Gae Aulenti

Musee D'Orsay Paris

Musee D'Orsay Paris

The architecture and interior designer Gae Aulenti was born in 1927 in Aulenti,italy .In 1954 she graduated from the mil polytechnic faculty of architecture and has been in private practice since than.Later after receiving her doctorate,she taught at the Venice faculty of architecture from 1960 to 1962 and in Milan from 1964 to 1967.She also spent 3 years working with Luca Rocini in Florence since 1974 she has been on the board of directors of Lotus international and has worked with Fiat and Olivetti.
Best Known For... Aulenti’s greatest claim to interior fame is her work during the 1980s on the conversion of the disused Gare D’Orsay railway station in Paris into a museum of late 19th-century art – the Musée D’Orsay – for which she received the Légion d’honneur from the French government.

ektis inspiration

Last week in class lamia gave us a receipe for chicken soup it was a different experiment of a food that i have ever made it was great .

Chinese Famous Modern Painter - Wu Guan Zhong

Through one of Wu Guan Zhong's most famous paintings Zhangjiajie in China became famous and top tourist spot. The movie Avatar and the floating mountain scenes in Pandora were based on these scenery. See the video in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Blawz14ho
the paintings in this link www.chinatownkite.com/wuguanzhong.html

Contemporary Wood Suspension Lighting

Light designed by Dämmer & Calvo, creates one incredible light sculpture installation.

Suspension Light Fixture by Ray Power for LZF Spain

Prince's Island in the United Arab Emirates

DUBAI PRINCE'S ISLAND..

pictures of Prince's Island in the United Arab Emirates.

The government of DUBAI in the UAE have established  a small  island n in the Gulf The resort emulates the work of the most beautiful resorts in the caribbean islands

The Islands has been allocated to the rulers of Dubai and United Arad Emirates and VIPs only.

As the ruler of Dubai , he established a place in the desert of his own. This was the creation of this magical Island. The name of the Island magic UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

Ilse Crawford

Ilse Crawford Metropolis Magazine

to read an interview with Ilse

Ilse Crawford (1962 - )

Ilse Crawford is a creative director who launched British Elle Decoration in 1989. Her company Studioilse are now strongly identified with creating Brand Identity.

Studioilse has also created a range of furniture , 'the Other' for Baleri Italia. Current projects include the modern breed of coaching inns for Dhillon Hotels, new contemporary identity for a Michelin starrred Swedish restaurant in the Grand Hotel Stockholm, and an accessible spa and well being destination, Kranzbach, in the Bavarian Alps.

Ilse Crawford helped to launch DKNY and Donna Karan homeware, and as Creative Director of

the Crystal Palace project, she brought together visionary designers to reinvent the

chandelier, showing in Paris, Milan and New York as well as at London's Design Museum.

Ilse is also head of department at the celebrated Design Academy Eindhoven (Man and Wellbeing).

Her latest book 'Home is where the heart is?' examines our fundamental requirements for survival,safety, love, respect and self-fulfilment and explores ways in which we can integrate these basic emotional needs into design. Her first book, 'Sensual Home: liberate your senses and change your life', is considered by many a bible of modern living. via christopher farr

'Survival, Safety, Love, Respect and Self-fulfilment' - think about how you integrate these needs into your own home.

chicken soup

chicken soup....



whole chickens cut into eight pieces
three onions chopped finely
one piece of a black lemon
hot green pepper
four potatoes cubes the size of a small section
one spoon of arabic seasoning
a small cup of oill

how it works:

frying the onions with oil and then put the chicken pieces , fry it with a little of onion and then put the cut potatoes and a grain of lemon and then put the spices and then put the tomato paste
and hot pepper and alittle salt to taste with continuous stirring and then walk away to the fire of quiet that mature for half an hour and then make sure that the chicken has matured and then eat this meal with rice.

Victorian Cottage

Photos by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times



http://moodboard.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/07/victorian-in-the-woods.html


The owner, Sandra Foster converted an old hunting cabin into a romantic Victorian dream house, all by herself.

