1. Curbed tours a home by Takuro Yamamoto Architects that might just be the pinnacle of minimalism.

2. PopSugar Home finds nine elegant living room essentials under $1,000.

3. The MoMA PS 1 blog Inside/Out previews the museum's first children's book, Young Frank, Architect.

4. Core 77 showcases HERObike, an organization in Greensboro, Alabama, that has developed a bicycle design that uses a lightweight frame of locally harvested bamboo.

5. Flavorwire explores eight idyllic retreats that have played host to notable artists and writers.

6. Wired checks out a new Lego collection designed to challenge the imaginations of budding architects by forgoing instructions altogether.

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8. Vimeo user James Munn created a video montage of well-known midcentury modern homes featured in film.

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