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Australian architects Artillery designed this luxury resort-style pool house in Victoria, Australia. 

And I want to visit, right now.

Via LightNowBlog - 

NEXT GENERATION LUMINAIRES DESIGN COMPETITION ANNOUNCES 2012 OUTDOOR WINNERS

I love this combination of natural forms and materials mixed with electric light. 

allthingseurope:

Gloucester Cathedral, UK (by Roland Shainidze)

Look at a space like this and you see how good we humans are at building spaces to fit a purpose, when we really apply ourselves. 

escapekit:

Floating lamps

Dutch design company Crealev—which “invents, designs and prototypes levitation technology and floating products”—has created two astounding lamps with lampshades that hover magically over their bases. Utilizing an integrated levitation technology that consists of electromagnetic components and a sophisticated control system, the ‘Eclipse’ and ‘Silhouette’ lamps feature hand-crafted bases and futuristic floating shades. 

What if your lamps levitated?

(via designed-for-life)

bergdorfprincess:

According to my best friend he is my “spirit animal”

It’s the luxury or nothing ethos that I constantly bristle against. We live in world where great design should be accessible. Lust for luxury says far more about the consumer than about the designer. 

subtilitas:

Cruz y Ortiz - Exhibition spaces in the New Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam 2012. Photos (C) Pedro Pegenaute.

Well, this is just awesome. 

From Dezeen:

A polished steel canopy reflects visitors walking underneath at this events pavilion in Marseille’s harbour by UK firm Foster + Partners

designed-for-life:

Life size lamps by Bizzotto

These intriquing lamps will make a big impact visually and emotionally in any space they inhabit. Unusually decorative, these are unique standing lamps best suited to make a dramatic presence in a minimal modern interior. One lamp displays a life size man casually sitting on two stacked suitcases as though he is patiently in transit. The other is in the shape of a woman who seems to exude a certain confidence.

I love these hooks that double as mini-cubbies for phones and wallets. 

More here.