This is a new project scheduled to be completed by 2012. This office building has its windows in the form of carved out alphabets. The project is designed by Dutch architects MVRDV. Their description and details are listed below.
23 May ’11
22 May ’11
Yves Saint Laurent Promoting Its Own Cigarette Label
As we all know we shouldn’t believe all we see. At the end all brands promote what the market needs or thinks it needs. Yves Saint Laurent established a great image among the ‘green’ community by coming up with their limited edition “Muse Two Artisanal” bag is made from recycled materials by impoverished women in Burkina Faso , on the other hand they’ve been selling their own cigarette label since 1989 marketed towards women in Asia and Russia, talk about double standard.
The advertisement for their cigarettes, features a model that looks like Kate Moss, “who came under fierce criticism when she smoked on the Louis Vuitton catwalk earlier this year.”
With smoking being heavily responsible for many of today’s diseases, I hope such influential industries such as fashion would stop promoting smoking as “fashionable” and realize they have their social responsibilities as well.
Glass Art by Dale Chihuly | Art
Dale Chihuly is an artist of a different nature, his skills lie in his ability to turn glass into art installations with limitless ways.The use of blown glass in ceilings, aquariums, walls, and sculptures give a new dimension to such a versatile element.
In Chihuly’s perspective: “There’s something about putting the pieces overhead, on top of the plate glass, that makes you think of the sea.”
You can check his current exhibition: Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts started on April 10 till August 7, 2011.
21 May ’11
David Beckham to Launch Body Wear Line
It seems not only Victoria Beckham is deep into the fashion industry, David Beckham with the help of his business partner, Simon Fuller, are gearing up to launch a men’s bodywear line, a new men’s fragrance, and a number of other projects on the drawing board.
“It’s not my natural inclination to see myself as a brand, I’m just a person who has been fortunate to explore other interests and passions outside of the game I love,” said Beckham of his upcoming off-field ventures with Fuller. “I will always be associated with my sport but I am now working across other areas that will continue long after my career has finished.”
Beckham was the world’s fifth-highest-paid athlete last year, according to Forbes, taking home $43.7 million in salary and endorsements. His current and past endorsements, include Emporio Armani, Adidas, Electronic Arts, Diet Pepsi, Yahoo, Castrol, M&S, Motorola and Police sunglasses. Beckham, 36, and Fuller are mapping out a long-term strategy that will keep the soccer star’s name in the spotlight — and a steady stream of income flowing to the business partners — once he retires from the game.
[WWD]
19 May ’11
Holyfields Restaurant in Germany: Time to Eat
Designed by to keep up with today’s pace and trends, the new German restaurant chain: Holyfields allows clients to experience fun for a reasonable price. Their concept was derived from the fact that they didn’t want people wasting their breaks waiting in line, on the contrary their aim was to facilitate their experience by using sophisticated technology to process their meal orders in order to spend as much time at the comfort of their seat.
18 May ’11
From My Kitchen: Paguri Pasta with Cheese
It’s the 19th of the month again and time for an easy recipe from my favorites, actually it was one my best friend and I abused during university years, and now the addiction has been transferred to my kids.
This is a basic Mac and Cheese recipe but I tend to use different shapes and try lighter versions to not be eaten up by any guilt.
Ok get your pots ready, I am sure most of you have these ingredients ready, it only takes 15 minutes, pasta cooking time included!
What you will need
1 package of Pasta of any kind, here I chose the extra large shell type called Paguri
1 tsp of Olive Oil
Mushrooms you can use fresh or canned, depends on what you have
300 ml Cream, here I used the light version for a lighter meal
8-10 Cheese slices, I used the light version, it is preferable you use real cheese if you don’t mind the calories
Fresh black pepper
A pot of boiling salted water
Instructions
Boil pasta according to package directions the drain. In the pot drizzle the oil then add the mushrooms and sauté for a while, add the cream and stir on low heat. Start adding the cheese slices one by one and stir till melted. Drop in the pasta, grate some fresh pepper and Voila!
That’s it, if you have parmesan or fresh basil add them to your dish for additional zest!
Bon Appétit!
17 May ’11
Villa in Bryanston South Africa | Residential Design
This 4000 m2 property is located in Bryanston, South Africa , the beautiful villa is designed by Nico Van Der Meulen. The splendor lies in its magnificent scale yet light impression, the transparency and horizontal span of its structure helps with that. This has to be one of the most residential villas with open spaces and amazing views surrounding it from every angle.
Upon entering through the gatehouse you look down the sloping driveway with several large cantilevers protruding from the building, some in rust, other areas clad with unfilled travertine, and an atrium behind a mentis grating screen.
Next to the front door a large reflective koi pond flows over a retaining wall next to the drive way, with an illuminated glass staircase behind a two story curtain wall in the background. The koi pond was made with help from Living Water Aeration. The lift shaft forms a strong vertical element finished in rust behind the pond. All of this is framed by a cantilevered concrete beam. The staircase behind the koi pond is a double glass construction, with lights between the two layers of glass. Above the lower garage (that was designed by the experts from garage door repair texas city) a huge cantilevered structure hangs out, suspended by beams built into its roof.
The house was designed around three massive trees, one at the tennis court, and the other two on the east side of the house. The view from the hall towards the east is into one of these trees, framed by a large sliding window in the kitchen.
The kitchen, breakfast room and family room leads seamlessly through wall to wall frameless sliding doors onto the patio, with the dining room situated behind the family room, sharing a fireplace with the family room. When the doors are open, the family room, breakfast room, open and covered patio and kitchen becomes one large area. The home also features Contemporary Garage Door Styles with a view down into the koi pond.
15 May ’11
Photographer From Lebanon: Fady Nammour | Photography
Fady Nammour is a Lebanese photographer whose talent can not be missed.The way he captures landscape and natural scenery is just breathtaking. I selected a few of my favorite photos from his collection to share them with you.
Through his lens you get to relive the moment he captured. There is no need to say much, checking out the photos is enough to take you where they took me.
