tiny

TINY: A Story About Living Small (Teaser Trailer) from TINY on Vimeo.

at the Met giftshop this weekend...

I'd like to live in all 101 of them.

the ruins of new york

The Ruins of New York | Palladium Boots

gypsy caravan

Jane over at Ill Seen, Ill Said shared this lovely post about shepard's huts eariler this week. Such a nice solution for a small peripheral space, and a romantic idea. It reminds me of the gypsy caravan in Roald Dahl's Danny The Champion of the World.

50 years of Marimekko

Major scoop! To celebrate 50 years of Marimekko in the United States, the wife of Benjamin C. Thompson, the Architect that designed the famous Design Research store in Harvard Square, is planning an exhibit in the same space where Marimekko was first sold. The space was later occupied by Crate & Barrel, until a few months ago when, sadly, it became vacant. My sources tell me that the exhibit will be up shortly and will showcase vintage Marimekko dresses, possibly on all three floors of the glass building, and will run until September.
Flickr photo taken in 1972 by AntyDiluvian.

domestic architecture

Domestic Architecture has some photographs of their fantastic work in domestic and commercial interiors that convey a sort of non-minimalist minimalism that I really like. Have a look. via ill seen, ill said

casa orlandi

Photos of this AMAZING 18th century palazzo, Casa Orlandi, in Prato, Italy were posted on the style files a few weeks ago. When I own a palazzo in Italy I will take a similar approach to decorating that Sabrina Bignami took here. Click here for more photos (definitely worth checking out).

Vinaròs

These last few steamy NY summer days make me wish I were sipping a tall one here. via Monocle

ideo suite

I've been agonizing for weeks about how to rearrange my home office, and it happens that today I found this appealing space by IDEO on their new website. They created this extended-stay suite for Marriott for 1/100th of the cost of a typical suite using "rapid spatial prototyping." I'm not sure what that means, but if this is the result, I'd love IDEO to rapidly prototype my office space.

dollhouse

How incredibly awesome! I am really excited about this post. Above is an abandoned farmhouse transformed into a life sized dollhouse by Canadian artist, Heather Benning; it even looks like the dollhouse I had as a kid. More info here. via ohdeedoh

shape shifting skyline

Dynamic Tower skyscraper plans are in the works for Dubai, Moscow and New York. Each floor rotates independently and is powered by wind turbines fitted between each floor.

lucy and bart

I recently discovered Lucy and Bart. Their work really pushes the boundaries of art/fashion/performance; I think it's fantastic.

oasis in catalunya

Casa 101 in Mollet del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain

google zurich

You thought you had a nice office? Check out Google's Zurich offices.

stylish blight

An old service station turned architecture studio. Brilliant. via notcot

book storage solution

My sister sent me a link to this great bookshelf. What a neat solution for a lack of bookshelf space! By Levitate Architects in the UK.

minimalist envy

Can I add this bathroom by architect Carrie Bernstein to my amazon list? via remodelista