Breathtaking home in Jakarta, designed by StudioRK.
Everything is spot on, from the design, to the flooring and railings, door handles and fixtures. The tapestries and artwork, the plants... stunning space.
Here's the full tour:
Architecture
9 PostsIf you saw Wim Wenders' most recent film, and are not someone who has visited Japan, I'm guessing you were impressed with the public bathrooms of Tokyo.
These photos were gathered by EastEast for their piece, In Praise of Shadows, Ruminations on the aesthetics of a Japanese toilet.
Wallpaper*'s put up a sort of FLW101:
Frank Lloyd Wright, hailed among the 20th century's greatest architects, has left a rich legacy that inspires to this day; here, we invite you to dive into his world.
Frank Lloyd Wright architecture: from Prairie House to Guggenheim New York
Frank Lloyd Wright, hailed among the 20th century’s greatest architects, has left a rich legacy that inspires to this day; here, we invite you to dive into his world
Ellie Stathaki
The Geographics YouTube channel has a documentary on Kowloon Walled City, the once extraordinary and ungoverned enclave in Hong Kong.
Click the image below and then use the magnifying glass to zoom in on a cross-section of the city. Simply incredible.
More details on the image on Spoon + Tomago's site.
Via Metafilter.
Never Too Small's latest episode highlights a Paris apartment belonging to a screenwriter. As always with NTS, the video is pithy, direct, and full of charm.
You can explore other NTS videos on their channel or their website. They also have a magazine. Have to make a note to myself to see if Issues is carrying it.
Never Too Small
Showcasing the best design ideas and solutions for small format living.
Nice to see the Cabin Porn blog is still active.
And here's one of my own cabin photos, from Paradise Cove, Vanuatu:
Hundreds more cabins on Cabin Porn's blog.
When I travel, I try to focus on something ubiquitous and mundane that recalls the location. In Autumn, 2017, I spent three months wandering the orange groves of Oliva, Spain, and was particularly taken with the tool sheds and utility boxes. I decided to document them. Here, I've gathered my favorites.
A Tumblr with vintage home plans from around the world.
More on the Tumblr:
Vintage Home Plans
20th century houses from around the world (for the edification of us all). No copyright infringement…
Stephen Wiltshire is an architectural illustrator best-known for his panoramic illustrations of city skylines which he does from memory.
I first became aware of him a few years ago when I saw Callum Cooper's short about his NY panorama (which is now on permanent display in The Empire State Building). Here's the short:
More info on Stephen's website, including info on his panoramas of Singapore, Dubai, Rome, and London.
