Modern Green “i-House”

I keep hearing that our current economic recession is going to spawn a new decade of affordable design ... the modern home affordableWee House UpdatedWee House Updated ... floor plan. With a smorgasbord of eco options available it looks like a pretty good deal. Let’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 05:03:22

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Chit-Chat with Artists: Natali from Naty Designs - If Creators Can Make Great Stuff, Why Can’t Maxis?

When Naty wrote me she wanted to make an interview, I thought - what is this site? ... . Spring4Sims: Can you tell us why have you decided to make houses? Do you just like the modern design ... : I love modern houses, architecture, furnishing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:12:00

Fennell Floating House

With the icebergs melting and the oceans water levels increasing I’d sure be interested in living in a floating house. Architect Robert Harvey Oshatz has done his best to design this modern Fennell House. Completed in 2004 the spectacular wooden house features a facade that resembles with the shapes and curves [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 10:25:11

The Hippest Gingerbread Houses Ever! April Reed's Farnsworth House & More

This gingerbread version of Farnsworth House — Mies van der Rohe’s modern masterpiece in Plano, Ill. — is a (deep-pocketed) design lover’s dream ... , but I have a soft spot for commissions that are intriguing from a design perspective,’’ Reed says. The house ... was damaged in a September flood.The actual Farnsworth house:Other mid century modern gingerbre [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 18:41:00

Your Dream House

I am sure that everybody in this world, dreams about living in a modern and beautiful house. It doesn't have to be a big house ... DVD or guidebook from them. Or maybe you would like a free custom design for your house. Just fill ... . A small house is good enough, because it's possible to decorate it in a way that makes it look [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 06:09:00

Steal This Look: PS Arkitektur Swedish Cabin

From Julie: Recreate the uncomplicated (and economical) Nordic look of today’s PS Arkitektur cabin. [ nordentableikea ... . mananalight2.jpg Above: Manana Lamp, designed by Marie Louise Gustafsson for Design House ... armchair; $349 at Hive Modern. jasper-morrison-coffee.jpg Above: Jasper Morrison coffee maker [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 00:40:33

Get Your Hands To Some Modern Furnitures

Now that we are building a house, I am very excited to shop around for some MODERN FURNITURE which goes along to the theme color we have picked ... vibrant and alive. If you are in the process of looking some modern, contemporary, European and Italian designs of modern furniture, have a look at Spacify.com because they offer some cool, cheap [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 22:55:12

Modern Miniature Inspiration

For those of us who prefer our dolls’ houses to look more modern, there’s a great blog called Mini Modern which has some truly inspirational layouts and designs ... on Flickr.com where there are over 700 images of modern miniatures to spark the mind. The Dolls House [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:14:27

Retro Retreat: 1960s William Cody-designed house in Palm Springs. California, USA

Looking to brighten up your life with some old school Hollywood-style glamour? ... to spare, possibly the perfect getaway. Find out more at the Modern House website ... Well, book yourself into this William Cody-designed mid-century house in Palm Springs. California [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 19:11:32

Open Box 2 House by Feldman Architecture

San Francisco based Feldman Architecture were involved in a total renovation of this modern hilltop house ... of this house from an uninspired 2-storey residence into a sophisticated, modern dwelling. With eco-friendly principles guiding the design direction, elements that once appeared dark and unwelcoming were given [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 14:20:17

HOM Draws a Crowd at Dwell on Design [LA]

HOM Escape in Style made its debut at Dwell on Design this weekend and drew a considerable crowd ... characterized under the federal HUD code for manufactured housing. Similar to the modern designs we see ... throughout the weekend in LA. HOM designs cost in the $200 psf range, which calculates [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 01:12:13

Italian Lake House by Marco Castelletti

This is truly an impressive Lake House set in Como, Italy ... design and the horizontal structure. The modern home is built on the slope of a hill with stairs ... . A serene view, a brilliant amalgamation of Italian design and modern furniture, are just a few things [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 21:26:47

