Inspirations Area The World's Most Beautiful Libraries Freelance journalist Jill Harness has put together a list of the 62 most beautiful libraries in the world for Mental Floss. After collecting images of these grand buildings over the years, Harness decided that the Trinity College Library in Dublin, Ireland, was deserving of the top spot (picture below), saying: "Aside from being absolutely gorgeous, with two story dark wooden arches, this is also the largest library in all of Ireland. It serves as the country’s copyright library, where a copy of all new books and periodicals must be sent when they apply for copyright protection. Clementinum National Library, Czech Republic www.mentalfloss.com
Daily Icon The Tray Design Concept "The Tray" is the latest concept design by American designers Robert and Matthew Swinton and has been shortlisted for Designboom's "A Life With Future Computing" competition in collaboration with FUJITSU. The simple personal computer contains a wireless keyboard, flash memory and a touchpad. A slot in the base allows for multiple screens and devices to be connected and synced together in an easy, understandable way. www.designboom.com April and May HUH. Trailer: Wish I Was Here 6 days ago · Art & Design · 0 Comments · 3009 Views Zach Braff has released the first trailer for his latest film, Wish I Was Here, which was funded entirely through Kickstarter. In total over $3 million was raised, enabling Braff to ditch the studios and bring fans "the truest representation of what's in my brain". It follows Aidan... Album Covers From A Different Perspective 6 days ago · Art & Design · 0 Comments · 1795 Views An artist on Flickr by the name of Harvezt has re-imagined a bunch of famous album covers from another perspective. Take a look at the artworks from The Beatles, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Kraftwerk and Metallica in a completely new...
design attractor The 10 Most Beautiful Hotels in the World As the summer sun continues to beat down on London, it's been hard for us to keep our minds on our work and away from our upcoming beach holidays. As such, we've decided to put together a list of the 10 most beautiful hotels we've come across while dreaming of idyllic getaways. From the stunning Poseidon Undersea Resorts in Fiji to the icy cool Juvet Landscape Hotel in Norway, the list takes us all over the world, showcasing the finest places the highly competitive billion dollar hotel industry has to offer. One&Only Reethi Rah in Maldives - Offering 130 private resort villas, each well seperated along the shore, the resort gives access to a string of coral atolls, lagoons, and white sand beaches - www.oneandonlyresorts.com
don't stop design Cat Friendly Living Room As anyone who owns a cat will know, some parts of a house or apartment aren't exactly designed with your feline friend in mind. In an attempt to change this, Taiwan-based design group Hey!Cheese have created the interior of the "I-Chi Cat House", which features a large bookshelf that has been specially designed for cats to explore. www.heycheese.com
Zamora Offices / Alberto Campo Baeza Architects: Alberto Campo Baeza Location: Calle Obispo Manso, 1, 49001 Zamora, Spain Design Team: Alberto Campo Baeza, Pablo Fernández Lorenzo, Pablo Redondo Díez, Alfonso González Gaisán, Francisco Blanco Velasco Area: 12100.0 m2 Year: 2012 Photographs: Javier Callejas Sevilla, Cortesia de Alberto Campo Baeza Collaborators: Ignacio Aguirre López, Miguel Ciria Hernández Other Collaborators: Alejandro Cervilla García, Emilio Delgado Martos, Petter Palander, Sergio Sánchez Muñoz Structural: Eduardo Díez – IDEEE Installations: Úrculo Ingenieros Rigger: Juan José Bueno Crespo Glass Consultant: José Pablo Calvo Busello Contractor: UTE Edificio Consejo Consultivo: Dragados Promotor: Junta de Castilla y León. Consejería de Hacienda From the architect. Facing the cathedral and following the outline of the former convent’s kitchen garden, we erect a strong stone wall box open to the sky. Within the stone box, a glass box, only glass. The stone box made from Memory.