Toronto based Dubbeldam Architecture + Design developed a complete modular work environment. The POP-UP Office comes as a new typology of workspace, that is easily transported, reconfigurable and rapidly deployed. Dubbeldam re-imagined the concept of modern workspace, and produced a completely adaptable set of modular units, built out of reclaimed wood shipping pallet boards and… [Read More]
Archives for March 2014
Benjamin Hubert’s Ripple Table Goes Into Production – Lighter & Stronger
British designer Benjamin Hubert announced the launch of a production-ready version of the lightweight Ripple table, which is on the shortlist for Design Museum’s Design of the Year 2014. Ripple 2.0 will weigh even less than the prototype (first launched at the 2013 London Design Festival), and can now easily support the equivalent of a… [Read More]
Tom Dixon Presents CLUB at Milan Design Week 2014
Tom Dixon reinterprets the conventional Gentleman’s club at the Milan Design Week, where he will showcase his latest furniture, lighting and accessories. The theme of the CLUB takes the historic British members club, and transforms it into a “a modern day home-away-from-home, a plush and cultured haven where pleasure and work collide”. A misspent youth spent in the London… [Read More]
Bubbles Seating by busk+hertzog for +HALLE
Formerly known as globe zero 4, the Danish furniture company recently changed its name to +HALLE. In collaboration with designers busk+hertzog, they developed the Bubbles seating system. The Danish duo took a unique approach to traditional upholstery techniques, that won them the 2013 IF Product Design Award. Behind every product lies a story. Sometimes it’s obvious and can be… [Read More]
The time it takes – A short movie dedicated to Enzo Catellani
To mark the launch of Catellani & Smith’s new website, Giorgio Oppici created a short movie dedicated to Enzo Catellani’s vision, in the unique working space where he creates his lamps. “The time it takes” introduces viewers to the fascinating world of the Italian lighting manufacturer Catellani & Smith. [vimeo 89622077 w=800&h=355] When I create a lamp, I always start off with… [Read More]
Wiel Arets Architects Complete Allianz Headquarters
Wiel Arets recently completed the Allianz Headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. Comprised of a 20 storey tower, and 5 storey annex, the Allianz Headquarters is a “hybrid-office and the pinnacle of a master planned mixed-use district on the edge of Zürich’s city center”. The Allianz Headquarters can be experienced as horizontal and vertical landscape of neighbourhoods…. [Read More]
Walk The Line Exhibition Milan Design Week
Luca Nichetto and Lera Moiseeva will introduce Walk the line at the Milan Design Week, an exhibition that features the Sucabaruca coffee set, and Cheburashka table set. The exhibition will focus on the stories behind the two products that were born in different cultural, and geographic parts of the world, yet share so many craftsmanship… [Read More]
Cheburashka Tableware Set by Luca Nichetto and Lera Moiseeva
After a recent collaboration with Toronto based Mjölk, in the creation of Sucabaruca, Italian designer Luca Nichetto continues the search of different traditions and international cultures. This time, Luca Nichetto teamed up again with Russian designer “but New Yorker by adoption” Lera Moiseeva, to develop a new tableware set for Dymov Ceramics. The table set was… [Read More]
Shigeru Ban Wins the 2014 Pritzker Prize
Architect Shigeru Ban has been announced as the 2014 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Known best for projects such as the Centre Pompidou-Metz in France, and Cardboard Cathedral in New Zealand, Shigeru Ban is highly respected for his humanitarian work in disaster relief projects across the world. Receiving this prize is a great honor, and… [Read More]
Contrast House by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
Toronto based firm Dubbeldam Architecture + Design transformed a 125-year old home, into a modern, up-to-date residence. Located on a corner lot in a dense Toronto neighbourhood, the Contrast House aimed to increase natural light in the interior using contrast, as well as to reduce the house’s ecological impact. The architects accomplished their goal to… [Read More]
