What inspires us
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Behind the scenes by Rei Kawakubo, MET Fifth Avenue Show
Ettore Sottsass
The Mostyn Gallery by Ellis Williams Architects, Llandudno
Neon Forms by Cerith Wyn Evans. 2015
High House by Delordinaire, Canada. 2017
8.0 Concrete Chair by Omer Arbel, Vancouver
Barbara Hepworth at Trewyn Studio. Photo by Rosemary Mathews. 1961
Mercedes Benz W196
Staircase by FMB Architekten, Germany. Photo by Brigida Gonzalez and Andreas – Thomas Mayer
Butterfly
Hillside Fence by Michael Kenna, Japan. 2002
Citroen 2CV, photo by Thomas Pichot
Coastal Geometries by Tugo Cheng, Hongkong. 2016
Stroke series by Ryan Hopkinson
Camel pack, Morocco
Orange County Government Center by Paul Rudolph. 1967
Huangshan Mountains by Michael Kenna, China. 2009
Album Art for Armin Van Buuren – Feel So Good
Houghton Cross by Richard Long, Houghton Hall. 2016
Hyllie Water Town by Kim Holtermand
Kalmar Museum of Art, designed by Tham & Videgard Arkitekter
Kamila Gawronska – Kasperska in a white geometric dress
Nizo S 800 Braun camera, designed by Dieter Rams. 1970
Nine Birds by Taisha Shrine. Honshu, Japan
Armadale Residence, designed by B.E. Architects. Melbourne, Australia
Approaching Shadow, photographed by Fan Ho. 1954
The Gulliver Airship, Prague. 2016
Underground car park stair at Stadt Theater. Darmstadt, Germany
Long Museum West Bund, designed by Atelier Deshaus. Shanghai, China
Fundamental painting, by Katrin Bremermann
Industrial Color Palette
Tea Pot
Staircase in Ile Vierge Lighthouse. Brittany, France
Silesian Museum, designed by Riegler Riewe Architekten. Katowice, Poland
Rocking Eames Chair
Frida Gustavsson for Noir Illuminati. Fall 2010 Campaign
Ceiling Detail
Concept Art by Maxim Zhestkov
The Palace of Itamaraty by Oscar Niemeyer, Brazil
Red Fox by Pauline Murrill
Metal chair detail
Eckenberg Gymnasium by Ecker Architekten
Filmsound Projector by Bill & Howell. 1680
Maritime Terminal by Zaha Hadid Architects. Salerno, Italy
Neon Forms by Cerith Wyn Evans. 2015
Fundamental Painting by Katrin Bremermann
Concrete Tetrapod, China
Concrete Pachyderm by Lee Sie, San Diego
Untitled, Acrylic on Jute, by Antonio Ballester Moreno. 2016
Modern Art Museum, Tel Aviv
Wood Stairs
Mechanical Metal Piston
Blowing Shapes by José Bernabé
Stones 02 by John Zabawa. 2016
Paris Georgia Basics, designed by Frankie + Clo
Chicago (trees in snow) by Harry Callahan. 1950
Land Cruiser Toyota FJ40. 1981
The Black Stone, photograph by Julia Wengenroth
Cloud Aesthetic
Piamio Chair by Alvar Aalto
Ossidiana Stovetop Espresso, designed by By Mario Trimarchi for Alessi
Headlight offset shot of Fragore Moto Guzzi SP3, designed by Maurizio Carraro and Fujita Koichi
Pink Flamingo Oyster Mushrooms
Trezor Concept Car by Renault UK
Sculpture by Hozan Zangana
Ferrari. 1956
Book Cover, Stealing All Transmissions
Taupe Feather Texture
Barbara Hepworth working on Curved Form. 1961
Untitled by Dusa Jesih
Green by Ellsworth Kelly
A man cannot discover ocean unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore
German Shorthaired Pointers
Pelican, photograph by John Vanderlaan
The Floating Piers by Christo and Jeanne Claude. Italy
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute by Woods Bagot
Fall 2015-16 Collection by Viktor & Rolf
Modular Aluminium Bench designed by Aziz Sariyer
Graphic on Porsche 911
Harbin Opera House by Mad Architects. China
Windows on Alpha Tower by Low Architects. Belgium
CMF Design
Mono Racr by Huge Moto
Flying the World’s Fastest Plane, SR-71 Blackbird
Paint on Waxed Paper by Katrin Bremermann
Chapelle Notre Dame Du Haut De Ronchamp designed by Le Corbusier. France
Residence designed by Vincent Van Duysen. Belgium
University of Sistan and Baluchestan designed by New Wave Architecture. Iran
Carbon Bike Frame by Erik Nohlin
Headlight Offset, Fragore Moto Guzzi SP3 designed by Maurizio Carraro and Fujita Koichi
State Of Grace by David Mccudden
Zebra boat designed by Dimitri Bez
Tippet Rise Art Center. Montana
UBC Coren Bike by Designer Christian Zanzotti
