O.xide Design

An Incredible House Made of Porcelain Vases

Arveen — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:29 +0000

Browsing the net I came across a house made out of porcelain. I had to share this with you! This house was built by Chinese collector Zhang Lianzhi and took six years to finish. Zhang had been collecting material for the past twenty years. The house decorated was originally a French style villa located in Chifeng Street, Heping district. Currently the house is valued at 500 million Yuan which is equivalent to approximately 67 million Canadian dollars!!!

Images of the Porcelain House

Material used:

Over 400 million porcelain fragments
5,000 ancient vases
4,000 antique china dishes and bowls
Over 20 tons of crystalline rocks and agate
400 white marble stone carvings

Exterior and Interior Images of the Porcelain House

Photo Credits:
www.china.org
www.skyscrapercity.com
www.daylife.com
www.tianjin.chinadaily.com

Joyeuse St-Patrick!

Genevieve — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:00:37 +0000

Un petit montage vert en l’honneur de la Saint-Patrick!

La fête de Saint-Patrick est célébrée par les Irlandais du monde entier, expatriés ou descendants des nombreux émigrants, et sa popularité s’étend aujourd’hui vers les non-Irlandais qui participent aux festivités et se réclament « Irlandais pour un jour ».
Les célébrations font généralement appel à la couleur verte et à tout ce qui appartient à la culture irlandaise : la fête de Saint-Patrick telle que pratiquée aujourd’hui voit les participants, qu’ils soient chrétiens ou pas, porter au moins un vêtement avec du vert, assister à des « parades », consommer des plats et des boissons irlandaises, en particulier des boissons alcoolisées (bières et stout irlandais, comme la Murphys, Smithwicks, Harp ou Guinness, ou des whiskeys, des cidres irlandais, des Irish coffee). Fait intéressant: À Chicago, le jour de la fête de la Saint-Patrick, la rivière Chicago est teinte en vert!

Levons notre verre!

source: wikipedia

Un petit montage vert en l’honneur de la Saint-Patrick!

Cara & Jason’s Mont-Tremblant Wedding Part 2

Stephanie — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:00:17 +0000

Boutonniere and boutonniere for the dog!

As promised yesterday, here are pics of the bridal and bridesmaids bouquets, boutonnières and even a very special guest in the bridal party … their doggy! We attached a long ribbon to a small boutonnière in order for them be attach it around his neck, how cute!

Sahara roses, light pink spray roses, eucalyptus berries, light pink triptomene and feathers with a touch of silver in the brading of the bouquets and boutonnières kept the romantic and vintage look we went for throughout the whole wedding.

We sincerely whish all the best to this great couple, what a pleasure to work with such fantastic people!

Bridal Bouquet

Cara & Jason’s Mont-Tremblant Wedding Part 1

Stephanie — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:50:24 +0000

Wedding flower Arrangement for Cara and Jason

After showing you a preview, here is the real deal! Cara & Jason’s Mont-Tremblant wedding, our first wedding of the season!

The white hydrangeas, light pink spray roses, pittosporum and light pink triptomene gave us the vintage look we were looking for. The use of these soft colors creates a very romantic, yet modern look, mixed with all the clear glass and crystal chandeliers.

Their idea of having colorful candies in clear jars also brought a fun and fresh touch to the decor, an easy way to create a great impact!

Something is missing you think? One of the most important part of the wedding flowers? Stay tuned tomorrow as we will present you the bouquets, boutonnières an even a little extra unusual request!

Wedding flower Arrangement for Cara and Jason

Candy Jars Arrangements for Cara and Jason's Wedding

Exotic Parrot that Blooms in Thaliand!

Arveen — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:58 +0000

This is another exotic specie I came across this week. The impatiens psittacina flower is a rare flower that grows in the north region of Thailand, Burma. This specie is protected, is not allowed to be exported. The impatiens psittacina strangely grows in a shape of a parrot, it is also known as the “parrot flower”. Thailand has many rare species, these beautiful flowers only evolve in countries with very high temperatures. This is another flower I have to see when I make my trip to Thailand.

