Elegant Kasokudo Bonsai Planter Inspired by the Automotive Industry

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A striking fusion of form and function, the Kasokudo Bonsai Planter by designer Adrian Magu is as stylish as it gets. The product is an artistic representation of the developer’;s interest for everything green and his work in the automotive industry: “Referencing speed ...

Styling Inspiration: Halloween

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Modern Greek House Design Exploring Traditional and Up-to-Date Design

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The island of Kea in Greece seemed the perfect location to settle down and enjoy magical breezes serpent among olive trees. This modern House in Kea was seen by architects Marina Stassinopoulos and Konstantios Daskalakis as an opportunity to employ the island’s traditional building p...

Saska Apartment by Soma Architekci

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By Magaly • 49 mins ago


Saska Apartment is a private residence designed by Soma Architekci.
It is located in Saska Kępa, a neighborhood of Warsaw, Poland.













Saska Apartment by Soma Architekci:
“The owner of the apartment located in the centre of Warsaw’s Saska Kępa ask...

Split level transformation by Cook Architecture

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This Split level transformation by Cook Architecture is quite amazing. Wait until you see the before picture. The original house was nothing to really look at and now this home would make me look twice. This modern make over has such great dimension and depth. The interiors look like...

Celebrity Real Estate: Tom Cruise Lists Ranch with No Secret Bunker for $59M

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Thursday, October 30, 2014, by Spencer Peterson


Photo via Zimbio
Actor and mid-to-high-level Scientologist Tom Cruise, who despite all that he has become in the eyes of his viewing public, still has few equals in terms of sheer “screen presence,” has listed his...

Sinbad Creek Residence by Swatt | Miers Architects

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Swatt | Miers Architects have designed the Sinbad Creek Residence in the rural town of Sunol, California.


















From the architects
The Sinbad Creek Residence is a 4,000 square foot home located on a beatiful 5.3 acre east-facing hillside in the rural town of Sunol. With...

10 Color Theory Basics Everyone Should Know

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Color choice defines a room. Image Via: Kati Curtis Design

Most of us aren’t interior designers by trade and that’s okay. Whether you think of interior design as an enjoyable hobby or a necessary evil that helps keep your home looking presentable, sometimes it can be tough to und...

Architectural Craziness: Belarus" New Football Stadium Looks Like a Slumbering Python

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Thursday, October 30, 2014, by Rachel B. Doyle


Photo by Tomaz Gregoric via Design Boom
The dictatorship of Belarus just debuted a €40M ($ 51M) football stadium with a rounded edifice perforated by blob-like windows—a building that very much resembles a python. Designed by the Slo...

Moroso produces the faceted ‘Brooke Ottomane’ by Tokujin Yoshioka for Issey Miyake

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Moroso continues to collaborate with 2 leading names in Japanese design. To mark the opening of the new Issey Miyake showroom held this month in London, the brand has produced a range of sculptural ottomans created by the artist and designer Tokujin Yoshioka. The series, tailored...

Zen Barn by Christopher Simmonds

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The Zen Barn by Christopher Simmonds is a great exercise in juxtaposition. I am sure the “barn” label comes from the weathered wood on the exterior. I think it was a brilliant move as the wood is a complete opposite to the structure. The interiors are nice as well but I...

Dezeen Mail #226

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newsletter includes the best stories and comments from readers plus new jobs, competitions, movies and more.
Our new book features 45 conversations with leading figures in architecture and design from around the world.

Expressive Brazilian Architecture to Inspire Your Next Home Makeover

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Designed by Ney Lima Architects in Brasilia – Distrito Federal, Brazil, this 570 square meter home spreads over space as well as time. Emerging from the architecture of the 60s, this home combines contemporary appeal with tradition and openness into an exemplary piece...

Globe Trotting: St. Lucia"s Lovingly Preserved Great House Dates Back to 1895

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014, by Jenny Xie


Photo via Crosby Doe Associates
High up on a hill in St. Lucia’;s capital city of Castries, the stately Belmont House doesn’;t have the “luxury resort”-type amenities (read: infinity pools and 13,000-square-foot yoga...

21 Quick and Fun Last Minute Halloween Crafts and Hacks

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Halloween is almost upon us, but that doesn’;t mean you still can’;t have some spooky crafts and hacks for the coming scary night. We’;ve gathered 21 easy and cheap Last-Minute decor crafts and hacks that will transform your home into the creepiest place in less...

How Architects Take Advantage of The Golden Ratio

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Check out why architects love the golden ratio. Image Via: Priester’;s Custom Contracting, LLC

When you really think about it, one of the coolest facets of architecture is the ability to have buildings be so different – so varied in terms of size, shape, and style – and yet so...

Residence Zheng by KC Design Studio

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By Magaly • 49 mins ago


Residence Zheng is a home located in Taipei, Taiwan.
It was designed by KC Design Studio.



















