Ebony and Ivory…

Dominion Office Building staircase, Moscow/Zaha Hadid Architects
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Black Walls…

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Hey, Monkey-Face!…

…playfulness and a touch of humor in design is delightful.  Anything that can place a smile on one’s face, at a glance, is seriously charming.  Spanish designer, Jaime Hayón has designed Miko, a chimp-like faced watch, for his Orlog watch company.  Grins!

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Honey, I’m Home…

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Extra Layer…

…as we don extra layers to welcome the fall season, let’s take a look at a sampling of superb architecture also wearing a second layer…

2-22 Office Building, Montreal/Edifica and Gilles Huot Architects

Kindergarten of Jading New Town/Atelier Deshaus

Bushwig Brooklyn’s Wycoff Exchange/Andre Kikoski

Dominus Winery/Herzog DeMeuron

Commune Social, Shanghai/Neri & Hu

Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris/Dominique Perrault

1140 Formosa, California/Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

OKE, the new cultural house of Ortuella/aq4 arquitectura
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Checking In At the Office…

…Jingyuan No.22 project by C+ Architecture, Beijing, transforms an old cotton warehouse into an internet company.  A fresh, light, and bright space…now promotes ideas to whirl freely and allows immediate access to communicating with co-workers.  A tension-breaking slide or a climbing-to-new-heights staircase brings out the best in everyone. There is even a convenient space to park your wheels…artistically photographed by Xia Zhi.

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Must Love Dogs…

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The Barn…

…a very special heritage renovation project in Hobart, Australia.  The Barn belongs to architects Alex Nielsen and Liz Walsh. Attracted to the 1829 structure’s raw space and its rough and ready texture, the talented architects created a cozy and exceedingly charming space in which to reside.

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Simple is Beautiful and Less is More…

…Polish designer, Agata Bieleń, has created a tranquil beauty with her stunning Arch Line Collection for Spring Summer 2015.  The intentional gentleness, liquidity, and relief for the senses is both beautiful and bold with reassured confidence. Each form is handcrafted of stainless steel, silver or gold with the utmost attention towards detail; following the idea that simple is beautiful and less is more.  Photography by Marta Zgierska, Michał Matejko, and Mchy Porosty.

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Palette Profile…

…Meshberg Group designed this New York apartment kitchen renovation using a deep grey palette, including quartzite countertops, brushed nickel plumbing fixtures by Axor, brushed chrome hardware from Emtek, and bleached maple flooring…a dream.

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‘X’ Marks the Spot…

…this is where you will find me this weekend.

DiGrande Residence, Orinda, CA/Klopf Architecture
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Taking It to the Next Level…

On the exterior…

and the interior…

and at poolside…Casa Na Xemena, Ibiza…Ramón Esteve propels us to new heights. Enjoy the views… via

All (the) Right Angles…

…work it!  Square Compositions Penthouse by Pitsou Kedem Architects and fashion by Anna Michaelis.

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Divide and Conquer…

…sometimes the solution is to add walls.

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Commanding…

…who could help but take notice of the striking view offered by Bahia Azul House, Chile?  Far from a mere window…the perspective of Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido…

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