because

because sometimes dark works wonders. {and oh my goodness, that typewriter. And that chest.}

{original source from: the style files}

Architectural Spotlight: Zaha Hadid

 I served this woman while I was working for a catering company throughout university.

I served her a diet coke with my mouth wide open. She had to ask me twice.

How could I not stare at her?
 It was Zaha Hadid standing in front of me, in all her gloriousness,

 tapping me on the shoulder while demanding for her drink; and quite rudely if you ask me. 

But it was Zaha, so her demands were met quite swiftly without any complaints.

This woman whose work ethic baffles me, but yet people queue to work at a desk in the firm,
literally. Should you fall short of a work space on the start of your day, you head back home
 and work from there. The same woman who you would spend time queuing up for just to be a
 part of her team, a part of her architectural world, a part of her process that allows her to be
heard, and most definitely seen, in a completely male dominant career and in fact the first
 woman to win the Pritzker prize for Architecture in its twenty six year history. She has done
 this with grace, and with no care in the world of what people think. And in saying this,
 her architecture speaks for itself. Edgy but fluid. Soft but sophisticatedly elaborate.
 Feminine yet powerful and dominant.

So no. No complaints from the the little wide-mouthed design student standing in
front of personally one of the most successful woman architects in this century.

Click below for photos of some of my favourite projects.

Inside Their Home: Parisian Chic

Situated in Boulevard Malesherbes in Paris, France,  this 19th century refurbished apartment 

is owned by well renowned architectural and design duo Patrick Gilles + Dorothée Boissier 

of Gilles & Boissier, who are mainly involved in high end design projects.

Click for more photos.

Inside His Home: Hitoshi Uchida-San

Seeing that two thousand and thirteen is about change and with wanting to keep up with this 

space, we want to start a new series starting today, Inside His/Her Home, to get the ball rolling.

Its always something I do when I walk past homes, curious and interested in how people 

do up their spaces. Quickly glancing at their open windows, without seeming to stalker-ish,

I find elements of their personal style that speak their own language. It's not snooping, 

it's just curiosity! 

We are loving the details inside Hitoshi Uchida-San's home in Kamakura, Japan. 

We love the space even more. His little vintage pieces are presumably from his shop, 

J'Antinques Tokyo, which is noted as one of the best in Tokyo. His gorgeous textures in the 

walls and ceiling, unfinished architectural details, his gorgeous rugs and his cleverly put 

together vignettes that sit within his 'undecorated' style are what make this home. 

Click for more photos after the jump.