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such a pure timeless structure. m.
“Built to commemorate the westward expansion of the United States, the Gateway Arch designed by Eero Saarinen became a futuristic marker that rose above the cityscape of St. Louis. In its design, this monument drew from previous symbolic constructs of similar aspiration, scale and mathematical precision.”
sweet design! m.
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another beautiful minimalist design by the japanese architecture studio. m.
japanese architecture studio SANAA has built a café building on okayama university’s tsushima campus. the ‘junko fukutake terrace’ (which is commonly referred to as the ‘J terrace’), is intended to be as accessible as possible, with a sinuous steel roof canopy supported by a series of slender columns. surrounded by glazed walls, the café adjoins a winding sheltered terrace that provides a place for students and visitors to relax outdoors. the scheme is the third project completed by kazuyo sejima and ryue nishizawa for the institution, joining a pergola on the same site, and the ‘junko fukutake hall’ located on the school’s shikata campus.
lovely sculpted design by the new york based studio. m.
new york-based design office SO-IL has revealed plans for ‘artes amant’ — a concrete art gallery to be built in an industrial brooklyn neighborhood. the complex, which also contains artist studios, is defined by its unorthodox construction, a design which that architects refer to as ‘an exploration in soft form’.
creative kinetic design — amazing craftsmanship. m.
“I am inviting people to look at one of the simplest forms of furniture design and to forget that we’re talking about furniture, instead to see it as a way of breaking a box,” Errazuriz explains about the Wave Cabinet as part of his artist’s statement. “I love the idea of creating beautiful furniture; nevertheless I am much more interested in using the medium as an excuse to trigger people’s curiosity and create a connection with them.”
innovative use of materials and lighting! m.
terrific identity work from the poland based designer. m.
beautiful minimalist black and white set by the france based photographer. m.
a creative collection of volumes and spaces. m.
love it! it appears to be influenced by claes oldenburg but has a nice twist, truly engaging the earth. m.
“In the work of Mehmet Ali Uysal, space is the major factor. For him, the exhibition space is an inseparable part of his sculptural installation. Uysal makes the invisible visible in connecting art and its context. It shows the space that surrounds the work and the registrant, the inlays in the world around him. The place where the work is the reason and the cause of his creation…”
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