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At left: This product image released by Inmod shows Kenneth Wingardâs powder coated steel Op Art wall art in two sizes, available also in graphite.
SUNDAY, October 4, 2009 By KIM COOK FOr the aSSOciated PreSS
Texan collector and decorator Andrea Reed grew up in a home filled with Pop Art, but it was the film âTommyâ that really made a lasting impression. In particular, a scene where Tommyâs mother (played by AnnMargret) sings âin an all-white room with a white ball chair. I was forever hooked,â says Reed. She and her husband have painted their own living room six times, plucking from the Pantone candy box of orange, blue and pinky-purple. Other parts of the house also have received the Pop Art treatment, including the kitchen, which has a rainbow on the pantry. With a white Fiberglass sofa, ball chair a la âMen in Black,â and zingy graphics throughout the house, Reedâs on top of a trend that swings in and out like a âSolid Goldâ dancer. With our continued interest in mid-century decor, itâs no surprise to see Pop Art back for a visit. Pop Art was a major mover in late â60s and â70s decor. The space race inspired futuristic furnishings, and designers were influenced by a generation experimenting with free-spirited ideas. Think of Roy Lichtensteinâs blown-up comic book art; â2001: A Space Odyssey;â Andy Warholâs Campbellâs soup can. The style is characterized by emphatic colors, strong graphics and bold furniture. There are many ways to add a bit of âpopâ to your rooms with furniture, accent pieces and color. Donât worry about kitsch; this is all about being fun and fresh. CB2 has the Sol pendant lamp, a sleek white globe with a sunny yellow interior. Add Inmodâs curvy Aarnio-style ball chair, Sputnik light fixture and a bigger-thanlife wall graphic and youâre well on your way to putting the word âmodâ back in your vocabulary. Design Toscano has a flirty, lip-shaped chair in red, and Innermostâs Kapow pendant light is a groovy tangle of white spirals. Dezignwithaz.com has wall decals in squares or circles that evoke â70s style. Or consider comic book art: It complements this decor well with intense hues and lively imagery. British decoupage artist Amelia Coward covers home acces-
sories and chairs in comic book pages, and will do custom projects through her Bombus studio. Surfaceview, also in the United Kingdom, will ship a ready-toframe or ready-framed repro art panel from a vintage comic; Silver Surfer, The Hulk and romance comics are striking. Add a playful element to adult spaces with Roommatesâ giant Iron Man decal, or a mural composed of dozens of Marvel comic book covers. Twoâs Company launched a fun collection of Pop Art accessories this summer. They include comicbook alliterative words like âPow!â and âWham!â printed on trinket boxes and frames. Design studio French Bull, known for melamine dishware and coordinating linens in contemporary patterns, has several with a touch of Pop, including Ring, Mosaic and Pink Paisley. Theyâve also got a new line of porcelain mugs printed with kicky Pop-Arty astrological motifs. With shag rugs, hip modern furniture, shots of black and white to punch up the bright hues, and an array of audacious graphics, the groove is right on. So let your inner Austin Powers loose in a room or two this fall. Bam! Zoom!, baby.
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Above: This product image released by Surface View shows a reproduction of classic panel art from Marvel Comics titled âItâs All Over.â At left: This product image released by Design Toscano shows a Flirtatious Lips Pop Art Chair.
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Below: This photo released by John and Andrea Reed shows the pantry door of the Reedsâ home in Texas. The pantry door echoes multicolored cabinetry throughout the kitchen.
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This product image released by Inmod shows the Eero Aarnio Ball chair. The custom frame and upholstery are available in a variety of colorways.
Plastic bottles not welcome in landfills By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Writer
Daily Dispatch/GLENN CRAVEN
Candidates and their supporters brought signs of all kinds Saturday as they electioneered in front of the Henry A. Dennis Building, home of the Vance County Board of Elections. Saturday was the final day of early voting for the Henderson city elections. Voters only in Henderson will go to the polls Tuesday, from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Municipal elections in Kittrell and Middleburg will be held in November.
