A walk in the woods or a peek outside the window can sometimes be a great inspiration source when we're struggling with generating ideas.
Here are 21 glimpses of nature caught by known photographers, click on their names or the photos to see their portfolios.
One of the local residents at Gudbrandsjuvet, is building a landscape hotel. The idea emerged at another site, Aurland, but it was never realized there.
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This construction by TAKAO SHIOTSUKA ATELIER is a banquet hall, along with a marriage ceremony hall, in Oita-city, Oita, Japan.
The client requested that the ceremony hall should at least be able to consist of 40 people.
The space has the appearance of a cave, where it moves down to the deep area in the center of the space. The cave appearance that TAKAO SHIOTSUKA ATELIER aimed for was to create the ideal method of a primitive building. In contrast with its cave like appearance, the building is focusing on bringing bright and having the lounge as an open space where the crowd could gather.
Since the construction was mainly constructed of concrete, it was necessary to mix the existing banquet hall with a softer approach. This was done with the help of the garden. The garden gives the emotion of a nature environment.
The construction is made as a line that flows toward the center. As a result of investigating the relationship between the garden and the actual construction, and idea was born to shape curved walls that surround the garden. This to create a sense of flow.
Sometimes it only takes a look up at the sky for us to become amazed and overwhelmed by all the colors, shapes and light it has to offer.
sky scrapers
By eschipul
There's so many colors that the season of autumn has to offer. Check out these gorgeous and colorful photographies of autumn.
Fall Memory
By Indy Kethdy
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.
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.
Japanese gardens express simplicity, naturalness, an advanced elegance, asymmetrical and subtleness. Their designs are connected to calligraphy and ink painting, and is seen upon as a highly structured art.
Japan Wallpaper Seiryuen Garden
During the Asuka period (538-710 AD): Buddhism and Taoism were introduced in Japan mainly from China. Therefore the Japanese gardens were a visage for Buddhism and Taoism. The gardens were often seen as the paradise of Buddha, where you could meditate and reach enlightenment. Read More...
As the aroma of fragrances are often inspired by nature, the designs of their bottles are equally as influenced. A great example of nature-influnced bottle designs are Kenzo's perfumes.
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