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Structural Visions of Kengo Kuma

I recently saw a picture of a glass/wood house that Kengo Kuma had designed and was completely blown away by it, it was after this short sweet introduction to his work that made me curious about this Japanese born architect who in my mind is a real genius.  His works are innovative, fluid to the eye, almost always modern and alien in comparison to other architectural styles.

A modern bedroom with the bathroom surrounded by glass walls

A somewhat traditional bamboo bathroom in modern style

A shop he designed with honey comb wood structuring

A meeting table out on an island surrounded by glass walls

Kengo Kuma's Glass/Wood House

I saw this picture by Scott Frances, a glass/wood house by the architect Kengo Kuma located in new Canaan, Connecticut and was blown away by the beauty, form and concept.  Thought I'd share it with you, I hope you enjoy the picture as much as I did.

Jiun Ho

California Street Residence dining area

If your a regular at Beautiful Abodes you probably already know that every now and then I like to do a post on interior decorators who's work has caught my eyes.  One search decorator has this week, his name is Jiun Ho and his theme is most often directed at an elegant yet simple and relaxed state of living with most often, a classical hint to his overall interior designs.

California Street Residence sun room and decor in living room

California Street Residence decor

Here, he accents with the yellow wall artwork, the color goes beautifully with the gray.

Hartford Street Residence a view in to the living room from the staircase

I am in awe of his use of contemporary furniture pieces in a room that really seems to call a country-like setting, perhaps it is the wood floors, white banisters and sloping ceiling that gives it this country feel.  Then I noticed his use of the glass wall divider between the stairway and the bedroom space which tied the country-like space and the contemporary furnishings together harmoniously. 

Hartford Street Residence bedroom

Hartford Street Residence staircase

Hartford Street Residence kitchen

Hartford Street Residence dining room

Asian inspired sliding door panels gives the room a unique accent.

Steiner Street Residence dining area and a view of the kitchen

Much of the time Asian inspirations pop-up giving the modern room a somewhat ethnic warmth to it.

Steiner Street Residence bedroom

Steiner Street Residence a view of the entryway

Steiner Street Resident dining area

I've found that he likes to accent with red as he does in the room below.

Steiner Street Resident living room

A Quick Look: Modern Retro Architectural Designs

Crosley Tech Turntable

Loving and having a fascination for all things vintage I unsurprisingly stopped and stared at this Tech Turntable by Crosley.  Isn't it beautiful?  It's so wonderful to see something old merge with the new to create something so... well, "user friendly" I suppose is the word I'm looking for.

The Tech Turntable is not only for listening to your vinyl records but also allows you to record your records as MP3s onto a USB drive!  And!  That's not even the last of it, the Tech Turntable features an AM/FM stereo and playback for your pre-recorded MP3s as well as comes PAR ready to succumb your every needs even if it means allowing you to plug in it's evil more modern-tech brother THE IPOD.

*sigh... isn't it just wonderful?  I think so.  It's THE perfect vinyl record player.

Crosley Tech Turntable
Materials:  Wood style casing, mirror front face-plate, streamline dials
Components:  3 Speed turntable, USB/SD Card reader & encoding, portable audio ready, AM/FM radio, stereo speaker, remote control
Price:  $129.95
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