Memphis

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©Laura Jacques

Project • By ATELIER CAROLINE DURST • Apartments

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Rénovation totale d'un appartement de 65m². ©Laura Jacques ©Laura Jacques La cuisine est entièrement repensée et ouverte sur le séjour.Une arrière cuisine/débarras est pensée. ©Laura Jacques ©Laura Jacques ©Laura Jacques ©Caroline Durst La cheminée et son environnement sont repensés dans un style Memphis. La collection d'oeuvres d'art des clients est intégrée au projet.Des niches et alcôves sont pensées pour les tableaux et sculptures. ©Laura Jacques ©Laura Jacques La salle d'eau est transformée en salle de bains. Du t... More

Ken West

Project • By brg3s • Community Centres

Memphis Slim Collaboratory

Memphis Slim (Peter Chatman), the famed blues singer and pianist, drew attention for his punishing performing schedule and unorthodox lifestyle. Extreme poverty characterized much of his life, but also created a personality which was uncommonly resourceful. His life embodied the paradox of his music: A hard life and rough experiences were transformed into musical energy that is upbeat and full of life, the essence of triumph.The Collaboratory is meant to remind us of the everyday yet not be encumbered by it as we reach for the extraordinary. This reflects the paradox that is Memphis Slim’s life and music. His boyhood home was typical of many in the low-income neighborhood in which it is located. Like the others, it reflects the charact... More