hollyhock house reopens with restored outdoor spaces Frank Lloyd Wright’s first Los Angeles commission, the Hollyhock House, reopens with self-guided tours starting Thursday, 18 August, 2022. Built between 1919 and 1921, this iconic example of California Modernism was designed as an ode to the state’s freedom and natural beauty. Hollyhock House is also LA’s one-and-only […]
brass ouroboros bracelet by coppertist.wu Coppertist.Wu delves into the mystical world of ancient symbols to create its latest accessory, the Ouroboros Bracelet. Made of brass, the design depicts a serpent-like creature constantly devouring itself, representing an eternal cycle of death and rebirth. The origins of the mark can be traced back to ancient Egypt […]
CAJA resort by Maxx Royal settles within idyllic beach in turkey Nestled in one of the most picturesque beaches in Bodrum, Turkey, CAJA by Maxx Royal is a resort comprising 22 white-washed villas surrounded by lush hillsides and crystal clear waters. Designed by Turkish design firm GeoMIM and partner studio Geo_ID, the complex is […]
Curvilinear Courtyard Guest House uplifts ‘hollow village’ As part of a public welfare renovation project, architecture practice Dplus Studio was invited by a non-profit organization to design the Curvilinear Courtyard Guest House in the Xiyaotou Village of Hebei, China. With 110 households and 258 inhabitants, Xiyaotou is also known as the ‘hollow village’ suffering from a lack […]
The science and art of color theory is divided by a wheel or chart into three main categories: primary, secondary and tertiary. Color is something we perceive through a combination of wavelengths produced by how light reflects off an object. So how does color in architecture affect us? While color is subjective, it is one of […]
Stitched to perfection, Clara Von Zweigbergk shows us that the art of crochet can be made modern in this rug collection for GAN. Appropriately called The Crochet Collection, the series of virgin wool, oval rugs handmade in India add color and texture in the same way a knitted shawl does to an outfit. von Zweigbergk […]
The Nanshan Foreign Language School is an elementary and middle school campus that contains a library, a gym, classrooms, an auditorium, an indoor swimming pool, faculty dormitory facilities, playgrounds and dining halls. It has taken a decade to redevelop this part of Shenzhen, transforming a tightly-packed urban village into a glittering vertical city. Continue reading […]
It’s not always necessary to throw out the baby with the bath water when it comes to designs that have attained iconic standards. And the MINI is definitely one of those vehicles that is instantly recognizable even at glance even now numerous iterative generations into its existence. The brand’s newest all-electric MINI Crossover SAV concept […]
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in California is scheduled to reopen on Monday after the facility was shut down by a heavy storm, leaving over 200 people stranded. Officials have said that they will be carrying out extra cleanup efforts, pushing the reopening date to Monday contrary to the expectations of the public. Continue reading […]
Cavatappi, Lasagne, Ravioli, Lumache – these are typically the names you find in the pasta section of the grocery store but today, they refer to the Al Dente collection designed by artist and designer Caleb Ferris. Not only is the collection inspired by the world of pasta, the production methods used to bring the collection […]