Concert Hall by Architect Peter Haimerl. Germany
The Floating Piers by Christo and Jeanne Claude. Italy
Canyon Urban Bike
Op/Ed Piece by Mike McQuade for The New York Times
Agarres Texture Facade by Herzog and De Meuron
Aston Martin CC100
Landmark in the Lusatian Lakeland by Architect Stefan Giers. Germany
Armchair Design Concept by Angel Corso
Origami Print Exploration by Hay. Denmark
Summer/Spring Collection by Issey Miyake
Casa Rivetti Lamp Designed by Carlo Mollino
A Man Feeding Swans in the Snow from the series Simple World at the Polish Institute in Vienna, photo by Marcin Ryczek
Carlo Mollino on his Bisiluro car, photo Invernizzi, 1955
Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Newman
Western Facade Bench, Carrara Marble by Barber & Osgerby. Site specific installation for the Victoria & Albert Museum courtyard
Stone Sculpture by Armen Agop
Land Art by Richard Serra
Paul Dano, photograph by Mark Abrahams
Misplaced black cloud installation by Fabian Burgy
A canopy of 1,100 umbrellas by Kaisa Berry
Andy Goldworthy Exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Carbon Chair by Thomas Feichtner
Carole Lombard
Development Models for Ascent Show by Barber & Osgerby
Florist Studio by Shinichi Ogawa
Record Player by Dieter Rams
Concrete building, photograph by Benedict Redgrove
Porsche Rear Detail, photograph by Benedict Redgrove
Porsche, photograph by Benedict Redgrove
Formula One World Champion, Ayrton Senna
Form Study, Black Card by Barber & Osgerby
Ferrari Modulo 1970, photograph by Benedict Redgrove
Bergman Magne Turntable
Beaker Wall Light, ceramic prototype by Barber & Osgerby
Lotec Sirius side detail by Benadict Redgrove
B60 Sloop Yacht by John Pawson
Audrey Hepburn in a hat by Givenchy, photograph by Howell Conant
Frame 1, Birch Plywood and Ebony by Barber Osgerby
Secretariat
Ferrari 212/225 Inter Touring Barchetta, photograph by Holger Fahrenkamp
Vespa Siluro by Corradino D’Ascanio
Elekit Tube, photograph by Hiroshi Misuzaki
Church on the Water by Tadao Ando
Meadow Thrones, photograph by Xan Latta
Tom Lowe, photograph by Grant Ellis
Pirelli Tower, designed by Gio Ponti, photograph by Giorgio Casali
Forest Texture by Jan Imberi
Sports Center Mulimatt, designed by Livio Vacchini, photograph by Eke Miedaner
Tom Ford Ranch, designed by Tadao Ando, photograph by Guido Mocafico
Therme Vals by Peter Zumthor
Therme Vals by Peter Zumthor
Amangiri Resort and Spa, designed by Wendell Burnette Architects, Marwan Al-Sayed Architects Ltd & Rick Joy Architects, photograph by Joe Fletcher
Surfboard, designed by Marc Newson
Supermarine s5 napier lion W12 engine
Spinnaker blowing in the wind by Kurt Arrigo
Waiting for a Giant’s Foot, photograph by Laura Vanzo
House at Ovar, designed by Paula Santos, photograph by Nelson Garrido
Richard Serra
Counter-Form Inorganic LACMA I by Adam Moskowitz
CAFA Art Museum, designed by Arata Isozaki & Associates, photograph by Fu Xing
Sans Nom by Jean de Pomereu
Torqued Ellipse by Richard Serra
Inside out by Richard Serra
Armani Theater, designed by Tadao Ando, photograph by Rob Fissmer
Aeronautical by Benedict Redgrove
Deadeye by Martin Puryear
Grass by Andy Goldsworthy
Picasso, photograph by David Douglas Duncan
Carefully broken pebbles scratched white with another stone by Andy Goldsworthy
Orange White by Ellsworth Kelly
New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual, produced by Massimo and Lella Vignelli, photograph by Hamish Smith
Niemeyer Center, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, photograph by James Ewing
Antinori Winery, designed by Archea Associati, photograph by Leonardo Finotti
Neue Wache
“If you do it right, it will last forever”, phrase by Massimo and Lella Vignelli, program designed by Michael Bierut, photograph by Hamish Smith
Murmur, photograph by Richard Barnes
Middelfart Savings Bank, designed by 3XN, photograph by Adam Mørk
MAXXI, designed by Zaha Hadid, photograph by Hélène Binet
MAXXI, designed by Zaha Hadid, photograph by Hélène Binet
Massimo Vignelli
Rams Braun radio set by Braun Gmbh
Harrison Roach, photograph by Stephen L Tabone
