Finnish architect Alvar Aalto created an intimate setting for his architectural office in Helsinki, using natural light and a strong connection to nature
Alvar Aalto, the Finnish architect and designer of the ubiquitous 3-legged stool (that spawned a perhaps even more ubiquitous IKEA knockoff), was also the creator of a lovely, very modern and yet very cozy, home on the outskirts of Helsinki. Often, the homes designers create for themselves tend toward the grandiose, but this one could be appropriately classified as humble, even subtle.
We stumbled on this curiously beautiful sheetrock wall at the always illuminating Under the Sun. It appears to be a way an art gallery displayed a show. Sheets of uncut 4 x 8' sheet rock were nailed to a carefully constructed wall of ordinary sheet rock studs with plenty of space between.Not great for sound proofing, but is makes a swell room divider. It's a geometric play on the theme of sheet rock with voids, our favorite being Faye Toogood's amazing sheet rock cutout:We LOVE this mysterious one as well:
Known for his interest in projects with a social theme Dominique Coulon took part in a competition launched in 2009 following a consultation by the municipality of
Completed in 2023 in Arakawa City, Japan. Images by Masaki Komatsu. This is a renovation of a 40-year-old apartment building in Arakawa-ku, Tokyo. A family of three lives in a sunny and airy environment surrounded by...
Fiction by David Foster Wallace: “The joke this week was: How was an I.R.S. rote examiner like a mushroom? Both kept in the dark and fed horseshit.”
The search for employment is unpredictable and demands unrelenting patience. When you're at your wit's end, it can be tempting to send the same exact resume to what feels like the same job ad over and over again. However, no two firms are identical and there are particular qualities and red flags...
Some top quality works over on independent designer Fredrik Paulsen's portfolio site. He's based in Stockholm and has an interesting background in cabinet making with a Masters Degree in Product Design at the Royal College of Art in London. Frederik also did a short stint at the Peter Andersson Design Studio and at IKEA, both
On the Thresholds of Space-Making Sam Fox School, Washington University One Brookings Drive St. Louis, Missouri Through April 20 The work of Shinohara
Rudolph M. Schindler, often referred to as RM Schindler, was a pioneering architect whose work played a significant role in shaping the landscape of modern architecture, particularly in Southern California. Born in Vienna, Austria in 1887, Schindler initially studied under influential architect Otto
A new website offers a virtual tour of the Los Angeles house designed by Richard Neutra and his son Dion.
