Paintings
Woman with a Parasol (1875) by Claude Monet.
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte (1884) by Georges-Pierre Seurat.Furniture by Architects
The Spirit House Chair (2007) is made by architect Daniel Libeskind and Toronto furniture designer Klaus Nienkämper. It is constructed of stainless steel and weighs 180 lbs. Each chair takes 40 hours to build.
Desk designed by Natalie Dionne for the Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal. The desk is made entirely of steel and retains some automatic qualities of hot-rolled steel. The steel is placed and bent in the same way origami is formed and finished by painting one side green.
This chair, called COAT was designed by Fredrik Farg. The basic idea for the chair stemmed from Frank Lloyd Wright's Origami Chair (1949). The design uses elements of a coat, including "cufflinks" to hold the sides of the chair, and a "collar" that can be raised or lowered.
Statues with Meaning
Statue of Liberty, by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi with Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.
The Lincoln Memorial, designed by Henry Bacon.Sight and Sound Theater
This is a theater that is new to Branson, MO this year. The Sight and Sound Theater is host to a musical based on the story of Noah's ark and features a four-story ark set, housing both puppet and live animals.
I love theater in general and especially enjoy set construction, so seeing the complexity of this set and the intricacy of thought behind developing it really interest me. I would love to be involved in a project like this.
Wood
Hoover Dam
We were talking about the Hoover Dam in my CEES class and I when I saw a picture of it, I was struck by just how big it is. I guess I never before seen or paid attention to any pictures and I was awed by the massiveness of the project. It's 600 ft, I'm pretty sure. To get an idea of the size, just look at the cars on the road- they're barely even visible.
Around Town
This is a house that I pass often- it's just off campus. I really like the way this house looks in real life, although the picture isn't the best (it's from Google Maps). I like the style and the look of it. I think that it's just a very pretty house.
Sidewalk Chalk Art
After seeing Laura's post about chalk art, I went and looked at some. I think this is my favorite of all that I've seen. It really proves that you can design anything you could possibly think of if you want to. I also love how the artist chose to include himself in the design. When I think of sidewalk chalk, I tend to imagine my little brother on the front porch drawing random shapes, but this is truly fantastic. Each time I look at it, I do a slight double take and have to remind myself that he's not really about to fall.
Hughes Family Home
Honestly, I do like things other than treehouses. This is one of my favorites out of the homes featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. I generally love all the houses on the show, but this is the only one I could find a good picture of. It has a sort of cottage-like look to it, without being overly cottage-like, if that makes any sense...Treehouses?
I don't know that I like the appearance of these "Treehosues", but I think they definitely show a new way of thinking about things. Both of the units are described as both eco-friendly and easy to produce/install.The first one looks like something from James and the Giant Peach, though...
Castle Treehouse
Treehouses are amazing anyway, and this one's like a castle, too! What could be cooler than a castle treehouse?Lothlorien and Rivendell
Apparently, the elves know how to live in style. Top: Lothlorien. Bottom: Rivendell. (From The Lord of the Rings)
The Golden Conch
A luxury resort rental villa: The Golden Conch. I first saw these and the other photos in a chain e-mail claiming that they were of Tiger Woods' house. Although those claims are false, the villa is still stunning.
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