These bok choy-shaped, hand-blown glass pendants can be worn as whimsical earrings or as a necklace—when put on a chain. From the Y2K-inspired brand Notte Jewelry, the charming pieces are approximately one inch long and affixed to small hoops. 50% of the proceeds from sales will go to Heart of Dinner, a non-profit fighting food insecurity for East Asian elders.
Operable glass walls flank the living spaces of this sprawling Texas ranch, which was designed by Sanders Architecture to appear “like it rose up from the land”.
The Rockin’ 8 Ranch is located in Brown County, in central Texas. It’s comprised of three buildings – a garage, a guest house and the main residence – that sit atop a rocky outcropping with views of the surrounding property.
“In order to capture the breathtaking views of Jim Ned Valley from every room, the main lodge structure, and the smaller guest house are sited on the side of a rocky hill,” said the Texas-based Sanders Architecture.
“It would have been easier to design and build a house for a flat parcel within the ranch, but [founder] Christopher Sanders wanted the home to be tucked into the landscape,” said the studio.
“It needed to look like it rose up from the land,” it added.
In addition to a 2,700-square-foot (250 square metres) building that the owners occupy, there is a guesthouse with two bedrooms, a garage that is connected to the home by a covered driveway and a swimming pool.
Visitors enter the home into a central hall that leads to the various communal rooms, including the living room, kitchen, bar and formal dining room.
The walls of the central area were constructed with stacked sandstone, which gives the area the feeling of being an exterior space.
The owner’s suite is within a separate volume, slightly offset from the communal areas. Sanders Architecture included two separate closets in this area, as well as a bathroom that takes in views of the surrounding trees near the house.
The living room is set apart from the kitchen and bar area and features glass walls on three sides and tall wooden ceilings supported by exposed steel trusses.
“In the living room, exposed trusses mark the soaring ceiling, and an awning-style glass wall cranks open with a simple mechanical gear,” said the studio.
“Natural airflow and views of the valley below can be enjoyed from three sides of the living room by opening up floor-to-ceiling glass doors.”
There is a large patio outside the living room that is sheltered from the Texas sun by an overhanging canopy that rests on slender steel columns.
The interiors feature a colourful palette, with weathered materials that complement the estate’s 350-acre (142 hectares) site. Many of the furnishings nod to the ranch’s history, such as leather accents, woven textiles, and reclaimed fittings.
Rustic materials contrast with the more contemporary finishes.
“The use of ashlar masonry with rubble chinking, juxtaposed against tailored metal panels, results in a façade that is equally warm and modern,” said Sanders Architecture.
The guest house takes its cues from the main property. It counts two bedrooms, each with its own ensuite, and is separated from the owner’s house by the pool, which gives visitors more privacy.
Other Texas houses include a residence in Austin with “weird and funky” interiors and another ranch in Marfa with rammed-earth walls built around a central courtyard.
The images are courtesy of Sanders Architecture.
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David Shrigley—a multi-disciplinary artist whose off-kilter and humorous work captures the quotidian and disquieting—focuses on climate change in his aptly titled print “Do Not Fuck About With It.” Printed on Munken Lynx poster paper, this print comes in an edition of 250 and features a hand holding the globe with the title of the piece across the top.
In 1903, the Lumière brothers, Auguste and Louis, patented the first widely available color photography process, called autochrome. Their method—which involves dusting a plate with dyed potato starch particles before loading it into a camera—revolutionized photography and cinema, yet autochrome photos are rarely seen today. Extremely sensitive, with a single transparency, these images are ruined when exposed to light and thus hardly displayed—even at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum where there are over 2,500 autochrome photos, which have been taken by celebrated photographers as well as amateurs. A new book, Colour Mania: Photographing the World In Autochrome, by curator Catlin Langford, offers the world a glimpse of these images. Published by Thames & Hudson, the book presents the carefully digitized photographs while exploring autochrome’s impact and subsequent abandonment within an increasingly visual society. Learn more at The Times.
Image by engineer Mervyn O’Gorman (1913) courtesy of the artist and Victoria and Albert Museum
Dezeen School Shows: a winery that focuses on minimal intervention winemaking and a regeneration project that promotes the return of native Australian animals are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at Monash University.
Also included is a project that examines the quality of homes for disabled individuals and a foreign-aid project that facilitates skill building.