For sale: 1960s mid-century-style house in Jordans, Buckinghamshire

Jordans1 Designed back in the 1960s by Gresham Dodd, this mid-century-style house in the sought-after location of Jordans, Buckinghamshire is what you might call a 'project'. It's a single story house, with a design ... . But if you've got cash to spare, it could be worth considering. Find out more at the Modern House website [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 19:33:46

The Connecticut living space residence by Studio Daniel Libeskind

This incredible living space of a Connecticut residence is formed by a spiraling ribbon of 18 planes, defined by 36 points and connected by 54 lines ... image Challenging both traditional and modern notions of “the house in the landscape,” this design gives nothing of itself up to its natural setting, but selectively incorporates the elements [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 09:44:54

Elvis’ Honeymoon Cottage, Mid-Century Homes, and Real Estate Development

Elvis? Elvis is someone Marlow Harris writes about on her 360 Digest blog, but I couldn’t resist ... in Connecticut.  Charles Chips are another ’60’s icon. charles chips Mid-century Modern Architecture ... of its design.  The house was featured in LOOK magazine, a mid-century pictorial, shortly after the home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 23:24:13

House Voyeur: Rustic and Retro in Silverlake

Sheharazad Pezeshkpour and Ron Fleming's Silverlake home is, to me, the quintessential arty Los Angeles abode: ... for objects that showcase excellence in design and craftsmanship. We’ve designed the house as a whole ... , making it feel larger than it is.We tend to gravitate toward midcentury modern and 1960s design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:20:00

Great Quality and Designs

The house we bought has a new modern look that is very easy to match with different accessories in the lawn or on the house. When I realized we would have to buy a high end mailbox to go along with our new modern look I was not surprised. It was very easy doing research online and locating the exact shape, size [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:12:46

For sale: three-bedroom flat in 1970s Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London

Fancy looking down on the centre of London from the 34th floor of a grade II-listed tower block? ... as a £5,000 annual service charge. Find out more at the Modern House website ... re-design by Sergison Bates, which is either a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your love [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 12:21:31

Gene Leedy-Designed House For Sale in Winter Haven, FL

From Martie Lieberman at Modern Sarasota... There is an important Gene Leedy-designed "Sarasota School of Architecture" house for sale. It is located on Drexel Avenue in the heart of "Leedy-Land" in Winter Haven, Florida. Check the slide show and floor plan here. More details after the jump... Featured in Sarasota Modern [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:23:03

next gene 20 promotion by squint opera

This is a promotional video for a housing exposition in Taiwan. 20 progressive modern houses will be built and open for touring, and an exhibition of the designs ... opera via Future House Now, thanks John Posted by lavardera © lavardera for materialicious [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 16:02:57

Madrona Live/Work Conversion by Tyler Engle Architects

From Tyler Engle Architects: A storefront from the early 1900’s, which had served as a drug store, soda fountain, ... with and extensive art collection. Creating the modern equivalent of a traditional courtyard house, the new design centers around a large skylight over the living and dining areas.  A wood-clad service [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 11:29:58

Board #317: The Bride's Cafe

There is no doubt that I love the beautiful, thoughtful details that go into a wedding day, ... , espresso photo from Jupiter Images Row 4: calligraphy by Tara Jones, House of Dior ensemble from The Met, Modern Day Design bouquet photo by Jose Villa {Thank you to Janie for loaning her blog name [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 11:30:01

Glossy White Kitchen Design Trend

When Japanese people create innovations in dark kitchen designs, Aussies go in different direction ... it isn’t as new it mostly was used in modern house designs and mostly combined with black color [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:33:27

The Hillclimber House in LA

Up until now, I was dead sure houses can’t climb, but the talented people from Kovac Architects made me reconsider my position. In the Pacific Pallisades of Los Angeles, they managed to design a house with a contour ... accents and wood, they managed to create a refined minimalist but modern design with classic accents. It’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 21:36:52

Mr. Architect' Pain

Dear Mr. Architect:Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need, so you should use your discretion ... your decision in detail.)Please take care that modern design practices and the latest materials are used ... home, particularly the 75-foot swimming pool. With careful engineering, I believe that you can design [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 09:06:00

