OUKAN 71 - Berlin

OUKAN 71 is a sophisticated shopping area around Friedrichstrasse in Berlin. OUKAN 71 combines a fashion and art showroom/shop with a tea room and restaurant. Located on Kronenstrasse 71 (Kronen Strasse means Crown Street in German, and Oukan is Japanese for crown), the boutique has a fascinating background.

Twister Restaurant

Twister is a new restaurant concept proposed for a space in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The design team, Sergey Makhno and Vasily Butenko also of Kiev, work on residential and commercial interiors and architecture but we are particularly fascinated by their furniture and their sculptural approach to interiors.

 

Grass Flip Flops

Krispy Kreme has come out with grass flip flops. You can now feel the summer lawn tickle your toes as you sit all day at your job wishing you were outside. It supposedly lasts up to 4 months.

Planter Necklaces

Planter Necklaces by Colleen Jordan

Colleen Jordan is a designer living and working in Atlanta. She created this number of planter necklaces based on her work exploring  Material Perception to determine whether a material could defy the expectation that it carries.



Yo-Yo Lamps

Yo-Yo Lamps by Almerich (Spanish lighting comapany puts the fun in functional with their Yo-Yo lamps that resemble a child’s toy (yo-yo).

Available as a floor or hanging lamp, the red fabric covered cable is close to 33 feet and rolls up between the two diffusers just like the string of a yo-yo.

Cape Shank House

Cape Shank House in Australia by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

The amazing views really take advantage of the expansive surroundings. It seems like the main level is an elongated balcony and rests on the elements below.

 

Skim Milk House in Abiko by fuse-atelier

Fuse-atelier new project House in Abiko located in Abiko, Japan. The 80 square-meter residence is a concrete building, requested made by the clients themselves. The building sits on a soft foundation that required the use of stakes to support the concrete structure.

There is a large, square opening on the upper floor, which houses the living and dining rooms. The angles and composition of the architecture seemingly creates both a disconnect and continuation within the space.

Front View

Side View

Back View

The interior is even more crazy, I personaly think it looks and feels very cold, not some where I would like to live.
To me it looks more like an open space gallery where you would hold exhibitions