The Peacock Room - Castello di Sammezzano, Tuscany

I have a thing for ornate ceilings like the Peacock Room at this abandoned castle in Italy. From an art perspective, I don't care for the floor or the walls since I'm of the belief that there really is such a thing as too much ornamentation (shocking, I know!)

I wonder what the acoustics are like in this room because it would be an amazing place for a small concert with a big lighting budget.

After doing some image searches, I think I may have to blog the entire castle, but we'll start here :)

The Peacock Room - Castello di Sammezzano, Tuscany

The Peacock Room - Castello di Sammezzano, Tuscany

The Peacock Room - Castello di Sammezzano, Tuscany

The Peacock Room - Castello di Sammezzano, Tuscany

Made by Humans / Hyundai Vision Hall by Universal Everything

A little something to stimulate your neurons post-Thanksgiving.

This video sculpture from Universal Everything is one of 18 visual art installations designed for Hyundai Vision Hall in South Korea.

Pull out of that turkey and pie coma....watch full screen.


#1 / Made by Humans / Hyundai Vision Hall, South Korea / Hyundai Motor Group from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

James Hubbell Home & Studio - The Boys' House

More goodies from my James Hubbell archives. The two structures that I always come back to are the Boy's House and the Small Studio. These are probably the most organic of the structures of the Hubbell compound in Julian and capture my imagination more than the others.

Previous James Hubbell posts are here.

James Hubbell home in Julian, The Boy's House

James Hubbell home in Julian, front door to The Boy's House

James Hubbell home in Julian, stained glass in The Boy's House

James Hubbell home in Julian, the bathroom in The Boy's House

Golden Moon Pavilion by LEAD

Saturday eye candy. Isn't this gorgeous? The structure was built in Hong Kong for the Mid-Autumn Festival by LEAD (Laboratory for Explorative Architecture) as a tribute to the Moon Goddess.

Construction time: 11 days.

LOVE.

Golden Moon Pavilion by LEAD (Hong Kong)

Golden Moon Pavilion by LEAD (Hong Kong)

Golden Moon Pavilion by LEAD (Hong Kong)

Golden Moon Pavilion by LEAD (Hong Kong)

Lighting Art - Arcades by Troika

Troika really is becoming my favorite creative lighting studio. A few months ago I showcased "Light Rain" and my friends at Dezeen posted recently with this stunning display. I am totally going to steal this idea for a future project (yet to be determined...)

Arcades by Troika

Arcades by Troika

Arcades by Troika

Arcades by Troika

Arcades by Troika

Art Photography by Andoni Aleman

One of these crossed my visual sphere the other day and I was just blown away with art-love at first sight.

Photographer Andoni Aleman has a whole slideshow that's worth a few minutes of your time, very talented! I specifically love this series, called Zuhaitz.

Zuhaitz series by Andoni Aleman

Zuhaitz series by Andoni Aleman

Zuhaitz series by Andoni Aleman

Zuhaitz series by Andoni Aleman

Zuhaitz series by Andoni Aleman

Jaquet Droz - The Bird Repeater Watch

This morning I am entranced by this absolutely magical piece of timekeeping engineering from Jaquet Droz. Normally, I don't really care much about watches now that we've all gone to using our smart phones for just about everything, including telling the time.

There are watches and then there is really expensive jewelry that serves a function, like this. Someone with a Rolex wouldn't impress me, but this sure would.

The Bird Repeater - Jaquet Droz

The Bird Repeater - Jaquet Droz

The Bird Repeater - Jaquet Droz