Good wood - just love everything about the awesome ‘Zebra boat’ (including the fact it’s electric), by French designer Dimitri Bez. Smart fella!!
What do we need for happy fulfilled life? Not much! Place to live and work, climate control and minimum of comfort: water, heat and light. It shouldn’t take your whole life to have it! But it…
Good wood - the enchanting ‘Istanbul House’ in Osaka prefecture, Japan, by Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio.
We've been running the roundwood timber framing course since 2003 after helping Ben Law build his woodland house.
Before the internet, it would have been hard to imagine that people around the world would one day be unable to get enough of traditional Japanese carpentry, and specifically traditional Japanese joinery.
The astounding carvings have transformed regular trees into a dragon, a kingfisher and a ghostly figure (pictured) in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.
Nestled in a woodland setting, Thorncrown Chapel rises forty-eight feet into the Ozark sky. This magnificent wooden structure contains 425 windows and over 6,000 square feet of glass. It sits atop over 100 tons of native stone and colored flagstone, making it blend perfectly with its setting. The chapel's simple design and majestic beauty combine to make it what critics have called "one of the finest religious spaces of modern times." Thorncrown was the dream of Jim Reed, a native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. In 1971 Jim purchased the land which is now the site of the chapel to build his retirement home. However, other people admired his location and would often stop at his property to gain a better view of the beautiful Ozark hills. Instead of fencing them out, Jim decided to invite them in. One day while walking up the hill to his house, the idea came to him that he and his wife should build a glass chapel in the woods to give wayfarers a place to relax in an inspiring way. Shortly thereafter Jim met E. Fay Jones, a professor at the university of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Much to Jim's surprise, Jones was quick to accept the proposal to design the chapel. On March 23, 1979 the construction crew broke ground on the mountain side. Jim's dream looked like it would soon be a reality. However, half way through the project, funds began to run out. Soon the building process ground to a halt. In his own words, it looked like Jim had made "...the biggest mistake of my life." He desperately tried to raise the necessary funds to complete his dream, but all of his efforts failed. Finally, one evening Jim took what he thought would be one last walk down to his half-finished chapel. He would take one last look and never return. Then the unexpected happened He said, "I am not proud of the fact, but the first time I ever got down on my knees was on the chapel floor. I prayed more seriously than ever before. All the trials and tribulations gave me the humility to get on my knees." This was a turning point in Jim's life and in the construction of the chapel. In a few short days all the money Jim needed was made available. On July 10, 1980 Thorncrown Chapel opened. Since then over six million people have visited this little chapel on the hillside. Thorncrown has won numerous architectural awards. It has been featured on television programs such as NBC Nightly News and the 700 Club. Almost every major magazine in the country has carried a story about the chapel including Time, Newsweek, and Parade. Thorncrown Chapel is open daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. It is located on Highway 62 West three miles outside of Eureka Springs. There is no admission fee, but donations are accepted. Every tour group will receive a presentation telling the story of the chapel followed by an inspirational song by one of the Thorncrown musicians. There is ample parking for buses and RVs. So, while in the Ozarks, stop by what many have called one of the most beautiful and inspiring chapels in the world. It will be a visit you will not soon forget.
Villa O is situated in the Inkoo archipelago on the south coast of Finland. The site lies on the tip of a rocky promontory. The Villa O is peaking out..
Wishing you all a love filled and Merry Christmas!! (Image Source) Amy x
Image 5 of 17 from gallery of Kollaskolan School / Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture. Photograph by Mikael Olsson
The world is full of mysteries, magic, and beautiful places that seem like they could only exist in our imagination or in books and movies. Believe it or not, some of these places are actually real!
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Miller Architects along with Jennifer Hoey Interior Design imagined this beautiful woodland chalet in Wood River Valley, just outside of Sun Valley, Idaho.
Image 3 of 8 from gallery of 'Khor I' Theatre Pavilion / TAAT. © Sina Maleki
Robert Heinecken, Fractured figure sections (1967)
Have you ever dreamed of living in a rustic barn conversion with exposed trusses and beams, abundant wood, soaring ceilings and reclaimed materials?
Susan Tuttle is a Maine photographer, iPhoneographer, author of popular digital photography and mixed-media art books, lifestyle blogger, and online Photoshop and photography instructor.
Empyreal Empress Mask These masks look great on your wall or on your face! This wearable art is inspired by both traditional wood shaman masks and contemporary geometric art. The masks are made from layers of intricately laser cut birch plywood stacked and glued together. The eyes have dichroic acrylic lenses that reflect light but can easily be seen through with some of your peripheral vision limited. The mask is padded for comfort and is held on with a 3 point strap system. For the painting scheme we can do basically anything you want. Do you have any specific ideas of what colors you would like your mask custom painted? We can make it your favorite colors, or paint it to compliment the room that you will display it in. I can do anything you have in mind from muted natural tones to vibrant colors or flashy metallics, some glow in the dark, or holographic glitter effects. If you don't have anything in particular in mind I can come up with a fun color scheme for you! The LEDs I normally use for the mask are sound reactive, so if you are wearing it it will light up with your voice, or if it's on the wall it will jump to music playing. There are multiple sound activated patterns in addition to many other patterns and solid color options. You can switch between basic settings using a small controller on the back of the mask, or use the Bluetooth app to get even more options and settings. I power the mask with a cord running to a rechargable usb battery pack that the wearer of the mask keeps in their pocket for a long battery life and to avoid adding a heavy battery to the mask itself. You can also run the mask with a standard phone usb outlet adapter when it is being displayed on the wall. I will make a donation to plant a tree for each sculpture sold with One Tree Planted. Help fight deforestation by buying art! Photos by travel-weddings.com and gbk.photos Check out my full website for more detailed photos, larger sizes, and my full collection at: DanSchaubDesigns.com
If you have an interest in Japanese joinery or joinery in general, then I would like to point you to an article series by John Bullar. Mr. Bullar is writing this article series about Japanese join…
Oak Room by Andy Goldsworthy
Sir Joshua Reynolds was the first President of Britain’s Royal Arts Academy in the mid 1700s. He trumpeted a style known as Grand Style or History Painting, in which he contended that painter…
Having a real moment with Art Deco. Beyond luxe and fabulous!
Completed in 2009 in Helsinki, Finland. "By bending the block I forced the slats into a new form that contrasts with the original arrangement. That which is solid turns partly transparent,...
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This incredibly stunning modern rustic mountain retreat was built as a family compound designed by Poss Architecture in Telluride, Colorado.