Le Corbusier, photograph by Gisele Freund
Bicycle wheel by Marcel Duchamp
Kunsthaus Bregenz, designed by Peter Zumthor, photograph by Hélène Binet
Ukranian ballet dancer Sergei Polunin modeling for Marc Jacobs F/W 2014 campaign
Long Museum West Bund, designed by Atelier Deshaus, photograph by Su Shengliang
Itamaraty Palace, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, photograph by Cristiano Mascaro
In Unison MK2 by DaVinciAudio Labs
Hilti Training Center and Office East, designed by Baumschlager-Eberle
The Temper Trap by Boat Studio and Alberto Seveso
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GASP stage two, designed by Room 11
GASP stage two, designed by Room 11
Casa Balint, designed by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, photograph by Diego Opazo
Casa Balint, designed by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, photograph by Diego Opazo
Woven Branch Arch by Andy Goldsworthy
Concrete Chrome by Zeitguised
Almonte Theater, designed by Donaire Arquitectos, photograph by Fernando Alda
Church at Firminy, designed by Le Corbusier, photograph by Hélène Binet
Salk Institute for Biological Studies by Louis Kahn
Frost Leaf Patch by Andy Goldsworthy
Diego Rivera, photograph by Manual Alvarez Bravo
Steilneset Memorial, designed by Peter Zumthor and Louise Bourgeois, photograph by Andrew Meredith
House in Sri Lanka, designed by Tadao Ando, photograph by Edmund Sumner
Fender Stratocaster, designed by Fender Electric Guitars
Carmen Dell’Orefice by Richard Avedon
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, designed by Louis Kahn, photograph by Salk Institute for Biological Sciences
Surfaces 0009, Conic Surface of Revolution with Constant Negative Curvature, photograph by Hiroshi Sugimoto
Lalin Town Hall, designed by Mansilla+Tuñón Architects, photograph by Roland Halbe
Cloud Prototype 1 by Inigo Manglano-Ovalle
Lounge T chair by William Katavolos
Bending Lounge Chair by Joongho Choi
Bowling Chair by Okum Studios
Constantin Brancusi by Constantin Brancusi
Casa Cubo, designed by Isay Weinfeld, photograph by Fernando Guerra
Casa Cubo, designed by Isay Weinfeld, photograph by Fernando Guerra
He’s Doing His Job, Let’s Do Ours by Gardar Eide Einarsson
Inside out, by Richard Serra, photograph by Fred R. Conrad
Blue and White by Ellsworth Kelly
The Temper Trap by Boat Studio and Alberto Seveso
Black French Bulldog portrait
Falcon by Troy Moth
Diver Marco Queral
Tom Doidge-Harrison, photograph by Patagonia
Allandale House, designed by William O’Brien Jr., rendering by Peter Guthrie
House on the Cliff, designed by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, photograph by Diego Opazo
Rock in the sea, Ang Thong Marine National Park, Thailand
Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, designed by Alvar Aalto, photograph by Hélène Binet
Brick House, designed by Caruso St John, photograph by Hélène Binet
Bruder Klaus Chapel, designed by Peter Zumthor, photograph by Hélène Binet
Capultta Sogn Benedetg, designed by Peter Zumthor, photograph by Hélène Binet
Church at Firminy by Le Corbusier, photograph by Hélène Binet
Vitra Fire Station, designed by Zaha Hadid, photograph by Hélène Binet
Phaeno Science Centre, designed by Zaha Hadid, photograph by Hélène Binet
The House Without Walls, designed by Daniel Libeskind, photograph by Hélène Binet
Jewish Museum Berlin, designed by Daniel Libeskind, photograph by Hélène Binet
Office Loft F27, designed by Schlosser + Partner, photograph by Croce + Wir
I like America and America likes me by Joseph Beuys
Pigeon by Roe Ethridge
Brother Klaus Field Chapel, designed by Peter Zumthor, photograph by Pietro Savorelli & Walter Mair
Andy Sills contemplates Nathan Olivera
Louis Kahn looking at his tetrahedral ceiling in the Yale University Art Gallery by Lionel Freedman
New office building ABR 5, designed by Burckhardt+Partner AG, photograph by Thomas Jantscher
Vintage Knoll Bertoia Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia
Golden Arbor by Harry Bertoia
Kunsthaus Bregenz, designed by Peter Zumthor, photograph by Hélène Binet
