Displaying posts from August, 2021

Potter’s House

Posted on Tue, 17 Aug 2021 by KiM

I can’t begin to explain the serenity these photos bring me. A slice of heaven by Luciano Giubillei.

Crossing the modest threshold of Potter’s House, your eye is immediately drawn to the framed view of the garden, a palette of green that pulls you inward, through to the heart of the house. Imparting the feeling of a cloister, the garden is set around a central pool and enclosed on four sides, from one of which the unfinished architecture of the Esglesia Nova casts an overlooking eye. The planting combines a delicate array of gaura, stipa and centranthus alba, creating a soft palette against the more structural forms of the muehlenbeckia and pistacia. A personal project for Luciano, Potter’s House can be found on the island of Mallorca, nestled within the quiet village of Son Servera.  

Bathing beauty

Posted on Mon, 16 Aug 2021 by midcenturyjo

After surviving a fire and an unsympathetic renovation this Victorian terrace house has been gently and beautifully restored by Melbourne-based design firm Beatrix Rowe. A neutral colour palette, bespoke cabinetry and furniture, “floating” Calacatta marble benches in the kitchen and bathroom and custom arched doors all combine to create a zen like contemporary home. Speaking of bathrooms can we just take a moment to appreciate the beauty of that bathroom? Swoon!

Photography by Shannon McGrath

Top 20 A’ Design Award Winners

Posted on Mon, 16 Aug 2021 by midcenturyjo

With over 100 categories the A’ Design Award & Competition is the world’s largest design competition. But it is not just an award. It is an indicator of quality and perfection in design, recognized worldwide, your design front and centre before design companies and professionals. Entries are be judged by an international jury panel of scholars, professionals and media members (you can check out the methodology here) and the benefits to the winners are inspiring. The trophy, of course, an invitation to the gala night, a certificate of quality, inclusion in the prestigious A’ Design Award and Competition exhibition and the yearly ResultBook but even more importantly press, PR, introduction to industry professionals and companies and international exposure. Now it’s time to get your own enteries in.

From the Good Industrial Design Award, to the Good Architecture Design Award. The Good Product Design Award to the Good Communication Design Award. The Good Service Design Award to the Good Fashion Design Award and so many more.

So much reach. So much influenece. A truly global competition. The numbers are staggering. 138,932,825 Pageviews 156,647 Registrations 35,237 Project Submissions 20,681 Eliminated Projects 14,556 Award Winners 1,800 Network Sites 750 Gala-Night Guests 180 Nationalities 212 Judges 122 Categories 108 Languages 100 Press Partners 40 Languages 12 Years 6 Award Levels. Wow!

Today I wanted to share my Top 20 winners from previous years … OK, OK actually just 20 of my hundreds of favourites over the years.

It’s time to submit your entries! The competition is now open for 2021/2022. Details can be found here. Registration information is available here. At the end of the competition we’ll be featuring some of our favourite winners. It could be your winning design!

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This post is in collaboration with A’ Design Award & Competition

Finnish House

Posted on Mon, 16 Aug 2021 by midcenturyjo

“Anna-Carin is passionate about connecting the Scandinavian principles of simplicity, functionality and sustainability with Australian architecture and lifestyle.”

A little bit of Finnish design heaven in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra by ANNA.CARIN DESIGN STUDIO.

Photography by Justin Alexander

I may have been watching too many YouTube videos lately about French châteaus as I also found myself thinking this could be a fun Sunday theme. I spotted this gem on Sotheby’s. This medieval fortress is located on a mountain in Saint-Pierre-d’Albigny (south eastern France) with breathtaking views. It is 560m², has 14 bedrooms and includes stables, multiple towers and a chapel. This has sooooo much potential! What a dream!