Chris Whale

Bottled History

Chris Whale — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:35:55 +0000

Bottled History is a film for Smith Journal, which helps bring to life the characters featured in their gorgeous print magazine. This project introduced us to the timeless craft of ship building. Ray Gascoigne has spent a lifetime at sea as a shipwright and sea merchant. His memories and love for ships are made physical through … Read the rest of this entry.

Aleka Illustration

Chris Whale — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:58:04 +0000

Aleka lives and works in Madrid. She graduated in Fine Arts in Spain, but studied both in England and Austria, where she started her work as graphic designer.She has lived in more than 17 different places, which makes her very conscious of reality as a huge collage of scenaries, people and backgrounds. Back in Madrid, she´s worked … Read the rest of this entry.

Optical Glass House by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP

Chris Whale — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:23:15 +0000

Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP have designed the Optical Glass House in Hiroshima, Japan. This house is sited among tall buildings in downtown Hiroshima, overlooking a street with many passing cars and trams. To obtain privacy and tranquility in these surroundings, we placed a garden and optical glass façade on the street side of the house. … Read the rest of this entry.

Takanawa House by Hiroyuki Ito

Chris Whale — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:57:00 +0000

This concrete house in Tokyo by Japanese architect Hiroyuki Ito has a glazed stairwell that splits the building into two distinct halves. Ito, of O.F.D.A. Associates, describes the three-storey house as “two boxes” containing a mix of both rooms and courtyards. Named Takanawa House, the building accommodates living rooms and bedrooms on both sides of the central divide, while … Read the rest of this entry.