40 breathtaking Mountain Photos

There's something wonderfully calming about the observation of mountains, just a look at them can be a great way of getting away from stress.

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Habitat 15 by Predock Frane Architects

Habitat 15 by Predock Frane Architects

The Habitat 15 project is a four story, 15 unit infill housing project at the foot of the Hollywood Hills – 1/2 block West of La Brea, and North of Fountain Avenue. Each unit is between 1200 and 2000 square feet. The project is divided into two separate buildings – West and East, with a central courtyard acting as both a buffer and connection between them.

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31 Funky Retro Book Covers

Retro book covers, some from the actual retro period, and some new books, though they all have the retro look!

Cartoon Cool: How to Draw New Retro-Style Characters

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Design your Office to boost Productivity

The word "ergonomics" originates from Greek: "erg" meaning work and "nomai" meaning natural laws.

Ergonomics is a science that concerns the relationship with the human physiology, psychology and the environment. When designing your office with ergonomics, you’re doing so to minimize anxiety, stress, injures and maximize productivity, creativity, teamwork and comfort.

Here are 13 ways to make your office a more comfortable space.
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Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau is French for "new art" and was a cultural style epoch that approximately began in 1890 and started to fade when "Art Deco" came in the 1920s.

Art Nouveau covered all visual arts; architecture, interior design, graphic design, arts and fashion. Although Art Nouveau became popular internationally, its greatest impact was in Europe. Jugendstil is the term for Art Nouveau in German.

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35 Cool Vintage Posters

If you want a vintage touch in your room, then a typical vintage poster will do the trick. Here are 35 examples of Vintage posters.

Rayon d'Or 1895 by Jean de Paleleologue

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Evernote: free memory for Project Management

When working on a big project a lot of ideas and inspirations gets lost. Evernote lets you put these ideas all in one place.

  • Clip pages directly from your browser.
  • Collect photos that you take on your cell.
  • Write down random thoughts and ideas.
  • Create notes right from Twitter and save tweets that you like.

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Art Deco in New York

Art Deco was a design style during the 1920s-1940s, it was also called the "style moderne". It came after "Art Nouveau" and it was applied in the areas of architecture, interior design, graphic design, fashion, and other visual arts.

Trademarks:

  • Geometrical patterns and shapes (being inspired by Cubism)
  • Curving surfaces and sunburst patterns
  • Motifs of nature and animals: birds, flowers and leaves
  • Eclectic
  • Bold decorative colors
  • Popular materials are glass, stainless steel and inlaid wood
  • Glass figurines, potteries and sculptures.

In New York City the Art Deco became quickly popular durning the Great Depression because the style involved simplicity and sensibleness. Here are some of the numerous Art Deco architectures we can find in New York City.


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Paramount Theater

The Paramount Theater was built in 1926 and is located in the Times Square district. It was in the Paramount Theater that Paramount pictures had its premiere.

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Beautiful Black and White Photos

“If everything isn't black and white, I say, "Why the hell not?"
John Wayne

Black and white photos of nature, animals, constructions and streets.

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Japanese Stroll Garden

Stroll gardens, Kaiyu-shiki, is one of the traditional Japanese gardens that usually requires more lawn space than other traditional designs. The design is constructed so that you can go on a pathway, a journey through the garden, to explore all that can be found in it. Read More...

Create Your Creative Room Part I

Part I - Color

Color and light have the power to change our mood very directly. The more natural light you’ve access to, the better. But an all white painted room with white upholstered furniture might keep you alert for a very short period of time, but later it gets too bright and tiring. Warm tans will actually help you focus better than in an all white room.

To help you get creative, there are certain colors that can be applied in your interior. It’s not only about what they stand for that will do the trick, but also how much of it one should use.
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50 Incredible City Photos


1. Amsterdam

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Japanese Dry Garden

The dry garden; karesansui, is a traditional garden design that unlike other traditional gardens; don’t use water to represent the sea. Although the concept of water still exists, it’s replaced with grey gravel or sand. These have the same impact as water streams and ponds.

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Cottage Style

Cottage style (shabby chic) is an inviting and personal look. The fundamental nature of a cottage interior is blending the contemporary with the traditional. Like placing old china in the new shelf. The cottage style takes most influence from Vintage interior design and Victorian interior design.

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The Power of One Shot: Hirano Aichi

Catching daily life: Nobuyuki Kobayashi

Be bold and aim high

The Secret to Effectiveness

Vision, the power of anticipation

Rie Isono: Be Open, Ideas Come in Daily Life

Experimenting with the Nature of Performing Art: Buffer Space

Know Your Strength & Focus

Living a Creative Life: Fumie Shibata

The Way Architect Anna Nakamura Works

Great Architecture Begins with a Promise: Max Strang

Combining Visual Art & Music

Experimenting with Porosity

8 linked towers forming an urban experience

People Trust Your Vision: Keisuke Fujiwara

Follow the Entire Design Process of ASSAY OFFICE London

I Am The Problem

Casa Manifesto: 85 % of Recycled, Reused and Eco-friendly materials

Jeong- Eun Lee: Design requires Heart and Sweat

Bioclimatic & Modular Architecture: Infiniski’s lofts

SLEEPBOX- Comfortable Urban Infrastructure

The Berg, Urbanized Nature in Berlin

Kenneth Nilson: How one Shape can Develop into Numerous Designs

House-sized Apartments in Sunshine Beach

BIG Wins Competition for The World Village of Women Sports

Renaissance in Florence

51 Pieces from the Renaissance

Pascal Grasso

SHENZHEN INTERNATIONAL ENERGY MANSION

Slussen

Jung Myung Taek

Talia Radford

Marc Canadell’s Nightingale House

Water Lily