Initially intending to design a housing structure as a set of prefabricated units hoisted onto a structural frame, the ideas and visual intricacies of Paul Rudolph‘s Colonnade Condominiums were developments of the previously designed but unbuilt Graphic Arts Center of Manhattan — via ArchDaily
Jam Home Made has released its second watch. Again it features Mickey Mouse on the dial. The Secret Mickey Watch Type 2 is based on the popular classic military design. The watch is all black (PVD I believe). The unique aspect of the watch is the eyes of Mickey which changes on a weekly cycle — via Horology Crazy
Apparently CoolHunting.com is on a limited edition kick, and will offer a few such items. One of them is going to be this highly limited Marvin Malton 160 Cushion Toujours Plus
watch that will only have 8 pieces. The watches will be available for sale, but one of them will be auctioned off to benefit the New York City Animal Rescue.
Technically the watch is identical to the current Marvin Malton 160 Cushion three-hand automatic. The difference is in the colors as well as the dial and some text on the watch. The 42mm wide steel case is PVD black with a black and green textured dial. Toujours Plus
is the French translation of CoolHunting’s motto always more
— via A Blog to Read
As the US middle class teeters on the brink after the housing collapse, some people are looking at an alternative. Instead of moving into a giant McMansion with 30 years of debt attached, some Americans are open to seeing just how little you can get by with, and seeing what can be build for practically nothing — via Home Design Find
Is this the most beautiful production motorcycle you can buy today? At the EICMA exhibition in Milan, the MV Agusta F3 has just won the poll to find The Most Beautiful Bike of the Show
. More than 12,000 votes were cast, and the F3 captured 39%—nearly twice that of the next entrant — via Bike EXIF
Located south of Mexico City, with a lakeside subsurface inheritance of the legendary Aztec lake, it develops this 480m² duplex in a slim residual plot.
Given the extensive program that customers requested, the 2 houses are resolved intertwined and interspersed within the maximum permissible restrictions, generating a large cube that blends with its dense urban environment kitsch-ecléctico-chilango
developed in the 70’s and 80’s — via ArchDaily
What were to happen if your recipe card was just one illustrated diagram? Katie Shelly is trying it out with Picture Cook, a project to inspire experimentation, improvisation, and play in the kitchen
. Her whimsical drawings give a new perspective on cooking — via CRAFT
Most people accessorize their bikes from aftermarket catalogs. But when Australian Shawn Zammit got a Honda VTR1000 Firestorm in 2002, he decided to stick to the Honda production parts bin. And in the process, discovered the constraints that often face the designers employed by motorcycle manufacturers. Shawn’s plan was to transform his VTR (Super Hawk in the U.S.) into a sporty V-twin cruiser, so he called Honda Australia and ran his ideas past them — via Bike EXIF
You could be living in one of Britain’s most famous modernist houses – if you decide to let High Cross House in Dartington, near Totnes, Devon, even if it’s only for a short time.
High Cross House was designed in 1932 by William Lescaze and is located on the Dartington Hall estate in the countryside near Totnes, Devon. It covers 3,000 sq ft, is Grade II listed and has approximately one acre of gardens. It was refurbished by renowned architect John Winter in 1995, but has not been lived in since, so there are some things you’ll need to do yourself before moving in – like add a kitchen, would you believe — via Retro To Go
Resting on the water, +31 Architects‘ latest residence offers a gently curving form complete with a roof terrace. While the main level holds the living spaces, a flight of stairs brings residents to the terrace which offers wide views over the Amstel. Lowering the bedroom half a story, allows for a logical transition not only to the above terrace by also to below for access from the ground floor to the basement. A large void brings daylight into the basement and allows provides a visual connection between the floors — via ArchDaily
Conversation Pit, originally uploaded by Telstar Logistics.
Basement conversation pit
in the house next door to where I grew up; quite literally unchanged since 1974.
Sometimes the very oldest climate cooling ideas are best. Ecooler has won a 21st Century green design award for an idea based on a 5,000 year old cooling idea from the Middle East — via Home Design Find
Well, just a matter of days since the Vespa PX was confirmed for a return, another classic scooter brand is back on the market – Lambretta with the Lambretta LN scooter.
This new model is apparently being made in Italy by Motom Electronics Group SPA, a tribute to the original, but very much a new model with a few more squared off edges than original models and a twin-valve, single-cylinder air-cooled engine in a choice of 125 or 150cc models. Plenty of colour options available too for some added individualism — via Retro To Go
New York’s famous City Hall subway station, one of the most gorgeous gems in the world of mass transit, has been closed for decades. Now it can be viewed again by in-the-know riders of the 6 train — via Jalopnik
— via I Believe in Advertising
The best green building innovation in Sweden, and winner of this year’s Nordbygg Gold Medal – these SolTech Energy tiles are engineered to turn the entire roof space into a solar heat farm, renewably harvesting the heat needed for the home heating system from sunshine — via Home Design Find
The Omnipolis administrative building incorporates itself into the previously existing Omnia Campus in Slovakia. Challenged by a rather limiting site, including height restrictions, Hantabal Architekti teamed up with AFR to design a building that is expressive through its rich colors and horizontal repetition. Follow the break for photographs and drawings — via ArchDaily
Free fonts have met their match. Font Squirrel know how hard it is to find quality freeware that is licensed for commercial work. They’ve done the hard work, hand-selecting these typefaces and presenting them in an easy-to-use format
Dissatisfied with mass-production wood or metal umbrella handles, Tobiah Adam wanted to carve something a bit more suited to his specific grip (and easy to hold tight during even the worst wind and rain storm), using a stock aluminum-and-black body above — via Dornob
One of the more inspirational and influential architects of the twentieth century, John Lautner was revered in the world of architecture and design throughout his sixty-year-long career. Architects like Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank Gehry give a substantial amount of credit to Lautner, who influenced their designs and minds as architects. As is obvious in his architecture and especially in the Schwimmer House, Lautner valued attention to space, materiality and relationship with the natural environment — via ArchDaily
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