Arkhefield’s Bahaman Eco-Shed Down Under

couran point house, arkhefield, brisbane architects, sustainable building, australia green residence, australia eco house, australia eco residence, ... on exotic islands. The resulting design stands out as a modern, sustainable interpretation ... south stradbroke island green house When they were first commissioned to create a “Bahaman” [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 16:30:44

Fresh MoCo: Bottle House, Cosmic Burst, Trompe l'Oeil

The past week saw some additions of note to the pages of Fresh MoCo ... Holl’s Porosity Bench, and Andrea Salvini picked up on the angles in four designs for modern cabins ... . The Klein Bottle House, a holiday home outside Melbourne, is a many-facetted structure [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 13:06:43

Ruby Anemic “Choking Under Pressure” exhibition at POOL Gallery

Ruby Anemic is very aware of the fundamental dichotomy behind his work and he skillfully brings this into play ... to play with his sources of inspiration which come from 50s Design classics, modern graphic landscapes ... info@pool-gallery.com www.pool-gallery.com Living: The Italian House in Soho, October 28th [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 06:02:41

Amazing House Designs That Get You Close To Nature

image Some think that modern society’s biggest problem is our separation from nature and the only way to really be happy is to reconnect and ... amazing house designs that can help you reconnect with your environment… and don’t worry there’ [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 23:09:50

Pinon House

Rick Sommerfeld (the3rdspace) and Rob Pyatt are no newbies when it comes to turning a humble abode from the mid 20th century into a 21st century work of art. Their latest project Pinon House, is yet another tribute to fine form in modern architecture. The design duo gave an unassuming Boulder, Colorado habitat a major overhaul via [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 19:21:44

Post Modern Update: The Pasinetti House

Simplicity and elegance in a modern setting. A kitchen remodel even a dog could love. ( ... architects. Today many of his modernist buildings in Bucharest are landmarks. Despite designing dozens of buildings in Southern California, Georgescu never gained the same level of fame [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 04:53:21

Dwarf Car Racing

I was stunned to see this car a few days ago when I was surfing the web ... .  With modern design suspension, Dwarf cars are achieving speeds similar to the fastest full size cars ... and cars for sale. Their auto parts are personally CAD designed by their in-house engineer. Actually [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 13:29:05

Flex 1 Kitchen: Elegance Simplified By Strato Cucine

stratocucine-kitchen-flex-1 Modern architecture does not hesitate to try the unthinkable and the most fascinating of designs no matter what ... design house Strato Cucine follows along the same lines in modernistic and fashionable looks in creating their new line, the Flex 1 Kitchen. Architect Simone Micheli materialises Marco Gorini’s bold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:52:28

diy wednesdays: custom house of cards

charles and ray eames are big heroes of ours, and their house of cards is something we look at often—not only for visual inspiration, but as an example of a perfect design object that is smart, playful and modern. this week ... our own custom house of cards. it’s a great way to keep track of the things that inspire you, and would [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 18:00:01

Single Women Buying Homes - The Phenomenon

I was taking a look at my list of San Francisco clients that are looking for a home or have recently purchased a home and I realized ... twice as many homes as single men Single women make up more than one-third of the growth in real ... houses, condos, TIC’s, lofts, fixer-uppers, new construction, Victorian architecture, modern design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:47:01

Green Science: Renzo Piano’s California Museum Redesign

Looking like a cross between a hobbit house and a space ship, ... in modern designs. Under one of the structure’s 90 foot domes is the Morrison Planetarium [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 14:39:26

Icon: John Lautner’s Chemosphere House

With it’s an octagonal design that’s part Jetsons, part Bond, ... and informed his designs, from coffee shops to plans for endless cities. Unfolding from the hills, nestled ... John Lautner’s Chemosphere House is considered a masterpiece of California Modernism. Perched [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:00:31

My Dream Hut by Lamaro Schoenleber

My Dream Hut by Lamaro Schoenleber 10 Jan 2009 Author: admin In: Future Concepts, Future Technologies I used to be a closet hut-lover, ... it out loud for fear of being termed backward. Indeed, everyone in Africa wants a large stone house ... be an option to divide living areas, or a modern living design where living areas flow into each other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 08:37:48

