November 2011

We just wanted to share with you this quite interesting photograph taken and edited by artist Mike Edmonds. ”If you look long enough, you can see the change in perspective.”

The Piano House, located in Huainan City, An Hui Province, China, is a stunningly original architectural beauty. The elaborate composition boasts a highly detailed and creative transparent violin that is attached to the main building shaped as a piano.  Commissioned by the owners to build a “musical building,” the architect delivered with a quite literal translation. Continue Reading

Japanese firm SAKO Architects designed this whimsical children’s bookstore called  Poplar Library in Beijing. Entitled Kid’s Republic, the store features two rainbow  ribbon pathways that float over two floors where children are invited to explore the wonderful world of books. Cozy corners and open spaces fill the store. My favorite features are the holes built Continue Reading

Made from 4,242 officially licensed Rubik’s Cubes, Peter Fecteau‘s mosaic titled Dream Big placed top in ArtPrize‘s 2010 competition. The concept stemmed from a “design dream” where Pete dreamed that he was using Rubik’s Cubes to create something. With this, the Michigan-born artist set out to “reverse solve” each cube, twisting the cube so that Continue Reading

From the March 2011 issue of Madame magazine transpires a creative collection of brilliantly bold and beautifully constructed dresses made from tissue paper. Yes, we said tissue paper!  Artist Hattie Newman  and Matthew Brodie push the envelope when it comes to creativity and the photos,also shot by Mathew Brodie, capture the glamorous result perfectly.  To view Continue Reading

If you’re afraid of heights, you probably would not want to take a swing at it, but for all others, I’m thinking it would be an amazing place to pass the time. Paris based architect Didier Faustino from Mesarchitecture, has come up with the brilliant idea of converting old advertising billboards into cool swing sets. Continue Reading

What a beauty! Israel architect firm Sharon Neuman designed a house for a family that was seeking a large but cozy open space, and most importantly, a home design that could keep the family organized. Based around an open floor plan,  the firm successfully created this single-level home where the patio is the main feature Continue Reading

I think of myself as pretty crafty, but sadly over the years I’ve been forced to come to terms with my limitations. Take a look at Peter Clark’s skillfully put together creative collection of collages and you might find yourself trying your hand with the scissors and glue too. Made from a mixture of paper based Continue Reading