Tuesday, 01 July 2025

Home & Design

Climbing Escher- Style Stairway Loops at the London Design Festival 2013

For the London Design Festival, that is slated to be held from 14 to 22 September, dRMM, a famous architecture firm will be installing an almost “endless” wooden staircase, just outside St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. The project will be developed in association with Arup, a design engineering firm and the American Hardwood Export Council.

Touring Nate Berkus Associates’ ‘Converted’ Chicago Headquarters (PHOTOS)

Interior decorator and television host Nate Berkus could best be described as “an angel who, with a wave of his hands, could transform any rubbish place into a cool, chic and an awesome area” and that is exactly what he has done to his design firm, Nate Berkus Associates headquarters in Chicago.

A Look at Nominees of 2013 Doory Awards “Converted Homes” Category (PHOTOS)

Living in a completely renovated home, or rather, a converted home is a completely different experience. As the saying goes, “Cool is when vintage meets modern”, converted homes personify the saying quite perfectly.

EDITOR'S PICKS

China’s Sky City One to Break Ground in June; To Be Completed in 210 Days (VIDEO)

“Sky City One”, the future tallest skyscraper of the world is all set to break ground in June 2013, according to The Broad Sustainable Group, developers of the building. The Group announced in a statement that it has received all building permits and approval to start construction on the 2749 meter high-rise and will complete building in 210 days.
By Rapti Gupta
Touring a “Glass-House” Shaped Cupcake Bakery (PHOTOS)

To enhance the experience of cupcakes, J.C. Architecture has designed a beautiful house-shaped glass cupcakery for the new confectionary experts, Les Bebes based in Taipei, China. Apparently, the architects derived the idea of the house-shaped façade from the packaging or rather, the cake boxes.
By Rapti Gupta
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz Renovating Their Home

The “Skyfall” star, Daniel Craig and his actress wife, Rachel Weisz are redecorating their plush home in Stone Ridge, New York.
By Rapti Gupta
An 'Upside Down Barefoot Mailman' Comes to Bal Harbour

An “Upside down barefoot Mailman” has reportedly set its “head” in the Founders Circle at Bal Harbour, a small village on the northern tip of Miami Beach, Florida.
By Rapti Gupta
Builder Confidence in New Single Family Homes Strengthens in May; NAHB Report

Confidence among U.S. builders for new single family homes improved in May to reach 44 points, after dropping slightly in April from the values of March, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
By Rapti Gupta
Building World Famous Structures with Lego Bricks

Lego has manufactured around 474 billion bricks until 2013 and the number increases by 36 billion every year. So, if you could lay hands on all the Lego bricks ever manufactured, what famous structures of the world could one build?
By Rapti Gupta
Barbie Dreamhouse Experience Opening in Berlin

Another stroke of marketing genius/desperate effort to raise sales, has made its way into the market with Mattel, the toy company that manufactures Barbie® dolls, opening “The Barbie Dreamhouse Experience” in Berlin, Germany May 16, 2013.
By Rapti Gupta
Herzog and de Meuron to Build Oxford University School Building worth $47 Million

After much ado, famous design firm, Herzog and de Meuron has finally been given the green light to start building the Blavatnik School of Government for the Oxford University. The project will cost something around $47 million.
By Rapti Gupta
Ice Tsunami Hits Lake Community of Manitoba, Destroys Many Homes (VIDEO)

A huge Ice wave from a nearby lake hit a small lakeside community, Manitoba in Canada destroying and damaging many homes Friday, May 10. Strong winds blowing at the rate of 80 kilometers per hour drove large amounts of ice from the lake Dauphin towards the shore and onto the land making it look like a giant ice tsunami.
By Rapti Gupta
Building a House with Rubik’s Cubes

The folks at Movoto Real Estate (who apparently love all kinds of blocks) put on their creative thinking caps and decided to find out how many Rubik’s Cubes would it require to build an average-sized 2,169 square foot, double story home and how much time would it take to solve those cubes and put them in place.
By Rapti Gupta