Saturday, October 30, 2010
Shell House (Sleazy Does It)
Architect: Kotaro Ide // ARTechnic Japan
Location: Karuizawa, Nagano // JAPAN
Project Type: Private Residence
Assistants: Moriyuki Fujihara, Ruri Mitsuyasu, Takashi Mototani (former member), Kenyu Fujii
Collaborator: Manami Ide (designer of customized metal work)
Structural Engineer: Naomi Kitayama / NAO
Mechanical engineer: Hiroshi Nakayama / TNA
Electrical Engineer: Jyunetsu Satou / EPS
Contractor: Kenji Kusunoki / GIKAKU
Date of Completion: 2008
Structure: Reinforced Concrete
Site Area: 1,171 square meters
Total Floor Area: 329 square meters
Photographer: Nacasa & Partners Inc.
Via: Yatzer
Thursday, October 28, 2010
I Want! Sleazy-Does-It
John Varvatos 10th Anniversary Fragrance
Arriving in a container that fittingly looks as much like a flask as it does a cologne bottle, John Varvatos 10th Anniversary Fragrance ($90) celebrates a decade of the renowned designer's eponymous label, mixing notes of bergamot, orange, and cinnamon to create a masculine scent that's just right for autumn.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
I want! Sleazy-Does-It
Think back 70 or 75 years to a time when design began to break away from the traditional and elaborate rationalism that had ensued for hundreds of years. As the styles of Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Streamline and Zigzag Moderne emerged after the Industrial Revolution, designers as well as consumers fully embraced the Age of the Machine. Shiny chrome surfaces lay across curving forms or over expansive horizontal planes and glorified a dynamic new world on the move.
And suddenly, design was muted as World War II approached. Inspiration was buried away, along with some innovative and visually stunning design work. Skip ahead to 2005 when some curious members of BMW Classic opened a box and found the R7 bike 75 assembled - although not in shining condition. The engine was corroded, the metalwork was in dire shape, the battery was unusable, but the opportunity for restoration could not be ignored.
Various specialists at the BMW workshop discovered the original design drawings in the archive collections and conjured up the ghosts from Streamline Moderne’s past. Missing parts were sourced, others were rebuilt, the chrome was polished and the frame was painted black. And the final test, retuning the 1934 BMW motorcycle to the street, proved to be worth the wait nearly three quarters of a century later. via Bike Exif
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Mercer Island House (Sleazy Does It arch)
Seattle-based architects Hutchison & Maul designed this house on Mercer Island, Washington.
Located on the west side of Mercer Island, there are panoramic views west towards Seattle and the Olympic Mountains beyond. Zoning permitted construction on only 35’ of the 50’ property width, and limited the height of the building to 30’ relative to the slope of the site.
Exterior terraces and courtyards are carved into the sloping hillside to facilitate pedestrian circulation throughout the site; to provide natural light throughout the primary levels of the house; and to provide privacy from the neighboring properties. The house consists of two parts: a concrete plinth which contains utilitarian and less-used spaces; and a hovering wood volume above that contains the private functions of family bedrooms and bathrooms. The resulting space sandwiched between the wood structure and concrete plinth houses the primary living areas, bound by large expanses of glazing that afford views through the open level of the house to the Lake beyond.
Via: Contemporist
Friday, October 15, 2010
Aston Martin Music (Sleazy Does It musica)
Rick Ross - Aston Martin Music ft. Drake, Chrisette Michele
Monday, October 11, 2010
Rousing (Sleazy-Does-It)
Randomly ran into these collages of the infamous “YES” currency design (by Last Rights Clothing) laid over a couple images that photographer Jared Ryder took.
Via: his blog.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
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