I would love to own a ‘Cloud’ table
designed by Anna and Marek Lorens.
Composed from a number of hexagonal
elements, the multi-functional table is
functional, beautiful, and playful all in one.
Made of plywood-and-aluminium it is available
in variety of configurations and finishes as well
as in a downsized, children’s version. I want.
Check out their website. They make some pretty
cool stuff.
Beautiful Home Addition
Little Venice house extension by DOSarchitects.
London-based DOSarchitects recently completed
an airy house extension to a Victorian in the
Little Venice neighborhood of West London.
A beautiful addition. Love the pendant lights as well.
Beautiful Movie
Tonight I randomly chose to see a movie, The Book Thief.
I knew very little about it and WOW, what a wonderful
surprise. A must-see beautiful film.
Beautiful Poetry
Listen to the mustn’ts, child.
Listen to the don’ts.
Listen to the shouldn’ts,
the impossibles, the won’ts.
Listen to the never haves,
then listen close to me…
Anything can happen, child.
Anything can be.
-Shel Silverstein
Artwork is by Bansky
And with that, I welcome a new Spring for all.
Beautiful Architecture
One of my favorite buildings is recognized.
The annual American Institute of Architects’ (AIA)
Institute Honor Awards program announced
that King Street Station in Seattle, WA
has been selected from a total of 500 national
submissions. The project is one of the recipients
selected by the AIA for excellency in architecture.
Congratulations to ZGF. Read more about it here.
Beautiful Movie Posters
For all the cinema lovers out there in movie land,
myself included.
10 Oscar-Nominated Movie Posters Get A Pop Art Makeover
And here are my thoughts on each one:
1) 12 Years a Slave: Loved it, great acting, will probably win
2) American Hustle: Overrated, somewhat boring
3) Captain Phillips: Great casting/acting but not a favorite
4) Dallas Buyers Club: Unfortunately missed this one
5) Gravity: Great special effects but lacks a real story line. And I want to know where she landed.
6) Her: Very intriguing script, liked it a lot.
7) Nebraska: Loved the story, superb acting. May win.
8) Philomena: Loved this one as well but some scenes, such as the one with the car that takes away the boy, looked 1930s not 1950s. Makes me want to read the book.
9) The Wolf of Wall Street: Highly overrated, weakest of all.
Beautiful Art and Illustration
Gorgeous water colors by Italian illustrator
Alessandro Sanna. Through his soft watercolors
shines the immutable light of existence. Life is radiant.
From the book The River.
Beautiful Book
Lately I think I have the copyright
on this book.
Beautiful Thought to Ponder
“Music gives color to the air of the moment.”
– Karl Lagerfeld
Beautiful Workplace Design
I admire the creative design work done by Studio O+A.
They just get it right every time. Their latest “Star Wars”
inspired office for Giant Pixel Corp. located in
Silicon Valley, echos a cross between the look of
Charles and Ray Eames’s workshop and The Jetsons.
To capture a 1960s-era, but still futuristic look,
Cherry and O+A designer Neil Bartley settled on a
spare office with a few marquee pieces, including a large
perforated-steel screen that makes up the entryway.
The screen reads the opening crawl from Star Wars:
“A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…”
Check out all the wonderful work by Studio O+A.
Beautiful Sculpture
Artist Jason Peters creates site-specific installations
with buckets. Often lit from within, the sculptural
pieces twist and turn like a glowing snake.
The work redefines the way we look at space and
offers a different perspective depending on whether
it is inside or outside, day or night.
Beautiful Musings 