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Paraty House Brasil | By Marcio Kogan | Image

Paraty House Brasil | By Marcio Kogan
Marcio Kogan, Brazilian architect known for his elegant, calm, minimalist designs. The Paraty House, pictured here, is located on one of the hundreds of islands near the colonial town of Paraty, close to Rio de Janeiro. Before it was completed, Kogan predicted that it was to be his favourite house. Its simple premise is two large drawers pushed into the hill and connected by an internal staircase.



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CHARLOTTE PERRIAND BEACH HOUSE - Image

CHARLOTTE PERRIAND BEACH HOUSE
Originally designed by modernist architect Charlotte Perriand in 1934 for an affordable getaway home competition, the small U-shaped beach house sketches didn’t leave the page. Until Louis Vuitton developed the beautiful project recently, by building the modern waterfront retreat (in the beach-side garden at The Raleigh Hotel on Miamis South Beach) using sketches and drawings almost eighty years after it was first conceived. The end result is this private hideaway...
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BIG ASS GARAGE LIGHT
Big Ass Garage Lights sure look tough and rugged and the 7 year warranty they come along with sure make a statement to confirm their build-quality. Designed and made in the USA, this industrial brand has been developing products for the more common use, these garage lights are the latest one of those products, with a single piece build, a 5000k color temperature, and a lighting equivalence of 16 60W bulbs! The LED lights are rated to last for more than a century, so...
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CANOPYSTAIR
Canopystair is a spiral staircase that straps around any tree trunk! The ingenious contraption requires no tools to set up and won´t harm the tree, all is held up without drilling even a single hole. The modular staircase features beautifully designed wooden platforms made from curved birch plywood that are progressively attached around the tree trunk with ratchet straps, creating a beautiful and solid spiral staircase up the trunk of a tree. Genius!...
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