On a cliff in southern Sri Lanka you can spot this architectural concrete dream of a house. It is completed to perfection by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando. It is a great balance of contrasts, the heavy concrete surface is perfectly emphasized by the open and spatial plan; light and shadow unfold the exciting structure. And there are no superlatives to describe the open roof terrace with the fantastic eternity pool.
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Thomas Walde from the design collective Postfossil showed this at Milan Furniture Fair as a part of the design collective’s Home Made collection. It celebrates the increasingly popularity of getting around on a bike as a great ecological way of transport. So why hide it away, with this design you can frame it in and show it off as a great piece of furniture. It is not the first time we see design that are developed with the idea of function and storage of a bike.
The collection is available at their webshop.
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Attics is often a difficult space to get the interior “right”. But as you can see, it is possible. Here are 10 beautiful cozy bedrooms in the attic, all very welcoming and warm. And if it isn’t space for a normal bed, put the mattress on the floor, a space saver.
1: Convoy 2: Apartment Thereapy 3: Pinterest 4: Pinterest 5: Pinterest 6: Apartment therapy 7: Wooden attic from Pinterest 8: Klass Design Flickr account 9: minmal attic from Klass Design 10: Pinterest
Who said white tiles had to be boring? Not me! Here we have collected 15 bathrooms and as you can see: a white tile is not just a white tile. With a variation in size from big to tiny mosaic, and what you decide to use on the floor, the bathroom can get a very different look. Why not lay the tiles in angle or maybe use yellow grout instead of black or white? The options are many. My favorite bath is picture no. 1 and the last no. 15. What is yours? More bathroom inspiration click here.
Source: 1: From Scandinvia with love 2: Via Trendenser 3: via Photographer Patric Johansson 4 From scandinavia with love 5: From scandinavia with love 6: White tiles with Gubi Adnet mirror 7: via Ica Carlsson 8: House and Leisure 9: via desire to inspire 10: Via archdaily 11: australian interior awards 12: pinterest 13. archdaily 14: bonytt 15: pinterest
As a designer I believe one essential key to a successful restaurant (besides really good food) is a unity between retail and graphics. Mangolds, a vegetarian restaurant in Austria is a good example on how a holistic approach can turn out. With attention to every detail like, food, interior, material, signage, menu, type and packaging, this is how refreshing and appealing a restaurant can look. The agency behind all the visuals is Moodley, images from their site. Are you interested in other great retail concept with good graphics? We how all our content tagged under Branding and Graphics.
moodley for Mangolds from moodley brand identity on Vimeo.
The concept New Math by Craig Damrauer has been a favorite of mine for many years. Love the humor and simplicity behind the equations, specially “Modern Art = I could do that / Yeah, but you didn’t”. Some of the equations you can buy as posters from the online art shop 20×200. The work shown here is all for sale here.
Dan Yeffet and Lucie Koldova have designed a new series of coffee tables, consisting of three low tables with base in solid oak and glass satin tabletop, available in either white or black edition. The different levels adds a dynamic sense to the lounge. I often think coffee tables tend to be a bit boring in their form and structure, but these ones do not go in that category. A great favorite among coffee tables.
Found via Contemporist
Some images just makes you inspired. This is one of them. A green walkway, just makes you want to take off your shoes and run on it, doesn’t it? It looks like this is from a art project/installation in France. The walkway goes all the way through a small village. The site where I found it Gaelle Villedary is only in french, so I don’t understand much of it. But I think we all can agree on that this is a beautiful concept. Photo by David Monjou.
