Designer Didier Faustino is known for frequently investigating the relationship between the body and architecture. This "Broken White Cube" as featured in MocoLoco, "reveals a sort of hidden ergonomic function."  

"[A] human could insert himself into the breach and fill the void," offers Faustino with regards to the chair's shape and function. [It could fullfill] a desire to complete the missing half," he continues. "An injection of humanity and sense into the matter."

As an article on Nichols Office of Architecture's website suggests, "through performance, installation and immersive environments, Faustino explores the body's potential for action, removed from the architectural contexts that define them."

What are your thoughts? Could you see yourself injecting your "humanity" [or body] into this Faustino original after a long day at the office? Tell us in the comments section! 

Los Angeles: As Vedere highlights Pantone's 2012 color picks for Spring & Summer 2012 Interiors & Furnishings, let's keep shine a spotlight on those who fearlessly use color in unexpected ways. Lynda Benglis exhibit at Museum Of Contemporary Art (MoCA), closing October 10, is a travelling showcase that spans the range of Benglis's career, including her early wax paintings, the Torsos and Knots series from the 1970s, her recent experiments with plastics, cast glass, paper, and gold leaf  and her brightly colored poured latex works.

The exhibition also features a number of rarely showacased historic works, including  the installation Primary Structures (Paula's Props), first shown in 1975 and Phantom (1971), a dramatic polyurethane installation consisting of five monumental sculptures that glow in the dark.

According to MoCA.org: "Alongside her sculptural output, Benglis created a radical body of work in video, photography, and media interventions that explore notions of power, gender relations, and role-playing. These works function in tandem with her sculpture to offer a pointed critique of sculptural machismo and suggest a fluid awareness of gender and artistic identity. They also contribute to an understanding of the artist's objects as simultaneously temporal and physically present, intuitive, and psychologically charged."

For over 45 years, Pantone has served as the global authority on color as well as the provider of professional color standards for the design industries. As we look ahead to 2012, let's explore a few of Pantone's picks for the 9 most directional color palettes for Spring & Summer 2012 Interiors & Furnishings.

The 2012 selected catagories are: Nonchalance, Subtleties, Resilience, Indigo Effects, and Transcending Time, Back to the Fuchsia, Reflections, Nouveau Neon and The Comics. Within those palettes lies a world of bright, optimistic colors that will surely enliven the home!

As Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute states, “some paths lead to exhilarating tones that encourage the prospective buyer to forge ahead into adventures with novel color combinations, while others [might] consider the more classic hues in a different kind of mix.”

Are you as excited to dive into color as we are?! Try it and share your inspirations with us! (And be sure to take a moment to "like" us on Facebook for a chance to win an Abex Crayon Set) In the meantime, get inspired by the following design tips below:

BRIGHTEN YOUR WALLS WITH ART!

Imagine adding to your home a painting from one of our featured artists, Sorina D, which playfully utilizes shades like Margarita, Cabaret, even Gold (another hot 2012 color selection) with vibrant precision:

SAY IT WITH PILLOWS!

If a new painting purchase is not in your budget but you're still looking to stay on trend, why not throw a pillow into the mix instead from luxury emporium, Calyapso St. Barth Home? 

Imagine vacationing in an igloo that provides you with a one of a kind opportunity to admire the northern light under thermal glass, allowing a clear view clear even in sub-zero temperatures. This week, Gizmodo featured Kakslauttanen, Finland's Igloo Village, a state of the art resort , featuring the glass igloo--a marvel of modern technology.  Based on a groundbreaking idea and years of research and development, the igloos were built from special thermal glass to ensure that the view stays clear even when the temperature outside drops to under -30°C. 

Supplying guests with everything to keep them warm and pampered, the resort  offers a breathtaking view of the Northern sky. Hotel Kakslauttanen has 40 first-class log cabins, out of which five are queen suites, one honeymoon turf chamber and one traditional Lappish farmer log house. As Gizmodo.com describes, "inside, you're treated to every amenity, including your own hot sauna. Out of doors, there are husky and reindeer safaris (these exist!)" Discover even their own Santa Village, complete with elves. "And of course, being that it's Finland and home to Nokia, cell service is excellent," the site includes. 

Chicago, IL: My fellow Vedere readers, the time is now to experience an art exhibition that highlights one of the most vibrant and critically important moments in east-central European modernism at The Art Institute of Chicago. "Avant-Garde Art in Everyday Life" explores this time period with nearly 300 works of photography, photomontage, and photographically illustrated posters and books, as well as rare examples of porcelain and glassware by six of the period's most influential international artists. 

According to The Art Institute, "nearly one century ago, progressive artists in central and eastern Europe demanded that true art revolutionize the objects and habits of daily life." Artists like Piet Zwart, a Dutch designer, brought a minimalist aesthetic vision to ubiquitous items like biscuit boxes and postage stamps, while crafters such as Ladislav Sutnar, brought modernist "good design" to tableware, clothing, and children's toys. "Their new ideas responded to the innovative rhythms and images of the industrial marketplace, the nascent mass media, and urban popular culture," writes The Art Institute.