What Were They Thinking? – Wednesday

I came across an article on narrow houses, some of which are only 7 feet 10 inches wide, and of course that got me thinking… What in the world would encourage anyone to live in some of the narrowest of homes?

Apparently, many different reasons – from avoiding property taxes based on the width of your home, wanting to avoid traffic using the alley next to your house to just plain artistic and architectural expression. These homes reinvent the old adage “Home sweet Home.”

What Were They Thinking? – Wednesday

20 Wednesday Mar 2013

Posted by AJ Rogers in Design, Wednesday, What were they thinking - Wednesday

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Missoni

Remember back, a while ago, it was unheard of to combine stripes with floral?

These days, it’s not so much of a no-no. Coming out of Missoni, which is known for lots of colors in a variety of patterns, is this presentation of mixing and matching all these colors in different patterns, but on the same furniture piece. Kind of like patchwork, although don’t for a second let a novice patchwork piece fool you because if you look close you can tell the difference. You will begin to recognize which products are simply made by random pieces of fabric patched together and which are carefully designed with patterns, lines of the patterns, and colors specifically selected to be included in one piece.

While cruising the world wide web I stumbled upon the video below by Roche Bobois and I came upon the realization for the need to break out of a safer mold and present these vibrant colors that sock a punch. This video is a revelation of what they are thinking, which is a perfect explanation to me.