This tiny black cabin by US firm Studio Padron serves as a cosy library and guest house for a vacation home in upstate New York
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The English Group has always kept a scrapbook of resources that we find inspiring. We now include this within our website in the form of a blog and, from now on, will add to it on an ongoing basis. The directory showcases graphic design, art, books, magazines, film and music, photography, portraits, fashion, architecture, interiors, hotels and travel, products & toys - alongside The English Group's own categories, ‘Travelling’ and 'Our Work' (‘Our Print’ and ‘Our Websites’), which illustrate the team's own travels and a full chronological listing of the agency's creative work.
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— Building Art
Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry by Paul Goldberger; design by Peter Mendelsund (Knopf / September 2015)
— Little stilted studio
Yes, I’ll take one please, do you deliver?…
— Heavenly Stairway
What a truly exquisite staircase design by Gustave Moreau.
Via: Iain Claridge
— Light & Shade
Located in an area just outside the city centre, this building sits in the shadow of a six-storey apartment block. It was this need for natural lighting which drove the design of House in Yamanote by architect Katsutoshi Sasaki.
Via: Dezeen
— Breed Retreat Chicken Coop
Raise your own chicken, with your own coop! The Breed Retreat Chicken Coop lets you keep your own chickens in your backyard so you can get tastier, sustainable and healthier farm grown eggs. A wonderfully designed house for your hen’s pleasure and delight, so they can breed and retreat, in comfort and harmony.
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— Perforated Steel
It’s been a while since we last posted some lovely staircases… this perforated steel staircase was designed by DBLO Associates for a London townhouse.
I can’t help but smile as I imagine someone walking down them in high heels… John Wayne-esque.
Via: Dezeen
— The Wet Room
I am well aware that The English Group blog has been light on architecture and interiors of late, but I find my attention arrested by these two beautifully spartan bathrooms.
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— Paris Brothel of the Belle Époque
Behind the number 12, rue Chabanais, a typical building on a typical back street not far from the Musée du Louvre in Paris, used to be one of the most notorious and prestigious bordellos of the golden era.
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— Liquid Glacial
Zaha Hadid has expanded her Liquid Glacial line and a new collection of pieces by the internationally acclaimed architect has gone on show at the David Gill Gallery, in London, until 4th July 2015.
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— Belcher Mosaic Glass
Mosaic Glass Art, trade catalog, 1886. Belcher, New York.
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— 5th Element
The English Group: Completed Project
First look at the new brand identity and a suite of engraved or die-stamped business cards for luxury interior design practise 5th Element.
The cards have been produced in two colour ways using metallic rose gold die-stamping inks and metallic gilt-edging on both white and charcoal grey textured paper stocks.
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