A Look at Alvar Aalto’s Muuratsalo Experimental House
To finish off the week I thought I'd highlight Alvar Aalto's Muuratsalo Experimental House, a place that's been on my mind for a while now. You may remember me mentioning my project for 2013 was to make a piece of furniture, well before I get to that point I've decided it might be worthwhile drawing
Conversations in Context by The Philip Johnson Glass House
Often architecture can become a game of ‘spot the influence’, quite regularly I find myself comparing different elements in a build to that of other greats like Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright. Most shy away from these inspirations, but Philip Johnson was one such
A Look Inside Le Cabanon by Le Corbusier
What a place! Le Corbusier's retreat called Le Cabanon which sits on a wooded cliff overlooking the Mediterranean. It's the only house that Le Corbusier actually designed for himself, a quaint little cabin which is miniature in scale and could be classed as a one-room cottage. He didn't design a kit
The InBetween House by Koji Tsutsui Architects
Built as a mountain retreat from the hustle of Tokyo this “InBetween” home designed by Koji Tsutsui architects sits flawlessly into it’s surrounding topography and neighbouring culture. Constructed using locally sourced and prepared larch wood Koji Tsutsui opted to incorporate traditional Japa
A look inside the house of Finn Juhl
It seems only last week that we were sharing something Finn Juhl related with you all, although looking back into the archive it was a month yesterday. It’s amazing how time flies on the internet and I mention this as today marks a month of the online shop being open. I hadn’t planned to share t
North Bay House by Prentiss Architects
We couldn't reach wednesday without a little architecture to satisfy our creative cravings, so I've sourced a recent build by Seattle based studio Prentiss Architects which will hopefully cater for everyone's needs. This home is actually quite deceptive as it's a lot larger than it looks here, I don
Richard Neutra Rang House Photographed by Iwan Baan
Richard Neutra has become quite the favourite of mine. He’s known for his clean lines, particularly in California where he came celebrated for his geometric but open structures. I think this inspiration came from his tutor in the early days, another inspiring figure, Adolf Loos who was known to ha
Maison Louis Carré by Alvar Aalto
Today I thought I'd bring over this imagery that I found last night thanks to my random perusing, it always leads me into good spots around the web. Usually I start with a designer of some sort, this time Alvar Aalto, and I head out with the intention to learn something new and end up finding an abu
Admiring the Work of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright
As time goes by working here on the site it's seems that a trend is starting to appear where I'm referencing less and less creatives from the present and more from the past. Barbara Hepworth was perhaps the most notable individual recently given the fact that she passed in 1975, so today I'm going t
Inside the Eames House
After much thought and deliberation I decided to do a small post on the Eames house, also known as Case Study House No. 8 since it was an experiment in American residential architecture sponsored by the Arts & Architecture magazine. They commissioned major architects of the day, such as Charles and
Joseph Erlanger’s House by Phillip Kalantzis
This morning I decided to bring across some photography by Phillip Kalantzis, a New York city based photographer, who took these fascinating pictures of professor Erlanger's House in Urbana, Illinois. Erlanger was the head of contemporary Dance Division at the University of Illinois, with the house
Living in the Form of Thinking, Muji Home
I’ve always been fascinated with Muji and their branding, particularly on the Japanese side where they seem to evolve and expand at an alarming rate. They remain true to their ethos and show that you can become successful even if you make simple and basic items that we all need, and express a