Starchitect…

…enough said…

Richard Meier Portrait/photography by Scott Frances

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Hello, Good-Looking…

…there are many talented individuals posting on tumblr.  Roan Barrion, a 20th century modern design specialist, is included in this list.  Roan is now offering his own designs of handcrafted, made to order furniture and home accessories.

Synthesis Lounge Chair (Prototype)

Crystal Table (Prototype)

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Time Out…

…sheer beauty..a place for repose…what do you think?  Let’s retreat from the whirlwind and spend some time here.  Meet me at the airport…we are on our way to Yamagata, Japan to Ginzan Onsen Fujiya by the incomparable Kengo Kuma.  We will find the wooden 4-story Onsen (Hot Spring) Hotel stands at the bottom of a valley in a region of snow…

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Rich in Texture…

…I am dazzled by the ingenious work of Tacklebox, New York.  I want to linger in these spaces….and, touch…

…a core principle…

Owen…hand built using 25,000 paper bags…

Stitch Wall…salvaged Wyoming snow fence…

Aesop Grand Central…1,800 reclaimed newspapers from The New York Times…

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Find Me…

I hope you have your GPS handy; because that it what you will need to find the Sleeping Around Shipping Container Hotel in Antwerp, Belgium.  This hotel comprises six shipping containers for a four-bedroom retreat that moves around Antwerp at the whim of its owner.  It is a pop-up hotel designed to provide new experiences to its guest, providing a one-of-a-kind stay that no other local hotel can claim. Ready for an adventure?

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Out of Rubble…

1-3…Lara Almarcegui, installation views: Construction Rubble of Secession’s Main Hall, 2010

4…Liz Glynn, On the Museum’s Ruin (Morris Hunt – Corbusier – Piano) I & II, 2011, rubble from the demolition of the Fogg Museum

Eleven Eleven by Elizabeth Priore…

…WOW video, Eleven Eleven by Elizabeth Priore…I have always favored 1111 Lincoln Road in Miami by Herzog & de Meuron as a parking structure…I had no idea it is so much more…spectacular.

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Nodus Rug…

…I have really enjoyed working on this post…creative quality thrives at Nodus Rug, Italy.  It was a pleasure to lose myself in the world of design and craft of rug making.  Nodus website and Nodus facebook are great places to spend some time…I highly encourage you to do so for inspiration.

Nodus is a craft workshop with a cultural plan: the oldest traditions and knowledge in the art of carpet design are reinterpreted using the vision of the most innovating Designers and Architects, producing only unique pieces, promoting through events and publications in order to spread the knowledge to all about the new shapes and forms of a piece that has accompanied man since antiquity.

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Must Love Dogs…

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Now We’re Talkin’…

…pure genius, yes?  City dwellers enjoy their balconies…even if there is not much room.  Balkonzept by Rephorm is a perfect solution for enjoying a day of work in the sunshine.  Nicely priced, too.  Purchase here.

Combine living, holidays, work and fresh air: Balconcept by rephorm fulfills this wish. It can be used as a plant pot as well as deposit, desk for notebooks and much more.

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Warm Welcome…

…aren’t these two adorable…makes me smile.  The Lai Residence by Lee + Mundwiler Architects.

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Splash…

…a laundromat with great style…doing laundry is no longer a necessity…it is an experience. Splash, a modern laundry by Frederic Perers…way cool…

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Catch a Wave…

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Cinema Done Right…

…it’s Friday, and many of us enjoy going to the movies over the weekend.  In Chicago, we are fortunate to have a scattering of neighborhood cinemas, but most have disappeared and have  been replaced by mega multiplexes.  I  find going to the movies can be stressful in these enormous movie houses.  Well, it’s time to breathe and relax…

…Ciné 32 is a timber-clad, five-screen cinema in the south of France by Encore Heureux.

…Ciné 32 evokes both the arched facades of art deco picture houses and the herringbone walls of local tobacco-drying sheds.

…”Rather than a large infrastructure-type multiplex, we wanted to create the image of a collection of small neighbourhood cinemas together,” explains Encore Heureux.

…the architects comment: “Cinema has this unique opportunity to gather different people for a common but yet unusual journey. We wish to offer remarkable conditions for such a trip.”

…each theatre boasts a different color…

…enjoy…

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Time Out…

…let’s take this opportunity for a fireside chat…

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