Collection by Tim Vienckowski

July/Aug. 2016 faves

details from the July/August 2016 issue

and MycoWorks’s  fungus bricks.
and MycoWorks’s fungus bricks.
City in the Air by Arata Isozaki
City in the Air by Arata Isozaki
Passive House guidelines, like thick insulation, can often result in very simple forms, she says. Here, a recessed entrance in the shou sugi ban front facade provides privacy without complicating the design.
Passive House guidelines, like thick insulation, can often result in very simple forms, she says. Here, a recessed entrance in the shou sugi ban front facade provides privacy without complicating the design.
Fractal alcoves punctuate the cabinetry.
Fractal alcoves punctuate the cabinetry.
QT-50 Cassette Recorder 
This portable tape player and recorder by William Lansing Plum for Sharp, released in 1985, also played AM/FM radio. The colorful pastel shell and control buttons nodded to an emerging—and enduring—trend: electronics as personal fashion accessory.
QT-50 Cassette Recorder This portable tape player and recorder by William Lansing Plum for Sharp, released in 1985, also played AM/FM radio. The colorful pastel shell and control buttons nodded to an emerging—and enduring—trend: electronics as personal fashion accessory.
In the dining room, a Brendan Ravenhill fixture hangs above a custom walnut table and Wishbone chairs by Hans Wegner. Customized features, like an outlet flush-installed beneath the kitchen cupboards, subtly conceal signs of a wired house.
In the dining room, a Brendan Ravenhill fixture hangs above a custom walnut table and Wishbone chairs by Hans Wegner. Customized features, like an outlet flush-installed beneath the kitchen cupboards, subtly conceal signs of a wired house.