Sea Library by ETAT Architects // Awashima, Japan.What do you get when you mix Scandinavian design with a Japanese aesthetic? A symphony of beauty, simplicity and extraordinary detailing. In other words - every designer's wet dream! Stockholm-based Erik Törnkvist and Malin Belfrage of...
So Hot Right Now // Mobile Buildings.It's certainly no news the (Western) world has been moving towards a more mobile existence for quite some time. Advancement of technology in combination with our continued pursuit of alternative lifestyle has brought about many...
Geo Metria by Mount Fuji Architects Studio // Kanagawa, Japan.To Japan (my but we do get about. Thanks, internet). Being cheap and simple myself I do love it when architecture follows suit, and makes a virtue of the combination. This little house in the Kanagawa Prefecture is by Mount Fuji Architects...
Old Chalet Refurbishment by Bergdorf & Nick Ruef // Bernese Oberland, Switzerland.Located in Interlaken in Bernese Oberland (Bernese Highlands) in Switzerland, this beautiful 200 year-old farmhouse dates back to early 1800s. In 1890, the property was turned into a country house. This year, the chalet was lovingly...
Matadero Theatre and Film Library by ch+qs Arquitectos | Madrid, Spain.Waaah waaah weee waaah!! Design awesomeness alert. Say what - Madrid again? But of-course! That city is flooded with seriously sexy architecture I tell ya. So much design goodness. Designed by the talented folks at ch+qs architects (I...
Decaying Beauty | 18th Century Apartment in Barcelona.I fear I may be starting to sound like a broken record by now in telling you how much I adore heritage interiors. They are a huge love of mine - their decaying beauty captivates and inspires me, their peeling layers leave me intoxicated...
Library Spaces.What is it about books? How do they manage to make a space so damn sexy I wonder? Is it because we all strive to be a bit smarter on some level, and feel as though a large mass of books is going to make us feel more intelligent? Or at...
Library Love.I would really, really, really, ridiculously LOVE a big Library.... oh yes I would. Just like one of these places above and...