Home as Your Own Creation

I’m a maniac for open floor space. In fact, anyone who knows me might characterize my profound dissatisfaction with clutter as a bit of a personality disorder. Be that as it may, the new Open Space Shower Enclosure, designed by Eoos for Duravit, has broad appeal, even if your penchant for unencumbered spaces isn’t as pronounced as that of yours truly.

One central premise of creating appealing rooms is that the perception of space is just as important—if not more so—than the actual square footage. The notion explains the preponderance of the mirror as a device to increase perceived space. Just so

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For more than a decade Todd Eberle has been photographer at large for Vanity Fair, responsible for setting the aesthetic for the magazine: one of stoic beauty.

“Empire of Space”, published by Rizzoli, is Eberle’s retrospective collection, covering his thirty-some years as a photographer.

But this isn’t just your average portfolio. Inspired by one of photographer Walker Evan’s old volumes, Eberle orders his pictures to mirror each other.

This editing technique offers a rare chance to get inside the mind of the photographer, to see what Eberle sees when he takes a snapshot.

Some images become strikingly similar.

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