Merrill Wright’s house occupies a 15-acre site in the San Juan Islands off Washington State.

-Via Notcot

So yes. Finally. It’s what so many of you have been asking for and well, it’s almost here. Goodmorning & Goodnight shirts! They’re going to be two-color screenprinted on (my favorite) type of shirt: Tri-Coffee color American Apparel Short Sleeve Tri-Blend. This means that they’re going to be ultra-deluxe soft :) Pricing is still in the works but with shipping and everything else included, I’m seeing a total of $25 per shirt. I could have had these made sooner and I could have used something other than this type of shirt, but I hope you guys will appreciate something of higher quality for a few more bucks than to get a crappy shirt you won’t wear.

So. All that said, if you’re interested and would like to be the one of the first to find out (and possibly get a small early-bird discount), then fill out the form with your email/gender/size! It’ll help me tons when I’m ordering all the stock. :D

P.S. I’ll be working on the design a bit more and they’ll probably end up looking cooler when they’re finalized.

[EDIT]: They’re here! http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com/?p=5003

Haven’t posted a flash game in a while. This one is quite addicting so make sure to only pull it out in epic procrastination.

“The fact that it’s a side-view game made me think that it would be just a simple shoot ’em up, but it isn’t like that at all. At each level, you only have a few enemies and the field doesn’t continuously scroll. Your enemies doggedly pursue you and you have to execute all sorts of crazy acrobatic maneuvers to get behind them and stay on their tail while you shoot them out of the sky.”

Play it here! or click the image.

-Via Downloadsquad

Anyone else reminded of a chocolate-and-vanilla swirl ice-cream cone? In isolation, this stairwell looks like a work of art – a winding multi-story sculpture composed of rhythmic wood steps and a sweeping white curve. More remarkable than the staircase and handrail, though, are the way they wind into the rest of this interior design.

Wood and white are, in fact, core themes throughout each space. David Clovers Studio used their contrast of tone, texture and detail to create a kind of faux horizon line that emphasizes the spacious upper half of each room while providing variegation along the bottom. This surgical material splice translates into the stairs almost seamlessly, as you can see from the photo directly above.

The two separate material planes begin to take on an infinite set of visual possibilities as one moves up the stairs, changing in relation to one another with each new step and corresponding perspective.

The solid-white side rail also serves as a light well, bouncing natural light from one floor to the next up this central winding space, but without detracting from the warm, rich, dark and heavy feel of the wooden risers and treads.

-Via Dornob

Really neat clothing company that’s trying to get started up.

The premise is that a) you get an ultra-soft blank bamboo shirt with their logo screen-printed in the bottom corner b) you get a fabric pen and c) you design your own shirt or use one of the stencils you can get from the site.

You should stop on by and leave your email to find out when they open up, and they’ll promise not to spam you. ;)

Check it out at http://www.theblankmission.com

Clouds and Umbrellas make me happy.

-Via Swiss-miss

As massive and looming as it may be, this set of stacked boxes is a home with a huge emphasis on tiny details. Strategic material choices, structural supports and fine-grained textures bring it back down to human scale, making it livable despite its lofty overarching appearance.

Weathered wooden slats have the same monolithic effect as board-formed concrete, giving the horizontal top-story box a vertical emphasis through thin seams and wood grain and reinforced by a mixed pattern of slotted window slices. Lighter knotted-wood accent shutters at the end of the element also serve to soften its dominating look as it hovers over the landscape.

Created by Colboc Franzen for a semi-rural plot in France, this three-volume design is all about transitions too. The first floor, tucked halfway into the ground itself, features an entryway, office, and service spaces (garage, basement and laundry room).

-Via Dornob

-Via Plainjoephotoblog

Somewhat of a concept of how The Ritz may have looked had it been designed in the 22nd Century, Hong Kong’s latest oasis of opulence is a rather lavishly futuristic affair… Future-chintz if you will. Whilst we can’t entirely decide whether we love it or loathe it, there’s no questioning our unabashed desire to check in. Located on Kowloon Park in Tsim Sha Tsui, The Mira Hotel is every bit the urban sanctuary with its über-luxurious spa facilities, top class restaurant and numerous bars and lounges – including an utterly tempting café-patisserie with chocolates, cakes and tarts that are beyond elegance. It may be brash, opulent and overwhelming, but Hong Kong’s Mira Hotel is a text book example on how to shower on the wow-factor with luxury, creativity and thoroughly compelling grandeur…

-Via We Heart

-Via Chictip