With House Hotel opening its doors in April Istanbul is on his way to become the Boutique Hotel Superpower! Redesigned by Turkish Über-Label Autobahn this will be a must on every design aficionados itinerary.With a style reminiscent of “A Single Man”… all they need to do is replace the Prada groundfloor store with Tom Ford… and the stage is set.

Note to self: I really need to visit Istanbul.

House Hotel

Detroit might have suffered more from the economical crisis than any other US city. French photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre created a beautiful book “documenting” the visual decay of former glorious industrial landmarks.

Ruins are the visible symbols and landmarks of our societies and their changes, small pieces of history in suspension. The state of ruin is temporary by nature, the volatile result of the end of an era and the fall of empires. This fragility, the time elapsed but even so running fast, lead us to watch them one very last time: being dismayed, or admiring, wondering about the permanence of things. Photography appeared to us as a modest way to keep a little bit of this ephemeral state.

From Steidl

If you live in the Atlanta region… it might be worth visiting Jackson Fine Art for Todd Selby’s first US gallery show! The Selby – A Legend!

We need more closet space…

Installation by Derick Melander

Who would have thought I’d ever post a kitchen hood/vent… This custom design by Belgium architects Lhoas & Lhoas made me do it! Sculptural beauty!

I just got back from a few days in NYC… where visual inspirations hit you from all angles… so I thought what better way to start the 2011 blog action… than with this short movie on the NYC fashion spy… aka the Sartorialist…

Happy New Year everyone!

Hermes is going viral on us! Love the sound design as well…

I need it, I want it… and… for sure… I deserve a zai spada! Please dear Santa…

…when after the first snow fall… I get that itch… and can’t wait… to head to the mountains and ski! Soon now…

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Bodies in Urban Spaces by Willi Dorner