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High-Tech Home Favorites from CES 2016

High-Tech Home Favorites from CES 2016

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Ronbow We got to tour NextGen HomeTV’s SmartHome in person, an entire model home built on eco-conscious design. One company that caught our eye was Ronbow, a Northern California-based luxury bathroom furnishings manufacturer. Remember those outdated globe vanity lights that remind you of a tacky 1970s Hollywood dressing room? Well, now Ronbow has incorp[...]

The Works of Architect Luis Barragan

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Luis Barragan Many who are familiar with Luis Barragan will know him for his striking work as one of Mexico’s most famous and revolutionary architects. His buildings and landscapes are notable for their minimalist-inspired flat surfaces and clean lines, bright colors, beautiful use of light, and water features. While traveling in Europe, he attended Le Corbu[...]

The Works of Architect Luis Barragan

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Luis Barragan Many who are familiar with Luis Barragan will know him for his striking work as one of Mexico’s most famous and revolutionary architects. His buildings and landscapes are notable for their minimalist-inspired flat surfaces and clean lines, bright colors, beautiful use of light, and water features. While traveling in Europe, he attended Le Corbu[...]

Sultans of Style: Le Corbusier

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In Styleture’s “Sultans of Style” series, we profile game-changing artists who have pioneered their way into the history books of design. Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier, born in 1887 in Switzerland, was an architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter who demonstrated a command of design in its simplest and most utilitarian fo[...]

Le Corbusier - Pioneer of Modern Architecture

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Arguably the greatest Modern Architect of all time, Le Corbusier was actually born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris in Switzerland in 1887.  In his early years he traveled extensively throughout Europe, and ended up working for Auguste Perret, the French pioneer of reinforced concrete in Paris. It is thought that while working in Germany for architect Peter [...]