The center is located in a protected forest reserve in the Chittagong District in southern Bangladesh. The structure itself is constructed of concrete slabs built around the trees in an effort to protect the surrounding environment. The construction of this is quite similar to the work of Martin Fernandez de Lema and Nicholas Moreno Deutsch.
Found on Contemporist
It’s hard to imagine such beautiful labels being printed so small. The illustrations were done for the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964. Tokio is the Polish spelling. They would make great posters if blown up wall-size.
Found on Flickr
Australian based architecture firm MCK Architects, dubbed this home the “Flipped House” for the reason that they’d literally flipped the original house plan and outdoor elements to create a more systematic cohesion of the interior and exterior. The original home was built in the 1960′s but was dated. Some of the original fixtures still remain in use in this new version.
Found on Arch Daily / photography by Willem Rethmeier
As we know very well, Massimo Vignelli’s version of the NY Subway map is one of the more well known versions. In this old article by the New York Times, more versions of the maps are discussed: goals, colors, shapes. Hit the jump to view the different map versions.
Jean Philippe Lenclos was a young French man born in 1938. During his travels he became very interested in symbolism and color theory which led to him writing a theory based on the Geography of Color. In an interview in the book Supergraphics, which I suggest buying from Unit Editions, he talks about the differences in the appreciation of color and the use in changing consumers’ behavior.
The work of Lenclos is very intriguing to me. Something amidst the lines and geometric shapes lies the honesty in his design.
The exterior of this home—located in the Leschi area of Seattle—feels reminiscent of the bunkers from Jurassic Park. The angled garage hangers, tall glass windows and the landscaping mingling with the concrete all contribute to this very strange feel.
The interior of the house is intriguing. When inside, we’re welcomed by modern appliances and spacious rooms. The upper levels of the home have large windows allowing for views of Lake Washington. I believe the home recently sold for $1,295,000.
Found on Fresh Home
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Albin Holmqvist, Gustav Johansson and Niklas Johansson are really killing it with these new EF Live the Language videos for EF International Language Centers. If you saw the first few, you’ll notice that they’ve really gone above and beyond with this new set. The new locations include Sydney, Australia; Vancouver, Canada; and Los Angeles, California.
Stay tuned in the coming week for an exclusive post with these guys!
Directed by Gustav Johansson
D.O.P: Niklas Johansson
Typography: Albin Holmqvist
Music: Magnus Lidehäll
VFX: Goodmotion
Sam Smith is a designer who put together these nice covers for a personal project. The task was to list his favorite movies of the past decade and design the concepts into covers for a fictional European film magazine. I think he’s done quite a nice job—I was originally under the impression they were real!
Paul Ibou was a great Belgian graphic designer who studied at the Royal Academy in Antwerp. In 1961, at age 23, he began working as a freelance designer under the pseudonym Ibou. The term Ibou meant “inventive book designer and publisher”. Also, in French Ibou also meant “owl” which initiated the beginnings of his large collection of owl symbols.
Found via Aisle One
Prior to seeing the apartment of the great musician John Mayer, I had envisioned it as a humble, brick-walled abode with guitars everywhere. How refreshing it was to see mutual tastes of contemporary interior design reflected in his home.
“It’s intentional that there’s not a lot of music gear here. I can be a person, not a musician, in this apartment.” — John Mayer
The apartment is 2,500 square feet and located in New York City’s SoHo district. It was originally designed by Italian fashion designer, Giorgio Armani for the reason that John wanted to “feel the same way as he does in Mr. Armani’s suits.” If you note in the first image you’ll see one of the icons used in the 1972 Munich Olympic games (very much wish that was an original and not a random rendition).
Photographs by Simon Upton via Elle Decor
Each one of these mid-century modern graphic illustrations incorporates a combination of pure geometric patterns. These once meaningful shapes and concepts sold products. It is my hope that by continuously revisiting these minimalistic visuals, we’ll begin to adopt the ideals of not overcomplicating our design.
Found on Sandiv’s photostream
Had a great time in Seattle for the Tycho show at Bumbershoot this weekend. Pictures will be following this week, but for now here are two snaps from Instagram. Enjoy!
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