l'art + design

posted by GW on 4/29/2011 10:33:00 PM

BEST of LAD

the Italian design tradition: LINA BO BARDI and PAOLA LENTI

The Sao Paolo Recreational Center, 1977-1986 One of my most favorite architects and designers is an Italian bred and Brasil ba...
perfect diy sofa

Sofa and armchair design by James Perse Furniture, the Los Angeles Collection. (image: James Perse) (images: dwell).
It's all about the DETAILS

I love the wood bench built around the flat files that also becomes a perfect corner desk - brilliant use of space and great cover up of m...
a chair design

Paulistano Armchair 1957 ( could this be an interpretat...
color inspirations..

(images:dwell; architects: urbanLabchicago / Sake Sofa by Pascal Mourgue for Ligne Roset. )
construction grade plywood - a perfect design material

(images: dwell, photos by Cameron Wittig )
monumental art in the post communist era

Monuments may not be in fashion any more... they used to be commissioned by a king, an emperor, or the Communist Party, but since the breaki...
how is that for a view?

(Small Project Architecture: Wiroa Station Wine Cellar by Modern Architecture Partners )
nothing is original
Paola Antonelli treats design as art

Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, talks about her appreciation of design -- in all shapes and forms -- ...