A few things that caught my eye

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 A few things that caught my eye

Today I am writting about a few things that have cauught my attention.. These are all classified as Modern items and minimal in nature. Hope all of you enhjoy them.. They are amazing.... 

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Fabric Architecture

It’s possible to read many things into Home Within Home, the ethereal installation by Korean-born sculptor Do Ho Suh, currently on view at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul. But duality, and its accompanying tensions, are clearly a central theme for the Korean-American transplant. Duh, whose preferred medium is translucent silk, has replicated, to jaw-dropping 1:1 scale, two seminal houses from his life: his childhood home in Korea, and the 3-story Providence, Rhode Island townhouse which became his home upon immigrating to the U.S. The installation merges the two houses, with the modestly sized Korean house floating in mid-air, suspended from the ceiling of the mammoth American house which completely encases it. Home Within Home, Duh’s largest sculpture to date, is dreamy and wistful, fleeting and soulful—much like houses and homes, and the lives lived inside them.

A look inside....

Mediocrity, it’s safe to say, was never to be the destiny of someone with a name like Toogood; still, we should have known that the home of the British designer Faye Toogood would have style to burn. Toogood—whose peripatetic resume includes editorial, industrial, and interior design—defines her aesthetic as “the combination of the unexpected and the theatrical with something tactile or handmade, even painterly.” All of which, happy to say, are abundantly evident in her elegantly refurbished London home. Her particular talent, befitting the eye of someone who studied art history, lies in creating still life compositions, poetic vignettes of carefully curated, seemingly unrelated objects. “I like to combine the precious and the raw,” she says—and here, she does, to splendid effect.

 Black Archetecture

The color black, with all its ominous implications, is, in fact, tailor-made for 21st Century architecture. While a black-washed Victorian or Tudor morphs into an architectural cliche of foreboding doom, black lends the clean lines and geometric volumes of modern architecture a stark, sophisticated dynamism. This summer house in Tjajkovski, Sweden is one of many examples of contemporary architecture which showcases black as an aesthetic feature—and it’s a personal favorite here at 2Modern. Designed by architectural firm Tham & Videgård, the already striking angles, extreme horizontal profile and external detailing of the glass and wood Archipelago House are rendered only more dramatic by its rich black stain. As an even more dramatic counterpoint, the inside of the Archipelago house is predominantly white—but today being Halloween, it’s only black that has us transfixed.

 Hope all of you enjoyed the pics and post..

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Modern homes, and other interesting things.. 

Although its been a few weeks that I have written in my blogs, I am writing today because I have so many things to share with all of you.. I found some very interesting items and homes that I would like to share with all of you. I am sure that many of you will find these items very interesting. 

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A 21st Century Farnsworth House

What does a 21st Century version of Mies van der Rhoe’s exalted Farnsworth House look like? Thanks to Manhattan architectural firm Desai/Chia, we now know. The blissfully beautiful LM Guest House in upstate New York was built for a family requesting “an analog” of Farnsworth, and lucky for them (and us voyeurs), they got it in spades.

A modest 2,000 sq feet in size, LM, like Farnsworth, retains a low, horizontal profile with an all-glass exterior. But unlike Farnsworth, state-of-the-art green technology—geothermal heating and cooling; radiant floors; motorized solar shading; photovoltaic panels; rainwater harvesting; and sensitivity to the lay of the land—was thoughtfully employed to reduce the carbon footprint of an all-glass house.

“The LM Guest House celebrates the beauty of the surrounding landscape,” says Desai/Chia. Agreed—but we think it more potently celebrates the enduring, timeless beauty of Farnsworth House.

Headliner

At 83, Milton Glaser still knows how to stay design-relevant. The only graphic designer to have ever been awarded a National Medal of Arts (in 2009), he was also making news at ICFF 2013 recently. The Barcelona carpet brand Nanimarquina launched a collection of 3 wool carpets designed by Glaser, each bearing earth-toned, cross-hatch graphic patterns with tribal overtones. The star of the rug trio was Shakespeare in Africa, featuring the head of The Bard himself. Of his desire to reference a literary icon on a carpet, said Glaser, “I wanted to take two things that have no relationship with each other and do what art does: to unify the apparently unrelated.” Mission accomplished, we say.

Gus* Annex Cabinet!

The elegant Annex Storage Cabinet by Gus*! This versatile, perfectly proportioned piece is a generous 60-inch wide, with adjustable shelves and self-closing doors and drawers. Recessed handles, a warm walnut finish, and sleek stainless steel base make this thoughtfully designed cabinet an enviable addition to any modern furniture collection.

Indeed modern homes and a piece that is considered one of the best contemporary storage cabinets out there.

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Considering myself a lucky person..

Considering myself a lucky person..


I tend to consider myself a very lucky person.. You know I have a great company, great friends, and a bunch of places that are beyond excellent to hang out at. I hang out with a great group of guys and girls that really make all the difference in a city like Miami where people are not always looking out for your best interests but their own....

Believe me I have had my share of those types of people but it seems lately I have come to know a group of people that are not only fun and entertaining but we all tend to be on the same page when it comes to friendships, fun, and life in general as a rule. We all believe in respect, fun, and just live life one day at a time, but with enough restraint as to not mess yourself up.. The word restraint is one which many people in this city should learn.. Sometimes it seems that we are the only ones that show such a thing and we tend to be isolated but happy in our own world...

My best friends apartment

We are the ones always laughing, smiling, and just having fun.. we are the ones that go out to ENJOY THE MUSIC..... THATS THE KEY..


All of us are blessed to have nice places, good jobs, and in the end we have mitigated toward each other because we are all tired of the crap Miami sometimes has to offer.. This group is very pure of heart and in the end the perfect friends giving when they can and sometimes receiving when needed.. Its a great vibe and feeling to know your with a group of people you can trust and be yourself with...

My Place of Business

I love where I work..surrounded by lush tropical gardens everyday.. It's simply relaxing and very comfortable to be here everyday of the week and enjoying oneself... 

Another good friends apartment and someone who is not only a beautiful person on the outside and inside but one that seems completely pure of heart and a great friend..

Beautiful Sunrise This morning

Liberty Tower Downtown Miami

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