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This 1886 residence features two entrances, one with a porte cochere.
This 1886 residence features two entrances, one with a porte cochere.
Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois, built 1886-1890. Photo courtesy of The Richard Nickel Committee and Archive.
Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois, built 1886-1890. Photo courtesy of The Richard Nickel Committee and Archive.
The 1886 home retains its modest character from the street, but the renovation at the back tells an entirely new story.
The 1886 home retains its modest character from the street, but the renovation at the back tells an entirely new story.
Set on a landscaped 1.56-acre lot, the 9,400-square-foot house dates back to 1886.
Set on a landscaped 1.56-acre lot, the 9,400-square-foot house dates back to 1886.
Built in 1886, it’s the tallest home in all of St. Paul, MN. The original architect was William Channing Whitney and the first owner was Minnesota politician Edmund Rice.
Built in 1886, it’s the tallest home in all of St. Paul, MN. The original architect was William Channing Whitney and the first owner was Minnesota politician Edmund Rice.
Steam 1886 directed by Adrian Lazarus and Nicky Felbert, produced by Mercury ProductionsThis short fashion film won the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa competition, which the public votes for via text messaging. Shot on location at Cape Town’s Truth Coffee café, its steampunk aesthetic was designed by Haldane Martin. It’s the first year that a film has been nominated (feature-length Four Corners was also in the running), which seems fitting, given that this was also the inaugural year of the Design Indaba Film Festival. The dozen nominees for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa spanned a wide number of genres, including media and tech, as well as the more expected furniture, dresses, and jewelry.
Steam 1886 directed by Adrian Lazarus and Nicky Felbert, produced by Mercury ProductionsThis short fashion film won the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa competition, which the public votes for via text messaging. Shot on location at Cape Town’s Truth Coffee café, its steampunk aesthetic was designed by Haldane Martin. It’s the first year that a film has been nominated (feature-length Four Corners was also in the running), which seems fitting, given that this was also the inaugural year of the Design Indaba Film Festival. The dozen nominees for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa spanned a wide number of genres, including media and tech, as well as the more expected furniture, dresses, and jewelry.
Artist Franz von Lenbach built his studio in 1886, four years after he added his home. He commissioned German architect Gabriel von Seidl to design it in Neo-Classical Tuscan style. von Lenbach's intention was to build a monument to his art. He filled it with paintings and statuary from his many trips to Europe and furniture from Tuscany. When the villa was built, it was on the only road now called Luisenstrasse, that let up to the Nymphenburg Palace, (c. 1664) the summer home of the royal family of Bavaria. Because the royals would be passing it and going to and from their palace, the city of Munich set out rigorous rules for its design. In other words, the villa had to be stunning, giving the royals something nice to look at. And, it is. Today, 450,000 visitors each year enjoy von Lenbach's studio and home. Image courtesy of Lenbachhaus Gallery and Museum.
Artist Franz von Lenbach built his studio in 1886, four years after he added his home. He commissioned German architect Gabriel von Seidl to design it in Neo-Classical Tuscan style. von Lenbach's intention was to build a monument to his art. He filled it with paintings and statuary from his many trips to Europe and furniture from Tuscany. When the villa was built, it was on the only road now called Luisenstrasse, that let up to the Nymphenburg Palace, (c. 1664) the summer home of the royal family of Bavaria. Because the royals would be passing it and going to and from their palace, the city of Munich set out rigorous rules for its design. In other words, the villa had to be stunning, giving the royals something nice to look at. And, it is. Today, 450,000 visitors each year enjoy von Lenbach's studio and home. Image courtesy of Lenbachhaus Gallery and Museum.
Situated within the Pacific Rim of Fire, Rotorua is a hotbed of geothermal activity. The Waimangu Volcanic Valley is the world’s youngest geothermal valley—formed by the volcanic eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886. Renowned for its mud pools, hyperpigmented opaque waters, and natural hot springs, Rotorua is steeped in deep Ma-ori culture. The tangata whenua, the Indigenous people of New Zealand, believe in the restorative and spiritual power of the natural world, an idea embodied by kaitiakitanga, the Ma-ori concept of guarding over and stewarding the land. Geothermally, Waimangu (meaning “black water”) is a hotbed of activity, featuring the largest hot spring in the world—it is too hot to swim in—with temperatures of 122ºF to 140ºF [50ºC to 60ºC]; as well as brilliantly colored microbiology (like the red algae) and intense mineral deposits in the water. According to Ma-ori mythology, the hot springs came about when a priest, Nga-toroirangi, was caught in a blizzard while climbing Mount Tongariro. He called on his sisters, the fire goddesses Te Pupu and Te Hoata, to come from Hawaiki (their Polynesian home) to relieve his chills. After traveling underwater, the goddesses surfaced on New Zealand’s North Island in Rotorua, where the region’s hot pools are now found. Today, residents of Rotorua continue to embrace the unique geothermal properties of the area to cook ha-ngı-—a traditional way of cooking using an earth oven—in the natural thermal steam and sulfurous water.
Situated within the Pacific Rim of Fire, Rotorua is a hotbed of geothermal activity. The Waimangu Volcanic Valley is the world’s youngest geothermal valley—formed by the volcanic eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886. Renowned for its mud pools, hyperpigmented opaque waters, and natural hot springs, Rotorua is steeped in deep Ma-ori culture. The tangata whenua, the Indigenous people of New Zealand, believe in the restorative and spiritual power of the natural world, an idea embodied by kaitiakitanga, the Ma-ori concept of guarding over and stewarding the land. Geothermally, Waimangu (meaning “black water”) is a hotbed of activity, featuring the largest hot spring in the world—it is too hot to swim in—with temperatures of 122ºF to 140ºF [50ºC to 60ºC]; as well as brilliantly colored microbiology (like the red algae) and intense mineral deposits in the water. According to Ma-ori mythology, the hot springs came about when a priest, Nga-toroirangi, was caught in a blizzard while climbing Mount Tongariro. He called on his sisters, the fire goddesses Te Pupu and Te Hoata, to come from Hawaiki (their Polynesian home) to relieve his chills. After traveling underwater, the goddesses surfaced on New Zealand’s North Island in Rotorua, where the region’s hot pools are now found. Today, residents of Rotorua continue to embrace the unique geothermal properties of the area to cook ha-ngı-—a traditional way of cooking using an earth oven—in the natural thermal steam and sulfurous water.