Design

Located about an hour north of downtown Chicago, the suburb of Riverwoods, Illinois, was envisioned—according to Chicago Magazine—as a model town with an unusual goal: for homes to disappear into their natural surroundings. With thick forests next to the Des Plaines River, Riverwoods was an ideal spot for integrating buildings into the landscape, a tenet of the Prairie style of architecture.

More than 40 of the town’s original homes were designed by the self-taught architect Edward Humrich, an admirer of Frank Lloyd Wright known for building low-slung, glass-walled structures out of redwood, cypress, and brick. One of Humrich’s most impressive residences in Riverwoods is this two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath stunner built in 1969 — via Curbed

Tor Stuart-Barstad of ArchitecTor has designed a house in the hills near Phoenix, Arizona, that offers serenity and tranquillity for the home owners — via Contemporist

Nina Edwards Anker of nea studio, has completed the Cocoon House in Long Island, New York. The house received its name due to the walls that form a Cocoon shape towards the northern and western neighbours. The rounded enclosed half of the house provides shelter and privacy, while the cedar shingle cladding blends in with the architectural material palette of the historic neighbourhood — via Contemporist

Dating back to the 1950s, this Calvin Straub mid century modern house in Pasadena, California is pretty much the dream if you love that era. This house was designed back in 1957, the work of Calvin Straub around the same time as the partnership of Buff, Straub, and Hensman was formed — via WowHaus

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Omega is releasing a new edition in its popular Seamaster Diver 300M series. This latest watch is the most recent release to spring from the long partnership between the Bond franchise and the famed Swiss watch manufacturer — via WatchTime

This five-bedroom, seven-bath waterfront home is located on Biscayne Bay in the posh neighbourhood of Sunrise Harbour, the sprawling home boasts an impressive footprint with over 975 square metres. The home was designed by Miami-based Touzet Studio to take advantage of water views on 31m of bay frontage. From the street the home has two imposing stone-clad volumes, but from the bay all you see is a glass-filled stunner with a striking overhanging roof — via Curbed

FCR Original started with a 2015-model Triumph Thruxton and builders Sébastien Guillemot and Mathieu Ménard have produced an edgy roadster that’s ready to shred — via Bike EXIF

ARX Portugal designed Casa Em Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal — via ArchDaily

Alexandre Faccin designed Casa Vila Pinhal in Itirapina, Brazil — via ArchDaily

While a bit larger, the modern Skin Diver is very true to the design established by Longines when the original was launched in 1959. The 42mm steel case features a distinctive black PVD bezel, and warm tan dial markings pop against the clean, black dial. With 300m of water resistance and a soft rubber strap, the modern Skin Diver is ready for any adventure, aquatic or otherwise. Offered without a date function, the Skin Diver’s dial is balanced, legible, and has a character all its own — via HODINKEE

Turkel Design has recently completed the Axiom Desert House, a modern house in Palm Springs, California, that draws inspiration from mid century design — via Contemporist

The star-shaped modernism of this 1977 house in Kapellen, Belgium, is in largely original condition, at least architecturally — via WowHaus

This 1971 Norton Commando was a commission from a customer called Dan, who has dreamed of owning a Norton for a long time and finally got Retrospeed build him his ideal bike — via Bike EXIF

Built in 1966 by modern architect Howard Lapham, the sprawling nine-bedroom, 11-bath home and its two-bedroom guest house is a fun and funky take on mid century living, located on a three-quarter-acre lot in the posh Movie Colony neighbourhood. Lapham’s trademark high ceilings, walls of glass, and spacious rooms all make an appearance, and the home’s cantilevered roofs and poured terrazzo floors will appeal to mid century purists. But it’s the over-the-top interior design and Arthur Elrod designed furnishings that catches your eye; some rooms feature bright yellows, pinks, and eggshell blues, while others are decorated with everything from patterned red-and-white wallpaper or gilded tile work — via Curbed

This five bedroom, five bath lake front property on Fallen Leaf Lake, a small alpine lake just south of Lake Tahoe was constructed in 2000 and designed by famed San Francisco architect George Homsey, one of the original Sea Ranch architects and designer of many BART stations — via Curbed

Bjarke Ingels Group designed The Twist Museum in Norway — via ArchDaily

This three-bedroom, two-bath home in Spokane, Washington was designed in 1954 by Spokane architect Warren C Heylman — via Curbed

The regatta timer may be one of the most specific, if not the most specific, of all complications. A regatta timer is used to count down the amount of time remaining before the competing yachts are allowed to cross the start line during a yacht race; the start line is defined by an imaginary line drawn between two buoys. Sailboats cannot, unlike race cars, simply wait at a starting line, as they are constantly in motion thanks to the wind. Instead, racing yachts manoeuvre behind the start line, seeking to correctly anticipate the moment that the starting signal is given (traditionally a gun or cannon shot) at which point they can legally cross the line without incurring a penalty for starting too early. There will be three versions of the Frederique Constant Yacht Timer Regatta Countdown launched in the US market, which will be a gold PVD model with a blue dial, a steel model with grey dial, and a two-tone model on a two-tone bracelet, with a guilloché pattern — via Hodinkee

Meeta Jain Architects designed Creative Lab House in Bengaluru, India — via ArchDaily

Architecture firm SAOTA has recently completed this modern house in Saint Tropez, France — via Contemporist

Obra Arquitetos designed LLF House in São José Dos Campos, Brazil — via ArchDaily

Known for thousands of glass-filled, boxy homes from the 1950s and 60s, Joseph Eichler was the developer of this four-bedroom, two-bath home in Granada Hills, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Constructed in 1964, the slant-roof home is open and airy, with Eichler’s signature floor-to-ceiling windows that let in plenty of light. Original features abound, including 1960s globe light fixtures, the original Saturn front-door hardware, and the home’s original white Helvetica address numbers on black squares — via Curbed

