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Saffire: Eco Lodge

A Lab on Fire — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:30:20 +0000

via nowness.com | Photo © Derek Henderson

A Sybaritic Resort Set Against Tasmania’s Great Oyster Bay

New Zealand-based photographer Derek Henderson captures the distinctive architecture and natural beauty of the Saffire spa situated 125km northeast of Hobart in Tasmania’s Freycinet National Park (named after the French navigator who founded the site in 1916).
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House in Kuwana

A Lab on Fire — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:58:26 +0000

via gosize.com | Photo © GOSiZE

Backyard Oasis

A Lab on Fire — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:49:12 +0000

via nowness.com | Photo © Slim Aarons

California’s Poolside Glamour Captured in New Palm Springs Exhibition

Dispel the January blues by celebrating the beauty, optimism and ritzy lifestyle associated with the swimming pools of Southern California, in this series of iconic photographs featuring the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Richard Gere.
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What We Do In Paris Is Secret

A Lab on Fire — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:25:05 +0000

Photos © Masahiro Noguchi

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Mishkin’s: Salt Beef and Sours

A Lab on Fire — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:36:04 +0000

via nowness.com | Photo © Ben Murphy

A Hanukkah Celebration That Riffs On the New Eatery’s Menu

Marking the festival of lights, Ben Murphy’s still lifes of schmaltzed radishes, bagels and half-sour pickles set amid rarefied tableware are inspired by English restaurateur Russell Norman’s newest endeavor, Mishkin’s. A charming homage to the vanishing world of London’s east end cafes of the 30s and 40s, Norman’s “kind-of Jewish deli with cocktails” mixes in themes from New York’s Lower East Side.
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Mexico’s Eco-Xanadu

A Lab on Fire — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:36:05 +0000

The Pacific Coast Paradise of Sibling Retreats Cuixmala and Hacienda de San Antonio

Not far from the jet-setter’s playground Careyes, splendidly remote Cuixmala brings first-class hospitality to a 25,000-acre biosphere. Photographer Douglas Friedman captures the wildlife haven and its sister property, Hacienda de San Antonio, a 19th-century estate situated at the foot of an active volcano three hours inland from the Pacific coast. “When you arrive on the beach when there’s no one around and you have an exquisite meal, that’s the definition of luxury to me,” says Alix Goldsmith Marcaccini, the current owner along with her husband Goffredo.
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MYZ (NEST) by no.555

A Lab on Fire — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:40:29 +0000

via Takuya Tsuchida / no.555

via Takuya Tsuchida / no.555

^Who: Takuya Tsuchida / no.555
^What: Single family residence
^Where: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
^When: October 2011
^How: One-story reinforced concrete construction
^{Site Area:} 3,616 square feet (335.96m²)
^{Total Floor Area:} 1,048 square feet (97.39m²)

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