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The re-invented Fiat 500

I love Fiat. As a European, I've driven them, and owned them (I had a super 7 seater, that was fun, fun, fun, just before we moved to Canada) and they're great!

Of course, they're Italian. With design running through the blood, and home to the worlds most revered sports cars, it's normal that they've delved into their vast history, to re-invent what will become a design icon in the world of cars: the Fiat 500...

How to create a focal point

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One of the rooms we're working on this week is making us get clever with focal points.  So what is focal point you ask? (although I'm sure you already know, or at least have a good idea)

But, for those of you not yet “in the know”, just think back of your grandparents days.  Every living room had a fireplace, situated on the main wall of the room. With an overmantle mirror, painting, or family photos hung above it, the fireplace “filled” the wall and drew your attention. This was the "focal point" of the room... 

What's the thought process behind “The d @ d Design Store”?

The d @ d Designstore
where great products and prices
meet with super services

The creation of The d @ d Design Store is for me, a natural, and logical progression: after years of searching for clever, functional, beautiful, and cost effective solutions, it makes sense to share my “finds” with our designers...and our customers!  

Our goal is to offer products (and services) that fit every "budgetery occasion", as well as products that meet the toughest design criteria.



We want to bring together a “nucleus” of great designs, at prices that “make sense”.   This doesn't mean that all the products you find in the d @ d Design Store offer the "cheapest" solution.  But when it's not, you can be sure that the price reflects their quality and use, and that they offer that famous, but so important, "good value for money".   Because "spending for spendings sake" has never interested me...