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Cool Idea: Invest in Art and Save Desert Habitat
Artist, sculptor, and furniture maker Alma Allen, who I've featured in a designer spotlight post, has partnered with the Mojave Desert Land Trust to celebrate art and conservation. Allen has created two bronze sculptures in editions of 50, each exclusively for the Mojave Desert Land Trust. The sculptures, a tortoise and a rabbit, are two of the animals that depend on this land for their survival.
Designer Spotlight: Alma Allen
Self-taught sculptor and designer Alma Allen takes cues from the natural world when designing his found wood, stone, and bone objects. While Allen's work is visually stunning, it's also infinitely touchable. Each piece of furniture or sculptural object is painstakingly sanded and polished until it's perfectly smooth.
Coveted Crib: A Green Home In Joshua Tree
Sculptor/furniture designer Alma Allen, his main squeeze/business partner Nancy, and their unforgettably regal collie Fritz have just finished building a green house on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park. The house is definitely still a work in progress, and they have a lot more finishing to do. Still, the "almost done" results are pretty stunning.
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