Michael Sodeau has created for Modus a sculptural, high back cocooning sofa that is ideal for private spaces and reducing acoustics. Titled the Library, the piece is manufactured from cold cure polyurethane foam over a steel frame on a ply base. The Library includes a separate drop in cold cure sear, while a powder coated… [Read More]
Archives for August 2014
Hydrogene Pendant by Lasvit
Hydrogene, designed by Lars Kemper and Peter Olah exclusively for Lasvit, brings together an architectural arrangement of light elements with a special bubbly texture that create a playful show of light and boasts an incredible depth of radiance. Hydrogene showcases a series of combinable, artistic elements in various shapes that create a wide range of… [Read More]
Time Travel by Gianluca Minchillo for Progetti
Gianluca Minchillo has created a series of wall clocks for Progetti that appeal to the people’s nostalgic nature. Titled Time Travel, the series originated from the designer’s idea to allow people who live in a country other than their city of origin, to feel ‘at home’ through time, but also lets us dream of a destination…. [Read More]
Grove Towers by 3XN
Shortlisted for the 2014 World Architecture Festival Award, the Grove Towers by 3XN mark the company’s first project in Mumbai. The 77,ooo m² development incorporates a 130 meters tall luxury residential tower, that houses premium 3 and 4 bedroom apartments, and a secondary slightly shorter tower containing more modest 2 bedroom apartments. The design takes… [Read More]
Halo by Richard Hutten for Artifort
Richard Hutten, in collaboration with Dutch manufacturer Artifort, has created a chair that brightens up the room. The Halo was inspired by Jeremy Harvey’s Hello There chair, and features a design built up entirely from circles. Artifort used a rubber pad press technology that ensures the 2 mm thick seat and back are extremely comfortable,… [Read More]
Oxford Big Data Institute planning by Make gets approved
Make Architects have recently revealed their approved design for the newest addition to Oxford‘s Old Road Campus, the Big Data Institute (BDI). The state-of-the-art data center will store, analyze and process vast amounts of health-related digital data, with the aim of providing new insights into illness and treatments worldwide. The Big Data Institute will be… [Read More]
Crown Mahogany Room by Bates Smart
Award winning studio Bates Smart has designed a series of premium gaming rooms with exclusive ground floor arrival lobby and dedicated lift for the Crown Mahogany Room, located on Level 1 of Crown Towers Hotel, in Melbourne, Australia. From the first steps within the newly designed Porte Cochere and lift lobby, visitors are introduced to… [Read More]
Swedbank Headquarters by 3XN
Danish architecture studio 3XN has created for Swedbank, a modern office with emphasis on transparency, Scandinavian simplicity and a dynamic social environment. The design focuses on the core values of the organization: openness, simplicity and care. The architectural design concept was developed around a folded triple-V structure that breaks up volume and creates an inviting… [Read More]
First Arena Central Building by Make wins planning
Birmingham City Council has granted detailed planning consent for the development of the first commercial building at Arena Central proposed by Make Architects. Arena Central, which is set to be the first speculatively developed new office building in Birmingham City Centre since the start of the latest property cycle, will provide 140,000 sq ft of… [Read More]
VIVID Table Lamp by NEVOA
Portuguese brand NEVOA creates interior products with a fusion between contemporary design and craftsmanship. Their newest product, the VIVID Table Lamp, encompasses their vision through a blend of woodworking techniques and the art of handmade silkscreen. The table lamp was inspired by the dawn light over the cliffs. As with all their designs, VIVID emphasizes the… [Read More]