Nature drawings & TEXTILES

TIMOROUS BEASTIES
  
'Noted for its surreal and provocative textiles and wallpapers, the design studio Timorous Beasties was founded in Glasgow in 1990 by Alistair McAuley and Paul Simmons, who met while studying textile design at Glasgow School of Art.

Thistle Rug - winner of the 'Elle Decoration Design Award for flooring 2006'.

By depicting uncompromisingly contemporary images on traditional textiles and wallpapers, Timorous Beasties has defined an iconoclastic style of design once described as “William Morris on acid.”  via timorous beasties

  

 

Drawing from Nature

NATURE Drawing - Diagonal study - BREE

NATURE DRAWING - emphasis study - LAMIA

NATURE Drawing - Radial layout study - HANNAH

NATURE drawing - Diagonal study -  CAROL

NATURE Drawing - pattern repeat study - LEYLA

NATURE Drawing - Radial layout study - EKTI

CONTOUR Drawings or 'OUTLINE' drawing is one approach to drawing from observation - the main purpose is to develop visual perception & sensitivity to surface & form of objects. The process of contour drawing involves suppressing the abstraction & simplification of forms & representation of objects. It makes us observe carefully objects with our visual AND tactile senses.

Use your eye to trace the contours of your object, your hand moving your pencil at the same slow & deliberate pace responding to every bump, fold, crease & curve. The process is methodical & involves working from detail to detail, form to form. 
For more detailed information read the book by Francis DK CHING ' Design Drawing'

Art of photography when he stops time

INSPIRATIONAL Styling Ideas

VISIT this site for fantastic styling images, Decor8
Blogs, websites, graphic design books, posters, & magazines are all great resources for layout & grid ideas. Trace page layouts from magazines that you like, take note of image sizes & how they line up with each other. Where does the text sit in relation to the images, look at the size & different FONTS that may be used. Use you visual diary to keep sketches of different layouts you have found, they will be a good reference for presentations.


via COLOURlovers

Start creating your own styling collages- find different objects in the one colour. Create interesting layouts & photograph them. Keep images as reference in your visual diary.
These will become a valuable resource when you may be looking for a certain tone or value of a colour & are useful to show a client.

Look around your environment & take note of different graphics, symbols & colours. Create your own alphabet using images of signage you may find. Go to Spell with FLICKR
& have a look at what your name may look like!

SUSTAINABILITY

'Good design is not about color, style or trends – but instead about thoughtfully considering the user, the experience, the social context and the impact of an object on the surrounding environment.' inhabitat Selecting products that are sustainable & eco-friendly begins with you as designer/ decorator.
Choose products that are kind to the environment, are able to be recycled or are reclaimed. Choose local product where you can.
Flooring is one of the main components of an interior. Timber floors being generally the most commonly selected. 'Recycled Timber Flooring is a unique floorboard due to the natural features and variation in colours from deep forest reds to soft golden creams. There are a large number of natural swirls, grain effects and other features that evolved naturally in the forest that adds a unique charm to your floor.' IRONWOOD 88-90 Lilyfield Rd, Rozelle NSW is a great showroom to visit & get an idea of how recycled timber can be used.
Or visit Australian Achitectural Hardwoods 55 pattersons Lane, Kempsey next time you are going North.

Note the use of LINE as a predominant design element in the images. Horizontal & vertical lines used in different materials, thicknesses & sizes create an interesting & dynamic composition.

COLOUR & PATTERN in a Living Space

In a former warehouse in Rotterdam, colour & pattern create a vibrant & lively space. Randomly placed stone feature wall & flooring creates variation & contrast from the rigid bands of vertical colour, dividing screens & large horizontal beams.
For great feature tiles or any other tile products have a look at SKHEME.
The showroom is at 713 Darling St Rozelle, NSW
AND while you are in Rozelle drop into ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT for a fantastic range of all your cooking & entertaining needs. 731-735 Darling St Rozelle NSW
In addition to providing quality foods, cookware and culinary books for chefs, gourmets, and discerning home cooks, The Essential Ingredient Rozelle features its own Cooking School, equipped with Australian Design Award winning St George appliances.