architecture for animals

An aviary to help repopulate the worlds declining bee population, a computer reality game that makes you see and perceive surroundings like non humans, a farm based theme park, an urban birdscraper....etc. all winning entries in this years animal arcitecture awards. 
Here are just a few....for more info on these amazing designs go to the link above......

Farmland World, designed by Designed With Company

The Nottingham Aviary by Amelia Eriksson. Fraser Godfrey, Ana Moldavsky, Sko Willman from the University of Nottingham

Birdscraper by Zhong Huang

Bullseye for Missoni!

Yet another reason why I love Target!..... and why I love fall... Arriving September 13 to stores near you, Missoni for the masses... With all of their patterned and colorful exuberance. Both their fashion and home lines offer the same chic, bohemian eclecticism that is oh so IT right now... and as style goes, Target continues to impress me... they get it... that low cost does not have to equal low brow...and now here's a sneak preview.... All photos are the courtesy of Missoni for Target.

For more images of their look book and more info on the line go to Racked

still rockin after all these years

Designer Richard Clarkson's Cradle Chair

I just saw Designer Richard Clarkson's Cradle Chair via 3 rings blog and thought it was beautiful... comforting and sculptural....Think giant modern Moses basket...the design is based on studies of autism's RMD (Rhythmic Movement Disorder) which has concluded that certain rocking movements help calm people with Hypo and Hyper sensory conditions.... I don't know if I would have womb for it in my living room :) but I have always fantasized about my own cool personal stroller :)

Check out the 3 Ring blog post for more info and photos here.

Mad Men Madness

 I am currently in a Mad Men/ Mid Century focussed obsession mode so I was completely elated at the the newest Etsy finds..... Check it out here Mad Men inspired Etsy finds

Returned and Raw

Back from my summer break just in time for these beautiful Jean Prouve additions!  Prouve is one of the most important designers of the twentieth century.  As one of the leaders of the French modernists, his prolific work has been translated superbly, using different materials and colors...Hard to imagine modernizing the classically modern without doing some damage but they really have done it respectfully and stylishly... G star, the dutch clothing company and Vitra worked together for two years to "revitalize" 17 of his classic pieces.  The new Prouve RAW collection is on exhibit in Weil Am Rhine, Germany (in the Zaha Hadid designed Firehouse) until August 14 and in the Fall nine out of the 17 will be available to Vitra retailers.

This Set of original Prouve's is available from Christie's for just over $95,000

The newer RAW version of the same chair is $3,600 and includes updated materials and colors

Check out the rest of the collection at Vitra's site here.