Pricing is not yet available for ENSAMBLE, but a single board of cholguán retails for about $5. By keeping assembly simply and using glue to join the system, the Andes House hopes to make it a cost-effective solution for the office and beyond.
The abstract geometry of the exterior allows for unique openings and this sklylight, which provides natural light to the staff throughout the day. "One of my ambitions is to place openings, windows, and roof lights strategically, so you get a sense of the time of day and the weather," says Brooks.
Agustín Hernandez's home office.
This mid-century modern house was transformed from a municipal garage into a private house in the late 1950’s by renowned modernist architect Paul Rudolph. At project start the house was in pristine condition, virtually untouched since it won a Record Houses award in 1960. Ruhl Walker Architects in Boston were tasked with bringing the house up to current energy efficiency standards and with reorganizing the house to accommodate the new owners’ more contemporary needs, while also respecting the noteworthy original design.
The designers explain, “These steel windows played an integral part in making the interior feel larger and more open by blurring the boundaries between the interior and exterior.” A grey Halcyon Lake area rug, an oak chair from MAP, and Hans Wenger Wishbone chairs make for a simple, neutral palette. The painting over the fireplace is by Kate Hendry.
Pizza Me ($695) was created in collaboration with blogger Laura Gummerman of The Band Wife.
Fruit Skewer ($329), Polar Pop ($229), Bloomin' ($329), and Soft Serve ($229) form a cheerful tableau.
Eye! Eye! Eye! ($449) and Crystal Prism ($449) decorate a bedroom. Electric Confetti's designs come with a remote control that allows you to dim the neon to less than 5% brightness, ideal for a nightlight, or set it to an adjustable flashing speed.
LED neon flex is a string of LED lights encased in PVC, making it durable, flexible, and more energy efficient. Above, a banana ($895) designed in collaboration with Kip & Co hangs alongside What's Up? ($300) bunny ears.
NoHo Terrace Garden
The interior features fence pickets from Hunt’s parents’ house and a rotating selection of furniture from his apartment.
Jessica Helgerson Interior Design updated a split-level ranch house in Portland by introducing a clean white palette and vintage furnishings.
In the playroom, built-in casework offers storage for toys. The yellow table was custom-built by the Kristin's father. The clear pendant lights are by Muuto. The "toy zone" is adjacent to the kitchen so that Lowell and Kristin can prepare meals and keep an eye on their yound children, aged three and five. "The residents wanted as little freestanding furniture as possible," Guess says. 'We did a lot of benches, which are made out of plywood so they're fairly inexpensive."
Furnished with vintage Eames chairs, a second-hand sofa, and pendants and tables designed by Nathalie, the space is kept purposefully casual. She painstakingly mixed and tested the paint for the mustard-yellow walls herself—15 times—to match the hue of a Kvadrat textile.
The cord—usually the afterthought of any lamp—shines in this simple, clever lighting solution. Supported by a near-invisible clear frame, the orange cord offers shade, base, and power to this unexpected piece. You can find this minimalist fixture here.
Designed and made by the Los Angeles studio Feltmark, the Wald plug lamp occupies a middle ground between floor lamp and wall sconce.
Vila D’Acosta-Calheiros hung a space-saving wall shelf in the library. The table is by Eero Saarinen; the Tolomeo lamp is by Michele de Lucchi for Artemide. The red beanbag-like Sacco chair is by Zanotta, as is the Sciangai coatrack in the hall, beyond.
Pendant Lamp A 331, Beehive (1953)
These lamps were first introduced as part of Aalto's work on the University of Jyväskylä.
Stephen Kenn Bowline Console Table ($1500)
A simple work space features an Angelpoise lamp and a desk from La Redoute Interieurs.
The dinning table is made to measure by Bloomint Design, rough iron structure, massive recycled wood and hand painted tiles for cooking or hot pots. The office space behind also made to measure by Bloomint, lamps by Marset, chairs by Manufactori.
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