Residence Zheng by KC Design Studio:
“This case is located on the 24th floor of a apartment building in downtown Taipei. One major advantage is the...

Modern transformed condo

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This modern transformed condo found over at Apartment Therapy is a nice flavor of industrial modern. I quite like the exposed cinder block walls paired with the concrete floors. The warm tones of the wood furniture and the use of topes and whites make for a warm space. With this being...

Kasokudo Bonsai Planter by Adrian Magu

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Designer Adrian Magu has created a contemporary bonsai planter named Kasokudo.








From the designer
Designer Adrian Magu’s interest for everything green and his work in the automotive industry has resulted in the Kasokudo Bonsai Planter; a stunning fusion of form and fu...

Shabby Hunting Cabin Turned Into Impressive L-Shaped Contemporary Residence

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Shands Studio Architects converted a shabby hunting cabin and summer guest house in San Anselmo, CA, USA into an impressive contemporary residence. The main purpose of the planning stage was to connect the project to its rich landscape. In the building process, framing lumber found...

Ridgewood by GA Design

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By Magaly • 55 mins ago


Ridgewood is a private residence located in Jogeshwari, a suburb of Mumbai, India.
It was designed by GA Design.


















Ridgewood by GA Design:
“This residential apartment has been designed by GA design in Mumbai.
It is located close to the mai...

Arc House by Maziar Behrooz Architecture

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Maziar Behrooz Architecture have designed the Arc House, a single family home located inEast Hampton, New York.
























From the architects
In one of our initial meetings with our clients, we shared a picture of a small airplane hangar showing an uninterrupted...

10 Things You Should Know Before Painting A Room

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Painting can actually be fun when you know how to do it properly. We share the many steps to make your painting project turn out perfectly! Image Source: Gace K Design

Are you living with boring white walls, but hate the thought of painting? Painting is often a task that homeowners...

Home Sweet home AD Magazine

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If my place looked like this one I am sure I could call it home sweet home. There is such a depth of quality in the materials that make up these interiors. Everything here has the breath of quality and luxury. The table behind the sofa and the sculpture on top of it are my favorite...

Ingeniously Versatile: REK Extending Coffee Table by Reinier de Jong Design [Video]

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REK extending coffee table by Reinier de Jong Design is a flexible furniture piece available in 2 new versions: oak veneered and all-white. According to the designers, one of the 2 new versions is almost entirely white except for the subtle black lines. The edges are finished with...

Globe Trotting: Sunken Floors Hide This Concrete Dwelling from the World

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Monday, October 27, 2014, by Spencer Peterson


Photo by Koji Fujii via Design Boom
Upon closer inspection, this seemingly simple 3-story concrete home by Japan’;s Takeshi Hosaka Architects reveals a delightfully expectation-thwarting design. But maybe “reveals” is...

Simplici-tea: The Electric Tea Kettle, Completely Redefined

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Making a nice cup of tea is one of those no-brainer activities that plenty of us do multiple times a day. We rarely think of how much energy is used to heat the water for that tea. Even if you’re using an energy-efficient electric kettle (as opposed to a stovetop one), the minimum ...

S-Shaped Glass Walls Connect Indoors and Out

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The Design House project is an initiative by Design Week Mexico that sees a house in Mexico City transformed by a group of forward-thinking designers, year after year. Now in its sixth year, in 2014 project presents Mexico-based Esrawe Studio and the firm’;s creative...

Five-Bedroom Residence Near Toronto Unveiling Luxurious Living: 166 The Kingsway

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An intriguing play of geometric shapes and exterior finishes defines 166 The Kingsway project, a modern house located near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom dwelling is currently on sale, listed at approximately $ 2.4 million and is briefly defined as “a...

12 Great Ideas for Thanksgiving Tables

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Looks like Thanksgiving is at our house this year—since I get more excited about setting a beautiful table than cooking the food (shhh…don’;t tell my guests!) here are some of my favorite ideas…


Clockwise from top left: Beautiful muted greens from Honestly YUM, g...

Mid Century in Dallas by Harold Prinz

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This amazing Mid Century in Dallas by Harold Prinz has been preserved by its current owners. Dallas Morning News ran an article on this home. “Designed by Dallas architects Harold Prinz and LaVere Brooks of the firm Prinz and Brooks and located in north Oak Cliff, the Hayes...

Hudson/Panos Residence by Swatt | Miers Architects

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Swatt | Miers Architects have designed a contemporary vacation home for a young family in Healdsburg, California.
















From the architects
The Hudson/Panos Residence is located on a knoll on a 9-acre site overlooking the Dry Creek Valley in Healdsburg. Designed as an...

Casa RG by ES-arch

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By Jessica • 2 hours ago


Casa RG is a renovation project completed by ES-arch.
It is located in Madesimo, Sondrio, Italy.




















Casa RG by ES-arch:
“Our project is a recovery of the attic of a portion of an apartment building.
The apartment building is made up of 2 ...

