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May 18 2012
The Split House by Superkul
Another beautiful, modern house this time from Superkül Inc Architects. The interior of the house is is really a wonderful—not too cold, not too warm. What I like most here is the interior opening up to the backyard and pool. Via Contemporist
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May 17 2012
Wooden Textile Blanket
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Elisa Strozyk is the creator of this “wooden textile” blanket. The final product is a half wood, half fabric combination that until now, seemed very foreign. This would be absolutely awesome to have. Found via Freshome.
The processes to transform wood into a flexible wooden surface is its deconstruction into pieces, which are then attached to a textile base. Depending on the geometry and size of the tiles each design shows a different behavior regarding flexibility and mobility. There are various possible applications, for example as floorings, curtains, drapes, plaids, upholstery or parts of furniture.
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May 08 2012
Ithaa Underwater Restaurant
The Ithaa Underwater Restaurant is sunk about 16 feet below sea level at the Hilton Maldives Resort and Spa. The resort is located on Rangali Island a ways off the southern most coast of India. The design of the restaurant was completed by New Zealand design consultancy firm, MJ Murphy Ltd. To eat at the restaurant, prices start at $120 for lunch, but go up to around $220 to $250 for dinner.
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May 01 2012
Extrusion by Philippe Malouin for Carwan Gallery
Hackney designer Philippe Malouin worked with traditional craftsmen from Beirut to create a series of bowls and plinths by shaping wooden blocks made of many smaller, tessellating batons. (more…)
April 30 2012
Guanabanos House in Mexico
Taller Héctor Barroso designed the beautiful Guanabanos House in Mexico. What strikes me about this house is the “thirds-style” composition of the front of the house and throughout some of the interior.
Found via Contemporist
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April 19 2012
House 11×11 by Titus Bernhard Architekten
Slideshow: there are no horizontal crossbeams to interrupt the vertically striped wooden batons that clad this house outside Munich by German architects Titus Bernhard. (more…)
April 16 2012
Designed in Hackney: Cricket by Kay + Stemmer
Designed in Hackney: Dalston designers Kay + Stemmer present this collection of benches, side tables and stools for Shoreditch design brand SCP at MOST in Milan this week. (more…)
April 05 2012
Karimoku New Standard at Erastudio Apartment Gallery
This table with folding trestle legs by Spanish designer Tomás Alonso is one of nine new products that Japanese furniture brand Karimoku New Standard will present at Erastudio Apartment Gallery in Milan later this month. (more…)
April 04 2012
This Wooden Hot Rod Is Powered By A Common Electric Drill
If there was ever a conspiracy-fueled argument to be made simultaneously for and against the auto industry’s lack of a decent electric car, it could be this beautiful, handmade vehicle by a few German university students.
Rennholz, which translates to “Race Wood,” is a vehicle driven by the power of an off-the-shelf Bosch screwdriver and nothing else. “The goal was to create an extraordinary vehicle powered by an e-motor,” explains project participant Jirka Robert Wolff. It was an entrant to HAWK Hildesheim’s bi-annual race, which restricts entrants to using electric screwdrivers in lieu of high power motors.
While a few key components, mostly lifted from bicycles, are aluminum, the car is constructed primarily of custom-fabricated bent plywood. Three forms were each layered with nine to 11 layers of veneer, then united to create the flowing chassis. “We choose this material, because wood is a renewable material,” writes Wolff. “And because it has a very special look and feeling.”
The resulting racer is truly gorgeous. It’s a sled with wheels, a pinewood derby racer with a master’s in design, a Poäng chair fueled with retro testosterone instead of flat beige cushions.
And it’s a technical achievement. Instead of drilling in screws, an everyday tool drives the racer at 15 mph for up to 10 minutes at a time.
With a larger battery pack, it could potentially run for hours, assuming the motor held up (which Wolff doubts). The potential is somewhat remarkable. But at the same time, when you begin to do the math, what sort of motor would it take to reach 80mph? How much more energy would that consume? What about safety and durability? What about a roof? Well, you realize that, as easy as Rennholz makes this whole electric vehicle thing look, we’re gonna need a lot more innovation than a bigger screwdriver and a few Duracells.
That is, unless we’re all willing to drive these beautiful wooden racers instead of our Priuses. And that future doesn’t sound so horrible to me.
April 03 2012
April 01 2012
Northface by Element
The top floor of this periscope-like wooden house in Stavanger, Norway, cantilevers northwards towards the sea. (more…)
March 28 2012
Casa Mecano in Costa Rica
RoblesArq designed this home in the Osas Peninsula of Costa Rica. The home has a very interesting interior ventilation system.
House Mecano is a body composed of a structure, a skin and a mechanism to adapt to their environment. The Concept of the residence arises in the use of passive strategies through bioclimatic design in synergy with an automation system that controls the appropriate levels of natural ventilation through open window systems and a pulley system that alter the position and inclination of the eaves manually, promoting thermal comfort and indoor air quality. The goal will be to maximize function in the smallest space possible.
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March 26 2012
Wohnhaus Am Walensee House by K_M Architektur
Custom Woodcut Maps
Just choose the location you want via the Google Maps interface, pick what materials you want, and Woodcut Maps puts your map through the laser cutter and assembles and packs your map by hand. Great gift idea or a nice little something to set on your desk.
March 25 2012
Åre Solbringen by Waldemarson Berglund
Slideshow: Swedish architects Waldemarson Berglund were inspired by the slopes of a nearby ski resort to create these three slanted timber cabins in north Sweden. (more…)
Bits of Wood by Pepe Heykoop
Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop has made a series of furniture by casting recycled tin around wooden offcuts. (more…)
March 23 2012
Corallo House by Paz Arquitectura
The Corallo House in Guatemala City is the work of the amazing Paz Arquitectura team. The house’s beauty and design feels entirely natural even though it embodies such a modern aesthetic. From the balcony to the stairs and then to the integrated living room tree, everything about this house is magnificent. Shared from Contemporist
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March 20 2012
Ben Butler Wood Sculptures
Ben Butler’s work has been exhibited in solo shows in New York at Coleman Burke Gallery and Plane Space, as well as at Zg Gallery in Chicago, John Davis Gallery in Husdon, New York, and Suyama Space in Seattle. He currently lives and works in Memphis, Tennessee and Quogue, New York. His work ranges from detailed wood sculptures to drawing and painting.
Check out more of his work on his website.
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March 13 2012
Playhouse by Bach Arquitectes
This children’s playhouse by Barcelona architects Anna & Eugeni Bach has stripy wooden walls, folding window hatches and a ladder instead of stairs. (more…)
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