Chicago

April 5, 2011 | Leave a Reply

I recently had the opportunity to visit Chicago for the first time. Oh, wow! What an absolutely amazing city! If you like art, architecture, food and fashion (or any combination of these things), then a visit to Chicago is a must! Chicago also offers plenty of comedic and musical entertainment. Although my five-day stay was work-related, I did manage to play tourist in between work obligations.

Although Chicago is often referred to as the windy city, I much prefer its other name, the white city. There are plenty of white buildings, doors and art around the city. You can imagine how happy I was to be surrounded by all of this white!

One of the highlights on this trip was the 75-minute architecture tour boat some of us took over a lunch break. We listened to the history of many (if not all!) buildings on either side of the river. Another amazing experience was eating tiramisu (yum) on the 96th floor of the John Hancock tower. The view from here was absolutely incredible (and just a tad scary).

Photos from Around the Office

March 31, 2011 | 4 Commentaries

I have recently noticed that the building where I work is full of all sorts of interesting designs and structures. I snapped some photos a couple of weeks ago and it was about time I shared them with our White Cabana readers.

photos by Jordana

Touchy-Feely Tiles: Sensory Conversations

March 3, 2011 | 1 Commentary

Founded in 2006 by architects Stephanie Davidson and George Rafailidis, Touchy-Feely, is a design and consultancy firm interested on the ways our bodies interact with the architectural surfaces around us. The architects’ designs encourage physical interaction with the built environment.

Touchy-Feely’s found space tiles, relief forms taken from people leaning against walls, is one of their most recognized design projects. These ceramic wall tiles are designed in posture-specific clusters of two or more but can also be integrated into standard tiled surfaces. As Davidson and Rafailidis say, these are tiles that “reach out” to be touched.

found space tiles

Trigger points, another Touchy-Feely project, are heated wall surface elements. Why? For self-massage, of course! Again, this project encourages physical interaction between body and building.

trigger points

Touchy-Feely offers a complete service package – everything from design conception to planning to realization. For more information click here.

White Box Homes

November 25, 2010 | 2 Commentaries

The resemblance is incredible. Don’t you think?

1. The White Box by The Walther Collection:

The White Box designed by architect Braungerr Wörtz, The Walther Collection

2. The Fish Hotel by Umbra:

Fish hotel, Umbra, available at Unica Home

Images courtesy of The Walther Collection via Minimalissimo, Unica Home.

The Friday Five: Paris Edition

August 6, 2010 | 1 Commentary

It seems fitting to end this week in Paris with a Parisien edition of the Friday Five. I hope you all enjoyed some of the white sights of this glorious city.