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Jackson Clements Burrows' Cape Schanck House




This modern cantilvered home with edgeless pool by jackson clements burrows is located on a high dune at Cape Schank Victoria. The primary design is elevated to take advantage of expansive views across the Mornington Peninsula from Bass Strait to Port Phillip Bay. The house engages with the landscape in both form and materials.  The upper level extends Westward toward the views appearing to emerge from the Ti-tree over an artificial escarpment formed by the lower level.










Above: basement

Above: ground floor









Architects: Jackson Clements Burrows Pty Ltd Architects
Location: Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia
Project Team: Tim Jackson, Jon Clements, Graham Burrows, Kim Stapleton, George Fortey, Brett Nixon
Design duration: 12 months
Construction duration: 18 months
Landscape: Site Office Landscape Architects
Mechanical: Griepink & Ward Pty Ltd
Structural: Adams Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd
Contractor: BD Projects
Constructed Area: 400 sqm
Photographs: John Gollings

Funky Find Of The Week: Controversial Artist Wim Delvoye's Action Figure!




I have blogged, not once, but twice about Belgian artist Wim Delvoye (shown above at the unveiling of his action figure). His tattooed pigs and pigskins have always been a hit with my readers and provoke many controversial comments.



Well, now I found that there's actually an action figure of the controversial Brussels artist that you can purchase. This very realistic Wim Delvoye Action figure comes with many accessories like a tattooing pistol, his farmer boots, two pairs of glasses removable clothes and of course an accurate model of the Cloaca N°5 (his famous feces-producing machine shown below).



Created in an edition of 3000, the doll comes in a Wim Delvoye designed box.







size of figure: 34 x 37 x 15cm | 13.4 x 14.6 x 5.9in
medium: mixed media
edition: limited
description: packed in a Wim Delvoye-box
Price €249.00, buy it here


Above: The exhibition of the 'doll' at Fiac in Paris, France, 2007.



To see and learn about the artists' tattooed pigs, click here. And here.

Marcel Wanders' Carpets For Colorline: World Carpets & Tartan Collections




In 2006 Colorline first cooperated with Marcel in designing the floor carpet for the MOOOI stand at the Salone del Mobile in Milan. Afterwards together they developed several carpets for the MOOOI brand. This successful cooperation resulted in many new joint projects, including the World Carpets Collection and the recently released Tartan Collection.

WORLD CARPETS & TARTAN COLLECTION


Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has been inspired by different patterns from cultures all over the world. He combined several of these to create some remarkable new and attractive patterns that he used for rug designs for Colorline of the Netherlands.



The patterns are characterized by large elegant figures in which you can see depth, because the several patterns have been projected on each other. Three examples of these layered patterns are shown below:



Next to the basic patterns, Marcel created several color schemes, three examples of which are shown below.



Every color scheme consists of 4 different colors; every carpet with a width of 4 meters has 4 different colors of 1 meter each. The use of several colors in one carpet creates a special effect, especially for large surfaces.



Below are some examples of the results of combining the layered patterns with various color schemes:






For each application and atmosphere there is a color scheme in the program. Each color scheme has 2 alternatives A and B with a width of 4 meters. You can also choose for a combination of A and B to create a color scheme with a width of 8 meter.



With the sample generator found here and shown above, you can create your own samples for order by choosing patterns and color combination.

In addition to the World Carpets for Colorline, Marcel has recently created yet another line, the Tartan, for Colorline.

After the successful introduction of the project flooring line shown above called "World Carpets", Marcel Wanders and Colorline are introducing a brand new tile collection, named Tartan.

The collection has four individual characters that can be mixed into a beautiful composition of geometric lines, flowers and tartan. By mixing the four individual characters of the tiles it is possible to create separate spaces into every room:


See the Tartan Tile site here.

• See Marcel's Biscayne Bay, Miami Luxury Apartments here.
• See Marcel's Stunning Christmas designs and windows for Bijenkorf here.
• And you must see Marcel's collection for Holland Electro here.

Sandro Meneghello and Marco Paolelli Spend A Lot Of Time In The Bathroom




Meneghello.Paolelli
They're young, talented and there's no one else in whose bathroom I'd rather pee.
Designers Sandro Meneghello and Marco Paolelli, both born in 1979, have a flair for bathroom fixtures. Since 2005 they have collaborated with several Italian and foreign companies, including Antonio Lupi, Artceram and Hidra.

Their products have been shown in different international fairs and exhibitions: from New York to Las Vegas, Shanghai, Mumbai, Berlin, London, Dubai, Milan, Bologna, Paris, Rome, Valencia, Frankfurt and Moscow.


“La Fontana” for ArtCeram, shown above, a column-system of integrated bathroom design, was also chosen for I.DoT 2006/2007, an exhibition that showcases the best products of contemporary Italian design all over the world.

Below are some of their latest 2008 fixtures.

The Hi-line collection for Hidra:



And their freestanding Miss washbasin for Hidra:



Their newest designs for ArtCeram include the following.

La Fontana washbasins:


Blend collection:




Freestanding Sharp wash basins:


La Ciotola wash basins:



Spoon wash basins:



They also design interior spaces, communication materials and more.
Check out their website here.

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