This single family Hollywood Hills home, built in 1990, has been on the market for a few months now and is listed at $1,995,000 (recently reduced by $200,000).
Without a doubt, the home is very polarizing in its appeal. The 2,490 square foot single family residence, which sits upon a 7,650 sq foot lot, has 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and some of the most unusual interior and exterior architecture I've ever seen. Filled with ultra modern furnishings, textiles and art (some stunning, some hideous) I've never seen another home quite like it.
The exterior is that of a very modernist style. Multiple sharp planes jutting out here and there, outdoor catwalks, mitered glass windows, rooms that open to the backyard with curtains. The swimming pool has a cement deck which actually hovers over the water, a wonderful terraced space for entertaining complete with built in outdoor grill, and black stairs descending to the lower level.
exterior:
The exterior of the home on the ground floor opens into the interior:
Inside the home is filled with unusual jutting angular walls, interior windows that allow you to look from one room to another, angular ceiling beams, black interior walls and ceilings with pin spot lighting, interior catwalks with glass railings, cement flooring, white interior doors, wood log interior walls, giant plate glass windows, and lots of built ins.
above: Celebrity Olivia Wilde and her husband Tao Ruspoli make an appearance in the 2011 Calendar
The 2011 Lavazza Calendar is out now and this year it captures the romance of "Falling In Love In Italy" as seen through the photos of celebrity photographer Mark Seliger amongst the beautiful backdrops of Italy's cities and countrysides.
The annually produced calendar, which is not available for purchase but instead is designed for Lavazza's clients, has bimonthly shots that feature six couples engaged in love, including actress Olivia Wilde and her husband Tao Ruspoli, with Italy as the backdrop.
The Cover: above: Bill Gentle as Cupid. In a typically Italian cafe, a modern Cupid is enjoying a Lavazza espresso to pick himself up, before beginning his workday.
January - February, Capri: detail: above: Olivia Wilde and her husband Tao Ruspoli. A gentle reawakening with the Capri promontory in the background, for the two lovers reclining on the beach in the pale light of dawn.
March - April, Naples: detail: above: Enrique Palacios and Monica Castillo. Blown by the breeze, snow-‐white veils strike against a light-‐blue Mediterranean sky, interpreting a true Neapolitan love story.
May - June, Verona: detail: above: Noot Seear and Cedric Bihr. Verona: the famous lovers’ balcony and a modern Romeo, who unexpectedly dropped down from the sky, with his parachute on a sculpture shaped as a coffee cup.
July- August, Tuscany: detail: above: Liliana Dominguez and Alessandro Giallocosta. In a field of wheat — a typical Tuscan landscape — two lovers take a break behind a haystack, which has the shape of a coffee cup. September - October, Venice: detail: above: Violet Budd and Enrique Palacios. Venice: high water, magic night atmosphere, an espresso... perfect ingredients for a prelude to love.
November- December, Florence: detail: above: Jeisa Chiminazzo and Ivan Olita. In a traditional Italian garden, two young lovers are surrounded by plumes of fireflies, all attracted by the flavour of espresso.
The "Making Of" video:
Backstage at the photoshoot:
Olivia Wilde talks about her marriage and appearance in the 2011 Lavazza Calendar:
The theme Falling in love in Italy is a statement that Lavazza has been proudly promoting for years, thanks to a series of international photographers, through the pictures of its advertising campaigns, linked to the company’s famous calendar and enjoyed by people all over the world.
Three Calendar pictures (Naples, Tuscany and Venice) were chosen to convey the mood and sensuality of a couple falling in love, captured by Seliger and enhanced by the perfect backdrop of “cult” Italian landscapes in which Lavazza espresso is both an ingredient and a protagonist of the romantic atmosphere and Italian way of life. This last element is inextricably linked to the quality and experience of the brand in the world, which Seliger has interpreted by including a Lavazza espresso in every shot.
The press and poster campaign will cover 16 countries.
As in Lavazza’s previous international campaigns, the 2011 campaign will allow the public to enjoy pictures with great artistic value. They are a kind of open-‐air art exhibition that describe the glamorous, seductive world of Lavazza coffee.
The visuals will be enhanced by the pay-‐off, The Real Italian Espresso Experience, which underlines not only the Lavazza tradition and its sense of belonging, but also its drive towards innovation and internationality, revealed by the attention focused on the espresso "ritual” of which Lavazza is the standard-‐bearer.
Full Credits: Photographer: Mark Seliger Creative Project: Armando Testa Executive Creative Director: Michele Mariani Creative Director: Andrea Lantelme Vice Creative Director: Michele Pieri Production: Federico Levizzani, The Box Films Set Designer: Kristen Vallow Stylist: Alice Gentilucci Hair Stylist: Rudi Lewis Make-‐up Artist: Lucia Pica Photographer’s Assistant: Patrick Randak Post Production: Alexandro Martinengo, Mark Seliger Studio
Special Guests: Olivia Wilde & Tao Ruspoli (Capri)
Special thanks to: Ballantyne, Luisa Beccaria, Blumarine, Brioni, Etro, Gianfranco Ferrè, La Perla, Ermanno Scervino, Giuseppe Zanotti Jewels : Leo Pizzo Event Planning and realisation by Promoconvention Press Office Edelman
Now, UK advertising art director, illustrator and photographer James Callahan has had some fun with screengrabs of his Skype video chats. His ongoing project which he calls Screengrabography is simply his superimposing of screen grabs from Skype chats over stock photos or art.
They are not super impressively composed or even that inventive (men's heads on women's bodies), but they are fun nevertheless and certainly simple enough for almost anyone to do. The results are good for a chuckle. And may just inspire you to start making a few of your own.
Extra points to James' friends Daisy and Joseph for being such good sports.
Inhabitat and Ecouterre recently held a Denim Design Challenge sponsored by the Gap in which they asked people to recycle their old denim into new and functional items. The winners will appear online tomorrow.
It's too late to enter now, and voting on the finalists ended yesterday. But I still thought I'd show you some of my personal favorites from the numerous finalists.
Hyun Gun Jung's geometric denim dress: Siddharth Hirwani's recycled denim cots: Elina Priha recycled denim jacket: Justin Blakely's recycled denim doggie vest: Recycled denim mattress by Open Your Eyes: Woven recycled denim shoulder bag by Miranda Chance: Bondi Biker recycled denim jacket by Sawy: Rebecca Butler's recycled denim Bikini: The Zeppelin Denim Duffle Bag With Leather Accents by Chance: Lisa Williams recycled denim skull baby booties: Angela Friedman Denim Corset:
The invitation to the contest read as follows: CALLING ALL DESIGNERS & CRAFTY DENIM DIY-ERS!
Jeans are one of the few universally worn and loved garments around the world. Wardrobe staples for everyone from fashionistas to tiny tots, to the burliest construction workers, jeans are a simple basic that everyone has in their closet. But what do you do when your jeans wear out on you? Ecouterre wanted to know, so they’ve partnered with the Gap 1969 Stream to shine a light on the most creative denim reinventions on the planet—show us your stuff and stand a chance to be featured on Ecouterre, Inhabitat, and the Gap 1969 Stream, plus a $200 Gap gift certificate.
The deadline for this competition WAS 11:59 p.m. EDT, October 24, 2010 and the competition is closed. Winners will be announced on Monday, November 8th and featured on the Gap 1969 Stream.
Power burning. Very fun and functional set of 11" tall wax candles shaped like three-pronged power cords complete with wax "power strip" base make a tech statement for your table or mantel. Sold as a set of four candles with the base. Available in black, white, or orange.
