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Interiors: Gartner Residence
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You know, modern often means having to pack a lot of personality into a small space while not using a lot of elements to avoid clutter. We just haven’t seen a better example in awhile like this Gartner Residence in Venice, California by Bruce Bolander Architect. Wow it’s so gorgeous! Using — Continue reading …
Live Modern: MYZ House
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Oh we love tiny houses and we love houses made out of affordable materials. This MYZ House in Nagano, Japan designed by no.555 fits the modern bill, alright. We love that it seems to be a thin, narrow rectangular shape that goes from public to private spaces. Love the mix of — Continue reading …
DIY: Farm Table
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You know what looks unexpectedly sexy in a modern home? A farmhouse table. It’s one of the easiest ways to infuse a little homespun personality and charm into a cold, sterile modern interior and it even holds its own pretty well when it comes to wear and tear, being perfect — Continue reading …
Wooden Sculptures from Stock Exchange Data
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“Luke Jerram is pulling data from two different stock graphs to create two sculptures: one on the New York Stock Exchange (Composite 2004-2012) and one on the Dow Jones (Industrial Average 1980-2012). He mapped the data and rotated it, turning it into a three dimensional form, and them created wooden — Continue reading …
Hotel Register » Hotel Fasano Boa Vista, Brazil
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by Jaime Gillin Just a few months ago, Fasano Hotels opened a sprawling property in Sao Paolo, Brazil, that highlights the natural beauty of the area. It's so easily accessible from the city that guests are shocked at how quickly they are transported into what seems like a different world—a world surrounded by lakes, preserved forestry, and stunning gardens that flow seamlessly into the Fasano Boa Vista. The man behind the hotel’s strong structure and bold design is one of Brazil’s most renowned architects, Isay Weinfeld. With this project, his goal was to create a hotel that looked and felt as wondrous and peaceful as the nature that envelops it.
On the Road » Seven from Stockholm Design Week
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by Diana Budds It's about mid-way through the 2012 Stockholm Design Week and I've been traveling to studios, showrooms, and the show floor of the Furniture and Light Fair to seek out what's new in Scandinavian Design. There were plenty of wonderful things out there—far too many to even begin to think about a comprehensive roundup—but in the following slideshow, I share seven of my favorites in lighting, furniture, textiles, and accessories.
Interiors by Roberta Moura
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Brazil based Roberta Moura and associates have some really nice interior projects in their body of work, I really love the tropical feel that theses space exude. Another element that I like in some of these interiors is an eclectic feel. For me images 1, 6 and 8 really drive home the idea of a [...]
The work of Kenichi Hoshine
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I am completely spellbound by the work of Kenichi Hoshine. The imagery is so dark and twisted, but twisted in a fantastic way. I love that the subject matter is familiar but vague at the same time. These works would fit so nicely into a modern or mid century modern setting and only enhance the [...]
Koishi Pouf / Coffee Table by Naoto Fukasawa
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Looking like an enormous river rock or something that was removed from a giants gall bladder, the Koishi Pouf has a fantastically pleasing bio-organic shape. It was created by the award-winning Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa for Driade and is can easily suit many different purposes any contemporary design. Naoto Fukasawa has won over 50 international design awards for >>
DIY: Concrete Fire Column
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Mmm outdoor areas are the best when the weather is nice, right? Enjoying food and fun with friends and family in a little bit of nature that you control and decorate is sometimes the best remedy to a long day or week. Depending on where you live in the world, — Continue reading …
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