Last early votes cast; Election Day nears Mayor, council seats at stake
Early ballots cast by 640; city polls open on Tuesday
By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer
From STAFF REPORTS
The final hours are approaching for Election Day in Henderson, with the mayorâs position and five of the eight City Council positions being contested. Voters from 6:30 a.m.7:30 p.m. Tuesday City only will be choosing votes on leadTuesday ers to serve a Henderson voters two-year will go to the term polls from 6:30 in the a.m. to 7:30 p.m. councilTuesday in the manager 2009 municipal form of elections. Though it was errantly governreported that ment. elections in Kittrell In the and Middleburg contest will take place for HenTuesday, as dersonâs well, that voting chief exactually is in ecutive November. position, firstterm incumbent Pete OâGeary is facing opposition from four candidates. Two of the opponents, Tim McAllister and Juanita Somerville, are well-known in the city. Additionally, Somerville is endorsed by the Hender-
One Stop No Excuse Absentee Voting in Henderson ended at 1 p.m. Saturday, with a total of 640 going to the Henry Dennis Building to cast ballots since the opening of the process on Sept. 17. The municipal contest is set for Tuesday, with Vance County Elections Director Faye Gill saying 9,954 are on the voting rolls in the city. Voters will be choosing the mayor and five of eight contested City Council positions. In the 2007 city contest, 7,654 were registered to vote, with 556 voting in the One Daily Dispatch/GLENN CRAVEN Stop phase and 1,917 voting Three candidates â mayoral hopeful Tim McAllister (orange shirt), Ward 2 council candidate on the day of the election. Additionally, there were Lewis Edwards (green shirt) and Ward 1 at large incumbent Mary Emma Evans (seated by 29 mailed absentee votes. utility pole) reached out to voters Saturday outside the Vance County Board of Elections ofCity polling places: fice in the Henry A. Dennis Building on Garnett Street. Ward 1: North Henderson 1, Vance County Office the floral and gift shop concerns about how tax son-Vance Black Caucus. Building, 305 Young St. and This is a switch from 2007, dollars are being spent by business and is retired Walnut Street. government officials. when the caucus endorsed from working in manageWard 2: West Henderson, Somerville, 59, is a care- ment for Roseâs Stores. OâGeary for mayor. Central Fire Station, 211 McAllister, 42, is a land- giver for her father and is OâGeary won the mayDabney Drive. a community activist. scaper who every Thursorâs position in 2007 by Ward 3: South Henderson Somerville formerly day co-hosts âTown Talkâ defeating Jeannie Hight, 1, American Legion Hut, 110 on radio station WIZS and served on the Vance Coun- a former councilwoman. E. Spring St.; West Henderwho is a station disc jockey ty Board of Education, The two were competing to son, Central Fire Station, currently chairs the Clean on weekdays. replace then-Mayor Clem 211 Dabney Drive; Hilltop, And McAllister orgaUp Henderson CommitSeifert, who declined to St. James Baptist Church, tee and currently serves nized the Hendersonseek re-election. Old Oxford Road. Vance Tax Day Tea Party. on the Human Relations The other two canWard 4: South Henderson Commission and the Rede- didates on the ballot The mid-April gathering 1, American Legion Hut, 110 velopment Commission. was one of thousands of E. Spring St.; East HenderTuesday for mayor are OâGeary, 76, a former similar gatherings nason 1, Henderson Middle Please see ELECTION, page 3A councilman, is retired from tionwide to voice mutual School, 219 Charles St.
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RALEIGH â North Carolina residents need to be more careful about what goes in the trash and what goes in the recycling bin. Under a new state law that went into effect Thursday, plastic bottles are banned from landfills as a way to encourage recycling, build the stateâs green industry and reduce trash that winds up in the ground. âItâs not at all about penalizing people,â said Chris Frazier with the Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance, which has been leading a statewide education effort to get the word out about the change. The bottle ban is one of at least 95 laws that took effect Oct. 1, some designed to help protect more residents from identity theft, foreclosures, property finders and false concert advertising. Nearly all of them were approved by the Legislature this year, but the plastic bottle ban was passed in 2005. State regulators wonât be going through residentsâ refuse to look for recyclable materials. Some municipal sanitation departments, however, say they wonât accept trash that obviously contains the bottles. âWeâll pick it up and throw it back in your trash can,â said Michael Woodward with the public works department in Washington, N.C., but âweâre not going to try and fine anybody right now.â The few areas without a local government recycling program are exempt from the rules. State officials can issue fines of up to $15,000 to trash haulers and landfills for environmental violaPlease see LAWS, page 9A
EXPO 19 is set for Oct. 13 By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer
About 45 area business and agencies will show off their products and services Oct. 13 during EXPO 2009 in the Civic Center at Vance-Granville Community College. This yearâs EXPO is the 19th annual business exposition for Vance, GranObituaries, 4A ville, Franklin and Warren counties. Businesses pres-
ent themselves and their goods and services to the public from 1-6 p.m. As many as 1,000 area residents are expected to browse through the booths and talk with the business owners and operators. Several new exhibitors have signed up to participate. Visitors will have the chance to win numerous door prizes given by the vendors.
Cash prizes totaling $1,000 will be awarded. Winners of those must be present to receive them. EXPO is organized by the VGCC Small Business Center, Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Commerce of Warren County. Contact the writer at awheless@hendersondispatch.com.