Posted July 10th, 2011
by Lawrence Mcloughlin
Japanese designer Takeshi Sano has created a ceiling design, using thousands of wooden sticks, in the Tsujita restaurant in Los Angeles, California.
In order to increase a reality of clouds, I calculate the focal length between eye line and wooden sticks and use that length for the stick length. Also I made difference on the distance between stick each other so that to make a stereoscopic effect to wooden cloud. Not only for this project. I’m always challenging to create a space that coexist art and interior. A
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Tags: Sano, Takeshi Sano Posted in Home Design Info
Posted July 9th, 2011
by Clifton Washburn
It’s July and we all enjoy summer! This is the best time to relax, to merge with nature and forget about everything. One of the best ways to do it is to build a small house or a guest house in your garden. A house in the garden may be of some interesting shape or with rustic touch like this one. This garden mini-house is located in Spain. It’s built of rough wood and stands on high beams. Inside everything is also rustic – rough wood, handmade lacy cushions, simple rugs. The house is standing in the trees not to get hot under the sun beams. The balcony faces the infinite valley with trees. Neutral colors and very simple furniture, nothing unnecessary make the relaxation complete. ![]()
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Posted July 8th, 2011
by Clifton Washburn
When Joe Manus, founder of Shiner, was 7 he was punched in the eye. This dark memory stayed with him his entire life, eventually influencing his design work today. Built to look tough, dark and damaged, Manus amazing rocking bed aptly embodies his past experience, fusing it with the spirit of his materials all of which have been sourced from the scrap and garbage piles of industrial manufacturing sites. The Shiner rocking bed is a minimalist construction, and stands at any angle using rubber floor stoppers making it an interesting addition to any home.
Shiner is a furniture manufacturer based in Atlanta, Georgia that takes scrap industrial materials destined for a landfill and turns them into furniture with a contemporary aesthetic. A
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Tags: Built, Built Industrial Posted in Home Design Today
Posted July 7th, 2011
by Carolyn Simmons
It is not often that you see a proposal for a substantial indoor garden, still less one located on an ice tundra, however this is what Leeser Architecture, (who also imagined the engaging Helix Hotel in Abu Dhabi) have proposed in their design for the World Mammoth and Permafrost Museum in Yakutsk Siberia. Yakutsk is the world’s largest city built on permafrost with temperatures ranging from -45degF to 90degF.
The extensive and intensive indoor gardens have been designed to “promote a sense of year-round natural life even in the desolate winter months.”
Not much is said of the about the construction of the landscape elements and gardens. This
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Tags: Ice, Ice Mammoth Posted in Gardening Consultant
Posted July 6th, 2011
by Clifton Washburn
I could spend hours sifting through the portfolio of Phoebe Howard. It seems every time I get drawn into her dreamy world I discover something new. I recently read a Q&A in the Washington Post where Phoebe talked about her design philosophies. A hallmark of her style is the use of color in a monochromatic way. Full Article…
Tags: Howard, Phoebe Howard Posted in Home Design Today