Weekly entries on living in London with a focus on central London property and the Londonewcastle Art Programme which includes the Londonewcastle Project Space we own and run in Shoreditch.
Matteo Muci’s cool two-minute animated voyage through some of the most iconic masterpieces of modern architecture:
Ville Savoye by Le Corbusier, Rietveld Schröder House by Gerrit Rietveld, Farnsworth House by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Glass House by Philip Johnson and Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Illustration, animation and music by Matteo Muci.
Enjoy!
Webfolio: matteomuci.com
Having a snoop around friends Egelnick & Webb’s Blog recently I stumbled across their post of this great animation posted up on Vimeo entitled: The ABC of Architects
The producers say: “This work is an alphabetical list of the most important architects with their best known building.” Check it out and see if you agree. Answers on a postcard. Or not. Nice design though.
To Amsterdam on potential future business (so easy via T5, yet oddly confusing at Schiphol - an airport often voted best in the world by business travelers - must be a ‘system’ you need to learn to get with it), we were honoured to stay as guests at the newish Andaz Hotel in the city.
Opened in late-2012 after a 5 year refurbishment, the 100+ room boutique hotel has received the magical touch of international multi-talented design maverick and local boy Marcel Wanders. The hotel is a triumph - it feels small, welcoming, intimate and above all, Dutch. Which is great. The exterior does nothing to reveal the playful whimsy that greets you within - from the tulip chairs in reception to soaring atrium punctuated with bell-like light shades and bespoke wallpaper.
The fun continues in the rooms, which have simple, but bold colour schemes (a naval blue - echoing Dutch history - is a common colour throughout) and want for nothing (light control, ipod docks, espresso makers, selection of books…). They also feature the love-it or loathe-it addition of integrated bathrooms - with the basin in the middle of the room and wc and shower hidden in cupboards off the main space. I liked it - in a hotel though not for home (which is the point, right?).
The icing on the cake is a good bar (with free drinks and nibbles between 5 and 7 each day), helpful and youthful staff, good food and a great location minutes from the centre. If you are lucky enough to bag a canalside room do so - watching the world pass slowly (in this capital city) from a picture window.
Want to visit? Details on the website here.