Institution: Monash University
School: Monash Architecture
Course: Master of Architecture
Tutors: Mel Dodd and Ross Brewin
School Statement:
“Monash Architecture investigates the broader context of architecture and its ability to solve real-world problems.
“As practitioners, the faculty engages with the urban and suburban, local, regional and global, with government, industry and civil society. We prototype urban futures in the here and now.
“Monash Architecture sees people, architecture, housing and urban design as an integrated whole, understanding buildings within their larger environments and reconsidering city footprints in the context of a changing planet.”
Climate Contradiction by Ayden Fiore
“As we are led to believe, the future of coal-fired energy generation hangs in the balance whilst the globe grapples with reducing emissions and rolling out renewables.
“In the Latrobe Valley, Victoria, coal’s impending demise is being fast-tracked as plans are made for a swift overhaul, in lieu of big batteries and mine pit lakes.
“But as coal mines are closing in Victoria, new mining operations around the country are being given the green light, as export-based approaches to extraction offer the industry an economic lifeline.
“My project called Climate Contradiction highlights the inconsistencies of recent industry trajectories through a speculative future, describing the implications of affording an afterlife for fossil fuels.”
Student: Ayden Fiore
Course: Master of Architecture
Tutor: Eduardo Kairuz
Email: afio0001[at]student.monash.edu
Regenerative living by Brahn Smillie-Fearn
“Regenerative Living combines systemic urban regeneration with opportunities to resolve ecological fragmentation with medium-density developments.
“Located in Mount Gravatt, Queensland, the project reconnects a network of open-space corridors to promote ecological circulation paths for native animals through a rapidly densifying urban environment.
“Cohabitation and animal-aided design were central to the project’s development, which integrates living systems and social environments for both humans and non-humans.
“It also includes community research spaces that introduce new types of amenity into the residential context while offering the potential to attract institutional investment in new forms of mixed-tenure housing delivery.”
Student: Brahn Smillie-Fearn
Course: Master of Architecture
Tutor: Lee-Anne Khor
Email: brahn.smillie[at]gmail.com
The Corner Block by Gabriella Alfano
“Located in Melbourne’s south-east, this property is an example of Supported Disability Accommodation (SDA) certified homes managed by Disability Homes Victoria.
“This project investigated the opportunities that emerge when the number of occupants is reduced from five to three, testing and curating strategies that improve the quality and amenity of the home, whilst minimising disruption to existing residents using efficient and replicable construction methods.
“These strategies included the use of prefabricated bathroom pods paired with a courtyard cut, clustering of private zones within the house and the activation of the underutilised back garden for community engagement.”
Student: Gabriella Alfano
Course: Master of Architecture
Tutor: Ross Brewin & Rachel Couper
Email: gabby.alfano83[at]gmail.com
Pavilion House by Georgia Frendo
“This project explores how a temporary post-disaster shelter can be transformed into a long-term solution for permanent housing and infrastructure. Pavilion House is a form of incremental housing where the initial post-disaster response comprises a parasol roof supported by a grid of columns.
“This primary structure, along with a prefabricated bathroom pod, provides immediate protection from the elements and access to essential services. Over time the system allows each homeowner to infill walls, floors and ceilings, thus personalising their structure to suit their needs.
“The proposed construction system meets bushfire attack level (BAL) FZ requirements, while the overall form responds to general local planning regulations, ensuring it is applicable to a wide variety of sites.”
Student: Georgia Frendo
Course: Master of Architecture
Tutor: Oscar Sainsbury
Email: gfre0002@student.monash.edu
Lot 90 by Grace Upton Jones
“My project, Lot 90, can be defined as an honest farm and architectural proposition that frames the complex systems of the immediate landscape.
“The brief was to create a commercial-scale vineyard and winery with a focus on minimal intervention winemaking. Our site in Buckland, Victoria, lies on the face of Mount Buffalo. A unique ecosystem thrives in the valley and plays a vital role in the broader Victorian Alpine Region.
“This farmland asks for a site-specific implementation of agro-ecological and architectural practices. My proposal hopes to serve more than as a shell for winemaking to occur, but rather expose, capture, activate and reveal how these complex systems of the immediate landscape are behaving.”
