Bossley Architects designed this house in a remote bay in the Marlborough Sands, the house features a glazed bridge to the main bedroom and is raised above the cliff on what look likes unstable legs. [Read more...]
Seaside House On Sleds
January 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
This seaside house is located in New Zealand’s Coromandel Peninsula on a white sandy beach just metres from the sea. Clad with macrocarpa, the house blends into the landscape when closed but when open provides a spectacular view of the nearby sea.
Great Barrier House
June 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I am starting tho think that I need to visit New Zealand, not only because of the Lord Of The Rings connection, but because of the number of absolutely amazingly designed houses down there. This house on Great Barrier Island was designed by Crosson, Clarke, Carnachan Architects.
Fantastic Plastic Bricks
March 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In Dunedin, in the Otago region of New Zealand, Peter Lewis has spent the last 10 years developing a machine that recycles plastics into bricks.
The Sleeping Cradle by Richard Clarkson
November 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sometimes the best designs are borne out of necessity and every now and again something comes out of research, the following creation is the latter. Richard Clarkson from the Victoria University of Wellington and along with some very inspired and talented colleagues, Grace Emmanual, Kali Russel, Eamon Moore, Brodie Campbell, Jeremy Brooker and Joya Boerrigetr, have helped in the creation of the “Cradle Chair”. Beautiful to look at, crafted from wood, I guess it wouldn’t look out-of-place in some upmarket designer home but the chair was actually created for research into Autism and children with Rhythmic Movement Disorder (RMD).
Accessories
May 30, 2011 By
One of the cornerstones of decorating yourself, your home, anything really, is accessorizing. The accessories you wear could make or break your outfit, or in this case, the room.
I’m talking about cushions, those often forgotten pieces that we sit on, lean against or fight with. We have two featured designers today. They “have a massive selection of hand-made modern cushions to suit your home. Designer Cushions stock a large variety of styles including funky, shabby chic and contemporary, to compliment all the rooms in your home.
