Handcrafted Light Sculptures & Outdoor Furniture Made For Any Environment

by Emilie Froment | Jun 3, 2022 | Art & Galleries, Bedrooms, Design & Architecture, Furniture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Lighting, Posts, Walls, Floors & Windows, Work Spaces

  With a big-picture view on the impact of design – in several of its manifestations – Studio Lloyd’s staff talks to habitat about hero materials, the importance of working together as a team, going with the flow via turning points, the idea of bringing meaning...

This is What a Combination of Energetic Wood, Delicate Stone & Glass is Capable of at the Selva Alegre Residence in Ecuador

by Emilie Froment | May 16, 2022 | Climate Control, Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Kids Decor & Design, Kitchens, Lighting, Posts, Smart Homes, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

  Selva Alegre was created to take inspiration from its surrounding environment: the Andes Mountains in Ecuador. The project was seen as a modern version of the historic Spanish hacienda that dominates the mountainous landscapes from Columbia to Peru. The...

Art House in the Birthplace of Silicon Valley: Back to Front & Inside Out with all Entertaining Spaces Connecting to the Courtyard

by Emilie Froment | May 16, 2022 | Art & Galleries, Bedrooms, Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Kitchens, Lighting, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

When the lot adjacent to their house came on the market a few years ago, the owners saw an opportunity to expand beyond their small house in Palo Alto (leader in cutting-edge technological development) where they had lived for 20 years, raising their four children....

‘Let Nature Dominate & Use Architecture to Frame the Experience’

by Emilie Froment | Apr 11, 2022 | Design & Architecture, Dining, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Lifestyle, Lighting, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows, Wine & Spirits

This resort-style guest venue is dedicated to wine, food, & the natural landscape breathes life into a cherished local landmark in California. Located minutes from downtown Healdsburg, in the heart of Russian River Valley, and originally built as a winery in the...

Owners in the Untamed Spirit of the Wild West Share a Love for Disciplined Japanese Culture

by Emilie Froment | Mar 18, 2022 | Climate Control, Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Home Decor, Kitchens, Lighting, Posts, Smart Homes, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows, Wealth

  The four-bedroom home is arranged around a series of garden courtyards that complement the home’s sweeping views over a pond to the Tetons beyond, creating a setting the owner’s call Tengoku, Japanese for ‘paradise’. Tengoku Residence embraces its...

Yellowstone Residence: Like a Barnacle Clinging to its Precarious Perch in Big Sky, Montana

by Emilie Froment | Mar 7, 2022 | Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Kitchens, Lifestyle, Lighting, Smart Homes, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

  Perched at 2, 470 metres on the side of a mountain in Montana’s Madison Range, the massing and materials of this house are sourced from the powerful landscape – as is its mood. The exterior of the house is a composition of Cor-ten steel and board-formed...