Tiny NY apartment

The New York obssession continues with this fantastic wee loft apartment in the East Village. Its only 46 square metres but what an amazing example of what you can do with very little space. We only hope no one rolls out of that bed!!!

Neutra Design – Gift Fair 2010

Here are a few images of the Neutra Design stand at the NZ Winter Gift Fair we attended. Thought some of you might be interested!!

Red Square Yacht – Dunya Yachts

this is the Red Square Yacht by Dunya Yachts. This massive, 236-foot cruiser stands tall above the water line, providing enough room for 12 overnight guests and their crew.  From bow to stern, the Red Square yacht is lined with contemporary furnishings, red teak floors, three open decks and a series of inner cabin rooms for rest and entertainment. Prices have no been announced but you can bet it will be 8 figures. This will go to the top of our wishlist thanks.

Plastic House – Architecture Republic

A house is excavated and a space created. The insertion of an object allows inhabitation.

The house is on a terrace whose split-­section is native to Georgian Dublin; a grand parlor to the front with smaller rooms to the rear at half-­levels one up and one down from the street.

We just love this fantastic idea of breathing new  life into a somewhat basic, although lovely terrace house and creating this amazing new structure whilst staying true to the existing home. Oh! and there is no denying that bathroom is awesome!

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London Gate – Fernando Donis

This 100 metre-tall glass elevator is the winning entry by Rotterdam studio Donis in a competition to design a temporary landmark for Aldgate, east London. The elevator is Designed to celebrate the 2012 Olympic Games that will be held in London. The glass elevator will run along the archway itself.

via: http://www.dezeen.com

URBAN SPRAWL

These images are pretty freaky!!  Christoph Gielen has captured Urban developments in America. The top two are Arizona, third image is California and bottom Florida.

WRAPPED

You all must checkout this great blog by Wanaka based blogger Katie Waite. Its a go to blog for anyone searching for present for Mum, Dad, Babies, Weddings and even Metro Lads!!. Katie does the searching and has some graet pieces on the blog, make sure to check it out!!. (also big thanks to Katie for including Neutra Design on your fab blog)

http://www.wrapped.co.nz/

Tangga House – Guz Architecture

This ain’t no mirage. This is the Tangga House in Singapore by Guz Architects

Description from Guz Architects:

The house is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional courtyard house, laid out around a central green courtyard with a double height stair and entry area forming the focal point of the project. The L-shaped plan creates open spaces which encourage natural ventilation and offer resident’s views over the courtyard to the verandah, roof gardens and beyond. Lushly planted roof gardens surround the house and add to the effect that nature is evident in every part of the house. The large roof above the courtyard creates an indoor and outdoor space leading to the gardens and swimming pool which wraps around two sides of the house. The tangga house hopefully gives the owners the opportunity  to live in harmony and comfort with nature, in singapores hot tropical climate.

via: www.contemporist.com

POLIFORM – Bahrain

What is brilliant about Poliform is the way they layout their shops. It is as though you are walking through someones beautiful house, it gives customers an idea about how to achieve a “Poliform” home. We are obssessed with the Varenna kitchens!!. (We are sure there will be a few ladies swooning at the walk in wardrobe designs!!)

Description from Poliform:

Poliform has celebrated the recent opening of the new flagship store in Bahrain, giving evidence to the consolidated roots of the brand in the Arabian market.

The building rises in Palm Square, a white cube immersed in the middle of the square, cut out with wide windows that offer an insight into high-end solutions to all interiors needs: day systems, bedrooms, walk-in-closets and kitchens able to satisfy even the most sophisticated tastes. Commitment to quality, ability to interpret contemporary lifestyle trends and a flair for understanding the needs of its global clientele are the characteristics that make Poliform one of the worldwide leader in the design furniture sector. What makes the brand unique is the great ability in customizing the products according to Client’s taste, who is followed in the entire realization of a custom-made Home-project.

Poliform and Varenna, synonymous of high design and elegance, reconfirm themselves the leading Company of the sector in a geographic area renowned for its research of luxury and made-in-Italy quality.

Recycled Clothing Art – Guerra De La Paz

The Cuban-born artist duo Guerro De La Paz have created a series of sculptural art works out of discarded, recycled clothing.  These figures of sculptural iconography are made from t-shirts, shoes, boots, socks and more, many of which have been dug out of secondhand stores in Little Haiti, Miami.  The message Guerro De La Paz conveys with their recycled clothing art is about the consume-and-discard nature of our mass-produced lifestyles.  Our habits of consumption put us so very far away from the creation of the items we use– and just as far away from the piles of trash they become.  Guerra De La Paz doesn’t see trash, in this sense, but an opportunity for artistic beauty and expression.   [guerra de la paz via mymodernmet]