House tour: An artistic retreat in the forests of Costa Rica
Nestled in the mountains of Palmichal de Acosta, and surrounded by cloud forest, lies Lilly Peña’s retreat, Casa Salvaje....
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GALLERY: MET Gala 2012
Celebrities and designers were out in force at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit in New York this week. Here are some of the fashion highlights from the event.
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Printable house presents new paradigm in eco-architecture
Danish architects are building a digitally fabricated house printed from a computer file – a new concept they say minimizes waste and simplifies the building process.
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Carribean Chic gallery
Spanish interior designer Cristina Rodriguez has taken a Normandy manor in Saint Barthélemy and given it a fresh update. Blurring the boundaries between inside and out, she has harnessed the beauty of nature to blend relaxed Caribbean style with contemporary design.
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Into the woods – Wheatsheaf House gallery
Literally a home among the gum trees, architect Jesse Judd has created an eco-friendly pavilion in which his family can commune with the surrounding nature. Welcome to Wheatsheaf House.
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Living Local – House gallery
The owners of this resort-style home in Uruguay have made supreme use of local materials, techniques and designers to create a stylish retreat that is filled with the personality, distinctness and charm of its location.
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“I built my dream home for $25,000” gallery
From rummaging through dumpsters to buying materials from demolished homes, Anja Light was determined to create the ultimate energy-saving home, on an extraordinarily tight budget.
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Greener Pastures
A Dutch family find the city escape they need in a quirky weekender they’ve filled with “restful” green colour, plus a longed-for garden.
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La Cabane Perchee Treehouses
Admire more treehouse designs from French company La Cabane Perchee, brought to you by MiNDFOOD.
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China’s urban elite fights trash wars
China’s stability-obsessed government fears growing public anger among the country’s middle class, who once focused largely on securing jobs and homes but are becoming increasingly assertive, reports MiNDFOOD.
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Sky high
Apartment living has been redefined with a community-friendly block that challenges conventional views of shared space. Meet the two people behind Wakefield Street apartments whose dining room becomes public viewing for Wellington, MiNDFOOD reports.
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Smart solutions
A market leader in energy-efficient gas products Rinnai keeps the environment as a core focus, MiNDFOOD reports.
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Turkey’s traditional wooden houses under threat
Fires, neglect, poor planning and migration have turned a growing problem into a threat of extinction for one of Istanbul’s least appreciated architectural forms: the wooden house, MiNDFOOD reports.
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Close quarters
After three decades in the same boxy, 32-square-metre dwelling, Hong Kong architect Gary Chang has come up with an innovative answer to the increasingly cramped lives of many urban dwellers, reports MiNDFOOD.
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Sky High
Jan and Luit Bieringa’s apartment, from the light and airy kitchen to the industrial-looking bathroom.
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Sky High
Childhood memories of The Hamptons have been recreated in a family home filled with light and love, MiNDFOOD reports.
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