Student: Grace Upton Jones
Course: Master of Architecture
Tutor: Joseph Gauci-Seddon
Email: gupt0001[at]student.monash.edu
Layers on the Fringe by Greta Low
“This project proposes a new aquatic and community facility in Torquay North that engages with the area’s civic context to reclaim a sense of identity at the suburban fringe.
“The project is conceived as a series of layered interventions borrowed from and inspired by historic, environmental and sociocultural contexts.
“Together, these elements form a unified vision for a socially and environmentally responsible counterpoint to the rapid and unconsidered urban sprawl occurring in the region that aims to foster a healthy and connected community.”
Student: Greta Low
Course: Master of Architecture
Tutor: Justin Mallia
Email: glow3[at]student.monash.edu
A Community Cathedral by Josh Robinson and Olivia Besim
“Located on the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Fitzroy, Victoria, precinct, this project is an experiment in mixing care programs with culture, ultimately designing a shared space for making and occupational health services.
“Our design addresses first-person perspectives – we constantly asked ourselves, how can the materiality of the spaces create a positive, inviting presentation for individuals utilising this building?
“Our design response explores a parallel design narrative beginning with the existing church fabric. We asked ourselves: how could the church have its former civic significance restored, in a way appropriate for the community service it currently provides?”
Students: Josh Robinson and Olivia Besim
Course: Master of Architecture
Tutor: Danielle Peck
Emails: jrob0015[at]student.monash.edu and obes0001[at]student.monash.edu
Lang Lang Masonry – Pakenham by Liam Ware
“Lang Lang Masonry is a proposed hub for the manufacturing of masonry construction products in the Western Port region of Victoria.
“Operating in a circular system of extraction, processing, manufacturing, remediation and reuse, the hub utilises local material deposits to formulate a sustainable system of masonry construction.
“One that promotes interlocking joins of assembly, with minimal adhesives and zero construction waste.
“Given the proximity to the south-eastern suburb of Pakenham, the hub’s system has been deployed to help construct the suburb’s need for residential densification whilst reflecting the quality of Lang Lang’s materials through the project’s structure and finishes.”
Student: Liam Ware
Course: Master of Architecture
Tutor: Laura Harper
Email: lwar0005@student.monash.edu
Mahajana | Mahajan by Mohamed Camal
“Mahajana is a Singhalese collective term for unity meaning for the people or simply people/public.
“Mahajana is a foreign aid project that is an educational, community and makerspace that facilitates co-creation, independent media, and skill building. Mahajana focuses on training and making as direct avenues for relationship building, peer learning and spaces for strategic planning.
“Long term, Mahajana is an architectural project that facilitates dispersed collective agency and collaboration.
“Where the long-term future of Sri Lanka will be shaped through citizen input harnessing the collaborative opportunities and potentials of skilled and committed members of Sri Lanka’s global diaspora.”
Student: Mohamed Camal
Course: Master of Architecture
Tutor: Matthew Bird
Email: mzcam1[at]student.monash.edu
Performative Landscapes by Tom Heath
“Performative Landscapes is an experiment in co-locating social and ecological systems in a densified urban context. By revealing the ground plane of the Tower St Car Park in Doncaster, a loosely programmed theatre-like space takes shape on a remnant piece of concrete slab.
“Situated in a novel landscape defined by a series of swales designed to hold excess rainwater and runoff on the land for as long as possible.
“This process encourages increased localised fertility and replenishes surrounding groundwater supplies. By enhancing natural systems that have been hindered by urban growth, Performative Landscapes aims to enable urban resilience and resilience in the nearby Yarra River Corridor.”
Student: Tom Heath
Course: Master of Architecture
Tutor: Louise Wright
Email: tom.heath[at]monash.edu
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This school show is a partnership between Dezeen and Monash University. Find out more about Dezeen partnership content here.
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The traditional Thanksgiving festival revolves around food, company, and mandatory dishes like roast turkey, delectable food, and wine. As the dining table forms the focal point of the festival, a well-thought out tablescape will help family and loved ones create beautiful memories around it. Thanksgiving celebrates the harvest and the beginning of the holiday season. So bring in festive times by introducing metal accents to make the space feel rich and abundant. The lustre of gold provides warm hues to create a table spread that looks as gorgeous as the food.
