The beautiful island of Santorini in Greece is home to Astarte Suites, a small and intimate boutique hotel of just nine suites. Sitting literally on the brink of a cliff-edge in Akrotiri’s Caldera, Astarte boasts spectacular panoramic views across of Aegean Sea. The suites Cycladic architecture and a style that is — Continue reading
Dorothea Lange. “Influential documentary photojournalist”. Concept: The humanists photographs of Lange about the terrible consequences of the great depression were studied deeply. Lange changed the study photo for the street. Their studies of unemployed and homeless captured soon the attention of local photographers and led it to be contracted by — Continue reading
Today we feature the picks of Diane Modafferi. Modafferi is an LA-based photographer who is trained in art, photography, and film production. She shoots a wide range of subjects with her favorite being scenic landscapes and sports. She enjoys creating longer exposures to capture light and movement within a still — Continue reading
Perhaps we were feeling a little burnt out on huge, complicated, lots of tools-needed projects, because this week we posted about a lot of sweet, even functional projects that genuinely could be made with hardly any mess and not even a lot of materials. Now that’s what we’re talking about! — Continue reading
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How we missed this adorableness and cleverness when it first came out years ago in 2004 is beyond us, but it’s so cute and the weather is so nice out where we are right now and hey it’s Friday, so why not post cute photos of alternate micro-realities to cheer — Continue reading
Ooh what a cheery house! We bet even on a gray day a house like this would still be full of people with the most pleasant of personalities and moods. Why? Well that gorgeous yellow-tinted exterior probably wouldn’t hurt. And all the gorgeous multitudes of wood tones, bold colors, soft — Continue reading
Maffam Freeform is a workshop of the Latvian interior designer Raimonds Cirulis, creating unique items from basalt fibers bonded with eco-resins – true synthesis of art and technology. In 2011, Maffam products have become more recognized by the crafstmen both in Latvia and abroad. Each item is one-of-a-kind, practical, and — Continue reading
Last year we, if we may admit, rocked your socks off with a 2Modern (Modern) Austin City Guide that was filled to the brim with our suggestions of where to eat, where to shop and where to sleep if you were looking to experience some of Austin’s sleekest and most modern — Continue reading
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So unless you are rich/lucky enough to live in this fancy New York City apartment, you probably won’t get to see these kinds of views/window placements/angles. But, they sure are fun to drool over and enjoy, mais no? We’ve been pretty captivated by really monotone, neutral spaces lately. We love — Continue reading
The clever use of space and spacial design of these houses would be great for full sized grown –ups, however they are doll sized. Made of bamboo and other eco friendly wood, mdf, toxins and lead free safe and sound home sweet home and fit for a doll. Complete with — Continue reading
Have we mentioned lately how much we love one of our brands we offer, Blu Dot? They are seriously so awesome, and not just because they design some of the most clever, gorgeous modern affordable furniture on the market today. It’s because they have a killer attitude and the funniest — Continue reading
Well specifically we’re digging the collaboration between Spanish artist and designer Jamie Hayon of the Hayon Studio and The Rug Company for an award-winning rug collection (well, one of the rugs anyway, the Capitone Rug, was a 2012 Wallpaper* Design Award Winner). Seriously loving the simple and sophisticated designs that — Continue reading
The Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah recently held a transformation design competition for a planned expansion. Danish architect Bjarke Ingels of BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group won with his amazing twisty, modern, log cabin-y design, a perfect mix for the winters of Utah and the modern sensibilities of Park City residents. The — Continue reading
Collage is really hot right now. So is digital manipulation of images. You can imagine that the marriage of those two, seen here in this post by artist KARBORN, works pretty well. We think these images in this post are proof KARBORN knows a thing or two about futuristic art. — Continue reading
Wow! We’re loving how this house stays simple with colors and materials, but let’s a kind of complicated interior architecture really shine through! Working with a pretty small, narrow lot, the High Land Design worked up, and in a really interesting way. Spanning four floors, the architect had to balance the — Continue reading
What will warehouses look like in the future? Why should we care? Well, unless you want the entire planet to look like a bad-looking, metal building industrial lot, we think it’s best we consider what these buildings could look like, and California-based firm Brooks + Scarpa Architects has done just — Continue reading
As usual, Curbly knows exactly what our heart is desiring when it comes to DIY, and they’ve come through with a perfect, emotionally and seasonally-timed project: a Spring Planter. And not just ANY spring planter, a super easy-to-make, quick-to-do, totally-customizable-with-any-color-paint-your-heart-desires spring planter. Now that’s our kind of DIY project. This — Continue reading
Are you the next great furniture designer? Are your friends always telling you “Hey! Your work is so good it should be sold in stores all over the world!” If yes, then you just might be interested in a contest by Dwell and Design Within Reach: Live/Work Design Contest, which is — Continue reading
No, we did not choose this house because when we first saw the name of the architect we thought it said “Wolverine” rather than the actual word, “Wolveridge.” We chose this house because, well, it’s stunning, for starters. The simple, soft and subtle wood exterior is like a modern log — Continue reading
Acknowledged with the furniture of the year award by swedish magazine sköna hem in 2011, the Spin Stool is both innovative and stylish. Created by Swedish designer staffan holm for swedish furniture brand swedese, this bold piece comes in a variety of bright colors, sits at a height of 65 — Continue reading
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