Happy Mother's Day!

LOL... Sorry, it had to be done. This had me laughing so hard that I had to share.

Hope yours is filled with breakfast in beds and flowers and chocolates :)

Couch Cushion Architecture

It has been awhile since I have seen genius that made me laugh like this. Whoever is writing this is brilliant... and so are the "architect/builders"... well, most of them :)

Visit this blog for a really stinkin' good review of the latest Couch Cushion Architecture...



"The crisp, orthogonal structure is, in a way, camouflaged by the informality of the landscaping. While a clear bifurcation exists between site and structure, we give high marks to the close coordination of architect and landscape architect in using similar materials to exaggerate the divergent design concepts. Grade: B+"




"We greatly admire the use of coffee table as lateral moment-frame in this application. The solution is both formal and fun, offering the users a sequence of experiences beginning with the entry to vaulted ceiling to raised deck. Grade A-"

... and it gets better! The BUILD blog is new to me, but worth a go through :)

Hip Hip Hoopla

I am loving this series of photos and the hilarious captions that go with. It has been keeping me company for awhile now and I think I should share on the off chance that there are others who have yet to fall upon it. I think the world needs more bits of funny, don't you? About time this "Modern Life" obsession the design world and all its followers covet and portray are tossed about a bit, no?

It started with basic doodles: turtles, butterflies, and the like. Then, he began diagramming string theory and spouting principles of quantum physics. His parents were horrified.

(Photo: David Duncan Livingston; Dwell)

He had no intention of ever riding it, or even fixing it. But he decided from this moment forward, all visitors would enter to find him in exactly this position.
-SteveZ.

[vehicular cruelty]

(Photo: Gregg Segal; Dwell, October 2009)

Also this.

LOL

I seriously haven't laughed this hard in a long time...

Courtesy of the Renegade Umbrella.