Design – Page 12 – Beautiful Musings

Architecture, Art, Color, Design, Madrid, Public Spaces, Spain

Beautiful Rainbow Spectrum

January 4, 2014January 24, 2014by jjfdesignsLeave a Comment

A beautiful bright spectrum of colors to bask in whilst walking through
a cathedral of rainbows. To Breathe – A Mirror Woman is Kimsooja’s
site-specific installation for the Palacio de Cristal in Madrid, Spain.

To expand and unite the architectural structure of the space, Kimsooja
had the whole floor tiled in mirrors. She then covers the vault and the
entire glass surface of the palace with a translucent diffraction film.
When outside light filters through the glass and reflects off the film,
it creates a rainbow spectrum that is mirrored in every part of the atrium.

Architecture, Beautiful Places, Design, France, Historic Architecture, Paris, Pattern, Photography

Beautiful Paris

December 30, 2013December 30, 2013by jjfdesignsLeave a Comment

This photo is so inspiring. I don’t know
who the photographer is but I like it.
The architecture+pattern is
beautiful. I definitely need to pay
a visit Paris.

Design, England, Furniture, Hospitality Design, Hotel Interiors, Interior Design, London, Mid-century Modern, Modern Design, Scandinavian Design, Travel, Whimsical

Beautiful Pod Style Hotel

December 19, 2013December 19, 2013by jjfdesignsLeave a Comment

The whimsical hotel Qbic London City recently opened,
charming the pants off the budget conscious traveler.
This new, captivating hotel was designed by Blacksheep

with playful modular bedrooms, called Cubis, that are
slightly futuristic and perfectly fun mirroring its
East London location in Whitechapel, while keeping
in line with Qbic’s strong brand identity. The inviting
hotel is outfitted with modern Scandinavian furnishings
and mid-century finds, crossed with quirky elements
giving it a welcoming feel for guests.

Deliciously different.

Art, Color, Design, France, Holidays, Lighting Design

Beautiful Festival of Lights

December 9, 2013December 9, 2013by jjfdesigns1 Comment

I just added the Lyon Festival of Lights
to my bucket list of places I want visit.
The Festival of Lights in Lyon, France
(or Fête des Lumières) ignites a dazzling
light displays by artists from around the world.
By the end of it, between three and four million
visitors (I wish I was one of them) are expected
to have walked around the French city to see
the highly impressive light installations, which
this year include 80 works by 120 designers.
Impressive and beautiful.

Architecture, Design, Historic Architecture, Old world design, Photography, Queen Anne Hill neighborhood, Reuse

Beautiful Historic Architecture

December 6, 2013December 6, 2013by jjfdesigns1 Comment

Trolling around Queen Anne Hill this week
inspires me to share an example of beautiful reuse.
Old Queen Anne High School, designed by James Stephen
in 1899, is a Neo-classical building that sits high atop
Queen Anne Hill in Seattle. Originally noted for its
spacious corridors, ample exits, and abundant light
and fresh air it was considered “modern” when it
was constructed. Today is houses, in all its
Neo-classical glory, high-end condominiums.
An excellent example of the adaptive reuse of
historic buildings.

Design, Furniture, Industrial Style design, Re-Purposed Objects, Recycled Furniture, Reuse

Beautiful Antique Iron Bar

December 5, 2013December 5, 2013by jjfdesignsLeave a Comment

This is a beautiful example of reuse.
Back in the day when light bulbs were
new on the market, Germans had big,
bulbous machines for testing light
bulb voltage. Today these large, 1920s
machines are being re-purposed as bar carts.

Chairs, Design, Furniture, Interior Design, Minimalist Design, Modern Design, Product Design

Beautiful Product Design

December 4, 2013December 6, 2013by jjfdesignsLeave a Comment

This Jump Seat designed by Ziba
for Sedia Systems is versatile,
functional, and beautiful all in one.
Love the pink version.

Design, Furniture, Home Furnishings, Interior Design, Minimalist Design, Modern Design, Product Design

Beautiful Furniture Design

December 4, 2013December 6, 2013by jjfdesignsLeave a Comment

I would like one of these.
Beautiful sofa TOWARD by Anne Boysen.
Sleek and simple.

Architecture, Cool bedrooms, Design, Homes, Industrial Style design, Interior Design, Los Angeles, Minimalist Design, Small Spaces

Beautiful Hollywood Cabin

December 2, 2013by jjfdesignsLeave a Comment

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.

Canadian Design, Design, Home Furnishings, Interior Design, Minimalist Design, Modern Design, Pattern, Product Design, Texture, Tile

Beautiful Wall Tiles

December 2, 2013December 2, 2013by jjfdesignsLeave a Comment

These Corset Wall Tiles by Arbutus+Denman
are beautiful. What a great play on words.
By being offset from the wall, the tiles add a layer
of depth playing with texture, shadow and pattern.

Abstract, Architecture, Art, Color, Design, Sculpture

Beautiful Architectural Exhibit

December 2, 2013December 2, 2013by jjfdesigns2 Comments

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.