Dating back to 1743, this historic farmhouse in the Swiss town of Muttenz/Basel was restored with careful attention to preserve its existing character while at the same time gaining a modern interior and exterior update. The result: a stunning space with tons of new room inside to work in, and a new modern residence back behind the original farmhouse structure. More »
You might be taking a vacation this weekend, but beauty doesn’t go on holiday. Thus, here are the most gorgeous things we found over the last few days. More »
LEGO has been pumping out a lot of wonderful architecture sets this year, and today they’re launching the brand new one, Villa Savoye. At 660 pieces and standing about 3.5 inches tall, it’s a lovely little recreation of the French villa designed by Le Corbusier which become one of the most influential buildings in France. The set goes on sale today, and you can pick it up for $69.99. More »
To remind you that there are still wonderful gorgeous things in this world, here is, as usual, the gift of the most beautiful items of the week. More »
Frank Gehry, the genius architect who designed the Wall Disney Concert Hall or the curve perverted one-trick pony who litters beautiful cities with Toontown buildings because he can’t draw a straight line anymore (depending on your perspective), is going to be designing Facebook’s new engineering office building. You don’t even need to know architecture to know Gehry, he’s an icon. This is a good thing because it proves Facebook has taste. But a horrible thing because its taste is so generically terrible. More »
Nestled in the heart of Duchess County, in upstate New York, Dutchess House No 1. is an aluminum clad hideaway with a surprisingly warm and cozy interior. More »
This skinny house in Japan is almost 30-feet-high but not quite seven-feet-wide. Hopefully all of its occupants are short and small, because at its most svelte point, you could almost touch two opposite walls at once. More »
You could never live in this all-glass house if you are a) obsessive compulsive, because think of the finger prints or b) you ever hope to be naked in privacy. But if you’re a total exhibitionist, have at it! More »
Hear those school bells in the distance? It’s hard to believe, but the start of the school year is just a few weeks away — and all week we’ve been rounding up some of our favorite eco-friendly back-to-school essentials. From green school supplies to sustainable backpacks, we’ve got all your back-to-school needs covered. And to top it off, we’re giving away a laptop-charging Voltaic solar-powered backpack (worth $389) stuffed with green school supplies for a total prize package worth over $500. If we could go back to school and live in any dorm, we’d probably choose Copenhagen’s Tietgenkollegiet dorm, a circular building with community kitchens, cafes, music rooms and a central courtyard. And if we could choose any gadget to take with us, it would have to be the P&P Office Waste Processor, which can transform a basket full of waste paper into fully-formed pencils.
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