. But the underlying purpose of this work is to save each area’s heritage and build residents’ pride in their history and who they are. This sense of pride opens the door to sustainable income through heritage tourism; new jobs to restore and maintain existing buildings; and the very green practice of keeping valuable building materials in use and out of the landfill. Continue Reading »

To understand the concept of Philanthropy - it sometimes takes seeing it lived out. The word brings about an action, and in my mind it is to give of what you have to those that are in need. After doing some research, I have found primarily two types of Philanthropy Centers; those providing resource and services (including information and research pertaining to fund raising/grant writing, network connections, trainings and workshops), and those that facilitate program outreach, financial opportunities and hands-on activities.

Philanthropy is about giving financial resources, time, care and help to causes that people care about. As a City that is financially blessed in many ways, I would like to propose a tangible visualization of these blessings: The Philanthropy Center. Continue Reading »