Welcome to the blog of Johannesburg creative agency Nicework. A fine selection of the best creative ideas, art, design and advertising.
Located in a small town in the Alps, this 5-star hotel is a sight to behold. Designed by architects Marcello De Biasi and Karl Comploi with interiors by Tauber Gerhard, The Alpina Dolomites Lodge integrates seamlessly with the surrounding environment, offering a wide range of wellness, health, fitness and beauty facilities. I want to go to there.
Photos © Andrea Cazzaniga
One of the most surprising videos to surface during the Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival is rapper Ice Cube celebrating his passion for the Eames (before Ice Cube become a hip hop star in NWA, he studied architectural drafting). We really liked the poster they produced for the event.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Kenneth Laurent House is up for auction. Feel free to buy it for us as a Christmas present.
“Designed for a wheelchair-bound veteran and constructed between 1949 and 1952, the residence is the architect’s first exploration of an open plan arrangement within the form of an ellipse, which recurrently appeared in his work throughout the 1950s. the 2,500 square foot dwelling arranges three bedrooms and two bathrooms within a flowing and gently curved space to provide accessibility for the inhabitants.”
It’s a true architectural beauty. Take a look.
via: design boom
Nike EMEA Headquarters commissioned UXUS to re-design their corporate canteen that would function as social hub. The design is inspired by sports and works to encourage
the exchange of ideas.
What a bright and colourful place to work!
“The Urban Outfitters Corporate Campus, designed by Meyer Scherer & Rockcastle, transformed four dilapidated historic buildings in Philadelphia’s Navy Yard, into an award winning adaptive reuse headquarters. The Anthropologie, Free People, and Urban Outfitters retail brands’ design studios and offices are housed within each building. A campus commons and services’ offices are efficiently shared among the different divisions of the company. This project received a 2010 AIA Honor Award for Architecture.”
Images: Lara Swimmer Photography (via: Arch Daily)
This is not really a travel blog, but some destinations warrant a punt. Old Mac Daddy’s Luxury Trailer Park is located just outside of Cape Town. The standout feature of the location are the ten Airstream trailers from the 1950′s that serve as designer accommodation for its guests.
Each trailer is designed by a different artist/designer with one or two being commissioned by big brands like Grolsch. Themes such as: The Dream, For Better or for Boerewors, and, Give Bees a Chance make for a quirky and memorable experience. The Dirkie Sanchez Suite even features a bed that doubles up as a wrestling ring. Seems well worth a visit.
These structures were commissioned by former Yugoslavian president Josip Broz Tito in the 1960s and 1970s to commemorate sites where World War II battles took place, or where concentration camps stood. They were designed by different sculptors and architects to convey the confidence and strength of the Socialist Republic. After the Republic dissolved in early 1990s, they were completely abandoned.
Between 2006 and 2009, documentary photographer Jan Kempenaers visited and documented these monuments. These striking images are the result of that journey.
via: Crack Two (thanks to Ryan Pye for the link)
The EcoARK in Taiwan is a huge step forward in re-use thinking. 1.5 million plastic bottles were recycled into new, “Polli-Bricks” and used in the construction of a 130m by 26m building that can be disassembled and re-assembled at will. The design of the Polli-Bricks allows them to fit together tightly and still exhibit amazing flexibility. This allows structures to withstand higher magnitude shocks and earthquakes than traditional, rigid building materials. Awesome idea, awesome material, awesome design.
via: Jetson Green
Minimalist posters inspired by the great modernist architects created by roosterization. Be sure to check out more of his splendid design work.
via: la boite verte
Ricardo Bofill is one of those legendary architects whose work transcends its own function to become a design inspiration for us all… This is where he eats, sleeps and breathes his work.
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via: yatzer.com
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