Unusual Wedding Inspiration: modern architecture

A week ago, I teased you with award-winning architecture by New Space Architects Pte Ltd. as unique wedding inspiration. This was the image that had tantalized me:

modern luxury home in Singapore’s stunning Sentosa Cove, architects: New Space International Ltd.

Though, at the moment, no couple has commissioned me to create a stationery concept with this design direction, I was so inspired I created this save the date card concept:

save the date card sketch, as card is closed.

I playfully mimicked the home’s perspective (the above card sketch is shown as it’s closed).

Some elements would be laser-cut, revealing parts of the card’s interior, thus resembling an actual building. As the card opens up, it could look like this:

..and when fully opened and laying flat, it could look somewhat like this (again, the perspective would just be a trompe l’oeil effect):

avant-garde architecture-inspired save the date card concept

To infuse this avant-garde design with a touch of life, I could add a sophisticated tailor-made illustration resembling you and your fiancé. Within the architecture-inspired and laser-cut card, the figures would almost look as if they are living in a house!

architecture inspired wedding save the date card concept by Astrid Mueller Exclusive.

If there’s something you’re passionate about that you’d love to bring to life in a very unique wedding stationery concept of your own, I’d be excited to hear from you!

Unusual Wedding Inspiration: Sentosa Cove Architecture

If your heart beats faster seeing groundbreaking architecture such as this:

modern luxury home in Singapore’s stunning Sentosa Cove, architects: New Space International Ltd.

…you doubtlessly have a very distinguished sense of modern, minimalistic design, and I’m certain that you’re envisioning a unique wedding design!

The above image inspired me so much I devised an architecture-inspired save the date card concept, even though no one has commissioned me for it (yet).

Come back in a week to see how the architecture piece above could set the tone of your wedding celebration or upcoming exclusive designer party!

Some of my favorite blogs

This morning, my brother called me while I was at meetings in town to spontaneously ask if I could come babysit tonight. Said and done!

Since I wasn’t able to stop by my place for my beloved Apple and hard drive, I’ve decided to blog about something other than my own work. Instead, I’ll share some of my favorite wedding and style inspiration blogs with you!

Absolutely Ladylike for feminine, elegant, fashion-inspired photo art:

We Love Typography for constant amazing type design inspiration:

Wedluxe Canada for high fashion wedding inspiration:

coco + kelley for breathtaking style, design and architecture inspiration:

Swiss-miss, not just because the author, Tina Roth Eisenberg, is Swiss like me, but because she’s amazingly talented, successful, yet down to earth – utterly inspiring! I love her blog because it’s all about design, slightly geeky and fun:

Portugal-based & American style-inspired wedding designers & photographers Andre & Sofia and their Brancoprata blog for romantic and gorgeous wedding eye candy (here by Easy Dreamer Photography and guest blogger Annie from Marry You Me):

The Demoiselle blog for fashion, wedding and accessory eye candy:

Fashion Gone Rogue for the more daring fashion photo art and the latest designer campaign glimpses:

Blogs from fellow designers like my friend Anna and her darling inspiring design diary BlinkBlink:

Sarah Klassen and her blog Haute Design always make me swoon. All her finds are nothing short of amazing, from architecture to fashion, Paris style or food design – haute it is!!

Greige -  imperfect perfection! Sophisticated details, from catwalks to home decor to the pretty little things around us!

This is Glamorous (and it is!):

I have many many more favorites, it was so hard to just pick a few! Which are your favorite blogs?

Celebrating love with a custom-tailored illustration

Christmas was coming up, and my wonderful copywriter, Jessica Fox, was searching for a really special gift for her parents.  Not only that, but their anniversary is January 1^st, so it had to be something extra one-of a-kind.  Her mum used to model, they both love fashion, and Jessica thought an artwork celebrating their relationship would be a marvelous surprise. So, together with her sister, Jessica decided to commission me for a tailor-made, romantic fashion illustration of their parents as a Christmas/anniversary gift.  Why was it perfect? Because they are gloriously style-conscious, elegant, happily in love, and just look so good together!

This is the first inspiration board I put together as reference of their design taste and lifestyle. After speaking with Jessica and learning about her parents and their style, I envisioned to work in this color palette:

Then I created this mood board as reference for their lifestyle and joy of life:

mood board to reflect the couple’s lifestyle.

Come back next Friday to see sneak peeks of how I created their illustration!

CREDITS:

1. hotel: Francois 1Er, Paris, France via Splendia
2. vintage pin-up art: George Petty via the pinupfiles
3. photography: Andrea & Marcus
4. photography: Andrea & Marcus
5. photo: Richaix Heinemann
6. resort: Vedema Resort, Santorini, Spain via Splendia
7. table scape design by Gary Spain, spotted on apartment therapy
8. resort: Bill & Coo Suites and Lounge, Mykonos, Greece, via Splendia
9. resort: Hotel Columbus, Monaco
10. photography: Andrea & Marcus

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