Sunday, March 30, 2014

forts

fort home
fort:
roman forts and hill forts were the main antecedents of castles in europe, which emerged in the 9th century in the carolingian empire
a strong place usually surrounded by walls
means strong in french

from huffington post 03/24/14

artist designs surreal futuristic forts that can withstand natural disaster

dauphin island off coast of alabama in gulf of mexico by dionisio gonzalez




stone home found on pinterest
old fort, muscat
the comfort of security

leacanabuaile fort, ireland
jaisalmer fort, india

fort lupin, batardeau

hill forts of rajasthan



Sunday, March 2, 2014

concrete furniture and luccon

i love and adore concrete
for buildings exteriors and interiors alike

i am excited about this new material made of cement
luccon




i always check out material connexion for newest textiles and materials on market

cement
widely used for sinks, planters but here are
some interesting applications in furniture

toncelli kitchen island progetto 50
glass soft concrete freestanding tub
factory furniture camden bench
nola grid chair
portland cement pendant lamp
ep9 concrete pendant light
billiard table made by dewulf concrete in la no longer in business but may have seen it at james perse
pennoyer newman

poesis pulp chair and sofa