Form Over Function loves when a designer, artist or in this case, an architect goes all out and bucks the system to create something that not only is out of the box, but creating a dream that they have had in their head for a long time. Many times these types of projects are not [...]
This home was built by Simon Dale and some friends using a chainsaw, hammer and chisel. That’s it! It took an estimated 1000-1500 man hours and £3000 (4,922.78 USD) put in to this point. Not really so much in house buying terms. The house was built with maximum regard for the environment and by reciprocation [...]
Gitane Workshop is a Denver-based design/build furniture studio with backgrounds in architecture, industrial design, fabrication and of course furniture design. With a love of the “built” environment, the materials they use and the design process, they meticulously handcraft each piece one at a time. “We pride ourselves in creating heirloom quality furniture of distinctive authenticity [...]
We love simple clean lines here at Form Over Function. We also love when those lines find their way into furniture design. Below, find and inspired DIY project for making your very own minimalist desk. Maggi’s Minimalist Oak Desk Materials: * two 6-ft. oak boards cut into two 5-ft. long sections and [...]
For more bright ideas in lighting products visit 1-800Lighting.com The Bright Ideas Lighting design competition to showcase LED technology took place in Spring of 2011. Finalists were selected and judged by an esteemed jury panel of design publication editors and industry professionals. Below are some of the finalists of the Bright Ideas Lighting Design Competition. [...]
A four-meter-high dubbed “Riesen-Nixe” (grand mermaid) or “Badenixe” (bathing beauty), made by Oliver Voss will be in place on ‘Alster’ lake in Hamburg, Germany, until August 12. Check out the pictures of the enormous sculpture. (via ibtimes)
SPECIAL EDITORIAL: In my first week at Architecture School, our very new and progressive professors wanted to make a point: They took us to architecture projects that were 10 to 20 years old (1974) and made us give them our view of how we thought they had achieved their purpose as buildings and as part [...]
This may not work in the flatter landscapes of the country but KLab Architucture’s Emerging Landscape project has some really quite amazing strategies for developing flexible use spaces. The flexible mixed use design of KLab architecture’s Emerging Landscapes allows the project’s function to change as the seasons progress. The project is a small convention center [...]
This concept skyscraper could generate enough energy to power 4,000 homes At first glance, the plans for the 10MW Tower have all the trappings of pre-crash Dubai: the improbable height, the flashy facade, the swagger of a newbie in a crowded skyline. On closer inspection, however, it’s an eco-machine. The A-shaped, 1,969-foot concept skyscraper is [...]
A new trend is taking shape in how private individuals are taking control of where and how they live. A new project designed by Karawitz Architecture combines residential living with commercial rental availability all to benefit the group of private owners as a whole. Karawitz Architecture recently announced the design for their passive co-housing project [...]
