Joost van Bleiswijk used disjointed steel rods to create this collection of furniture and lighting, which is based on huge abstract paintings the designer created in his studio. Read more
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Joost van Bleiswijk designs furniture and lighting to look like his paintings
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Mirrored panels and stripy tiles cover walls of Spanish school by ABLM Arquitectos
Vincent Dubourg's Vortex aluminium furniture goes on show in New York
French artist Vincent Dubourg's metallic furniture pieces that appear to be frozen midway through exploding are being exhibited at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in New York City. Read more
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Stirling Prize 2017 awarded to dRMM for "masterpiece of regeneration" at Hastings Pier
Architecture firm dRMM has been awarded this year's RIBA Stirling Prize for its sensitive revival of a seaside pier in Hastings, England. Read more
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StudioAC inserts plywood unit complete with dog bed into Toronto home
Nine architecture and urbanism projects set to transform Toronto
A host of large-scale developments have recently been announced for Toronto, joining many more proposed or underway in the city. Here are some of the most ambitious, including Canada's tallest building, an underground park and an entire new "future city". Read more
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"Stop the silence culture, the architecture world is sexist"
Readers are embroiled in a sexism row in this week's comments update, following an opinion piece that drew parallels between attitudes towards women in architecture and the recent Harvey Weinstein scandal. Read more
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Carney Logan Burke spends five years creating Wyoming retreat clad in cedar and steel
This residence and nearby guest house for a principal of Carney Logan Burke Architects are meant to sensitively respond to their setting: a forested site that looks toward a verdant valley and towering peaks. Read more
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Tadao Ando creates full-scale mock up of Church of the Light for Tokyo exhibition
A full-size model of Church of the Light takes centre stage in a survey of Tadao Ando's 50-year career – even though the architect told Dezeen his latest projects are his best work. Read more
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The Last To See Me by M Dressler
I had to finish out the month of October with a ghost story. Happy Halloween! I spotted this novel while looking at upcoming releases, and when I saw the main character was a ghost, I just had to read it. What I got was part supernatural, part history, part philosophical.
The novel takes place in Benito, California; a small Northern California town previously known in the early 1900's for the timber industry. Now it's a quaint tourist stop. Hunters--ghost hunters--are bonded by law, and hired to clear spirits out of places, and they've done a pretty good job in Benito--except for one ghost.
Emma Rose Finnis died in 1915, and she continues to haunt the town of Benito, and the stately Lambry Mansion. Alice, the last Lambry, has died, and directed the mansion to be sold and the profits to be divided up between her distant family. A obnoxious rich couple want to buy the mansion, and completely gut it and change it from the beautiful home it is into a contemporary monstrosity. Emma won't have it.
Philip Pratt is hired to clear out whatever spirit is causing all the trouble at the Lambry Mansion. He teams up with the realtor, Ellen DeWight, to figure out who the spirit is--once he knows their name, he has all the power. Emma is pretty smart, however, and has had plenty of practice honing her skills, and keeping her anger from allowing her to be seen.
The novel switches back and forth between the contemporary plot, and Emma's life as a chambermaid in Benito. Her mother died in childbirth, and her father died from a horrible logging accident, leaving Emma to fend for herself as a teenager. She was a good girl, and only wanted to have a simple life, and maybe find some peace. But that wasn't to be. After attracting the attention of one of the Lambry sons, Mrs. Lambry offers her a position as housekeeper to a family hired to help at the lighthouse on a desolate piece of land. She takes the job, but what should be a means for her to save money and eventually leave quickly turns into a nightmare--and leads to Emma's death.
You feel for Emma. She's at times angry, sorrowful, and lonely. Pratt has a job to do, and sees all spirits as not human, but creatures that harm living people. When he sends them away, he destroys them--and whatever bits of humanity were left disappear. It's an interesting novel, in that you see both sides of the story. It's hard not to sympathize with Emma, however.
The ending is a bit of a surprise, for sure. There is more going on that you realize, until the last bit of the book. And as you move closer to learning about Emma's death, the tension does grow. You'll start to think about what death really means, and why some souls move on, and others stay. What is it about a life that keeps us here? And do those souls deserve a place here to heal?
A different kind of ghost story, and a good one. The writing is beautiful, and ethereal. A perfect tale for a dark, spooky night.
Rating: 4/6 for a ghost story unlike any other I've read, with a compelling spirit you'll be rooting for, even though you wish her peace.
Available in hardcover and ebook.
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The Last To See Me by M Dressler
I had to finish out the month of October with a ghost story. Happy Halloween! I spotted this novel while looking at upcoming releases, and when I saw the main character was a ghost, I just had to read it. What I got was part supernatural, part history, part philosophical.
