heart of the city

gary hustwit has announced he will be creating a third film, urbanized, to add to his design documentary collection.  the film will focus on cities, architects and people who have made a difference in their urban community.  the film will launch in 2011.  in the meantime, if you haven't seen hustwit's first two films, helvetica and objectified, add them to your netflix list.  via fast company

oh yeah

oh wow.  and they aren't  kidding.  ohwow is a more than appropriate name for the creative collective who's goal is to connect artists and their proposed ideas with a community of others who have the experience and resources to execute the given project.  ohwow hosts a variety of events across the world with roots at ohwow in miami and the ohwow book club in new york.  i am loving the book club's turquoise and metallic wallpaper and shelving inspired by navajo patterns.  both very cool venues are designed by architect rafael decardenas of architecture at large.
via the cool hunter and ohwow.

look at you

new york city!!! its so great to be back! i have had the opportunity to stay at the hudson hotel while in town for my first and long awaited visit to the international contemporary furniture fair. the hotel accomplishes mixing a variety of styles without feeling disconnected with its acid yellow glass accents and mod meets traditional interior. love it!

sit back

its always nice to discover a cool new blog. today i found minimalissimo, dedicated only to minimalism and they follow merlin mann's rules for blogging: "find your obsession. everyday, explain it to one person you respect. edit everything, skip shortcuts, and try not to be a dick. get better." love it. above is romolo stanco's hi-fi house in italy. check out minimalissimo. they even supply mixtapes to blog to. hot.

take my breath away

oh woooow.

tokujin yoshioka's solo exhibition "spectrum" in seoul, korea looks absolutely breathtaking. the above photos feature the rainbow church and rainbow, honey-pop and pane chairs surrounded by the tornado installation which is created out of straws. the exhibit is being held at the museum beyond museum through june 2010.

via designboom

coming to you live

pink highlighted office space in berlin

by zetlmayer de winder architekten

check out more work from these cool architects here

ok its my turn

missoni opens its first store in los angeles.

very cool textural facade!

via abitare

you remind me

ahhhh...

this looks like the best place

to spend a summer evening.

axial symphony in hong kong by design systems

via dezeen

sheer genius

here is a new board by yours truly

featuring the see through trend.

its a super hot trend in fashion for spring 2010 and

has been running over into lots of architectural &

product designs.

its not easy being green

i love the movement of the green ribbons in the panoramic garden

of the chamber of commerce and industry of slovenia.

architecture by sadar vuga arhitekti

via design scene

lay awake beneath the flowers

what wonderful princess daydreams

you could have staring out the window

of the boscolo exedra hotel in milan.

trippin

camping is officially hot

with the luxury mehrzeller camper.

love love love

make you notice

the SEED project

by clemson univeristy

uses standard shipping containers to create

emergency housing haitian earthquake survivors.

love the colors!

like whoa

casa de ka juventud

is a super fresh teen center

in rivas vaciamadrid

by mi5 architects

via plataforma arquitectura

play for keeps

the mobile

by xavier veilhan

shown at the château de versailles

i would have given anything to see this show!

i adore the mix of contemporary minimalism

against the classical, decorative architecture.

i have been seeing this a lot lately...

i think i feel a trend coming on.

check out more of the show here

meet me halfway

i love the rich texture found in

fashion brand's 3.1 phillip lim store in korea

designed by leong leong.

i just wanna touch it.

via dezeen

work it out

this floating island is powered by excercise machines

to purify river water. so smart.

the concept of synchronicity island by jakub szczesny

was shown at polish design week.

i love the color scheme and the deck pattern.

via dezeen

on to the next one

please let me live in the never never land house

by architect andres jaque arquitectos in spain!

via mocoloco

i've got to shine

i adore the interiors of dolce & gabbana's gold, the fashion

house's first concept restaurant with coffee room, bistrot,

restaurant and cocktail bar in milano, italy.

it was bound to fall

novotel tower bridge
by blacksheep architecture
in london
via contemporist