Offbeat Homes

January 30th, 2008

The Best Sand Home (and pig?) Ever

So, on a good day, I bet I could pull this off:

That’s a big maybe though - I’m not so talented with wet sand.
Team Sandtastic, on the other hand, is incredibly talented with sand. They build sculptures from table-top size to over 200 tons. Insane. They work with some huge names too, but mostly I […]

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January 27th, 2008

Let There Be Offbeat Light

Lately I’ve been a tad obsessive over Ingo Maurer. Maurer is a lighting genius; taking light and form to an entirely new artistic level.
I’m familiar with some of his work - like the popular Porca Miseria (a white European porcelain piece made with silverware and metal). It’s hard to see in the photo below, but […]

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January 24th, 2008

Sleep Under the Stars

Recently I was contacted by one Rip Read, or, “The Startist” if you will. His work is unique, lovely, and glittering. Read creates custom StarMurals - each one a 100% original piece for commercial buildings, residences, and other structures.
StarMurals are Read’s 5-D works of art that replicate the nighttime sky. And by replicate, I mean […]

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January 10th, 2008

2007 Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards

I’ve been meaning to post this for a while. (Since October!) Somehow this bookmark was pushed aside, and I forgot about it. The Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards are an annual event. Both professional photographers and non-professionals are highlighted each year. There are many categories covered by the professional and non-professionals. Of course, my two […]

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December 27th, 2007

Robert Bruno Steel House

I wish Mr. Bruno had a tad more (read any) details about his work on the Steel House at his website. However, being that this structure is genius, perhaps he thought it would simply speak for itself.

Look how amazing the interior is.

Another exterior look.

Here’s my favorite part…

So, do we need more words?  See a great […]

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December 23rd, 2007

Impractical Architecture

The other day when I showed the zeroHouse I mentioned that I like other designs from Specht Harpman better. First off I should say that any architect firm who has a structure category entitled, “Impractical” is worth a good look.
The most interesting impractical item to see is Specht Harpman’s Psychoplex; which is as odd as […]

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December 16th, 2007

Sideway Walking Cow Building

I know we just had a cow camper; and I don’t want to cow you out but… If I don’t post this I’d have to quit this blog because this is a simply stellar offbeat specimen of a building.

See what I mean.
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December 12th, 2007

Warp Your Offbeat Walls

Offbeat has done warped homes and funky wallpaper — but never both together. I suppose there comes a time for everything.
Surrealien makes warped wall coverings that are so weird; it’s hard for me to imagine you’d honestly have them in a home but they might make a great addition to a club, bar, or wacky […]

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December 1st, 2007

Featured Architects of the Week: Anderson Anderson Architecture

Happy December! Hope everyone’s having a good kick off to what will be a busy month for many of us. Where I live we were supposed to get snow this morning. I’m in Southwest Washington and didn’t believe the rumors and so far I’m right. Good news for me because I’m not the biggest snow […]

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November 18th, 2007

See Dick. See Jane. See Dick & Jane’s House…

I love Dick & Jane’s house; talk about an offbeat beauty. However, first let me digress because I owe some props.
I was surfing about and where I first saw Dick & Jane’s house is a blog called Mid Beacon Hill. Now this is a blog worth mentioning and believe me, I see many blogs. This […]

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