Here are 14 ideas that will inspire you to introduce the warm glow of this golden metal to your Thanksgiving table decor. Golden hues create a rich yet cohesive colour palette that keeps the table setting coordinated with a warm and intimate atmosphere for family fun and yummy treats.
The ethereal warmth of the candlelight can transform the festive spread and breathe life into the tablescape. These elegant candle holders provide ambient lighting and cast a warm glow. Featuring an angular form and minimalist silhouette, the sleek geometric shape of the candle holder, surrounds the flickering flame and enhances the overall dining experience. Placed on a dining table, the varying heights of these pieces infuse a timeless aesthetic that feels cosy and inviting.
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These luxurious Linear brass Coasters from WestElm add a tasteful touch to your Thanksgiving party. The gold surface is textured with horizontal and linear stripes that add gorgeous glamour to the overall look and feel of the dining space. These functional coasters protect table surfaces from water rings, add richness, and look stunning in their own right.
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These Marble Dip Bowls with brass base add a hint of glamour to the dining table and are carefully crafted from different types of marble. Perfect for pre-dinner appetisers and a variety of snacks like guacamole, salsa, hummus and olives, these bowls create a visual feast and can even be used as a pinch pot.
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Take the gold theme a step further with the marble and brass finish salt and pepper shaker set. It is highly functional and the warm glow of metal infuses opulence and is perfect for hosting the dinner devoted to gratitude.
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This Gold Inlay Solid White matte Porcelain Dinnerware set from Dodo’s Trends & More layers your table decor with luxury and grandeur. It’s a gorgeous collection of plates that makes for a standout dinner display. Steeped in elegance, each piece is adorned with gold detailing around the rim. The white and matt gold cutlery spells subtle luxury and provides an elevated dining experience.
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Clean and contemporary, this marble and brass-finished pedestal cake stand is a stylish way to display cakes, macarons and other desserts. The glitz of metallic gold contrasts the white marble top and imbues a sense of beauty. Its elevated height adds depth and dimension to the tablescape, while its conical base juxtaposes the circular top to create a beautifully proportioned piece that steals the limelight.
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No Thanksgiving feast is complete without champagne or sparkling wine. Add shine to your bar counter with the brass finish Chelsea Barware collection that features a rounded and feminine look and ensures that your wine choices make the celebration more special. There is such richness in gold colour that it easily catches the light and reflects a lovely warm glow.
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The Nomi K luxury tableware is a supremely ritzy floral napkin ring that imparts a regal look and infuses feminine energy into the Thanksgiving dinner table. Inspired by beautiful flowers, these metal accessories bring fashion and add a discerning and delicate beauty to the festive table spread. Meticulously designed to perfection, these pieces look glamorous and pair beautifully with any tasteful table linen.
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Bring a touch of luxurious style to your dining table with the Hawser serving set. The serving spoons feature a long and twisted rope handle which makes it easy to hold. Crafted in brass and stainless steel, this serving set adds an instant dose of luxury and is a resplendent addition to any feast or soiree. It is perfect for serving gravy, salads or desserts and complements the gold-rimmed serving plates.
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Raise a toast in style as wine is guaranteed to taste better in these exotic wine glasses by Dish It Out New York. This finely stemmed piece incorporates a gold base to add shimmer and makes a chic accent on the festive tablescape without overpowering it. Forming a part of a family of pieces, this design is also available in water glasses.
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It’s time to say cheese – and your party will be incomplete without a cheese plate! The design of the cheese platter features a honeycomb pattern that creates a textured surface with a pair of gold bees in inlaid brass. An interesting mix of materials makes a perfect addition to the Thanksgiving soiree. Select 3-5 kinds of cheese variations for an attractive and delectable composition.
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Dress up your dinner table with the Home N Style earthy gold placement mats that provide the tablescape with layered depth and elegant uplift. The embroidered motifs add texture and heighten the luxurious style quotient of the festive spread. However, it’s important to strike the right balance so that the golden hues of the tablescape look elegant and not gaudy.
