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Cheap Modern DeskAndrea Cochran - Modern landscaping artist
Have I mentioned how much I love the work of Andrea Cochran? Oh, I guess I have, HERE and HERE. You can never get enough of a good thing. I have modern landscaping on my mind as I am still working through all the choices on my house. Today I was messing around with the concrete pad in the back yard. More organic eye candy after the jump.
Lutsko Associates Landscape
I know, another post on modern landscaping but I can’t help it. Lutsko Associates does an amazing job at creating environments that are simple but so full of detail. I love the look of the round grasses planted fairly close together, they sort of create a dimpled lawn. More after the jump.
Rumsey Farber - Landscape Architecture
OK, so I am on a landscaping kick right now. Why? who knows maybe because fall is just around the corner. We will also be starting the build of a new house next month and I am already thinking on how I want the yard to look. Rumsey Farber does an amazing job not only in the style of modern but in other styles as well. More after the jump.
Modern landscaping - Hocker Design Group
For some reason Spring and Fall get me in the mood for landscaping. It may be that there is so much change in the plant life during this time that I can’t help but notice. Hocker Design Group has an amazing body of work. I do favor a very geometric and modern landscape filled with repetition and pattern. Hocker Design Group also does a very nice job at incorporating natural elements already on site. More after the jump.
Dune wall tiles from Urban Product (UP)
I was totally blown away when I laid eyes on these amazing wall tiles from Scottish émigré Stephen Lindsay. I would love to make a table top out of these with a piece of glass over the top. Maybe even a headboard. What about the front for a really large credenza? The ideas could go on forever. Wood, ceramic and concrete are materials currently on track for production. Make sure to check out his site because UP also has some very clever products. More stunning imagery after the jump.
The Trifecta - Eero + Girard + Kiley = Miller House
The pinnacle of my trip to Columbus Indiana was the evening we spent in the Miller House. One of the country’s most highly regarded examples of mid-century Modernist residences, the Miller House was designed by Eero Saarinen, with interiors by Alexander Girard, and landscape design by Daniel Urban Kiley.
We were given an exclusive tour of the home and there was a silent reverence that permeated the air. Yes we were all geeking out in full geek mode. I believe we were all in awe of these masters work that we really didn’t have much to say that night. It took me a few days to digest what I had experienced. The home was magnificent, everything I would want a current modern home to be. The Miller Home will open to the public some time next year.
We were not allowed to take pictures as those were promised to the New York Times. While sifting through Flickr I came upon a set of the Miller Home. The set belongs to user khorsean who has given me permission to use his photos in this post. I asked how he got a tour of the home as it looks like it was still being lived in. His response was “I was fortunate enough to be part of the first tour to go through after Xenia passed. Will took us through with his wife and it was a very cool experience to get the stories and side anecdotes about the life of the house”. See more of the Miller House and links to learn more after the jump.
