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Friday 03.05.10
london loft candy.
i discovered this london loft via my salmagundi’s tumbler page today, and just had to share. tucked away in london’s old Spitalfields market place, what stylish old bones to fix up and make your very own. at least that’s where my mind was traveling to when i took a look-see. ah, i do love a lot about london!
Tuesday 12.01.09
oh, sugar, sugar!
Loflife magazine shared this super sweet loft that came to them by way of Uxus Design and the company’s (and the loft’s) owners and directors, George Gottl and Oliver Michell. The two decided to keep the original wooden interior of this 18th century Amsterdam sugar warehouse, built in 1763 and located on the Bloemgracht canal and in the trendy Jordaan district of Amsterdam (the one area I was able to explore on my jam-packed 48-hour journey on business to the city a few years back, and it was fabulous for both shopping and site seeing).
Uxus Design has this to say about the loft: “In keeping the original open-plan layout we created a series of dramatic curtain walls that could be opened and closed according to the needs of use. Made of luxurious Italian linen, the curtain walls are opaque when lit from the front yet transparent from behind. At night, the space becomes a series of glowing tents, creating the effect of a surreal interior landscape.” For more on this sugar factory turned loft home and virtual candy for the eyes, visit Loftlife magazine.
Tuesday 04.28.09
Loft Pioneer.
I’m just back in town from Savannah and playing quite a bit of catch-up, but I wanted to share this beautiful Soho Loft that LoftLife Magazine featured. It just took my breath away. Twenty-eight years ago, brave sculptor Michele Oka Doner and her family broke new territory with the purchase of this stunning New York SoHo loft. It remains their home today. At the time, lofts were still uncharted territory but for city dwellers, the quest for space sending them in search of these larger lofts where space was at a maximum. Especially for those who choose to lived on the overcrowded island of Manhattan.
Artists are the modern-day pioneers, moving into massive industrial spaces that offer a new and spacious way of life. “The recipe of living in homes made up of little boxes had stuck for almost a century. Then, all of a sudden these large warehouses looked delicious,” says this pioneer, sculptor Michele Oka Doner. Here’s a peek at her amazing loft claim and the transformation they gave it.
Wednesday 04.08.09
Lofty Life.
I continue with my recent fascination with loft living. I’ve been keeping my eye out for a real loft in the city – not one of those yuppified ones popping up all over certain parts of the city. I want a real one, with some exposed brick and beams! I want one with those big windows looking out over the city at night with all those sparkling lights waving back at me. Loft Life Magazine keeps tempting me, sending me these images of lofts from all over the world and it just puts fuel on my fire. I discovered a link on the Loft Life site to a location scouting company that specializing in loft spaces, Inspace Locations, and oh my what beauties they have in their stable! Take a look at these amazing loft spaces and tell me you don’t find the attraction of living in such simple, yet stylish elegance!
Thursday 03.05.09
More From Loft Life.
Loft Life Magazine sent me an email with a link to another amazing lofty design project. According to their portfolio, New York based design firm Ochs Design was given this assignment a few years back: convert a 2700 sq-ft abandoned warehouse space into an artist’s loft for a Williamsburg pioneer.
The design firm certainly accomplished and exceeded this goal with this amazing artist’s dream loft in Brooklyn. Ochs Design intentionally restored as much of the original bones of the space as was feasibly possible for their client, including keeping the original asphalt floor in the painting studio. They also created a beautiful and intimate bedroom area, amidst the contrast of industrial looking exposed beans and used brick. I really, really need to move in here. This is my dream home…I find it dramatic, soothing and so, so inspiring. For more of Ochs Design work, visit their website, or read more on Loft Life.
