An artwork by Dutch new media artist Joseph Klibansky (26), was sold at a hammer price of 34.350 Euro at Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Art auction. This is a worldwide record price ever paid for work of such a young artist. The previous record was Damien Hirst with a comparable auction hammer price in 1996.
The piece, titled High Flyers (260x110cm), is part of Kiblansky new Urban Wonderland series.
Joseph Klibansky / High Flyers
Some of you design buffs based in the Netherlands might have seen this before as it was heavily featured in the national press, but I still want to share it on my blog.
De Omval Houseboat designed by +31 architects
This houseboat in the Amstel river in Amsterdam was designed by +31 Architects. They are known for other houseboat projects in the Amsterdam area. The boat is a streamlined glass panes design allowing maximum use of natural light. It reminds me a bit of the Elicium building at the Rai conference center, designed by Benthem Crouwel architects.
Houseboat de Omval by +31 architects
The boat might be very modern, but it was designed to reflect the shape of other houseboats in the canals and rivers of Amsterdam. Neighbours and council alike are very enthusiastic about it. Personally, I feel like I have seen it before.
What do you think?
Posted in Design, designers and online finds, Unusual homes
Tagged +31 architects, Amsterdam, Boat, Boats, Canals, De Omval, Dutch Design, house, Houseboat
While getting my daily real estate fix on Funda, I stumbled across this remarkable project. In an old gunpowder factory building along the river Amstel, a little south of Amsterdam, Dutch designer Marcel Wanders designed these 7 apartments aptly called suites.
Marcel Wanders designed Amstel Suites
Granted, they are stunning, but with the location right along the highway and the suites measuring an average of 530 square feet (about 50m2), they are priced pretty steep. The smallest one has an asking price of €259.000 and measures a mere 430 square feet. The lay out is very clever with a small pantry, a lush ensuite bathroom with bath, and high vaulted ceilings. The most expensive is quite a bit larger, 624 square feet. The living room is bigger, and the ground floor has enough space to house the bathroom. The bedroom is in the mezzanine. The asking price is €355.000.
Marcel Wanders designed Amstel Suites
I wonder who the developer is trying to target. The suites are too far from the city to be considered an easy commute after a night’s out. They are too close to the highway for that outdoors/countryside feel, and they are very much a single persons abode. So basically they target people living alone, with a decent budget, who do not want to live in the city….. In all honesty, they have many alternatives. If they had converted the building into two or three moderate sized family homes, they would have been able to target a bigger audience.
Marcel Wanders designed Amstel Suites
Check out the suites at the project website.
Photographs courtesy of Ouwehand v/d Meijden Makelaars
British designer Jake Phipps designed this wonderful piece of bling. Mirror Stellar is handmade from 750 individual pieces of mirror reflecting the light in various ways. For sale through his studio for £3.875,-
Stellar by Jake Phipps
Check a video by Phipps himself here.
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Tagged centrepieces, design, Jake Phipps, light, mirror, reflections, Stellar
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