This dazzling luxury apartment is located in Kiev, Ukraine and is the work of architect and designer Sergey Makhno. The living area has been completed with brick and concrete walls with contrasting rich wooden flooring and has a warm and inviting look and feel. The brick walls add a classical feeling to the design, while the furniture, wooden slatted feature walls and sleek wooden flooring adds a more contemporary look and feel to the building. The apartment has a wonderful sliding door that leads from the living room to the bedroom, which has a large storage area and modern fixtures and fitting. This then opens out onto a sleek and modern bathroom, complete with an open glass shower and gorgeous grey tiled walls.
Photos courtesy Andrey Avdeenko
This stunning three storey house is located in San Francisco, California, USA and was designed by a local architectural company called Upscale Construction. The house is sat on a plot far above the level of the city which gives the house a tremendous panoramic view of the hustle and bustle of life in San Francisco. The exterior has gorgeous black facades, with white trimmed whites and a protruding roof. When we enter the property the living space is warm with neutral café latte coloured walls and a rich wooden flooring , not forgetting the luxurious furnishings and textiles. One of the great aspects of this house is that it is modern without a lack of colour, each room has personality with blue or yellow walls and the decor follows suit. The best aspect of this house has to be the view of the city, it is truly magnificent.
This stunning house is the epitome of luxury, elegance and shabby chic with its stone exterior, large muntin windows and fantastic central fountain. It is located in Sunnybrook, California, USA and has been recently renovated by Stocker Hoesterey Montenegro Architects. Inside, the interior screams opulence with every room housing plush furnishings, stone or wooden flooring and accents of glistening gold. One of the true highlights of this house is the floor to ceiling bookcase located in the study of the house created from rustic wood and finished with beeswax. The main hallway shows off the organic curves of the staircase, while the kitchen has a wonderful brick ceiling. This house is a rare delight with rustic, yet elegant finishes.
When you look at this house from across the pond and through the bull rushes, the breathtaking views of this house are definitely something to be admired and appreciated. The exterior is made from a mixture of wooden planks and stone facades, which work together perfectly to create a rustic and traditional look. This classic and luxurious retreat with stunning mountain views and a private pond was designed by Colorado based Vertical Arts Architecture. It is located in a beautiful area amidst tall trees and luscious vegetation and is the perfect location for relaxation and rejuvenation. The interior of the house has been designed in a luxurious rustic style with natural stone and wood. Each room of the house has a warm and homely atmosphere with timeless character.
Nothing can be more nostalgic than the thought of a real-life treehouse, so the designers at Missy Brown Design have made this dream a reality. Despite its relatively small appearance, this tree house is in fact a spacious and functional space that is used for events throughout the year. The upper deck of the building has a beautiful view of the surrounding forest and is ideal for summer picnics and relaxation amongst nature. Inside, the walls are made entirely from wooden planks, just as you would expect from a treehouse, which gives the whole construction a more rustic and naturalistic look. The house has a small kitchen and small dining area for entertaining and eating as well as a space for sleep and relaxation. >Photos courtesy David Patterson Photography.
The suburbs of Chicago have been home to some of the most modern, architecturally advanced and expensive homes in the United States. Created by an architect named Joseph Trojanowski, this house is situated in an extremely exclusive neighborhood. Its bright orange door gives off an inviting appealing. The white, metal and gray stone façade is juxtaposed behind a row of neatly manicured bushes that sit next to a metal gate. Coolly enchanting, elegant and tasteful, relaxation and peacefulness resounds within. Both an outdoor and an indoor dining area have been situated near one another. They have also been designed similarly, with wooden tables and dark colored chairs. Slate gray kitchen cabinets are combined with white and black in the kitchen to create a monotone theme.
With eclectic styling and interesting design features this wonderful house located in Budapest, Hungary is a perfect example of exciting modern design. Developed and designed by Bara Design Studio in 2011, this fascinating and inspiring space carries a combination of unusual details and retro colourings. The living room has a very urban styled interior with a mustard colour palette, leather furnishings and walls and black accented objects. This space then leads on into the kitchen which is light and contemporary with light and chrome detailing. The bathroom has a completely different style to the rest of the house as it golden, almost oriental looking features with a slightly Indian styled mirror. This is a very unusually styled house that has unique characteristics and designs.
