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Animals and interiors

12/20/2012 by chicquero

Karen Knorr was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and was raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico in the 1960s. She finished her education in Paris and London. Karen has taught, exhibited and lectured internationally, including at Tate Britain, Tate Modern, The University of Westminster, Goldsmiths, Harvard and The Art Institute of Chicago. She studied at the University of Westminster in the mid-1970s, exhibiting photography that addressed debates in cultural studies and film theory concerning the ‘politics of representation’ practices […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: animals, architecture, arts, culture, decor, digital photography, heritage, India, India Song, interiors, Karen Knorr, myths, pet, photography, Rajasthan

Spotted subway stations

12/11/2012 by chicquero

Subway architecture is definitely something really cool… tourists all over the world enjoy riding the local subway, checking its stations and architecture. It´s a great variety of shapes, textures, colors, angles and styles. These are some pretty awesome shots of some of the most beautiful subway stations around the world photographed by some truly talented people. Fun! If I ever have to stop taking the subway, I’m gonna have a heart attack. Edward Norton you may also like A minimal […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: photography, architecture, world, shapes, subway, metro station, lights, tube

Abandoned Paintings

12/10/2012 by chicquero

A Hungarian artist took classic paintings by Old Masters like Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli and turned them into eerie snapshots of Renaissance-era ghost towns. It’s part of a series titled “Abandoned Paintings,” which is an impressive project undertaken by fine art student Bence Hajdu. Using a little modern technology, he takes famous scenes from “The Last Supper” to “The Annunciation” and transforms them into haunting spaces by erasing the characters and figures that populate the frames. What’s left is an […]

Categories: Artsy • Tags: abandoned, architecture, artists, arts, artsy, bence hajdu, characters, classic, empty, paintings, renaissance, spaces

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Oscar Niemeyer Architecture

12/06/2012 by chicquero

. Oscar Niemeyer, the greatest Brazilian architect who helped to shape the 20th century and mankind’s vision of the future, died on Wednesday aged 104, ten days before his 105th birthday. The celebrated Brazilian architect whose flowing designs infused Modernism with a new sensuality and captured the imaginations of generations of architects around the world. . His curvaceous, lyrical, hedonistic forms helped shape a distinct national architecture and a modern identity for Brazil that broke with its colonial and baroque past. Yet his influence extended far […]

Categories: Design, Photography • Tags: architect, architecture, brazil, brazilian, building, curves, death, Design, died, future, lines, modernism, Oscar Niemeyer, sensuality, spaces, white

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Hyperphotos

11/14/2012 by chicquero

Jean-François Rauzier, French artist, born 1952. Fascinated by photography from an early age, Jean-François Rauzier graduated from the School Louis Lumière in 1976. He has since been working as a professional photographer, while developing a personal creative work. J.F Rauzier was immediately captivated by numerical photography when it penetrated the professional market 15 years ago. He has been exploring the multiple opportunities offered by computer’s retouching since then, turning himself into a “virtual” painter. In 2002, he created the “Hyperphoto”, a concept […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: architecture, art, arts, artsy, city, cool, Design, digital, Europe, hyperphoto, Jean François Rauzier, manipulation, photo, photography, photoshop, retouching

From medieval water tower to sleek residence

10/02/2012 by chicquero

The Lymm Water Tower is an award winning renovation of a once derelict Grade II listed water tower converted into a luxurious contemporary family home. Renovated by Ellis William Architects, the octagonal stone water tower is complemented by a new modernist wrap around double height extension. This highly glazed addition offers carefully selected vistas across the adjacent fields and considers the existing mature trees surrounding the site. The Harris family bought the tower thirteen years ago with the idea of […]

Categories: Design • Tags: architecture, award winning, contemporary, Ellis William Architects, Harris family, luxurious, Lymm water tower, medieval, modern, residence

We love chairs

03/25/2012 by chicquero

Source: Pinterest (Interiors – furniture) CHAIRS, WE LOVE CHAIRS.. Here are a few examples of great chair design, from the sleekest you’ll ever see, to the funkiest and the just plain weird. I love innovative chair design, because they bring excitement to your room. What´s your favorite? . Clients are full of surprises. Design is what you make of the surprises. Dan Phillips >>>YOU MAY ALSO LIKE<<< A bank in Paris Urbanism to interiors Please, take me upstairs Fashion bed […]

Categories: Design • Tags: architecture, chair, chairs, contemporary, cool, Design, designer, Fashion, furniture, interiors, modern

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When home decor meets fashion

03/24/2012 by chicquero

Stunning! But the question is… what came first in forming the concept for this shoot, the wardrobe or the location? Not sure but it all came out beautifully! Mario Testino photographs Natalia Vodianova in his Los Angeles home for Vogue US (March 2012 issue). Impressive how home decor and high fashion can be blended so well together. Miss Vodianova wears a pattern mix featuring items from the likes of Proenza Schouler, Marni, Etro, Carolina Herrera, Balenciaga, Dior, Alberta Ferretti, Donna Karan and Valentino. Wow!^ […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: architecture, Fashion editorial, home decor, Los Angeles homes, mario testino, Natalia Vodianova, pattern mix, Peruvian photographer, Vogue US

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New York Rooftop apartment

01/25/2012 by chicquero

Contemporary New York rooftop apartment. Austrian design house Innocad Meatpacking district, NYC Mixture of European design and New York lifestyle A tribute to Marilyn Completion 2011 “The materials and choice of colours represent both high quality standards and relaxed urbanity. Each room mirrors an immediate visual reference to the fascinating land and roofscape of New York City. Images courtesy: Thomas Schauer They say life’s what happens when you’re busy making other plans. But sometimes in New York, life is what happens when you’re […]

Categories: Design • Tags: apartment, architecture, Design, innocad, interiors, loft, luxury, meatpacking district, new york, rooftop, thomas schauer, urban

Gosh, my walls are alive!

