Destination and Design
A few of my favorite photos from around the world this week. Happy desktop travels.
1 New York City, New York by Sunprojec
2 Lisbon, Portugal by Bobby Joshi Photography
3 San Francisco, California by Alex Burke
For more from this series visit the Desktop Destinations archives.
A few of my favorite photos from around the world this week. Happy desktop travels.
1 Amsterdam, Netherlands by George Pachantouris
2 Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah by Paul Didsayabutra
3 Byrkjelo, Norway by Øystein Botnen
For more from this series visit the Desktop Destinations archives.
What are your thoughts on this Paris Window View Tapestry from Urban Outfitters? It works as either a wall hanging or a bed topping. The Atlas Tapestry is similar, and I completely adore it. I can’t help but think how fun one of these would be in a dorm room.
For more from this series visit the Destination Design archives.
(found via Designboom / photo David Joosten)
Czech author and illustrator Miroslav Sasek published a delightful 18 book series called
This Is... between 1959-74 (republished between 2004-08). While his books were intended for children, their appeal is ageless. The series features a plethora of destinations from Paris to Hong Kong. I would absolutely love to call this entire collection my own. You can read more about Miroslav Sasek and see examples of his work at This is M. Sasek.
The Street Aesthetic of New York City, by Danish artist Christian Andersen, is a wonderful montage of street level scenes from the artist’s travels. I also happen to think The XX work splendidly as the soundtrack of this short film. Be sure to check out the companion video featuring the city of Berlin.
(found via
Polkadot)
I’m enchanted by these panoramic maps of Italy from 1704. I’ve only visited Italy in brief, Venice for a day in the summer of 2008, but it’s a country I’d like to devote a lot more time to exploring. I’d love to see the Italy depicted in these maps from the Nouveau Theatre D’Italie by Pieter Mortier (1661-1711), a four volume atlas published in Amsterdam.
(found via Retronaut)
I can say with certainty that the plain brick exterior of the elementary school I attended as a child has nothing on the incredibly colorful and abstract facade of the Martinet Primary School. It’s located in Barcelona, Spain and was designed by Mestura Arquitectos.
(found via 2Modern / images via Architizer)
I adore this illustration by London based artist Thereza Rowe. It’s a small piece of a much bigger map that was complied by different artists to show bike routes in Europe. It appeared in the Russian zine OSDN Magazine.
(Illustration via Thereza Rowe)
The next trip on deck for me is Japan. As I begin planning and researching, I can’t help but find this short documentary inspiring. Miehina the Kyoto Geisha is made by London-based filmmaker Glen Milner and was done for the Telegraph.
(Found via Design Taxi / Video via Glen Milner)