urbanARTIFICE(r)

artifice : clever or cunning devices or expedients, esp. as used to trick or deceive others; a ruse or stratagem ARTIFICER : an inventor urbanARTIFICE(r) is a platform for all my creative exploits and experiments. It is a window into my world and what excites me, and but one mirror into an evolving mind.

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Zhongshuge Bookstore 

Zhongshuge Bookstore in Chongqing city has an interior that’s the stuff of fantasy tales. Designed by architecture firm X+Living, the location—dubbed one of the most beautiful bookstores in China—is a mirrored maze that might make any visitor feel humbled by a world of stories spanning cultures and eras.

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The Castle of the Pyrenees, 1959, Rene Magritte

Medium: oil,canvas

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Cove House / Justin Humphrey Architect

Photos © Andy Macpherson Studio

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His & Her House / FMD Architects

Photos © Derek Swalwell, Peter Bennetts

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House in Kobe North / FujiwaraMuro Architects

Photos © Katsuya. Taira

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Feathered Latte Art Features Stylized Portraits of Sparrows, Parakeets, and Cockatiels

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by pablomerchanm

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Handcarved Hair Forks

Free In Tree on Etsy

See our #Etsy or #Hair Accessories tags

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Handmade Paper Toys by Haruki Nakamura Spring, Fold, and Jump into Action

Japanese paper engineer Haruki Nakamura continues to design delightful toys using simple materials. A friendly armadillo curls into a self-protective ball at the touch of a finger, and a sleepy boy emerges, ready to sleepwalk, in “Astral Projection.” Nakamura uses rubber bands and carefully held points of paper tension to spark the jumpy movements of his characters, and sells kits so you can make your own endless entertainment.

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Famous cats who spent the last two years trying to get into a Japanese art museum have been promoted to merchandise mascots.

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I hope the cats got some proper mascot privileges too!

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slow living |

Small multi-purpose retreat by Branch Studio Architects

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urban jungle |

Kade World Food Studio in Bucharest, Romania by Bogdan Ciocodeica

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concrete scheme |

Bus Station in Seville, Spain by fernando suárez corchete

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concrete solids |

Villa 131 in Isfahan, Iran by Shervin Hosseini of Bracket Design

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the home exhibits a dynamic combination of material, openings, and solid walls 

House in Crete, Greece by tense architecture network

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marble’s touch |

New York Sweets Pastry Shop in Nicosia, Cyprus by Minas Kosmidis [Architecture in Concept]

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multi-color concrete |

Scroll Ice Cream Store in Melbourne, Australia by One Design Office (ODO)

ODO called upon artists Studio Twocan, to create the bar using their layered concrete technique. The bar was created by using various colored concrete batches that were mixed and poured in layers onsite into a formwork mold.