All articles in Art & Design

Oct 21, 2011

Saw this old warehouse space that was converted into a home on one of my favorite interior/design site called freshome.com – You should totally bookmark their webpage for inspiration. This amazing new contemporary home located in Sydney,...

Oct 6, 2011

Came across this amazing light bulb moment (literally) and had to share. Isang Litrong Liwanag has been transforming people’s lives in the Philippines by creating ‘A Liter of Light’, which is a groundbreaking sustainable lighting...

Sep 23, 2011

This is a dream come true. Literally. Russian architects (Arch Group) recently completed the first of their tiny hotel rooms for napping at airports. Currently at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, the sleepbox contains two beds and can be rented for...

Sep 20, 2011

Came across these EARonic iPhone cases and thought they were gross and funny at the same time. In most states, you get ticked if you talk on the phone (without an ear piece) and drive at the same time. Could this be a way to deceive the law? Not...

Sep 16, 2011

In my hometown, we have an annual event called Home-a-Rama, where you have the chance to view several different upscale homes and gain tons of decorating ideas. The apartment featured, located in San Francisco’s South of Market district, which...

Sep 15, 2011

If I worked at the AOL office in Palo Alto, California,  I’d probably never go home make it a hangout spot. I mean.. It looks like a huge playground for geeks (in a good way). The office was reportedly designed by San Francisco based Studio...

Sep 7, 2011

It really felt like I was watching soft porn, but without sound while I was writing up this post. Erik Ravelo, who is a Cuban artist at Fabrica, has collaborated with United Colors of Benetton. He created these figurines in different sexual...

Sep 1, 2011

Amazing, talented, stunning, brilliant are all the words that came to my mind when I saw the pencil drawings by Paul Lung. With simply a technical pencil and paper in hand, Paul can spend up to 60 hours on one of his realistic sketches. The graphic...

Aug 30, 2011

So if you randomly find yourself craving french fries, here’s a way to suppress that crave without adding calories. Haha. Ladies & gents, I present to you.. French Fry Lip Balm. Yup, I was told it tastes like french fries too. Salty and...

Aug 22, 2011

At first glance, you couldn’t tell that this is a passenger lounge for an airport. It is located in Biggin Hill Airport, London. It looks like a hotel lobby or even someone’s home, but definitely not the boarding areas that I am used to with...

Aug 17, 2011

How amazing is this sofa? It’s called Sosia and designed by Emanuele Magini for Italian brand Campeggi. According to the site, it could be two chairs, a sofa or a small sheltered bed. I love the rich, green color (which happens to be my...

Aug 12, 2011

I saw this home here and was immediately drawn to the soft, pink vintage refrigerator and the splashes of color surrounding it. It reminded me of this show on TV, where you give an interior decorator your favorite outfit and they design your home...

Aug 10, 2011

I am fascinated by these images. It is the work of Jeffrey Wang and BlanQ. A project called Persona, in which they turn recycled pairs of Levi’s jeans into sculptures. According to Cyana, Jeffrey created these sculptures using only safety...

Aug 4, 2011

When I saw these pictures of Hotel Lone located in Rovinj, Croatia, I “magically” teleported myself into every room in the pictures. Recently constructed in 2011, Hotel Lone bends away from the coastline in a distinctive Y-shape which provides...

Jul 19, 2011

Wow, there are so many creative minds in the world. When you think you’ve seen it all, you get hit by someone like Craig Sonnenfeld, an artist who can pretty much transform a dollar bill into any shape/art. Many of the objects takes about an...

Jul 14, 2011

I  saw this feature on “Backyard Escapes” and had to share. You are bound to gain and gather inspiration/ideas on how to decorate your apartment and/or house. I was immediately drawn to the pictures because when my kids are settled in for the...

Jul 12, 2011

Now, these embroidered vintage photographs are crazy amazing! Italian born artist Maurizio Anzeri is known for his series of eerie portraits and photo-sculptures (as he describes his work). According to Yatzer, he has been working on this series of...

Jun 14, 2011

Pretty cool, colorful and creative. The art of seeing art in everything that exists. Love it. Enjoy.. xo thank...

Jun 10, 2011

With color blocking being such a big fashion trend this year, the trend should not be limited to your wardrobe. Happy colors should be everywhere. Especially your home. Studies show that color in your home can bring balance, energy and...

May 31, 2011

I completely adore The Josephine Baker School in La Courneuve, France. It’s no news that I’m fascinated by architectural designs, interior shapes and colors. This particular school was built on a trapezoid shaped plot of land....

May 16, 2011

The iconic Victoria and Albert museum in London has done it again. Beginning on the 12th of March 2011 and ending on 10th July, 2011, the art and design hub features a retrospective on the work of idiosyncratic and ground-breaking fashion designer,...

May 3, 2011

I’m putting some inspiration together to help redesign our home for summer 2011. Though I’m concentrating more on our patio, which has been set up as an outdoor living room and an extension of our indoor parlor. Granted, our space is not...

Apr 21, 2011

This is my kind of environment. It’s colorful, earthy, organic and full of life. This place is Cuixmala located at the Pacific Coast of Mexico. This place has its own organic farms, biosphere and protected habitat for endangered species. I...

Apr 13, 2011

When we have friends over, the first thing they usually comment on are the colors that greet them when they walk in. My home is just as colorful as my clothes. Love waking up to it. Painted each room with bright, bold hues. We carefully painted one...

Apr 6, 2011

It seems nowadays designers are diversifying from the runways and creating home collections to allow your household to become a reflection of what is inside your closet. Vera Wang at Kohls, Michael Kors at Macy’s and the Missoni Home Collection...

Apr 1, 2011

I really wish this was happening to the Coke Zero bottles, but it’s OK, I can still get a fix from the diet coke bottles. Karl Lagerfeld created three more iconic bottles featuring his silhouette wrapped in three different prints. Karl took...

Mar 31, 2011

I have concluded that this is paradise. Though, it’s knows as the “honeymoon” island, where visitors come from all over the world for the sunsets and steep cliffs. The Santorini Grace Hotel is a luxury boutique hotel located in the...

Mar 10, 2011

The White Street Loft in New York City is about as good as it gets. Personally, I think it’s really hard to find that right balance of utility, design, and spaciousness when filling out the large, empty space of a loft. Yes, it’s a...

Mar 7, 2011

Can you believe that these pieces were made out of bacteria? Suzanne Lee, who is a London based Senior Research Fellow in the school of fashion and textiles at Central Saint Martins in London, is the genius behind this. She creates garments from...

Feb 2, 2011

Wow! Wow! Wow! What a beautiful space to call home. An abandoned cement factory partially in ruins, was bought by Ricardo Bofill. Bofill fixed it up to become what it is today. The Cement Factory is now being used as used as architectural offices,...