Frank Lloyd Wright designed Fallingwater in 1935 for his friend Edgar Kaufmann, and completed it three years later. The client asked for a holiday home for his family that faced the 30-foot (nine-metre) waterfall of the Bear Run Nature Reserve in rural Pennsylvania. But on visiting the site, Wright spotted a rock that jutted out over the streaming water, and decided to build the house there and let the water flow underneath Via: https://www.dezeen.com/2017/06/07/fallingwater-frank-lloyd-wright-pennsylvania-house-usa-150th-birthday/

On Friday, April 26 —- NICOLE ZÏZI STUDIO launched a pop-up in Brooklyn, New York with support from  friends at TRSNSPLS and Jade Gordon. Here are a few images from the event!  

Tagua Nut, often called a vegetable ivory. An alternative to elephant. Mainly grown in Ecaudor. Can be carved into sculptures, buttons, jewlrey, and industrial products. Decreases deforstation, and promotes the growth of Tagua palm trees. Despite the perspective of human management of nature a negative effect, Tagua nut Palm trees actually flourish with human management. Human interaction can actually be essential for the conservation of this tree species. PROPERTIES: Absorbs dye like a dream. Great for industial products, product design and fashion. Very hard, dense material. PROCESS: The Tagua fruit is collected from the trees and dried for four up to eight weeks, after which period they become hard Shells are cracked to extract the nuts, and each nut is cleaned and shaped as desired The Tagua is dye in...