The novel takes place in Benito, California; a small Northern California town previously known in the early 1900's for the timber industry. Now it's a quaint tourist stop. Hunters--ghost hunters--are bonded by law, and hired to clear spirits out of places, and they've done a pretty good job in Benito--except for one ghost.
Emma Rose Finnis died in 1915, and she continues to haunt the town of Benito, and the stately Lambry Mansion. Alice, the last Lambry, has died, and directed the mansion to be sold and the profits to be divided up between her distant family. A obnoxious rich couple want to buy the mansion, and completely gut it and change it from the beautiful home it is into a contemporary monstrosity. Emma won't have it.
Philip Pratt is hired to clear out whatever spirit is causing all the trouble at the Lambry Mansion. He teams up with the realtor, Ellen DeWight, to figure out who the spirit is--once he knows their name, he has all the power. Emma is pretty smart, however, and has had plenty of practice honing her skills, and keeping her anger from allowing her to be seen.
The novel switches back and forth between the contemporary plot, and Emma's life as a chambermaid in Benito. Her mother died in childbirth, and her father died from a horrible logging accident, leaving Emma to fend for herself as a teenager. She was a good girl, and only wanted to have a simple life, and maybe find some peace. But that wasn't to be. After attracting the attention of one of the Lambry sons, Mrs. Lambry offers her a position as housekeeper to a family hired to help at the lighthouse on a desolate piece of land. She takes the job, but what should be a means for her to save money and eventually leave quickly turns into a nightmare--and leads to Emma's death.
You feel for Emma. She's at times angry, sorrowful, and lonely. Pratt has a job to do, and sees all spirits as not human, but creatures that harm living people. When he sends them away, he destroys them--and whatever bits of humanity were left disappear. It's an interesting novel, in that you see both sides of the story. It's hard not to sympathize with Emma, however.
The ending is a bit of a surprise, for sure. There is more going on that you realize, until the last bit of the book. And as you move closer to learning about Emma's death, the tension does grow. You'll start to think about what death really means, and why some souls move on, and others stay. What is it about a life that keeps us here? And do those souls deserve a place here to heal?
A different kind of ghost story, and a good one. The writing is beautiful, and ethereal. A perfect tale for a dark, spooky night.
Rating: 4/6 for a ghost story unlike any other I've read, with a compelling spirit you'll be rooting for, even though you wish her peace.
Available in hardcover and ebook.
Happy Halloween!!
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OMA explores "new ways of working" with remodelled government offices in The Hague
Christopher Bailey bows out of Burberry after 17 years
Call for entries to YAC's Italian Fashion Hub competition
Dezeen promotion: Young Architects Competitions is inviting architects and designers to rethink the service area of Centergross in Bologna, Italy, which is one of Europe's largest fashion centres. Read more
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Deep-green tiles and geometric entrances create distinctive toilets for Portuguese graveyard
Monday, October 30, 2017
Rob Flowers designs entirely edible posters and tickets for children's exhibition
Eerily beautiful photographs of abandoned architecture for Halloween
This Halloween, we've brought together the best photography of spooky spaces, including a city consumed by sand, a deserted Japanese theme park, and decaying insane asylums. Read more
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Anik Péloquin creates contemporary addition for historic cottage in rural Quebec
Snøhetta reimagines New York's postmodern icon 550 Madison
Architecture firm Snøhetta has revealed its plans to overhaul the New York skyscraper designed in the postmodern style by Philip Johnson and John Burgee, which involve replacing the street frontage but retaining its recognisable classical pediment. Read more
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Architecture and Design Film Festival returns to New York
Dezeen promotion: highlights from the Architecture and Design Film Festival taking place in New York City this week include a documentary about Australian architect Glenn Murcutt and a movie set among the modernist gems of Columbus, Indiana. Read more
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Undulating balconies to wrap 3XN's condos on Toronto waterfront
Hem showcases expanded product line at first US pop-up in New York
Industry figures slam use of Vegas-themed promotional models at UK Construction Week
Publisher and events company Media 10 has apologised for the presence of "inappropriately dressed" promotional models at this year's UK Construction Week, following social media criticism from industry figures. Read more
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10 designers to watch from the Design Academy Eindhoven class of 2017
Dutch Design Week drew to a close this weekend and, as usual, the Design Academy Eindhoven exhibition was one of the highlights. Design editor Alice Morby has selected 10 of the most promising students from the show. Read more
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Faulkner Architects wraps Northern California home in weathering steel
For a site just outside of San Francisco, American studio Faulkner Architects has created a family residence clad in Corten steel panels and shaded by large oak trees. Read more
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What Design Can Do reveals shortlist for Climate Action Challenge
A backpack radio station designed to warn remote communities of impending natural disasters and a bio-degradeable tower that harvests water from air are among the projects shortlisted in What Design Can Do's Climate Action Challenge. Read more
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