Ice Cube Celebrates The Eames
This is fantastic. I watched it twice in a row. Hands up anyone who's surprised!
View ArticleIT'S OFFICIAL: I'm moving to Switzerland
Strada del Roccolo, Ascona, Switzerland.Casa Tuja, the house of Hans Grelling, created by Richard Neutra in 1961-3. Situated at the fot of Monte Verità, overlooking lake Maggiore. Does it get better...
View ArticleLidingö, circa 1970.
Green is the ultimate colour of a bahroom. What could be more cozy than standing under a hot shower imagining yourself in a rainforest? This also relates to Le Corbusiers ideas on colour - he basically...
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Two modern interpretations of these bathrooms:Ok the last one may not be totally obvious, but if you note the rectangular tiles are of a similair size. I think both bear testament to a renewed interest...
View ArticleThe Rainbow House
Comparing architecture to music is quite a clichée, but with this house, considering it was built for jazz musician Russ Garcia, such an allegory isn't too far off.This above video, featuring Devendra...
View ArticleThe Lesser-Known Ox-Chair
Designed by Arne Jacobsen for the National Bank of Denmark in 1966.Arne Jacobsen designed this chair over a five-year period. Large, impressive, and extremely comfortable, when it was presented in 1966...
View ArticleYet another Ox-chair...
This time by Wegner. This one is a version, dubbed Queen, of his regular ox-chair. The chair is quite rare, it usually takes a couple of years between when they surface on the market. Considering this,...
View ArticleHamburg Apartment
There's nothing baroque about the neo-baroque apartment of ad-man Wolfgang Behnken of Young & Rubicam, shown below. It is rather an almost miesian gallery of good design, with pieces by the Eames,...
View ArticleParis Apartment of Marc Jacobs
All right, I guess.from House & Garden magazine November 2000
View ArticlePorsgrunn
A marble from the same-titled municipality in south-eastern Norway; shifting in colour from gray to green and blue; and rich in fossils. Above Poul Kjærholms PK-61 with this wonderful stone as a top; a...
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