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I love when I get tips to check out unusual architecture and designs. This time, I owe credit to Home Owner Nut Iris, who tipped me off on the ultimate of Haute couture house exteriors designed for — who else? – the Elvis of Haute couture, Pierre Cardin. If you’re ever on your way to Cannes (of course), drop in for a gander at the Palais Bulles. The Bubble Palace was completed in the town of Théoule-sur-Mer with its astounding Mediterranean views in 1989. It’s been the mecca for Cardin pilgrims ever since.

Beam me down

Photo by Palais Bulles

Seen through a porthole of an adjoining room, the palais house exteriors seem an invention of a 1950s Sci-Fi movie colorist. You’ve got to visit the Palais Bulles home page and wander around…virtually.

Bubble dress architecture

Photo by Dornob

And why wouldn’t the couterier to the stars who first designed the 1950’s bubble dress want anything less than fizzy pop for these interiors? It’s a pretty dreamy bedroom, don’t you think? Dornob has a good selection of Bubble Palace photos.

Room for all your trendy companions

Photo by Izismile

I found this room with a view at Izismile. The Bubble Palace has 28 round bedrooms, all cushioned by wall-to-wall fluff and lights that change the mood of the room as the world turns. The villa overlooks a 500-seat cliffside amphitheater that leans out over the Mediterranean.

Passage to plush

Photo by Izismile

The creator of Maxim’s loved circular shapes. The hallway resembles a passageway for the visionary race of Krel from Forbidden Planet.

Looking for your next place to “take a meeting”? Try this dandy of a room at the Palais.

Photo by Beautiful Life

Woozy yet?

Mobiles are hanging decorations or dynamic sculptures that give home interiors panache and sizzle. These kinetic pieces allow you to color your rooms while allowing for constant change. As early as in 1931, Marcel Duchamp coined the term “mobile” to describe the balanced, hanging representations of the spheres that make up our Solar System. Artist Alexander Calder is often credited with creating wire-frame mobiles supporting rotating shapes, colors, and designs.

Photo by Konrads

Mobiles, according to the folks at the MIT Media Lab, are typically constructed from the outside in, or the insides out. The mobile pictured above, Jonathan Clowes’ Soaring Spirits, hangs 20′ wide by 25′ deep by 50′ tall. The painted aluminum birds and stainless steel flock of birds can be made to any size. Contact Konrads for a quote..

Awesome, huge mobile designs

Photo by Hanging Mobile Gallery

Noah Li-Leger sells these hand-made, “At Sundown”  mobiles, 25″ tall by 80″ wide, made out of painted sheet steel and steel rods. You can order your own for around $1,100. Contact The Hanging Mobile Gallery.

Modest prices, brilliant colors

Photo by Etsy

If you can’t afford a Li-Leger, think of ordering up a $130 blue and white Blue Ocean mobile at Etsy. Of course, it’s a wee smaller at 13 x 22 inches. Each mobile is made of recyclable polypropylene shapes, balanced on stainless steel wires.

Design your own mobile online

Photo by Atomic Mobiles

Atomic Mobiles invites customers to assemble their own shapes and sizes, choosing from 40 different colors. There are ten master patterns, each with pieces sized to keep things moving in the slightest air. Pieces come in flat hues, metallic glitter, or retro patterns. You’ll find small size mobiles for baby and children’s bedrooms.

Flowing Rhythm Red

Photo by Konrads

My current mobile favorite is the large Flowing Rhythm Red mobile sold at Konrads for $998. The plastic ball and fiberboard shapes stretch out at 60″ tall by 75″ wide.

I hate to leave you hangin’..;.