0 Concrete Art | Esther Ruiz

Sculptures made from hydraulic cement, colored Plexiglas, paint, etc. 

These are just happy.

Concrete Art | Artist Esther Ruiz | Found thanks to Little Paper Planes

1 Multipurpose Building Entry | GSMM Architetti

I love everything that is happening here.

Multipurpose Building Entry | GSMM Architetti | Found thanks to Arch Daily 

1 Hotel Basico

Hotel Basico in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.  I am adding this to my must visit list.  This hotel looks completely awesome. 


Found thanks to Design 210. 

1 A Place to Stand from Dwell...

This place is just awesome.  I love the neutral palette of wood and concrete with the pops of color.  And that concrete sloping surface makes for a very unique space.


A Place to Stand from Dwell. Yates Residence. Architect: Amanda Yates. Photographer: Matthew Williams

5 Striped Ease: Barbara Hill's Houston Condo

Simple beauty.


Image from Dwell. Architect Barbara Hill.  Photography by Dean Kaufman. Found thanks to Erin Loechner Pinterest via One Pool Road.

1 Showroom H Designed by Akihisa Hirata

Showroom H Designed by Akihisa Hirata.  I find it rather strange that this is a showroom for farm equipment, but I love it.

From Arch Daily. Found thanks to Dooby Brain.

2 South Minneapolis

Andrew Blauvelt and Scott Winter's home in South Minneapolis designed by Julie Snow. Will I ever tire of concrete walls? I think not.

Found thanks to Pink Shirts and Car Wrecks.

0 Stroh Haus

A Swiss house designed by Felix Jerusalem composed of a concrete core and compressed straw walls.  The interior is in need of some furniture, but features a fantastic color palette and an awesome floating fireplace.

Found thanks to Dwell.

0 Bathroom Inspiration from Eastvold

Bathroom Inspiration from an Eastvold project in San Francisco...that vanity is almost identical to what we have planned for our bathroom remodel {which I might add, is KILLING me- it needs to end very soon or I'm going to loose my mind}.

Found thanks to Hatch/Design Public.

1 Kelly Lamb Planters

Small Geo Planter + Small Hanging Planter from Kelly Lamb, available at Mohawk General Store...fantastic.
I love these and that store {which is new to me}...

Found thanks to NEET Magazine.

4 Concrete and Wood...and An Awesome Chair

You have to click over and see the rest of this house at Black Eiffel if you haven't already...its kinda amazing.  I completely love the contrast of the cool concrete and warm wood in the bedroom.


Does anyone know anything about that chair in the bottom right of the living room pic?  I will be very thankful if you do!


PS. I think the scale and arrangement of the furniture in the second image is totally wonky.


Villa Vals' is situated in Switzerland, and is designed by Christian Müller Architects and SeARCH.  

2 Cement Fish Scales?!

Cement Fish Scales?!...Sign me up!
From the Portland Cement Company found thanks to Design*Sponge

2 Nigel Peake MAPS

I am very fascinated with this...
Nigel Peake MAPS

Documenting small time adventures and excursions outwith a mile radius from where I call home. From train rides facing backwards, to crammed bus rides in tiny hill-top towns, to bike rides through the backyards of Europe. Records of the vast, unyielding concrete miles of Shanghai, to the paths between mountains and forests in late night French countryside to the old paint splattered wooden floor in London that I sleep on from time to time. In addition to this there are also some imaginings of possible places - cities built from train tunnels and underground arches to invisible concrete cities.

6 A Lovely White Townhouse

This lovely white townhouse in Landskrona, Sweden was designed by the architecture firm Elding Oscarson {the same Architect that designed this}.  There are many things I love about this house, including:

1. The fact that it stands out from the neighborhood.  I am all about being the odd ball on the block, as long as the house isn't imposing or not well maintained.

2. The clean white walls and exterior...

3. The concrete floors

4. The interior courtyard...I NEED one of those {okay....not in New Orleans.}

4. That wall of bookcases filled with books

5. That studio area...

Awesome.  Maybe I should move to Sweden.

3 Ann Sacks Concrete Tiles

These concrete tiles from Angela Adams and Ann Sacks aren't too bad either...

0 Concrete + Steel

Photos from a muddy jobsite that I visited on Friday...

0 Flickr Find

Fun Flickr Find from Eric is So Eric. Here is the story according to Eric:

"this was a class project to do a stamp design centered around on the bauhaus movement, i did a series of abstract images paired with bold color chosen from the same colors as the bauhaus movement used. the image you see on this stamp, is a tall building with glass and concrete levels. it was taken looking up.the other stamps had gears/circles-tires/tool shapes (automotive) , silhouettes of hands/faces for civic work .. etc - the series saluted people of industry / industries anyway this piece is a favorite of mine, and my sketch concept is what the class liked over my bauhaus simplicity which is funny because the other stamp deign is ugly as hell with a little screw, with a red white green and blue blotches. hahaha. it was a fun project."

I don't care if the other one was ugly...this one is fantastic!