All images copyright Hugo Barros Evocative of that heady post-1968 period of architectural exploration, the collages of Lisbon-based artist Hugo Barros recharge the legacy of psychedelic graphics in the representation of built form. Some of these collages feature floating surfaces of a giant scale, recalling Superstudio’s Earth-devouring Continuous Monument. Others superbly juxtapose disaster and architectural …Continue Reading
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The Psychedelically Amazing Architectural Collages Of Hugo Barros
All images copyright Hugo Barros Evocative of that heady post-1968 period of architectural exploration, the collages of Lisbon-based artist Hugo Barros recharge the legacy of psychedelic graphics in the representation of built form. Some of these collages feature floating surfaces of a giant scale, recalling Superstudio’s Earth-devouring Continuous Monument. Others superbly juxtapose disaster and architectural …Continue Reading
Affordable Dutch Prefab Homes Give Young Architects and Homeowners Their First Big Breaks
It seems like just yesterday, the idea of “prefabrication” (or “prefab”) was having its day in the sun as the next big concept to revolutionize architecture and design. MoMA parked a few prefabricated houses out in its courtyard, SHoP revealed its cluster of prefabricated towers for Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards, and even taller buildings made of prefabricated …Continue Reading
Affordable Dutch Prefab Homes Give Young Architects and Homeowners Their First Big Breaks
It seems like just yesterday, the idea of “prefabrication” (or “prefab”) was having its day in the sun as the next big concept to revolutionize architecture and design. MoMA parked a few prefabricated houses out in its courtyard, SHoP revealed its cluster of prefabricated towers for Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards, and even taller buildings made of prefabricated …Continue Reading
This “Rotating Kitchen” Turns the Conventional Kitchen Upside Down, Very Literally
Art possesses that sacred ability to divorce form from function, to turn conventional concepts and objects upside down, sometimes literally. Take Zeger Reyers’s “Rotating Kitchen” for instance. The recent installation for Kunsthalle Düsseldorf converted a cubic unit into a domestic kitchen with simple, no-frills furnishings and a stocked pantry. With one side open to the …Continue Reading
74 Empire State Buildings, 588 Taj Mahals, And Other Things You Can Build With All The Legos In The World
Stowed away in giant plastic tubs, scattered on the floors of closets, and assembled into Star Wars X-Wings propped on boys’ dressers all around the world is a whole lot of…potential. We’re talking about Legos here, the over-half-a-century-old, polychromatic plastic bricks that have experienced renaissance after renaissance in the past few years, many thanks to …Continue Reading
‘The Day After’ chair by Etienne Reijnders (NL)
Etienne Reijnders’ ‘The Day After’ is an upcycled chair that began life as a shopping cart. Reijnders transforms run-down shopping carts into comfortable chairs. “Upcycling means adjusting an existing product into a durable product on a higher functional level” says Reijnders.
Bring On The Drama! 10 Crazy Beautiful Lamps By Baccarat
When it comes to interior decor, it’s not often you find a manufacturer that’s been around for centuries. But Baccarat, the French maker of exquisite crystal, was founded in 1764, years before the United States was even a country! The company produces an array of lumiéres, from streamlined table lamps to ornate chandeliers (such as …Continue Reading