This Wooden Box Can Turn A Simple Room Into An Architectural Masterpiece. U.S.
-based artist Anila Quayyum Agha has created a stunningly intricate piece of installation art that can make even the simplest room look like an architectural masterpiece. Her installation work, entitled “Intersections,” consists of a large suspended cube made of wooden panels laser-cut with intricate geometric patterns. A lightbulb in the center illuminates the structure from within and casts its shadows on the walls around it.
Agha, who was born and raised in Pakistan, says that the patterns on the wooden panels emulate the patterns found found at Alhambra, a palace and fortress in southern Spain that traded hands many times between the Spanish and the Moors. She characterized the Alhambra as a place “at the intersection of history, culture and art and [...] a place where Islamic and Western discourses met and co-existed in harmony and served as a testament to the symbiosis of difference.” Source: anilaagha.squarespace.com | see.me | Facebook | (via: twistedsifter) Interior Wallpaper Trends For 2014. This year will see the use of graphic patterns and bold prints.
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To have a thriving and successful hotel you want the interiors to be inviting and a place where weary travelers can lay down their bags, gaze around and say, “wow”! Whether it is chic contemporary style or a more traditional classic style the one thing that can really make a difference is the right wallpaper. No one does design and fashion like the Europeans. When it comes to hotel design they are ahead of the game. Wallpaper has always been used throughout Europe to create elegant, glamorous and up to the minute interiors. The absolute pinnacle of luxury and style would have to be European hotels. Small Spaces. Good Design For Living in Small ApartmentsAs people migrate to smaller spaces, good design helps a lot.
This is something they figured out in Europe long ago, that if you don't have a lot of horizontal room you can go vertical. Tumidei in Italy makes some of the nicest stuff, like this unit with lots of storage under the bed. This unit just raises the floor high enough for beds to slide under. Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » diy project: brenna’s paper capiz shell chandelier. I love wax paper for packing lunches; i wrap sandwiches in a piece of wax paper and tie it like a present with a little cotton string. it’s so much better looking than a plastic bag. wax paper comes in handy for more things than i realized, like rolling it up to use for a funnel, or how about rubbing a piece of wax paper on the top of your shower curtain rod to cut down on that terrible screeching in the morning…problem solved. but who knew that if you iron layers of wax paper together it looks remarkably similar to a capiz shell?
This discovery brought me to today’s project: the faux capiz chandelier. hung over your dining table, or outside at an outdoor dinner party, it is an easy solution to a dramatic light fixture and will look phenomenal in either setting. i hope you enjoy making your own as much i did! -brenna CLICK HERE for the full how-to after the jump! Materials: Instructions: 1. spray paint your planter basket. let dry. 8. once you cover the hanging basket you are done! Hu2 Design. Interior Design Ideas, Interior Designs, Home Design Ideas, Room Design Ideas, Interior Design, House Decor. Industrial design courses ? designboom.
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