Sou Fujimoto’s next generation architecture
It may resemble a giant Jenga game. But to Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto his wooden bungalow (photo, above) represents the next generation of home design. The primary qualities of Fujimoto's vision: minimalism, compact design, harmony with surroundings and multi-use spaces. Take his wooden bungalow, for instance. Its footprint is a minuscule 4 ...
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Boutique fish homes
Why does nearly every home aquarium have a simple round or rectangular design? As with chairs and lamps, aquariums are furnishings that can take on a variety of styles and shapes. Here are nine cool expamples: Silverfish Aquarium Perhaps no freestanding aquarium has as high a head-turning quotient as the Silverfish from ...
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A basic urban item gets upcycled
If architects can construct entire apartment buildings from used shipping containers and Thai monks can build a temple from discarded beer bottles then why can't an artist create furniture from old shopping carts? That perhaps is what self-described cross-media visual designer Ramón Coronado asked when he spent 12 weeks at his ...
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Check out Spain’s Hotel Marques de Riscal
There's a scene in The Simpsons in which a cartoon rendering of architect Frank Gehry casually tosses a piece of paper onto the ground, gives it a look and then says to himself "Frank, you genius! You did it again!" That joke is probably funnier seeing it than reading our recounting. ...
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Amazing structures where down is up
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A look back at high design items & cool architecture
You heard it here first: Spot Cool Stuff plans to expand the scope of our design channel over the next year. But before getting to that here's a look back at some of our favorite articles from 2009: #10: The Cave House For Sale on eBay If you were reading our design ...
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