These are Designer Drains, and they are made in the U.S.A. out of reclaimed .060? thick stainless steel. You can get them in around 30 different patterns, and four different finishes. Both round and square shapes are available — via theinteriorRevolution
Argentinian architect Sebastian Sas designed the Be Tulum resort in Mexico.
Perched on a secluded expanse of the luminous Mayan Caribbean, and surrounded by legendary relics of one of the world’s most ancient cultures, Be Tulum’s comfort and tranquility offer the fast track to its guest’s peace of mind. It is the only fullserviced resort in the area featuring contemporary design resting in perfect harmony within the untouched natural setting. While being a haven of relaxation, the resort is also the place to be for the region’s creative scene. Establishing a community of locals and guests is very important to Argentinean-born Sas brothers – the coowners of the Be Hotel group — via CONTEMPORIST
One of the hits at SIHH 2010 was Panerai’s Radiomir Composite Marina Militare. For 2011 Panerai presents a new Special Edition in that sought-after material: the Luminor Composite 1950 3 Days – 47mm. The new piece combines the lightness, strength and durability of Panerai Composite with the new hand-wound P.3000 caliber, which is designed and produced in the Officine Panerai manufacture in Neuchâtel — via WatchTime
An unfinished masterpiece
filmed by Orson Welles nearly four decades ago is finally to reach the screen.
The Other Side of the Wind portrays the last hours of an ageing film director. Welles is said to have told John Huston, who plays the lead role: It’s about a bastard director… full of himself, who catches people and creates and destroys them. It’s about us, John
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
If you’re looking to jazz up your design and get away from using the standard Lorem ipsum dummy text, Fillerati generates blocks of filler text from classic novels.
At Fillerati you can pick from a set of authors pulled from Project Gutenberg to populate a block of text in the size and design you specify. You can have it in paragraph form, various header sizes, lists, or as raw text. Certainly you could just visit Project Gutenberg and do your own cut and paste job for the raw text, but Fillerati does it quickly and with a variety of formatting options.
The project, designed by Arquitetura da Vila, is for the home of a young couple, in a terraced house constructed in the beginning of the 20th century, in Jardim Botanico, Rio de Janeiro, and aims at establishing harmony among the existing set, the interventions made, and the environment, preserving the guidelines of its historical heritage. The goal was to fulfill the needs of its future residents — via ArchDaily
Facebook, which faces potential fines for violating privacy laws in Germany, has agreed to let users there better shield their email contacts from unwanted advertisements and solicitations — via The Sydney Morning Herald
At Google one of our key philosophies is to take risks and to experiment. To that end, in July 2009 we announced the ability to find property for sale or rent directly on Google Maps. This is one of the search options
next to the search box on Google Maps, and is currently available in the US, Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Japan.
In part due to low usage, the proliferation of excellent property-search tools on real estate websites, and the infrastructure challenge posed by the impending retirement of the Google Base API (used by listing providers to submit listings), we’ve decided to discontinue the real estate feature within Google Maps on 10 February 2011 — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Maybe I just need a little shack on the beach, where you can eat fresh seafood and enjoy simple life. Like this little place built on a rock, in Zanzibar — via Gizmodo Australia
Haines House, designed by Christopher Polly Architect, is located in the inner city Sydney suburb of Newtown, in an area that is steadily displaying evidence of gentrification in the general upgrade of the surrounding urban fabric.
The proposal involved the complete refurbishment of an existing single storey semi-detached dwelling with the addition of an open plan volume beyond the original rear existing roof plane, to improve the physical and visual relationships to the new rear garden, while harnessing improved access to sunlight, natural ventilation and views to borrowed landscapes and sky beyond — via ArchDaily
This project continues BKK Architects‘ exploration of how interiors engage with the landscape. This is a vigorous, emphatic relationship commensurate with the power of the Australian landscape. Not a touch the earth lightly
approach. The relationship is symbiotic rather than subservient. The large, solid masonry wall acts as an anchor to the house that embeds it into the landscape. They have long been fascinated with the power of building; the cultural and political act of constructing walls in the landscape; how we claim territory and inhabit the landscape — via ArchDaily
Inspired by jeannr, I flowcharted the Beatles classic,
Hey Jude.now you can buy a print!
Cell Space Architects designed the Villa-K in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan
This site is located on a hilltop in one of the eminent Karuizawa villa areas. All directions around the site are clear for view in winter. The villa consists of four parts of floors and four parts of roofs around a central pillar. The four floors placed on different levels are connected to the surrounding out space through windows in order to give diverse views for the residents. The inner spaces are divided into four parts and, on the other hand, are connected in a spiral around the central pillar. The four roofs are connected with different angles one another. Sunlight coming through the slits between the roofs highlights the division of the inner spaces — via CONTEMPORIST
Australian graffiti artist BUFFdiss works in masking tape. He’s especially fond of making giants in public places so that people look like dolls in comparison — via Neatorama
Artist Inger Carina made a crocheted gunbelt with matching three-dimensional revolvers. The only thing that she needs to add is some speedloaders — via Neatorama
AATA Associate Architects originally started with the idea of the Morerava Cabins when they saw an opportunity to create a tourist complex on Easter Island in 2009. Analysing the tourist market on the Island they quickly realized most sectors were well developed, spanning from luxury Hotels to private homes and camping, however one niche sector was not covered: family friendly cabins which meet certain quality standards — via ArchDaily
The body of Mike Bongiorno, who was Italy’s top quiz show host for more than 50 years and a close friend of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, has been stolen from his grave, officials said overnight — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Specials don’t come any more special than this lovely MV Agusta. And it has an immaculate pedigree, too—it was built by Primo Felotti, the stylist and bodywork fabricator employed by MV Agusta from the 1950s onwards. The bike is based on a 1977 Ipotesi, a 350cc model designed to bridge the gap between the Varese company’s racers and street bikes — via Bike EXIF
Once considered the tallest building[s] in the world from 1998 to 2004, the Petronas Towers designed by Cesar Pelli stand as a cultural and architectural icon in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Completed in 1998, the Petronas Towers are a reflection and homage to the dominant Islamic culture of Malaysia — via ArchDaily
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