Images of Impatiens Psittacina

Credits:
www.flickr.com, Chris Gang
www.urbanlegends.about.com
www.disciplestoday.org

Preview of Cara & Jason’s Mont-Tremblant Wedding

Stephanie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:10 +0000

Flower selections for a winter wedding

This weekend is very exciting as it is our first wedding of the season: Cara & Jason’s wedding in Mont-Tremblant!

With an elegant wintery chic look, we are here to give you a taste of the color scheme. Dusty pinks, greys, silvery greeneries and fluffy feathers for soft vintage style!

With Gen leaving for set-up Friday, we will have tones of pictures for you beginning of next week, looking forward to sharing this great project with all of you!

De Simples Orchidées Dendrobium Blancs

Genevieve — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:56 +0000

Orchidées Dendrobium Blancs

Si vous connaissez moindrement notre style, vous saurez surement à quel point nous adorons la simplicité dans nos arrangements floraux.

L’effet d’impact que crée l’amoncellement d’une seule sorte de fleur à l’intérieur d’un bouquet ou arrangement nous inspire énormément! Ces orchidées dendrobium blancs qui, mélangées à d’autres sortes de fleurs, peuvent être moins intéressantes, sont ici spectaculaires en groupe avec une base de feuilles de monstera et de salal.

Faites l’essaie et n’oubliez pas, la simplicité est souvent la clé d’un design réussi!

Orchidées Dendrobium Blancs

A Dream Wedding with Principal Planner

Stephanie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:11:52 +0000

FLower arrangement for Principal Planner

Working with Azar at Principal Planner this year has been nothing but a charm and we are so happy she approched us with this colorful and luxurious wedding. To dream of a contract like this would be an understatement, Gen and I are so thrilled to be a part of this stunning project!

The indications were simple: the bride LOVES flowers, quality before quantity, an arabian night color scheme and the incorporation of the national flowers of Egypt for the groom (we used papyrus) and Russia for the bride (since camomille isn’t in our color pallett but it is in the chrysanthemum family, we chose to use green santinis instead).

Here is a preview of the wedding flowers in sketches, we can’t wait to show you pictures, but you’ll have to be patient … the wedding is only in August! Stay posted!

FLower arrangement for Principal Planner

Flower arrangement for Principal Planner

Hockey theme Bar Mitzvah Part 2

Stephanie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:00:46 +0000

Centerpiece for a Bar Mitzvah

Like we promised on wednesday, here is the second part of our hockey themed Bar Mitzvah!

It is often a dilemma, when talking centerpieces for a party, to chose between tall or low centerpieces. Some may love the impact a tall centerpiece will give to a room, while others are scarred it will block the view and prevent the two guests facing each other from making good conversation.

This situation actually applied to this project, as the boy’s mother prefered tall, and the father, low! The solution: to do half and half. It was important for the two centerpieces to stay in the same line, again using an arrangement of big monstera leaves and salal leaves inside a round low vase containing green apples and hockey pucks.

We love to mix and match height for events, it always looks so chic and dynamic!

Centerpiece for a Bar Mitzvah

Yummy!! Tasty Flowers

Arveen — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:00:02 +0000

Edible flowers

Have you tasted flower?
Flowers are not only used for the purpose of decor and gifts, they are used in recipes!

Edible flowers are considered to be a gourmet delight!
They can be used in cold salads, beverages, soups, desserts and hot meals. Fresh edible flowers are found during the spring and summer, they are extremely tasty bought from organic farms or gardeners who raise flower for the use of food.

Here is a list of edible flowers:

borage,
carnations,
lavender,
roses,
violets,
pansies,
gladiolas

that are easy to find and cook with. So next time when you have guests over add a pretty flower to their meal! They are delicious!

Share with us your favorite flower recipe!

Edible Flowers

Credits:

www.flowerslovers.blogsome.com
www.dev.ealerter.com
www.onceuponaplate.blogspot.com
www.bitterbutton.com
www.theflowerexpert.com