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Fun House: Playful French Studio + Home is Beyond Colorful

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 10:00 AM PDT

[ Filed under Offbeat & in the Architecture category ]

Architects are well known for making their homes double as design laboratories, but few carry things quite this far. A colorful extravaganza, the built-ins throughout this art and architecture studio dwelling combination are extreme, to say the least.

This work is the residence of Nathalie Wolberg, and was crafted with three ‘dimensions’ of a sort: “an emotional dimension that meets the needs stemming from the individual's personality, an erotic dimension that satisfies cravings generated by his/her desires and passion, and a prosthetic dimension that meets the needs rooted in deficiencies and pathologies.”

The challenge was to create a series of spaces (out of an old printing shop) that engendered creativity but felt ‘like home’ at the same time – places that couple double as relaxation and work areas without feeling like either imposed on the other.

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Compact Modular Kitchen-in-a-Box Has it All, Including Sink

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:00 PM PDT

[ Filed under Space-Saving & in the Interiors category ]

If making the most out of small spaces is an art, meet two of the most impressions modern masters: Maria Lobisch and Andreas Näther.

The Justin Case is a contemporary response to an age-old problem of compact living, particularly when it comes to all of the bits, pieces and moving parts that go into making a space to cook, eat and clean.

Constructed of steel, wood and synthetic webbing, this space-saving wonder has a more-spacious sidekick that can be used for eating and food storage as needed.

Per DesignBoom, “the unit affords many possible configurations and features a belt system which holds the design together. The prototype is divided into two halves, one equipped with sink, drying rack, shelving system, while the other serves as a dining table for four. The separation of the box halves allows for greater efficiencies in different tasks. each is arranged so that when collapsed, the essential elements are still accessible.”