When I asked
German designer, interior architect and photographer, Katrin Greiling, if I
could use her photographs of her commissioned
design bar and VIP lounge at the Stockholm Furniture Fair she
immediately replied with “This sounds fun! Thanks for asking… Golden Circle
Tropical Recipe Book, wow! I'm having a look ... Of course, take what you can
find, we are happy to share the studio's pineapple love!”
Thanks very much Katrin, pineapple love must be
universal!
She says that "the concept for the design bar
reflects my experiences of recent years, during which I have spent much time
working and living in different cultures. My goal has been to create an
environment that draws on these global impressions,rather than telling a linear
story. I like visitors to be able to come here for a break from the hustle and
bustle of the fair. They become part of this stimulating environment, which
plays with one's perceptions of private and public space."
The beautiful Prada Store (sometimes nicknamed 'The
Pineapple') was designed by Herzog and de Meuron and completed in 2003.
The intent of “Prada’s Tokyo ‘Epicenter’, in the
fashionable Aoyama district . . . is to reshape both the concept and function
of shopping, pleasure and communication, to encourage the meshing of
consumption and culture.”
Interestingly Herzog says that “Tokyo is a city where not
a single building relates to its neighbourhood, and every building fills its
whole site. We took a chance in creating a little space outdoors, like in
European cities. We also reversed the typical Japanese emphasis on looking
inward by giving importance to the view.”
http://www.architravel.com/architravel/building/prada-store-epicenter/
Thanks very much to Japanese photographer, Fugu Tabetai, for the use of his photograph.
Photographer, Ian Sutton, generously said we could use
his photograph of the flamboyant Grand Lisboa, in Macau. He said “It's actually meant to be a lotus
flower, but perhaps it is more pineapple like? :)”
“Grand Lisboa (Chinese: 新葡京) is
a 58-floor, 261-metre-tall hotel in Macau, designed by Hong Kong architects
Dennis Lau and Ng Chun Man. Its casino and restaurants were opened on February
11, 2007, while the hotel was opened in December 2008. The casino offers 800
mass gaming tables and 1000 slot machines. The hotel contains 430 hotel rooms
and suites. The Grand Lisboa is the tallest building in Macau and the
118thTallest Building in the World (by architectural structure).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Lisboa
Thanks alot Ian!
Wow. That last building -- amazing.
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