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Spotted in a store window on lower Fifth Avenue, this charming display from Pandora transforms jewelry into something straight out of a storybook. Set against a delicate paper cut-out of a grand Gilded Age–style mansion — rendered entirely in glowing shades of Pink and Red — tiny charms and necklaces become part of the architecture itself, like treasures hidden inside a miniature world. Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Pandora’s Pink Paper Mansion
Moving home is always a huge consideration. There’s a lot of money tied up in bricks-and-mortar, so buying a property is likely to be the biggest purchase you ever make. Unfortunately, finding the perfect apartment to become your new home is no easy task. After all, this is a place you’re going to use as a base for your life for the foreseeable future, so the development needs to be perfect.
Continue reading Apartment Living: How to Choose the Best Development for Your Next Home
Sustainability has become a top priority for today’s homeowners —and for good reason. Making eco-friendly upgrades not only reduces your environmental impact, but can also lead to meaningful savings on your monthly bills. It’s a practical shift that benefits both your home and the planet. If you’ve been thinking about making changes, now is an ideal time to start. Here are some of the most effective improvements to consider in the weeks and months ahead. Continue reading Easy Sustainable Home Advice
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Completed in 1972 by architect Kisho Kurokawa, Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower was one of the most radical expressions of Japan’s Metabolist movement. Designed as a living, modular organism, the building consisted of prefabricated capsules meant to be replaced over time — an architecture of flexibility, impermanence, and futurist optimism. In reality, the capsules were never updated. Aging infrastructure, rising maintenance costs, and changing safety standards eventually led to the tower’s closure and demolition in 2022, transforming it from visionary landmark to architectural legend.
Continue reading Eye On Design: Nakagin Capsule Tower Commemorative Lamp
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If you’ve ever wandered through the contemporary galleries at the Art Institute of Chicago, you may have stumbled across an unusual architectural structure: Richard Hawkins’ Dilapidarian Tower (2010). Standing over eleven feet tall, this mixed-media sculpture reads at first glance like a dollhouse for ghosts — a miniature skyscraper whose outer shell suggests something haunted and uncanny.
Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Richard Hawkins, Dilapidarian Tower