Wire sculpture by Harry Bertoia
Wall Drawing 289, Sol LeWitt
Marsyas by Anish Kapoor, photograph by John Riddy
Therme Vals by Peter Zumthor, photograph by Hélène Binet
The Shed by Haworth Tompkins, photograph by Hélène Binet
RT 20 tischsuper table Braun Radio by Dieter Rams
Kolumba Diocesan Museum by Peter Zumthor, photograph by Hélène Binet
Roof by Andy Goldsworthy
Pipe puffing puppies puzzle proud possessor by Underwood & Underwood
Meta-Institute by Lebbeus Woods
Levante by Alessandro Zambelli
MAXXI by Zaha Hadid, photograph by Iwan Baan
Audrey Hepburn, My fair Lady by Cecil Beaton
Brau SK55 by Dieter Rams & Hans Gugelot
Memory by Anish Kapoor
Sharp and Flat by Martin Puryear
Meta-Institute by Lebbeus Woods, photograph by Wolfgang Woessner
Black surfboard by Salt
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, designed by Louis Kahn, photograph by Salk Institute for Biological Sciences
Band by Richard Serra
Museum of Contemporary Art, Naoshima, designed by Tadao Ando, photograph by Andrew McClellan
Therme Vals by Peter Zumthor
Therme Vals by Peter Zumthor
Sky by Eric Cahan
Palacio da Alvorada by Oscar Niemeyer
Valentine typewriter by Olivetti
Skin 2 by Mehmet Ali Uysal
Isaac Mizrahi dress
Untitled by Anish Kapoor
James Dean by Sanford H. Roth
Underground Berlin by Lebbeus Woods
Kimi Werner with Dolphins by Wayne Levin
Harrier and Jaguar by Fiona Banner
Red Cube by Isamu Noguchi
Porsche 356 Speedster Super 90 GT
Braun SK4 by Dieter Rams
Braun PC 4 by Dieter Rams
Braun Atelier 3 by Dieter Rams
Futuristic Locations by Christian Stoll
Bildbau No 4 by Philipp Schaerer
Knoll Bertoia Side Chair by Harry Bertoia
Steilneset Memorial by Peter Zumthor and Louise Bourgeois, photograph by Bjarne Riesto
Standing Matter by Antony Gormley
Anti by Carsten Nicolai
Angel of the North by Antony Gormley
Amangiri Resort and Spa, by Wendell Burnette Architects, Marwan Al-Sayed Architects Ltd & Rick Joy Architects, photograph by Amangiri Resort
Muhammad Ali boxing under water by Flip Schulke
Sequence, by Richard Serra, photograph by Lorenz Kiezle
Vespa 160 GS Mk1
Hardhof Lengg II Public drinking water supply by Luca Zanier
Custom Columbus Zona 55 by Jan Kole
Marin County Civic Center, designed by Frank Lloyd, photograph by Ezra Stoller
Isamu Noguchi by Arnold Newman
Metamorphosis by Isamu Noguchi
Black Jack by Inigo Manglano-Ovalle
Public Records Office, designed by EM2N, photograph by Hannes Henz
Kubus Berlin, designed by Studio Karhard, photograph by Friederike von Rauch
Underwater by Enric Adrian Gener
Le Corbusier by Nina Leen
Pigeon by Roe Ethridge
Schienenzeppelin by Franz Kruckenberg
Eames Shell Chair by Charles & Ray Eames
Zanotta Lama Lounge Chair by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
Sans nom by Jean de Pomereu
Perforated Object #33, by Michael Heizer, photograph by Ace Gallery
Antinori Winery, designed by Archea Associati, photograph by Kinzica Sorrenti
CAFA Art Museum, designed by Arata Isozaki & Associates, photograph by Fu Xing
Siren XXIII by David Parker
CAFA Art Museum, designed by Arata Isozaki & Associates, photograph by Iwan Baan
Antinori Winery, designed by Archea Associati, photograph by Pietro Savorelli
Torqued Ellipse by Richard Serra, photograph by Robert Polidori
Glory Trip 197 by Simon Norfolk
Philharmonic Hall Szczecin, designed by Estudio Barozzi Veiga, photograph by Simon Menges
Angel of the North, by Antony Gormley, photograph by Sea Pigeon on Flickr
Antinori Winery, designed by Archea Associati, photograph by Archea Associati
MAXXI, designed by Zaha Hadid, photograph by Roland Halbe
North, East, South, West, by Michael Heizer, photograph by Karl Rabe
CAFA Art Museum, designed by Arata Isozaki & Associates, photograph by Fu Xing
Melancholia by Andreia Gil
Displaced Replaced Mass, by Michael Heizer, photograph by Ace Gallery
Siren XIII by David Parker
Levitated Mass by Michael Heizer
Bank of London and South America, designed by Clorindo Testa
Vespa Siluro by Corradino D’Ascanio
The Shed, designed by Haworth Tompkins, photograph by Philip Vile