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The Modern Life
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From architecture to fashion to interior decorating to food to every day life occurrences... I vow to share my findings of everything beautiful, eccentric, & above all MODERN.
#92763 in All , #314 in Design

The World Inside Us

THE WORLD INSIDE US // DOUBLE EXPOSURE PORTRAITSBy Dan MountfordI want to experiment more with this type of blending photograph art.  I love how putting multiple elements together can create som...

02 feb 12 1 person likes this

Lucy McRae Directing Debut Video

Film Friday is finally back with an interesting video by body architect, Lucy McRae.  This is her directing debut for a colorful & crazy dance clip for Australian synth-pop group, Rat Vs Pos...

14 jan 12

Furniture with Built-in Book Storage

Ransa is a creative sofa designed by Younes Duret. The book storage on the base gives the sofa the impression of levitating above the books.  You can lie down, relax, & have your favorite au...

10 jan 12

Take me to Cloud City

Cloud City. Tomás Saraceno exhibit, entitled “Cloud Cities,” consists of twenty bubbles suspended in a hangar in Germany. Many of the spheres are large enough to be entered by visitors who ...

08 jan 12

Art-Heating

How to keep warm while maintaining modernity & style in your home at the same time.  Here are some incredible designs by Italian designer Antrax. "Drop"&nb sp;"Bubble" (w...

07 dec 11

Digital Bathroom

Imagine being able to control the temperature, volume, & flow of water to meet your exact needs.  From the faucet to the shower.  Ideal Standard brings you just that with e-Vision....

02 dec 11

Barcode House

The Barcode HouseCan you see why its called this??David Jameson Architect Inc. was definitely inspired by the actual look of barcodes for this house located in Washington D.C.  The steel ba...

11 nov 11

Post-Halloween Skull Art

Here is the work of British artist James Hopkins who is currently based in London. These are in his Vanitas series transforming every day objects on shelves into  incredible artwork in the shape...

02 nov 11

Film Friday - Halloween Edition

The video this week comes from the band Neon Indian.  This music video for their cyber-track "Polish Girl," off their new album Era Extraña, incorporates light painting to tell the story...

29 oct 11

Guest blog post from Design Shuffle - Modern Lighting

Hi, Im Susi and I write for Design Shuffle, a social media site that brings together designers from around the world to share projects and find inspiration.  I love visiting design blogs like Th...

20 oct 11

Youve never seen shoes like this before...

I guarantee you have never seen footwear concepts like that of Brazilian designer Andreia Chaves...Chaves thinks beyond what is normal & breaks into an abstract world of fashion that has nev...

15 oct 11

Vector Illustrations

Malika Favre combines animal & women elements to create some of her unique vector illustrations.  My favorite alphabet sequence ever...{Via Malika Favre & Trendlan d}

13 oct 11

Animation at its finest.

Here is a fascinating animation video by Daniel Binns called "Control" - a short film about Panic.Control from Daniel Binns on Vimeo.The sharp edges and geometric animation is a uni...

07 oct 11

Best Giveaway YET! From talented Designer Archetype Z

A few months ago I came across one of the most unique jewelry designers Ive seen in a long time on Etsy.... Archetype Z! I am so honored to be featuring some of her modern jewelry as a give...

05 oct 11

Pixelated Bathroom

De Meza + Architecture + Interiors, an award winning firm & we can see why below with a mosaic pixelated bathroom that they created in a San Francisco home in 2010.  {Pictures by Shae R...

28 sep 11

Equilibrium Bookcase

This unique furniture piece by Malagana is sure to surprise & amuse!  Its modules can be stacked on top of one another without the use of tools or hardware & can be put togethe...

25 sep 11

Film Friday - MÖBIUS

Absolutely incredible is this collaborative stop motion sculpture.... Take a look...MÖBIUS from ENESS on Vimeo.Twenty-one large triangles animated by Melbourne, throughout Federation Square. MÖB...

17 sep 11

Wall-less House

The Wall-less House by Tezuka ArchitectsIn 2000, Tokyo based architects created this 2,650 square three-story home in Setagaya-ku, one of the 23 special districts of Tokyo, Japan.  The...

14 sep 11

ARIEL CHIESA MIXED MEDIA COLLAGES

You know me & loving these mixed media collages!!Like from my other post... Click here. Here are some more from Argentinian Ari el Chiesa.I want to take a shot at this collaging bus...

06 sep 11

End of Summer Giveaway!

Time for another giveaway!  I couldnt decide between these two amazing products so YOU get to choose which one!  Either the...Text Message Pillow from CB2(in either black or white 18&#...

02 sep 11

Plantbook

Im visiting Portland right now & its quite the environmental friendly  location!  Im loving every minute so far.  Makes me wonder if a concept such as this oxygenated notebook coul...

26 aug 11

Yana K - exclusive interview & preview!

I had the privilege of attending a mixer the other night for the preview of a new line by an incredible designer...Yana K.   Yana K (pictured above in one of her own pieces) ...

24 aug 11

Adele-C

Innovative Italian company Adele-C brings you this modern lighted headboard called the Mariposa (Spanish for “Butterfly”).   Ideal for a little girls’ room or any dainty, dreamy bedroom.  A...

20 aug 11

Matter Matters

Extraordinary Lights from MatterClick below to see more lights... Which one did you like the best? 

10 aug 11

Colourfornia

First Film Friday of the month brings to you this amazing video directed by Nick Thompson at The Drop Studio for promotion of Summadayze.  I cant exactly figure out what...

06 aug 11

Devon Rex Project

Glimpse of the future?? I hope so. I love everything about these photos!  Do you think it may be a glimpse of what the future fashion & beauty of the world will look like? (via&nbs...

04 aug 11

The K House

Designed by ARM ( Ashton Raggatt McDougall), the K house is located at Surf Coast Victoria, Australia. ARM is a firm of architects known for “architectural outspokenness”.  This is ver...

27 jul 11

Mixed Media Collages

MIXED MEDIA COLLAGES by Colombian graphic designer Sebastian Ospina.  These provoke a lot of thought and I love the use of female faces throughout every picture.  Which one do you...

19 jul 11

Wood Designs by OLIVIER DOLLÉ

OLIVIER DOLLÉ - ARTISAN DESIGNER"Having been brought up in the Alpes and trained at the Ecole Boulle in Paris, my work is inspired by these two influences, combining traditional craft and contemp...

15 jul 11

Plant Hotels!

"MollaSpace carries items by designers from all over the world to further their mission of transforming everyday objects from mundane into whimsical vehicles for self exp...

14 jul 11 1 person likes this

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