Mad Men‘s Vincent Kartheiser used to live in
a small one-room bungalow on a nondescript
Hollywood street”. But he had big plans for the little
580 SF house. Evoking a Japanese industrial feel,
it has a beautiful giant boulder sink. Local studio
Funn Roberts designed the space with a suspended
bed that drops from ceiling and a headboard made of
a huge slab of redwood fastened to the wall on hinges
so that, when the bed is raised, the piece of wood can
flip down to double as a desk. Love the cleverly
designed bed; it works on a pulley-system
with a 300-pound counterweight hidden in the closet.
Category: Architecture
Beautiful Architectural Exhibit
Love this colored pencil art installation by the
University of Minnesota School of Architecture.
The life-size exhibit represents the historical
moments of the school during their 100-year history.
The curvy installation is made up of 100 robotically-routed
plywood ribs that are joined together with 8,080 colored #2 pencils.
Clever, creative and unique.
Beautiful Treehouse
Treehouse, Santa Monica, California
Beautiful Places
Black Forest, Germany
Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
Boat Hotel, Cocoa Island, Maldives
Botanic House, Thailand
Botafogo Bay, Rio de Janerio, Brasil
Beautiful Cabin in the Desert
Lucid Stead, by artist Phillip K. Smith III, is a
70-year-old homesteader shack’s weathered
and worn is transformed into a remarkable
vision that makes viewers question whether they
are hallucinating. The artistic, reconstructive
project adds an element of intrigue and
optical illusion through the addition of reflective
panels that echo the surrounding landscape.
Smith says, “Lucid Stead is about tapping into
the quiet and the pace of change of the desert.
When you slow down and align yourself with the
desert, the project begins to unfold before you.
It reveals that it is about light and shadow,
reflected light, projected light, and change.”
Located in Joshua Tree, California
Beautiful 300 Year Old House Renovated
This home renovation in Tel Aviv is breath-taking.
This 300-plus year-old house is located in the ancient
port city of Jaffa, the oldest part of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa
municipality in Israel. The gorgeous renovation is by
the Tel Aviv-based Pitsou Kedem Architects
well-known for their minimalist approach to
architecture and design. The design maximizes
the sea view while keeping the historical feel of
the building intact. It feels like a sanctuary.
I love the gorgeous arches, the exposed texture
of the old stone, and the beautiful balance between
the old and the new, such poise. Seriously beautiful.
Beautiful Treehouse Swing
Swing at the End of the World is only for
the bravest adventurers willing to take the risk
of falling off the edge of a cliff while swinging
high in the air. Located in Baños, Ecuador at
La Casa del Árbol (The Treehouse), this incredible
swing greets hikers at an elevation of 2,660 meters.
It invites anyone daring enough to ride it.
Order me one please.
Beautiful Quote
“Writing about music is like
dancing about architecture”
-Martin Mull
Beautiful Old Factory
Today I celebrate the Oreo cookie not because
I like the cookie so much but I do love design
and history. Today I did some internet stumbling
and came upon these great images of the design
of the old Oreo Cookie factory in New York.
Sometimes I do wish I lived closer to NYC
to experience some of this first hand but suffice
to say I’ll enjoy the ‘ol factory thanks to
the talents of PATTIBUM.
The first Oreo cookie was made in 1912 at
the original Nabisco bakery in NYC which
is today the Chelsea Market.
Read here for 13 things you didn’t know
about Oreo cookies
Present day Chelsea Market
Beautiful Stone
There isn’t anything special about this building
located next to The HUB, but I really like and
appreciate the old world stone for its authenticity.
Beautiful Bansky
Controversy surrounding the new World Trade Center
design is a never-ending source of amusement;
now Bansky has joined in.
Beautiful Musings 