01/16/2012 by chicquero

3D Daniel Arsham is a New York/ Miami based artist in the world of architecture. Although his major is in art, most of his friends are architects, his pieces show his passion for form and structure and he puts his own spin on things, making architecture moves in ways it normally shouldn’t. Mr. Arsham uses plaster gauze, foam, rubber and paint to create such cool 3D works that wrinkle, bend, erode, and even wrap themselves over other objects. Very clever […]

Categories: Artsy • Tags: 3D, architecture, artistic, bended art, Daniel Arsham, new york, plaster art, structured walls, walls, wrinked art

Every single angle can be art.

12/29/2011 by chicquero

Mr. Philipp Klinger This is a collection created by Philipp Klinger (he’s nothing but a genius photographer) that showcases architecture in a very geometric way, mixing shapes, patterns, textures. Mr. Klinger travels the world seeking great angles and different kinds of inspiration. He’s not all about geometry, this is just a side of his work, he’s also totally into nature and the city. It’s quite impressive. Love the lines, swirls, angles, the chosen spots, his prospective when shooting… eye candy! […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: architecture, artistic eye, cool angles, cool lines, geometry, patterns, Philipp Klinger, photography, right spot, shapes, textures, worldwide

Urbanism to interior… that is so J. Mayer!

11/17/2011 by chicquero

Jürgen Mayer H. is a beyond talented german architect! In 1996 founded in Berlin the J. MAYER. H. Architect’s Studio Office, focused on the intersection of architecture, communication and new technologies. “Development planning and urban buildings to workstation, exhibits and objects with new materials, sustainable in the relationship between the human body, technology and nature are the principles for the production of new spaces”. He owns a pretty cool modern style with sophisticated asymmetrical lines… it’s so nice that he […]

Categories: Design • Tags: airport, airports, architect, architecture, asymmetrical design, bus stop benches, chairs, communication, cool designs, cool shapes, cool stuff, Design, German, german architect, germany, green, interiors, J Mayer, J. Mayer H., modern designs, residences, sophisticated, studio office, sustainability, sustainable, technology, trade fair grounds, university buildings, urbanism, workstation, workstations

Once upon a time… a bank in Paris.

11/02/2011 by chicquero

No way… Is this a bank? For real? Maybe we have died and gone to heaven, or just seeing visions… This is the first (ever) bank concept store for BNP Paribas in Paris, created by Paris based architect Fabrice Ausset of Zoevox. This amazing concept bank is located in the historical building of 2, Place de l’Opéra. The space is composed by completely wacky un-bank features, yet it also has a super cool kinda retro touch. Love the honeycombed ceiling, […]

Categories: Design • Tags: Adrien Gardère, Antonio Lupi, architect, architecture, arquitetos, arquitetura, Ausset of Zoevox, bank, banks, BNP Paribas, building, Christian Liaigre, Christophe Delcourt, classy, Design, ergonomics, France, furnishing, furniture, India Mahdavi, Karim Rashid, Marco Merendi, Paola Lenti, Paris, Patricia Urquiola, Philippe Hurel, Pierre Paulin and Philippe Starck, Place de l’Opéra, Poul Henningsen, proper lighting, retro, sustainability, Sylvie Coquet, technology

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Home, sweet overdose.. home!

10/22/2011 by chicquero

Contemporary Oasis YTL Design Group from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, invited Paris-based Agence Jouin Manku to design the residence of a Malaysian power family (beyond power family). This home, sweet home, is the ultimate expression of the influence, modern, taste and industrial-scale capabilities. Three generations of the prominant family inhabit the 3,000 square-meter residence, the “theme-park” includes nine bedrooms, two family rooms, a family kitchen and a private dining area, a family library, a game room, a study, a public reception area, a […]

Categories: Design • Tags: architecture, art, building, chic, contemporary, culture, Design, design group, designer, industrial, jouin manku, kuala lumpur, malaysia, mansion, modern, photo, photography, places, residence, stylist, trends, YTL

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Eco-Friendly Luxury Loft

09/18/2011 by chicquero

Fernanda Marques architect and Associates, São Paulo - Brazil. The luxury sustainable loft was designed for the Casa Cor exhibit. Casa Cor is the second largest architecture and decoration event in the world. The house itself is a piece of art, the nature is screaming out loud, everything was inspired by sustainability issues. Recycled wood, green seal furniture, highly efficient LED system, represent the commitment to the environment. Thumbs up for the wood table, bookcase/wine cellar, and the plants hanging from the […]

Categories: Design • Tags: architecture, brazil, casa cor, culture, Design, environmental, fernanda marques, green, home, house, interiors, loft, luxury, photography, places, recycle, sao paulo, sustainability, sustainable, sustentabilidade, tendência, trends

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