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Smashable Concrete Lamp was Designed to be Broken
Rolling Home: 1948 Bus Remodeled into Handcrafted Abode
Bulbous House is an Ultramodern Retreat in Urban India
In Focus: Picture Frame Chair Puts the Spotlight on the Sitter
Experimental Studio Uses Unskilled Labor, Local Materials

Smashable Concrete Lamp was Designed to be Broken

Posted: 13 Jul 2014 02:00 PM PDT

You won’t find any stickers reading ‘fragile’ on this breakable concrete lamp – in fact, it comes with a rock so you can smash it yourself. The “/” Lamp by Bucharest designer Dragos Motica makes the act of destruction a part of the intended aesthetic, enabling you to customize the lamp with cracks and holes […]

Rolling Home: 1948 Bus Remodeled into Handcrafted Abode

Posted: 13 Jul 2014 09:32 AM PDT

Two years after it went up on Craigslist with the simple description “runs, drives, stops, registered,” a 1948 Chevy bus became a bohemian hand-crafted home by the name of Ophelia. Freelance surf-craft builder Ryan Lovelace renovated the interior, which already featured a microbus extension on top, to make it a comfortable residence. Over 2012 and […]

Bulbous House is an Ultramodern Retreat in Urban India

Posted: 12 Jul 2014 09:39 AM PDT

A plot within a neighborhood full of harsh, sharp angles is now the setting for a home covered in soft, bulbous panels, giving it a strange futuristic appearance. S-House by SDeG architects rebels against the typical grid format that surrounds it, focusing instead on a feeling of cushioned comfort. The thickened concrete envelope is more […]

In Focus: Picture Frame Chair Puts the Spotlight on the Sitter

Posted: 11 Jul 2014 09:21 AM PDT

If you’re the type to shy away from attention, you might not want to take a seat in a chair that essentially puts you on display, framing you from various angles each time you adjust your position. The rectangular ‘Frame’ by Ola Giertz is a modern easy chair that functions like a three-dimensional picture frame […]

Experimental Studio Uses Unskilled Labor, Local Materials

Posted: 10 Jul 2014 08:00 AM PDT

What happens when a quirky group of experimental architects needs a new studio? They enlist the help of unskilled laborers and set to work building the new structure themselves, utilizing a set of untested methods to create something truly unique that is decidedly imperfect – and beautiful due, in part, to its imperfections. Architecture practice […]

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