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Skim Milk: Ina No Ie by Horibe Naoko
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Ina No Ie is a 3-story steel structure designed by Japanese-based architect Horibe Naoko. The primary floor consists of the work space area, and the second one and third floors make up the residential spaces. The horizontally joined steel facade closely resembles the nearby buildings, and seamlessly amalgamates the 3-volume residence.
Located in Osaka, Japan, Ina No Ie is residence with a writer’s studio inbuilt specifically for the clients. The windows are put on various heights inside the building to obfuscate the real volume of the house. Halfway up the third floor is a balcony that overlooks the scenery and neighborhood.
The asymmetry of the windows is a fascinating look, and provides the building a little bit an abstract appearance. The facade has nothing but rectilinear geometry, which makes the house seemingly unassuming at the outside, and surprisingly spacious at the inside.
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IKEA Installs Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in 10 US Stores
IKEA will install electric vehicle charging stations in 10 Western US Stores as portion of the furniture giant’s collaboration with ECOtality, Inc. Two charging stations could be installed in each location until q4, in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. There has been no official announcement naming which stores would be chosen. We also figured out from Inhabitat that this can be a bigger ECOtality, Inc.’s project – installing a “14,000 commercial and home charging stations with financialassistancefrom the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) throughout the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).” Mike Ward, IKEA U.S. president declared: We are excited this partnership will make charging stations more accessible to the various people choosing to drive electric vehicles. Hosting charging stations at IKEA locations known for regional draws furthers our commitment to a smaller carbon footprint and technological opportunities that help protect the environment. By strategically choosing these locations, IKEA hopes to increase their client base and the pilot project will run until the top of 2012.
Bella Maniera
Bella Maniera is a group of table textiles by French design firm Mr. & Mr. inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper.
The collection includes 13 placemats or three table runners, bringing to life that famous dinner in a playful manner. The placemats are on the market of their e-shop. i believe I’d like an entire set of Judases.
Descriptions of the hand gestures and their meanings (click the picture below to make it larger):
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The way to Become an Interior Designer
For many who have an inventive mind and one eye on detail, the realm of interior designing will appear simply mesmerizing. The facility to rework an empty space into something that the mind can conjure up as creatively as possible, though not rare, is something this is mastered through the years. So whether you aren?t the sort who can sketch out a design simply by visualizing what a room may appear to be, don?t lose heart. It’s an art you can master through the years, with practice, and exposure to the sector. Further, so that it will make a career out of remodeling empty spaces into design masterpieces, here?s the right way to become an interior designer.