Sweet Modular Prefab Dream Finally Realiz--Wait, It's A Dollhouse

Until the real estate market exploded, ... no one else bids against you, that is. Renfroe put the house on eBay. M112 Podhouse Modern 1:12 scale ... -up custom design were all the rage. It's good to know that the dream lives on. Designer Paris Renfroe [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 07:00:03

Real Wedding: Georgia & Nate

Thank you all for your patience as I took my sweet time with this post! I think you'll see, though, that it was well worth the wait ... by the talented Camille Panzarello from Modern Day Design. Nate wore a suit by Paul Smith, and custom ... from the house, at the Valley Club of Montecito. The vanilla buttercream cake by Siblings Bakery [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 11:30:00

Choose The Best One

I was so stunned to see this car a few days ago when I was surfing the internet and apparently, ... , not family go karts. With it's modern design suspension, Dwarf cars can also achieve speeds those ... by their in-house engineer. So you are sure, that they are unique yet sturdy.Peter D Motorsports [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 05:48:00

Prefab Urban Farm: Michelle Kaufmann's Hearth Design

Click the image above to view the full photogallery ... square feet, its design is described as "modern farm house." Notably, there's a central hearth space [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 21:04:10

Randolph Duke's Glam Pad In the Hollywood Hills

SELLER: Randolph DukeLOCATION: Fareholm Drive, Los Angeles, CAPRICE: $8,250,000SIZE: 3 bedrooms, 3 ... for the open plan and unabashedly modern manse, dubbed Open House by the architects, indicates ... Freddie, Your Mama has learned that dress designer Randolph Duke has put his Hollywood Hills house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 16:30:00

1967 Modern House For Sale in Tewin

Do you remember the 1964 House For Sale in London that we scooped last week? Today we have another one ... . Designed and built in 1967 by architect Colin Huntley, this beautiful three-bedroom terrace house ... remodeling by STUDIO Blueboat who had the mission to make the living-room/dining-room larger and to move [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 11:50:20

Millbare House in London

Modern architecture and construction works with a philosophy of maximizing resources and yet adding that minimalist design to capture elegance and understated class. The Millbare contemporary house in North-West England captures the essence ... us if you like it. - via Momoy a Millbare House in London [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 20:54:34

The Catechism on Parish Worship Space

Below are parts of the Catechism that describe how a church’s design expresses a church’s belief ... a Catholic parish (at least a well-designed one) “feels like church” while a modern white-walled box leaves ... into a spiritual house.” For the Body of the risen Christ is the spiritual temple from which [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 19:00:43

Wedding Gifts

So next weekend, it is my first cousin's wedding in Sydney. He is the first in my "generation" to get married, so it's kind of big news ... ).If they actually needed more knick knack around the house, I thought these rabbit design kitchen ware were kind of cute (left). And I love these modern looking vases (right)!And a bit outside the box [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 00:34:00

sneak peek: matte stephens {update}

today is all about illustrator matte stephens. you can catch a peek into his new work and studio over on our guest blog (with sarah fox) ... . This is a photo from the outside in you can see that we collect modern design stuff. Most all of the things ... ago. We first moved into a Victorian house that wasn't set up very good for us. So we set out to [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 18:00:56

The Heterogeneous Home

By Ryan Aipperspach, Ben Hooker, Allison Woodruff _____ In the course of conducting research on domestic life, ... by others as well. For example, the modern housing landscape has been critiqued as offering limited ... with uniform construction, ceiling height, and lighting are symptomatic of designs that deal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 22:58:59

Modern Woodland Villa 1 in Netherlands

Living in the woods or close to a forest may actually be a solution nowadays when air pollution levels are so high ... and that’s why half of the house has been built underground. - via DailyIcon a Modern Woodland ... recently won the ’best private interior’ at the Dutch Design Awards. Designed by Powerhouse Company [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 10:37:43

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