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An old warehouse converted into a home? This looks unreal! The architects did an absolutely stunning job turning the warehouse into a very welcoming home with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a very cool looking heated indoor pool. Aside from the pool, the home also has an wide open upstairs with more rooms and a theater. All of this could be yours if you move to Surry Hills in Sydney, Australia.
Converted Australian Warehouse
October 25th, 2011
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Misc Design Ephemera
October 24th, 2011
These four images via Flickr have been on my desktop for a while as inspiration. More similar design work coming in a follow up post.
New Zealand Under Pohutukawa Residence
October 23rd, 2011
The Pohutukawa tree is found in New Zealand and its crimson flower has long been part of the Christmas tradition. The house received its name because of its location around a dense Pohutukawa grove near the beach. The architects did an outstanding job mirroring the interior design, materials and the structure of the house to the complex form of the surrounding Pohutukawa trees.
Shared via Fresh Home / Photos by Patrick Reynolds
Pantone Chair & Christmas Ornaments
October 21st, 2011
Nearly anything Pantone is awesome. These chairs and ornaments are no exception. The chairs come in an assortment of colors and are surprisingly comfortable to sit in. Sure they aren’t as comfortable as your Aeron, but they would make great corner of the room or conference table chairs.
The christmas tree ornaments are made of glass and also come in an assortment of colors. The only place I’ve seen them available so far is from Seletti. The chairs can be purchased here
Park City Luxury Mountain home
October 20th, 2011
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects designed this enormous 13,000 sq. ft. luxury home just outside of Park City, Utah. The first thing I noticed about the house is that it fits nicely in the surrounding environment. The material selection of wood, concrete, rock crops and glass also give it that up-to-date look while also maintaining a stem of ruggedness.
The home is/was for sale for a hefty $9.8 million. Also did you notice the 25-meter lap pool with infinity-edge style end cap?
Via Trendir / Photos by Nic Lehoux
Cole Barash Photography
October 18th, 2011
As long as I’ve known of Cole Barash’s work, I had assumed he was strictly a snowboard photographer. While it does occupy the majority of his portfolio, on a recent pass I noticed so much more. What I like most about his work is that he started when he was thirteen and learned photography by simply doing it. Because of that, Cole still remains to be one of my favorite photographers.
Just Announced: Canon EOS Full-Frame 1D-X
October 17th, 2011
Canon has just announced its newest pro DSLR, the EOS 1D-X. Previously the 1D and 1Ds series occupied the pro-range until now—the 1D-X merges the two. Not only is the name a middle ground, but the pricing and features have come to a reasonable agreement.
My first reaction is that this camera is going to be quite awesome. Canon seems to have taken heed of the growing amount of “hybrid” photographers and built the ultimate camera. Usually when companies do this, it turns out to be more harm than good, but I really think this is what we’ve been looking for. Did I mention anything about the ISO range yet? It’s ISO 204,800! That gives you the absolute maximum possibility to shoot in near pitch black situations. You have me Canon, you have me.
The LCD is 3.2″ and even higher resolution, the camera shoots 12FPS at 18 megapixels. Someone pinch me, I seriously feel like I’m dreaming here. The Canon EOS 1D-X is the camera I’ve been waiting for since the 1D Mark II. Hit the jump to view the specs and pictures!
P.S. I’m glad the megapixel war has ended.
Superconductivity & Magnetic Levitation
October 17th, 2011
Superconductivity & Magnetic Levitation is a very interesting and potentially practical discovery. Though not new, these videos from 2009 till now show just how much potential there is for future levitating devices. The most wanted is most likely the hover board.
In the first video, a flux-pinned superconducting puck levitates above a figure-8 track. The puck is accelerated using the motors from a toy race car track set (I used to play with these as a kid). The second video is similar, however Tel-Aviv University demos quantum superconductors locked in a multi-dimensional magnetic field. Cool right?
Central America Tuscania House
October 16th, 2011
Architect José Roberto Paredes and his family live in this modern home in Central America. Traditionally the Spanish Colonial architecture has marked the lands of El Salvador, but this architect is working to change that. What particularly interests me about this house is the openness. Instead of being closed to the surrounding environment, the architect used large glass windows to relieve any barrier from inside to outside.
Walstrom House by John Lautner
October 13th, 2011
John Lautner was a California based architect that built very inspiring public buildings and private residences. The Walstrom house was constructed in 1969 into the side of a hill in the Santa Monica mountains just outside of Los Angeles. My main interest in this home is of course the use of wood, but also the asymmetrical structure.
Photos by Jon Buono
1980s Vintage Packaging Collection
October 12th, 2011
The 80s was an interesting time for packaging as it began to move into more complex graphics that were added to “help” sell the products. I’m not sure that more graphics helped move the product easier—people just like “new” things. I’m starting to wonder how far along down the line will products be immediately available to anyone. By that I mean, with instant meals you cook them there and then you have the meal to eat. At what point in time will we be able to ask for products and have them instantly compiled or delivered—essentially eliminating the shopping experience.
Found via The Flavor
Unblur images in Photoshop Sneak Peak
October 11th, 2011
This is impressive. I can’t even imagine the processing that gets done behind the scenes on a feature like this. This feature—though not promised in the new Photoshop spec—was demoed at the Adobe Max 2011 event hosted by Rain Wilson.
We’ve all seen hard-to-believe examples of photos being blown up and zoomed on shoes like CSI, but this would make a lot of that possible on a consumer level. I think this feature would be used quite a bit more than the previous “mind-blowing” Content-aware scaling.
Also, did you happen to see that the guys were sitting in Eames Lounge chairs?
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