Bus Converted to Bright, Airy, Storage-Filled Tiny House

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SATA"s medical centre has mirrored "cloaking" roof that reflects the sky

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The mirrored roof of this children’;s care centre by SATA reflects the surrounding treetops and west Ireland skies (+ slideshow).


SATA designed the single-storey glass and aluminium structure to house services for the West Limerick Children’;s Centre, in county...

Perfectly Balancing A Fresh Concept With Versatility: Mondana Bag Stool

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Maneuvering furniture around the house would probably be more provoking if the products in question came with… straps. Designers Alessandra Mantovani and Eleonora Barbareschi took this crazy idea to another level when planning Mondana Bag, an unconventional stool for Italian...

Monochromes: Step Inside an Old Gothic Hotel of the Atlantic City Boardwalk

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Friday, October 24, 2014, by Jenny Xie

Welcome back to Monochromes, a Friday mini-series wherein Curbed delves deep into the internet’;s photographic annals, resurfacing with an armful of old black-and-white photos of architecture and interior design. Have a find you want to...

Bang & Olufsen launch the world’s first high-end compact wireless speaker

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Bang & Olufsen introduce their first compact wireless speaker, BeoLab 17. The all-digital, active speaker – the first in the world to utilise the new WiSA standard for high-end wireless – combines stunning acoustic performance, place-anywhere flexibility and pioneering design all i...

Modern kitchens by Doherty design Studio

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While looking through Doherty design’;s portfolio I noticed one thing that I kept saying to myself, “they have done some nice modern kitchens”. There was a consistent thread moving throughout their projects. Clean, simple and honest materials are the design choices...

Moor Street Townhouses by Milieu Property

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Milieu Property created 5 luxury townhouses located in Fitzroy, Melbourne. The project features an environmentally sustainable design with warm, monochromatic palettes, open-plan design and a white-washed oak timber flooring.
Elegant and industrial, the townhouses mirror the...

23 Bohemian Bathroom Designs

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There can be little doubt about the impact that can be made by Bohemian bathroom designs and the fact that this is not a style that is used that often is an absolute tragedy. You just have so many options with this style of bathroom and as long as you follow a few basic rules there...

Clarendon Works by Moreno Masey Architecture Studio

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By Magaly • 38 mins ago


Clarendon Works is a private residence located in London, England.
Designed by Moreno Masey Architecture Studio and completed in February 2012, the home has an open design that adds to its sense of space.
It is currently for sale for $ 14.6 million.
Buy it n...

The New/Old House: A Giant Map Wall

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I started phase one of Yosef’;s room…I wall-papered a huge map of the world on one entire wall behind his headboard. What a difference it made.


Here a peek of the wall before the paper went up…


The map added much needed color and character to the room and...

Top 40 Tricks and DIY Projects to Organize Your Office

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Got a cluttered office? The following brilliant DIY organization tips and projects will help you transform your office into an efficient workspace. Organizing your office doesn’t have to cost a lot of time. And you don’;t need to spend a lot of money on these organization p...

WRIGHT Scandinavian Design

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Today I took a look through WRIGHT’;S upcoming Scandinavian Design auction. Yes, I know this is sort of a cop-out post because most of us dream about these pieces. I like that WRIGHT has some different angles in there photography. The auction is 20 November 2014 Noon. Here are...

Graphite Penthouse by Denis Rakaev

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Denis Rakaev has recently completed the interior design of a contemporary penthouse apartment in Kiev, Ukraine.
























From the designer
The interior should be perceived unified and monolithic – this is the main idea of ??the project. Going into any of the premises, w...

10 Things Every Buyer Should Know About Home Inspections

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Home inspections give buyers an idea of their new home’;s condition. Image Via: Period Architecture Ltd.

Congratulations, your offer was accepted and you’re going to be a homeowner! After you’ve made all your phone calls to share the big news and sipped on a glass or 2 of cel...

San Francisco: The Lyft HQ has Gene Wilder Portrait-Doors, Abundant Pink Fur

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Friday, October 24, 2014, by Spencer Peterson


Photo by Patricia Chang/Curbed SF
Walk into the San Francisco headquarters of rideshare startup Lyft, tilt your head upward, and you’;ll see 8,000 fuchsia pool noodles hanging from the ceiling, there to create the feeling that...

‘Sudare’ outdoor furniture collection by Nendo for Patio Petite

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Nendo has launched quite a few products in the last couple of weeks. The latest arrival commissioned by Patio Petite is the  ‘Sudare’ outdoor furniture collection designed for the garden and other exterior spaces.  

Each chair converts into a partition when folded.

“The seats and...

Modern family apartment

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This modern family apartment found in an issue of Elle Decor Italy is full of some very recognizable pieces. I always enjoy seeing the people that not only created the space but live in it as well. I enjoy the diversity of textures and surfaces found through these spaces. The marble...