High Line Groundbreaking in New York

Posted on March 29, 2006 Under Design

I first blogged about The High Line project back in July of last year, and until now had heard very little about it. On April 10th the transformation of The High line begins-- the city will celebrate the beginning of…

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Baumraum Treehouses

Posted on February 21, 2006 Under Design

Where were the tree houses like this one when I was growing up? German architectural group Baumraum specializes in the planning and realization of bad ass treehouses like this one shown here. I've had a long standing fascination with designer…

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Adam Kalkin’s Push Button House

Posted on December 6, 2005 Under Design

Adam Kalkin is one of the most inventive and creative people I have read about in a very long time. His Push Button house was on display this past weekend in Miami Beach, but the shipping container with a luxury…

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CA Boom II

Posted on July 26, 2005 Under Design

CA Boom II is 3 and a half days of cutting edge in design, and architecture at the Santa Monica Civic Center. This year they're sponsored by our friends at MoCoLoco, Land+Living, Core77, among others. The lineup of exhibitors for…

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The High Line

Posted on July 11, 2005 Under Design

The High Line looms between Gansevoort Street, around Little West 12th, and stretches all the way to 30th street. It's an elevated rail structure built in the early 1930's as part of the West Side Improvement project, one of NYC's…

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Desio

Posted on February 25, 2005 Under Design

Holy conceptual design. Desio, some type of design or housing company in Japan has an amazing website. It has a seriously impressive flash interface, you get to drop little people in rooms and zoom in to see details of the…

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Compact [Design] Living

Posted on November 4, 2004 Under Design

I sure do love Modern Contemporary Design, especially when it seems very functional. Although a little bit weird, designer Luigi Colani has created this "space saving house" with a six square meter cylinder inside that shifts to change from bedroom,…

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Downtown by Starck

Posted on October 21, 2004 Under Design

The super designer Phillip Starck has designed a downtown Wall Street condo complex. Downtown is both the name and the location for his new luxury condos right near the NY Stock Exchange. I don't know the exact address of this…

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Designer RV Living

Posted on October 1, 2004 Under Design

Architect Buckley Gray Yeoman is giving a whole new concept to the idea RV living, this seems pretty sweet, and man, the British are so cool. This RV like trailer/recreational vehicle is made of solid timber, galvanized steel chassis, and…

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