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A Conversation with Tom Blachford (Part II)
Arts & Events
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People
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As photographer Tom Blachford prepares for an exhibition of his Midnight Modern Series at Toth Gallery in New York later this week we thought it the perfect time to present part II of an interview with the man himself.
MINI Living || Urban Cabin || Beijing
Architecture
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Design
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The MINI brand was developed in the late 50's due to pressures on the automotive industry for smaller, more fuel-efficient cars. Today's urban pressures have altered to result in the establishment of MINI Living and their Urban Cabin, a 15 sqm inhabitable space, which shape-shifts to reflect the city it travels to as it crosses the globe.
Merrick’s Guest House by Studio Esteta || A Sanctuary on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula
Architecture
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Design
- by Open Journal
Merrick's Guest House by Melbourne design practice Studio Esteta, partially cloaked in luscious greenery, invokes an emotional response akin to the peace that descends when entering a sanctuary.
Fringe Furniture 32.
Design
- by Open Journal
Over the past few years, Fringe Furniture at Melbourne Fringe Festival has come to attract a collection of furniture designers that have their sights set firmly on covetable designs that hold serious commercial clout. This year was no different and there were a few award winners that particularly captured and held our attention.
Breathe Earth Collective – Hybrid Forests in Urban Environments
Ideas
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Open Musings
- by Open Journal
The sensation of walking into a room that has been treated to the humble and beautifully simple work of Austria’s Breathe Earth Collective is akin to sipping from a glass of spring water after a long period of drinking from muddy puddles.
The RACV Tiny Home
Design
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Ideas
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The RACV Tiny Home, a highly engineered and fully transportable home, packs a huge amount of amenity into its small footprint yet has the capacity to massively challenge the way we view our domestic environments.
The Retreat at Pumphouse Point by JAWS Architects
Architecture
- by Open Journal
The Retreat at Pumphouse Point, a luxurious accommodation offering beautifully situated on Tasmania’s Lake St Clair, is designed by JAWS Architects to orchestrate and maximise the experience of ‘retreat’ by its very definition.
A Conversation With Tom Blachford (Part I)
Arts & Events
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People
- by Open Journal
We sat down with Tom Blachford to chat about hitting career pinnacles, imposter syndrome, and the struggles of the creative process we can all relate to "when trying to bring something to life."
Empire Stores, Dumbo Brooklyn
Architecture
- by Open Journal
Empire Stores in Dumbo, New York has set a precedent for mixed-use development throughout the worlds urban centers. Clever planning and conscious design has resurrected a once neglected yet geographically prominent area of the city and introduced a creative, exciting and highly desirable buzz back to the once forgotten site.