Inspired by classic Norman architecture and built with stone, wood and concrete, this outstanding house looks both delicate and strong in appearance. With its church like roofing and arched doorways, the house has a slight Gothic feel to it which makes it appear very grand indeed. The house is situated on stunning grounds with immaculate grass and verdant vegetation. The house was designed by Murphy & Company Design and was built by Kyle Hunt & Partners, both working hard to create an astonishingly beautiful house. Inside, the Gothic theme is more evident through pointed roofs with dark beams and rather opulent furnishings and patterned furniture. The main living area has been completed with an abundance of wood and looks very cosy, especially with the central fireplace. The kitchen has a traditional styling with Victorian overtones that give it an added dimension.
House design: Murphy & Company Design
Contractor: Kyle Hunt & Partners
Landscape design: Yardscapes, Inc.
Interior design: Bruce Kading Interior Design
Photos: Phillip Mueller Photography
George Nelson (1908-1986) was, together with Charles & Ray Eames, one of the founding fathers of American modernism. We like to think of George Nelson as “The Creator of Beautiful and Practical Things”.
George Nelson was born in Hartford Connecticut in 1908.
He passed away in New York City in 1986.
George Nelson studied Architecture at Yale University, where he graduated in 1928. He also received a bachelor degree in fine arts in 1931. A year later while preparing for the Paris Prize competition he won the Rome prize. With Eliot Noyes, Charles Eames and Walter B. Ford.Read more
George Nelson was part of a generation of architects that found too few projects and turned successfully toward product, graphic and interior design.
Based in Rome he travelled through Europe where he met a number of the modernist pioneers. A few years later he returned to the U.S.A. to devote himself to writing. Through his writing in “Pencil Points” he introduced Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Gio Ponti to North America. At “Architectural Forum” he was first associate editor (1935- 1943) an later consultant editor (1944-1949). He defended sometimes ferociously the modernist principles and irritated many of his colleagues who as “industrial designers” made, according to Nelson too many concessions to the commercial forces in industry.
By 1940 George Nelson had drawn popular attention with several innovative concepts. In his post-war book: Tomorrow’s House, for instance he introduced the concept of the”family room”. One of those innovative concepts, the “storagewall” attracted the attention of D.J. De Pree, Herman Miller’s president. In 1945 De Pree asked him to become Herman Miller’s design director, an appointment that became the start of a long series of successful collaborations with Ray and Charles Eames, Harry Bertoia, Richard Schultz, Donald Knorr and Isamu Noguchi. Although both Bertoia and Noguchi expressed later on regrets about their involvement, it became a uniquely successful period for the company and for George Nelson. He set new standards for the involvement of design in all the activities of the company, and in doing so he pioneered the practice of corporate image management, graphic programs and signage.
George Nelson’s catalogue design and exhibition designs for Herman Miller close a long list of involvements designed to make design to the most important driving force in the company. From his start in the mid-forties to the mid-eighties his office worked for and with the best of his times. At one point Ettore Sottsass worked at his office. He was without any doubt the most articulate and one of the most eloquent voices on design and architecture in the U.S.A. of the 20th century. He was a teacher and he did write extensively, organized conferences like the legendary Aspen gatherings and published several books. Among the best known designs are his marshmallow sofa, the coconut chair, the Catenary group, his clocks and many other products that became milestones in the history of a profession that he helped to shape.
Slanted windows, potted plats and classic furniture with modern accents adorn this L.A. penthouse. A highly textured area rug, full mirror, classic nightstand and deep purple colored comforter fill the master bedroom with life and color. Geometric patterns can be found emerging from the rug as well as a black and clear modern sculpture on the nightstand. A tall window slants downward, as filtered sunlight creeps in the room. An ultra modern library houses funky bookshelves, a small executive desk and two plastic, geometrically interesting chairs. All of the furnishings are black, shiny and slightly foreboding. Two similarly shaped bar stools sit in the kitchen, beneath a marble island countertop. Orange leather chairs add zest to the monotone living, while living plants breath life into the other rooms.
