How would you like a camera based off the popular Instagram App that allowed you to post your photo directly to the app and print out a copy for yourself as a keepsake? It seems that the brilliant minds at ADR Studio are trying to work out the logistics behind just that.

Photo via ADR Studio

Called the Instagram Socialmatic Camera, ADR Studio combines today’s social media with the Polaroid camera of the past. Now you can give all your photos the Instagram treatment.

Here are some of the features from ADR Studio:

• 16 GB mass storage.
• Wifi and Bluetooth.
• 4:3 touchscreen.
• 2 main lens, first for main capture, second for 3D filters, webcam applications and QR Code capturing.
• Optical zoom.
• LED Flash.
• Internal printer to make your Instagram photos real.
• Paper cartridge with Instagram Paper Sheets.
• Dedicated 4 colors ink tanks.
• InstaOs 1.0, which put together Facebook and Instagram App feature.

Instagram already has powers that be of Facebook behind them. We’d love to see this camera become a reality.

This month Architectural Digest steps inside the New York headquarters of cosmetic heiress Aerin Lauder.

Photo via Architectural Digest

And while we are impressed by the beautiful decor above, we find that Aerin’s Aspen retreat is much more in-line with Trilogy’s mountain style.

Photo via Vogue

To see more of Aerin’s Aspen home visit www.vogue.com.

If you are looking for some help designing your Colorado mountain home give Trilogy Partners a call 970-453-2230.

We’ve always been fascinated by the disappearance of architect, fabric maker and CIA operative Jim Thompson. While vacationing in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia in 1967, Thompson vanished and despite a  massive search was never to be seen or heard from again.

Thompson was responsible for revitalizing the Thai silk industry in the 1950s with the founding of the Thai Silk Company. He partnered with Broadway in 1951 for the Rogers and Hammerstein musical, The King and I, which he provided the fabric for.

Designer Vicente Wolf explores Jim Thompson’s Bangkok home in the Wall Street Journal article “In the Mood for Thai”. Wolf  tells the WSJ that “When I first visited the house, about 30 years ago, I was blown away by how wonderfully traditional and Thai it feels..Now that I have a better understanding of the culture, I realize that it’s in no way traditional, and in no way Thai; it’s an infusion of many elements.”

Take a look at the Jim Thompson House below.

Photo via WSJ

For more information visit jimthompsonhouse.com.

The man who changed the way we do hair, Vidal Sassoon, passed away yesterday at the age of 84. Sassoon, who gave Mia Farrow her signature look for “Rosemary’s Baby”, credited the Bauhaus movement for his “geometric style.”

“My whole work, beginning in the late 1950s, came from the Bauhaus,” explains Vidal. “It was all about studying the bone structure of the face, to bring out the character. I hated the prettiness that was in fashion at that time.

Sassoon told Architectural Digest that “Architects have always been my heroes.” His Richard Neutra house in Bel Air was featured in the magazine last spring.

Photo via Architectural Digest

Photo via Architectural Digest

Photo via Architectural Digest

To see more of Vidal Sassoon’s home visit www.architecturaldigest.com.

Library ladders have been showing up in almost every room in the home. From kitchens to living rooms, you’ll find ladders are used as an easy way to reach those top shelves. We love how versatile a library ladder is, it can function as a decorative element and as a functional part of the space. Take a look at how these library ladders are used throughout the home.

The Kitchen:

Photo via Casa Bella Decor

The Bedroom:

Photo via Caribbean Living Blog

A Little Nook:

Photo via Apartment Therary

The Mud Room:

Photo via Pinterest

The Living Room:

Photo via Pinterest

Add some interest to your home by bringing in a library ladder for those hard to reach places.

Saturday was Cinco De Mayo, a holiday that many Americans celebrate, but don’t really know the significance of the day.  Cinco De Mayo commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. According to Houzz, “The French intervention in Mexico lasted only six years — from 1861 to 1867 — but the influence of the French on Mexican culture was more far reaching.” Houzz examines the impact the French colonial and baroque styles had on Mexican architecture.

Take a look at 5 ways the French influenced Mexican architecture and design, via Houzz.

1. “Large windows and French doors”

Photo via Houzz

2. “Gilded Accents”

Photo via Houzz

3. “Large Staircases”

Photo via Houzz

4. “New facade materials”

Photo via Houzz

5. “Door Reliefs”

Photo via Houzz

We were pleasantly surprised to see Adam Levine’s, the Maroon 5 front man and a judge on the hit NBC show The Voice, affinity for mid-century modern. His 1940s Hollywood Hills home, which was featured in Architectural Digest, is a mix between vintage and contemporary style pieces.

In the home a Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg portrait shares the space with a 1960s sideboard by Arturo Pani.

Photo via Architectural Digest

Photo via Architectural Digest

Photo via Architectural Digest

Photo via Architectural Digest

Levine tells Architectural Digest that “Furnishing a home is no different than going into the studio and making music. You want to make sure you’ve pared down all the extra details so that in the end, every stitch has a context uniquely yours.”

To see more of Adam Levine’s home visit www.architecturaldigest.com.

Trilogy Partners’ Steamboat House project was featured in Architectural Digest. To view the article click here.

We are saddened to hear the news that the legendary entertainment icon Dick Clark has passed away today at the age of  82. His career, having spanned over sixty years, included “American Bandstand”, “Pyramid”, “TV’s Bloopers & Practical Jokes”, “American Music Awards” and of course “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”.

We just came across his California home, which was recently put on the market last month, on Inhabitat.com and thought we’d share it with you.

Clark’s $3.5 million home in Malibu was modeled after Fred and Wilma’s house on “The Flintstones.” We love how this home complements the beautiful landscape of the Pacific ocean.

Photo via Inhabitat

Photo via Inhabitat

Photo via Inhabtiat

Photo via Inhabitat

You will be missed Dick Clark. New Year’s Eve won’t be the same without you!

When does technology overstep its bounds? Metropolis Magazine answers this and more in their in depth look at Google’s new Project Glass.

Google has this to say about Project Glass,

We think technology should work for you—to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don’t.

A group of us from Google[x] started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment. We’re sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input. So we took a few design photos to show what this technology could look like and created a video to demonstrate what it might enable you to do.

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We are always thinking outside the box here at Trilogy Partners and are excited to see technology breaking down barriers, but are there some walls that should be left up? What are your thoughts?

This month, in conjunction with Colorado Architecture Month, we want to celebrate all things architecture. During the month of April, the American Institute of Architects Colorado (AIA Colorado) holds several events, free and open to the public, where you can learn more about sustainable design and the great architects and designers that have helped shape a movement, like John Lautner and Charles and Ray Eames.

To learn about the different events being held statewide visit www.aiacolorado.org.

You’ll be able to join the conversation for Colorado Architecture Month on Twitter by using the hashtag: #CoArchMo.

We’d love to hear which architects, whether local or not, have influenced you.