Located in Lotus, California, this home is a private residence for an avid kayaker and his wife. It overlooks a popular kayak run on the South Fork of the American River in Lotus.http://www.oparch.net©2009 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Architecture | Permalink | 1 comment Sponsored Topics: California - House - Home - United States - Jaime
If there is one thing in your kitchen to represent the Italian Antique Modern in aesthetics, with glass shelving, and various other pleasing details like beautiful portholes and claw foot legs, these would definitely be it! And believe us, even if they may look antique, there is absolutely nothing old fashioned about the Meneghini Refrigerators. Made fr
Architects: Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma ArchitectsLocation: San Francisco, CA, USAProject team: Stanley Saitowitz, Alan TseGeneral Contractor: Brian SpiersAcoustics: Dale PekrulProject year: 2007Photographs: Rien van Rijthoven Conduit Restaurant emerged from the found circumstances. The ground floor commercial space in a new residential building had a low ceiling and a tangled maze of plumbing, sprinkler and electrical conduits serving the residences above.To cover these pipes would have furth
Decorating walls and ceilings with wallpapers and plastic paints is an old concept. German designer Peter Burning makes your walls and ceilings look much more expressive with aesthetically created “Sha-do” lamps. The lamp not only lights your room like a routine lamp but leaves beautiful impressions, enhancing the ambiance all around. The Sha-do lamp creat
You name it and it has it all. Loaded with technology, Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman’s new concept of the futuristic bicycle fulfills all that you ever longed for in your bike. The creation offers you safe parking with its computerized locking system, so only your fingerprints can unlock it. This hi-tech design also lets you know the amount of calories you l
A simple thing like pouring water into the mug can be a tedious job for a visually impaired. Accepting this is hard for those who get to know when their mug is full. But, after realizing the fact that it isn’t that easy for blind people, Korean designers Sang-hoon Lee and Youn-bum Lim have designed the “Braun Bell Mug”.
Hand powered gadgets might not be a novel idea for most of us, but the latest radio by designer Josh Finkle presenting a neat, clean and uncomplicated design is a unique devise that literally brings music to your hand. Finished with black paperstone and white acrylic, giving it a neat and classic look, the sustainable radio integrates four paperstone disk
Veilo is a concept trashcan that has been designed in a futuristic and simple way to provide a sense of decorative sophistication. The side fabric covers of this green bin are customizable as per the taste of individual users. The bin features a smart way to reuse the plastic grocery bags as trash bags and unlike traditional trashcans, the open loop and open body of this b
American design brand Artecnica have launched a bag made of discarded billboard posters.The bags are made by cutting the material so that it lies flat when not in use but can be stretched into a shoulder bag.Here’s some more information from Artecnica:–BillboardThis August, Los Angeles-based design studio Artecnica announces a new collection born out of
The Sailor wood tubs are some of the newest, freshest items from the Ocean range by Bagno Sasso. A fabulously creative design, the free-standing tubs look nothing like wood! Rather, the tub is finished with a veneer that looks like marble. The precision-cut (to the millimetre) veneer is carefully placed over the hand-crafted wood tubs to achieve a flawless finish. If you
Polish architects Pracownia Architektury Głowacki have completed a tiled family home near Wroclaw in Poland. The cross-shaped building has four wings and is based on pre-war farm buildings typical of the area.The exterior walls and pitched roofs of the house are clad in the same material.Here’s a little more information from PAG:–The building is located in the Sudety Foothi