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Truly tasteful, the Rajsi brass dessert bowl makes an enchanting addition to the Thanksgiving table and elevates the ambience. Exquisitely crafted in brass and amethyst, the dessert bowl enlivens the space with colour, injects visual interest and crosses between a functional dessert bowl and a sculptural centrepiece. Since Thanksgiving marks the harvest season, fill the bowl with some fresh produce and seasonal accents like pumpkins, apples, fruits you love and create a beautiful autumnal table that steals the spotlight. Additionally, fruits and vegetables add colour and contrast to the table setting.
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Flowers form an important part of the tablescape and decorating with seasonal blooming flowers is always fun. This flower vase makes a statement piece, brings oodles of sparkle and imparts a more lighter and joyous feel. Make sure that the scale and height of floral decoration doesn’t hinder the flow of conversations or block the line of vision.
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Let’s say you own Ikea’s discontinued Tobo unit, which features sliding glass doors.
And let’s say you lose or break one of these four funky-looking, complicated components:
That little plastic gewgaw is what holds the sliding doors in place at the top. Without it you’re screwed. The product is discontinued, so Ikea doesn’t support it anymore. Time to throw the whole thing out, right?
Thankfully, no. “In my free time, I like helping people by making 3D printed replacements for their broken Ikea parts,” writes L.A.-based industrial designer Peter Szucs.
Szucs has already created files for dozens of parts…
…and is actively taking requests for more (you can contact him at the link above). To see what he’s already got ready-to-print, check out his Shapeways store, Replacement Parts for Ikea Products.
From Our Love, the forthcoming debut solo album of producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Marcus Paquin, the track “Until It’s Gone” pairs a sparse yet enveloping arrangement with exquisite vocals. Paquin—who’s contributed to tracks by The National, Local Natives, The Weather Station and more—edited the accompanying music video, which was directed by Genevieve Albert. “I made the video for ‘Until it’s Gone’ as an illustration of the varying states of our consciousness,” Paquin tells COOL HUNTING. “As we weave our way through this complicated thing called life, we can oscillate between an illuminated state of awareness in which the senses are fully engaged and a state of darkness where it is difficult to decipher even what is right in front of us.”
SwitchBot, invented by a company of the same name, is a small droid that hangs from a curtain rod.
Motorized wheels inside the hangers allow it to travel side-to-side along the rod.
With a pair of these connected to curtains, you essentially have a no-installation-required automatic curtain-drawing system.
Actually there is some installation required, but it looks to be a breeze:
It works with a variety of curtain types:
You can control the SwitchBot via the attached remote, or by using the company’s app, which also allows you to schedule opening and closing times.
The company says the batteries are good for up to eight months on a single charge—yet are strong enough to tug 17 pounds’ worth of curtains. And conveniently, the SwitchBot’s internal batteries can be charged by an optional solar panel that you attach to the window.
The devices are not cheap, at $160 for a single unit without the solar panel, or $237 for a pair and including the solar panel. But it’s surely cheaper than paying someone to come and install a more complicated system.
After the sassiest and most stylish cars, Pininfarina, an ace Italian design house, is now collaborating in the far east to deliver the most desirable iPhone case for motorheads. The cases designed in partnership with Japanese startup INKAR are perhaps the most incredible choice if you have the means and zeal to burn 10 grands for a way to protect your iPhone.
Boasting top-notch craftsmanship and immaculate detail in design, the Pininfarina x INKAR iPhone Cases are made to order. The buyers have the option to configure these cases to match their supercar if they like.
Designer: Pininfarina and INKAR
According to Pininfarina, the cases are visually inspired by the Ferrari 512S Modulo, and the limited-edition covers are made to order in Italy. The accessories are strictly limited to iPhone 13 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro only for now.
Since Pininfarina’s idea is to allow buyers to receive an iPhone case that is designed to match their car; the buyers have a choice to choose their preferred color for the case – from a range of five distinct options – and can even select lens trim leathers. Even more exciting is the option of black plate materials that a buyer can select. These choices range from carbon fiber to leather and from aluminum to wood.
Despite your selection of color and the base plate material, each Pininfarina x INKAR iPhone Case is distinctly numbered for exclusivity. The serial number is engraved into the case. For the techier ones, every iPhone case comes with an NFT that provides access to INKAR’s exclusive membership program and early access to the Japanese brand’s forthcoming products. As the cases are limited to only 99 models of each iPhone 13 Pro and 14 Pro smartphones, these are steeply priced at $10,000 apiece, and expected to be available starting December 1.
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