(All of the artworks featured in this post are some of my favorites by James Rosenquist.) If you’re as much of a fan of American Pop artist James Rosenquist as I am, imagine the size of my smile when I found a site that featured his best works + more? Called Artsy, you not only get […]
Haute couture footwear is taken to a whole new level with sports technology in the form of hydraulics. For this collection, footwear designer Silvia Fado inspiration lied in functional design, with a strong influence of architecture + engineering. Take these Ring Hydraulic Heels, for instance. There’s a hydraulic system inside the heel developed with the […]
I’ve always loved wooden staircase models. Not only do they make great sculptures but they’re also amazing springboards for your imagination, picturing yourself going up those steps or seeing them in the home of your dreams. Bill Blass, the late iconic fashion designer, owned several, as seen below, in this picture of his home, assembled […]
If you’re too embarrassed to admit how much you love playing with Legos or think their colors will clash way too much with your decor when you spill them on your floor, here’s Google Chrome to the rescue with ‘Build With Chrome’. ’Build With Chrome’ will allow you to build with Legos using the Chrome browser. […]
Belgian designer Martin Margiela is known for his longtime love affair with minimalism + no color like white, symbolizes that more. So, when I saw LEGO Architecture Studio, featuring over 1,200 white + transparent bricks, slopes, plates + more, Margiela’s name screamed inside my head. To heighten the experience further, a basic instruction manual is […]
To describe Boo Pala’s AW/14 inspirations as simply color, pattern + architecture, is just scratching the surface. With patterns inspired by James Rosenquist‘s epic ‘F-111’ painting (below), a lot of the looks played with color, texture + structure in interesting ways. In case you didn’t know, ‘F-111’ was painted in ‘64, during the middle of the […]