TECON Architects designed Doja 36 House in Cluj-Napoca, Romania — via ArchDaily

The Deus contest is now a global event, and attracts a weird and wonderful selection of amateur builds. This year’s overall winner was a humble Honda S90 converted to electric power. It beat out over 200 other entries and was built for the princely sum of just $929. The man behind the moped is Aaron Laniosz, a designer who moved to California after finishing a Master of Architecture degree in Illinois — via Bike EXIF

Takeru Shoji Architects designed Shiro House in Akita, Japan — via ArchDaily

Johnny Nguyen of Upcycle Motor Garage built two BMW R100s at the same time, creating a pair of sister bikes that are equally gorgeous in slightly different ways — via Bike EXIF

Yuusuke Karasawa Architects designed S-House in Chichibu, Japan — via ArchDaily

Estudio Transversal designed Ortega Mora House in Retiro, Colombia — via ArchDaily

Indio da Costa Arquitetura designed Mata Atlântica Residence in Río de Janeiro, Brazil — via ArchDaily

The newly opened Odunpazari Modern Museum (OMM) comes courtesy of Kengo Kuma and Associates. Situated in the center of Eski?ehir, Turkey, the OMM is a gorgeously modern structure among the city’s historic Ottoman-style architecture. The facade is a series of interlocking timber boxes that look like a high-design Jenga set — via Curbed

Dmitry Golubchikov’s Zillers Garage is back with another jaw-dropping creation based around a Vincent Lightning engine, but virtually everything else is made by hand — via Bike EXIF

Studio Gabriel Garbin Arquitetura designed IP 01 House in Guarujá, Brazil — via ArchDaily

Singaporean firm Guz Architects together with local practice Riva Architects, has recently completed two modern houses, that are nestled into the hillside in Logie Point, Jersey — via Contemporist

Nowhere does Sarasota’s architecture shine more than in Lido Shores, a sandbar neighbourhood full of modernistic homes dating to the 1950s. Take this three-bedroom, three-bathroom home located just a few blocks from the water. Designed by renowned architect William Rupp and called the Pavilion House, the home showcases the Sarasota School’s affinity for open floor plans, indoor-outdoor living, and large planes of glass — via Curbed

This house knows how to make the most of a pop of colour. Tucked away on a verdant plot of land in Merida, Mexico, Casa del Lago is all neutral tones and concrete, save for a handful of sun yellow doors. Taller de Arquitectura Contextual (TACO) designed the house as part of a development where all the homes share a pond in the back. The home stretches into a wedge shape and is surrounded by lush greenery that softens the concrete and gives the space a warm, tropical atmosphere — via Curbed

The Ming 17.06 Copper: case, 38mm x 10mm, 316L stainless steel with brushed and polished finish; 43.9mm lug to lug. Sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating; 100 metre water resistance. CHF 1,250 — via HODINKEE

ABAR Office designed Cheshm-o-Cheragh Bazaar in Mashhad, Iran — via ArchDaily

Lado Blanco Arquitecturas designed Madriguera House in Spain — via ArchDaily

Bruschini Arquitetura designed Bocaina Refuge in São José do Barreiro, Brazil — via ArchDaily

Cyril Durand Behar Architectes designed Campus Pernod Ricard University in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, France — via ArchDaily

Built in 1952, the home was designed by noted Wisconsin architect and Frank Lloyd Wright contemporary William Kaeser. Despite choosing Cranbrook Academy of Art over Taliesin in his youth, Kaeser’s prolific career was clearly influenced by Wright’s organic principles. Long horizontal lines mark the exterior, and the home features overhanging roofs, multiple walkout patios, and an affinity for Usonian principles.

The home sits on a quiet cul-de-sac in the coveted Shorewood Hills neighbourhood on a wooded, oversized lot. If this looks like your Wisconsin dream, 3408 Circle Close is on the market now for $1,050,000 — via Curbed

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright disciple Herb DeLevie, this mid century gem is full of quirky details. The Max & Arlyne Hurwitz House sits just outside of down town in Madison, Wisconsin, on a tree-lined plot of land.

DeLevie, a student of Wright’s at Taliesin, designed the four-bedroom, three-bathroom home in 1966, and it’s filled with striking features like a giant stone fireplace and angled walls, all sorts of nooks, plus amenities like a sauna and wet bar. The house opens into an entryway framed by 15-foot double doors. Inside, the home has an open-plan layout with split levels connected by multiple staircases.

Located at 202 N Blackhawk Avenue, this gem is now on the market for $549,900 after a recent price drop — via Curbed

SPASM Design Architects designed The House Cast in Liquid Stone in Khopoli, India — via ArchDaily

Patricio Castelli knows this hustle all too well. He’s based in Argentina, where he specialises in shaping aluminium for motorcycle and car projects. But his clients never commission truly radical stuff, so he occasionally builds something outrageous for his own delight. And if you’re wondering just how outrageous it gets, how about an aluminium-clad scoot that looks like it rolled out of a 1950s sci-fi epic? — via Bike EXIF

iStudio architecture designed Brick House in Wada, India — via ArchDaily

Studio AG Arquitetura designed Lake Annex in São Paulo, Brazil — via ArchDaily

The initial concept was to take a Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 Twin and make it the best cafe racer it could be… and then to take it vintage racing — via Return of the Cafe Racers

This house in Chile’s wine country is an inverted take on indoor-outdoor living. Alvano y Riquelme Architects designed Casa 14 for a life lived outdoors with an expansive concrete terrace that surrounds the angular house — via Curbed

Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama + Amorphe designed Beniya Mukayu Byakuroku in Japan — via ArchDaily