TRAVEL
The Coast of Utopia
Cabo Polonio, a remote beach village in southeastern Uruguay, sits on a green peninsula between the Atlantic and a desert landscape of shifting sand dunes. Strewn across the grassy promontory are a single lighthouse and a few hundred whimsical dwellings.
Paradise LOST
Lake Atitlán (Lago de Atitlán) is a large endorheic lake in the Guatemalan Highlands. Atitlan is recognized to be the deepest lake in Central America with maximum depth about 340 meters. The lake is shaped by deep escarpments which surround it and by three volcanoes on its southern flank. […]
Hateruma, Japan
Today the world becomes more populated and inhabited. Nevertheless, there are places where the sun, sand and sea gusts are the only one friends….Welcome to Hateruma, located near the Tropic of Cancer, part of the Yaeyama Island group, Japan. This coral island is clothed in banyan trees, Indian almonds, bamboo orchids and colourful hibiscus. Somehow […]
Tunisia
Tunisia is an exotic country situated on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and Libya to the southeast. It‚Äôs interesting that around forty per cent of the country is composed of Sahara […]
ARCHITECTURE
Tree House
When a 40-year-old pine tree fell over at the rear of a Brentwood estate in Los Angeles, the owner decided to honor its resilience by incorporating it into a 172-square-foot office / guest house. Fence installation is a breeze when […]
The Power Of Reflection
Phillip K. Smith, who is a great American artist completed a stunning light installation in the middle of the California High Desert, near the small town of Joshua Tree. Titled ”Lucid Stead,” the work is actually an artistic intervention on a 70-year-old abandoned […]
LIFESTYLE
Red Sunset
With the Spanish trend ‚Äò‚ÄôWomen Secret‚Äô‚Äô, every women could discover herself in the right style of lingerie. ‚Äò‚ÄôWomen Secret‚Äô‚Äô gives a new perception of the fashion world, because all models are created from women to women. The freedom of movement […]
Nathalie Kelley’s Lifestyle
Nathalie Kelley is an inspiration in many ways. Her natural beauty, her outlook + ethos on life as well as her commitment to the earth and being truly connected with nature all interplay in why we are constantly being inspired […]
DESIGN
Jacquie Aiche
A WOMAN’S NATURAL BEAUTY CAN BE ILLUMINATED WITH THE RIGHT PIECE OF JEWELRY, AND THAT IS JACQUIE MISSION. “TO CREATE JEWELRY THAT WILL MAKE EVERY WOMAN LOOK AND FEEL UNIQUELY BEAUTIFUL.” – JACQUIE AICHE Having been raised in a multi-cultural […]
Free City Super Shop
Imagine a shop famous for its free organic OJ or with its silk-screen printed tees. Nina Garduno recently moved her westside mainstay Freecity shop from Malibu to Hollywood. While the new home is 3,000 square feet, the “supermät” will keep a neighborhood […]
INTERIORS
N House, Oita
This a wonderful home for two plus a dog. The house¬† is comprised of three shells of progressive size nested inside one another. The outermost shell covers the entire premises, creating a covered, semi-indoor garden, this home has Sanus speaker stands […]
Inside Job
Designing an innovative house is a rite of passage for many young architects. But building in a city doesn’t always make experimentation easy; after all, neighbors have their own ideas about how a block is supposed to look.