space: red bull hq, amsterdam

the new headquarters, in a district on the north side of amsterdam’s port area, was designed by sid lee architechts and was a former heritage shipbuilding factory which included a disused russian submarine. the space was based on the brands dna and was designed “to suggest the idea of the two opposed and complementary hemispheres of the human mind, reason versus intuition, arts versus the industry, dark versus light, the rise of the angel versus the mention of the beast”.

yatzer.com

space: jerwood, hastings

we adore the idea that high culture is no longer reserved for cloistered capitals and clustered cities. national galleries are beginning to lift their heads above the parapet of the constant tourist trade offered in london and are now beginning to open branches nation wide. so when we read that the jerwood was openng a branch in hastings we got rather excited.

'the place smells of just-landed fish sold in little shops, or the fried and battered sort in some fine fish-and-chip restaurants. Ice cream and rock vendors are inserted into odd slivers of space...the building doesn't try to dominate, overwhelm or out-dazzle its surroundings, but nor does it patronise them.' - rowan moore for the observer newspaper.

the building was designed by hana loftus and tom grieve of hat projects and the permanent collection includes people like nicholson, brangwyn, sickert and others. it's funding is quite incredible too as the jerwood foundation - as a privately funded charity - stumped up £4m and the land it's built on was donated by the local council (an old coach park). definitely another reason why we do love to be by the seaside.

imagery courtesy of guardian.co.uk

jerwoodgallery.org/

see: cherry blossom

cherry blossoms are the most widely cultivated cherry in japan, particularly around tokyo. when they bloom, there are viewing parties, celebration and a reason given to relax and enjoy.

the transience of their life, a quick bloom and death, is representative of mortality, giving a rich symbolic meaning to mortality.

in 1912, the mayor of tokyo presented the united states with 800 yoshino cherries. you can now view them all over the country. if in nyc, be sure to check out the brooklyn botanical garden. the festival took place the last weekend in march but you can check their site for an interactive map and bloom status of all their varietals of bloom.

bbg.org/discover/cherries/

do: 21st century explorer

'why do some travel experiences thrill us and others leave us cold? Is it the destination or the length of journey that shape our reactions? '

ever question whether your doing enough with your evenings? Why not spend an evening being stretched by the school of life's evening talk with tristan gooley. as an explorer and navigator and author of the forthcoming book the natural explorer he's got the credentials to guide this course.

'combining the work of the some of the most insightful travellers of the past two thousand years with his own experience, tristan gooley demonstrates how it is possible to connect profoundly with the lands we travel through....exploration is no longer about hauling sleds to the pole or dropping dead for want of a drop of water, it is about celebrating the sense of connection and discovery that is possible in all our travels.'

£20.50 - 15th march

space: puma house

nendo creator, oki sato, has turned his hand to expressing a new look for puma in tokyo. it was inspired by the idea of stadiums and vistory platforms. built as a show room, press room and event space in the aoyama area to be a kenetic environment - even as far as inviting people to run up and down the wooden steps.

'the steps bring a sense of movement. height and depth to the space.'

quote from frame mag

images by daici ano on dezeen