Frank Gehry must have done some serious mind opening drugs during his youth. Check out these buildings. It’s like he scribbled all over a piece of paper and called it a blueprint. His portfolio includes many well known tourist attractions and museums around the world. These are just a few of his pieces, and one of his furniture pieces called the wiggle chair. You can buy the wiggle chair in a few different colors for 920 bucks. Buy it here.
Category Archives: Architecture
A Fresh Look at Beijing’s Olympics Buildings’ Architecture
Anyone who watched opening ceremonies, or has seen any shots of the birds’ nest, or watched any of Michael Phelps swimming in the Cube, one knows that China is bringin’ the heat for the 08 Olympics. Here are some night/light shots and other unique looks of their prominent buildings via toomanytribbles.
TETRA Table
The TETRA table is an ecologically friendly product that uses a normally thin breakable foil of wood that has been transformed into a strong a flexible material. The wood layer on the top is 100% ecologically friendly and it is easily removable and therefore easy to recycle. The new and different design of the table is meant to break away from the normalities of life. This table is doing a pretty good job at that. It was designed by Daniele Gualeni. We are not quite sure of a retailer for this product yet, but you can contact the designer for more info. Pics and info via Tuive.
Five Franklin Place – Coming Soon to NYC
Designed by Dutch architect, Ben van Berkel, of the firm UNStudio, this 20 story piece of eye candy is currently under construction in New York. It will have approximately 55 residential properties ranging from$2 million to $16 million. There are a lot more specifications and awesome pictures here.
CASA 11 MUJERES
In the last post I showed you the G’d up hollywood hills place, but this might even be more G’d up. This house in Chile was made by architect Mathias Klotz, the name in spanish translates to House for 11 daughters. Check out Kanye West blog for more pics. yezzir
The Openhouse
The Openhouse is located in a narrow and sloping lot in the Hollywood Hills. the main focus of the house was the view of the landscape, having 47 movable glass panels. To balance out the glass they used stone,plaster. and oak. Its the ultimate G’d up pad.
$6,000,000 Home Theater System
50 inch plasma,check, Bose surrond sound, check, a $6,000,000 home theater system . . . .not so much. This one of a kind home theater system is estimated at around $6,000,000. It is absolutely astonishing, so when you buy a new HD TV dont think your ballin that much, cause this system got you covered from head to toe. Check it out and drool at about:blank.
Revo iBlik – i lik it
The Revo iBlik is sold in the UK, but if you buy one, you won’t get it for a while, because it’s not set to release til next month… but you can pre-order it. This bad baby can do everything you’ve ever heard a music console can do… and then some. iBlik = iCey fresh
Bathing Ape? How about Bathe like a King.
Who wants to be showered in money when you can use that money to instead buy one of these ridiculously bomb showers from Dornbracht? Supa swanky for the hanky panky.
the Barcelona – sliiiick
The well-known Barcelona chair and ottoman from Mies Van Der Rohe. White leather is always fly, but especially when used in a high end German interior furnishing. Get one and people will say “damn dude, this chair is sick.” And you will say, “why thank you. ’tis the barcelona from the late Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe. A classic piece with a progressive touch. I found it on sneakhype.com, a blog I read daily that is comprised of many other immensely fresh items that will surely enrich your life as it has mine.“
