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Already aural masterpieces, the world’s top opera houses and concert halls hardly need to be concerned with appearances – but when you’re reaching for perfection in performance, some symphonic visual stimuli can only add to the experience. From the fluid, wave-inspired silhouette of Santiago Calatrava’s Tenerife Concert Hall in Spain to the mysterious shimmering island [...]

Sometimes a small rendering or photograph is enough to illustrate the point – but in other cases, size really does matter. By popular demand, WebUrbanist would like to announce an all new section to the site featuring photos at four to twenty times the size regularly seen in the course of ordinary articles: the Big [...]

As we already stated in a previous Freshome post, being at the Furniture Fair in Milan also meant seeing some really cool showroom designs. We took a few pictures of the arrangements and we thought they could be a good inspiration for interior home design as well. Take this really cool fringe ideas for example. The original curtains could act…

Created by german designer valentin löllmann these beautiful new series of wooden furniture look really unique. This piece of furniture might not be to practical but of the contrast between the warm wood colors and the stark white finish around them is just amazing. – Via – Designsponge

This was one of the most spectacular kitchen ideas at the Salone del Milano. We were used to seeing interiors with a theme, but that meant either a similar imprinted model or the same color palette for all products. This however surpassed all our expectations. We know the pictures are not all that clear, but the theme of this particular…

This truly inspiring interior was achieved by hand painting. At a first glance, we thought this was a wallpaper, but we were really impressed when to find out that it wasn’t. This home arrangement belongs to an advertising creative from Manila and it was achieved by her father who is a painter.Pretty amazing, don’t you think? Sure, having a bit…

Wood elements in the bathroom have recently become very popular. We saw this idea being reflected in the designs exhibited at Salone del Mobile in Milan. Sure, if used properly, wood can contribute to some original interiors. After all, this material is more alive than any others and it offers a particular warmth to a place. This towel hanger has…