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KOOL KIDS SPACES Cool designs does not have to be limited to spaces used by adults as we see with these unique areas designed to enhance places of learning. Forget the "concrete jungle" archetypal school, complete with bars on windows. This school's hallways (pictured above) have been inspired by the imaginary landscape of the Silver Dragon. This environment is created to read like a story book; the further you .. 더보기
Fur Hairdressing, Melbourne Some are happy to just get a haircut and some relationship advice from their stylist, but we want more. If stylists actually have a sense of style, why are hair salons mostly boring, sterile and cookie-cutter, we wonder? Our hunt for cool hair salons has yielded a few exceptions. One is Fur Hairdressing at City Square in Melbourne. It is Fur’s second salon; the first is in Greville St, Prahran. .. 더보기
Illy Cafe in Push Button House (Lands in NY) For some time, designers, architects and builders all over the world have tinkered with the idea of turning excess standard shipping containers into living quarters. Some of the incarnations of the lowly metal box are downright chic, including artist-architect Adam Kalkin’s Quik House for which he apparently has more orders than he can handle. But these metal containers have also drawn the atten.. 더보기
Reel Style Let’s just all rewind the movie of our lives a bit and go back to school. We at Coolhunter are thinking of heading to University of London’s Birkbeck College and finding our way to the classes at its Film & Visual Media Research Centre. You cannot tell from the outside that the odd set of buildings at London’s Gordon Square offers anything remarkable at all. The older building does have a pedigr.. 더보기
ROC Apeldoorn classroom by Jurgen Bey Poetry and storytelling help us understand the world that surrounds us. Visual imagery allows the mind to draw parallels between what we see and how we think. Dutch designer Jurgen Bey has created a classroom that will inspire young minds to think beyond the realm of what is traditionally asked of school children. The classroom interior project is part of the ROC training school at Apeldoorn in .. 더보기
Box, Cube or Square Fixated as we are with creative ideas, we really like it when we see something nearly impossible turn out to be possible. At the moment we are intrigued by small, compact, boxy buildings. Dwellings, mini houses, pop-up buildings that are clever and functional, yet chic and fun. A home inside a box, a cafe in shipping container. Or maybe an office, shop or yoga studio in some new, fascinating cub.. 더보기
In The Box Looking for somewhere to hold your next meeting? We think we have come across two fine options that are certain to liven up any dull encounter with the suits. Who needs a board room, when you could have a Cratehouse. If you think this merely looks like a bunch of yellow crates sitting on two shipping containers, then you are correct, however this is fast becoming the town of Castleford in West Y.. 더보기
Moving On Up - The New Attic A house attic does not evoke images of style and chic design. Rather, we find ourselves thinking of dark, cobweb-infested, damp and dreary crawl spaces. We think of attics as leftover space under the roof where we abandon unwanted stuff – outdated clothing, old books, grandma’s hat boxes, grandpa’s hunting gear, coin collections and bags of seashells from that long-ago beach vacation. But space .. 더보기
The Friendly Garage For many of us, taking our cars to the garage can be a daunting experience. Feeling anxious and uncertain over the price and duration over jobs, use of technical jargon and the like. This may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the launch of the major rebranding programme for car care network HiQ, starting with their new concept center opening in Nottingham, UK. The aim was to revolutionize t.. 더보기
Growing Greener For eons, walls of greenery have surrounded people and creatures living in jungles, rainforests and other lush places. Ancient Asians and Europeans since Roman times have paid gardeners to create green art and sculpture for their gardens, from elaborate topiary sculptures and mazes to vine-covered walls. And, of course, we’ve seen inventive uses of built outdoor space — including rooftops, patio.. 더보기

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