Instagram Instaglasses Concept by Markus Gerke

By now you’re probably aware that you can use Instagram to make smartphone photos appear more aesthetically pleasing using the app’s filters, but what if you could apply those filters to the world around you? That’s the concept behind these Instaglasses, developed by Berlin-based designer Markus Gerke. The instructions are relatively straightforward: activate the pre-set...

The Solar Floating Resort Concept

Exclusivity and luxury are two words that are often tied together. Michele Puzzolante’s Solar Floating Resort concept design takes these two words and fuses them with two more: lightweight and non-polluting. Part luxury yacht and part submarine, the vehicle boasts a self-sufficient energy generator that has been designed to enhance front beach hotels or island resorts. The 20-meter...

ArtNowNY Launches in Chelsea NYC

ArtNowNY is an urban contemporary art gallery located in the Chelsea arts district of New York City. Founded by Joseph Gross in 2012, the gallery focuses on the representation of a diverse stable of emerging and established artists working in variant mediums and genres. With a curatorial program that highlights the contemporary experience of aggregate cultural influence, ArtNowNY...

Comfort x Creativity: H2 by 314 Architecture Studio

Despite the economic woes of Greece, H2 by 314 Architecture Studio creates an abode out of a dream featuring comfort and creativity located just outside of Athens. The three-story building boasts three individual apartments comprised by three bedrooms, inclusive of one master bedroom. Ample lighting through the atrium also includes further bioclimate-based designs ensuring energy...

Unique Surroundings: The Classical Baby Grand Hotel Hires 10 Urban Artists to Create 55 Custom Designed Rooms

In an attempt to capture “a sense of New York in the heart of Athens,” The Classical Baby Grand Hotel in Greece hired 10 artists to custom-decorate and design 55 rooms with signature looks. The artists came from various fields of urban art including graffiti, design, and illustration. The result is a creative one. For instance, the hotel’s main lobby uses the body of a Mini...

A-G House by dKO Architecture

Exemplifying Californian and Australian design concepts, the A-G House is a contemporary home composed of separate wings inhabited by a three-generational family. Split by a central corridor and typified by stone, glass and dark wood finishes, each wing possesses a distinct personality created by the choice of furniture and interior detailing. An emphasis on cooking space is clear, as...

Submerged Luxury: the Water Discus Hotel in Dubai

There is no shortage of luxury hotels in this world, but how about one underwater? Deep Ocean Technology, a Polish team of scientists and engineers, has unveiled plans for an underwater luxury hotel in Dubai taking luxury to a whole new level. The ‘Water Discus Hotel’ will be comprised of an above-ground ‘disc’ as well as an underwater ‘disc.’ The above-ground disc will...

A Closer Look at the Delancy Underground Project: the LowLine Park Concept

A while back we featured a post about the Delancy Underground project aka the Lowline. The project is for the creation of an underground public space in NYC’s Lower East Side in an old abandoned subway tunnel. Design site Inhabitat has a video showcasing this concept. They interview the people behind the project to find out why there’s so much interest in the public space...