Ginkgo is an attractive sound-absorbing panelling system designed by Swedish manufacturer Blå Station, in collaboration with Stone Designs. The colourful panels take inspiration from the ginkgo tree, by combining Japanese tradition with a contemporary European perspective. The ginkgo tree is an important symbol in Japanese culture. After the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945,… [Read More]
Archives for 2014
HELIX by Open Source Workshop
OSW – Open Source Workshop designed an innovative diffuse furniture system that has the ability to adapt simultaneously to any vertical and horizontal surface. Recently presented at the 2014 Milan Design Week, HELIX is a modular system that generates a continuous interior space. Its form recalls a natural system that emerges from the structure beneath…. [Read More]
Burkhardt Leitner EuroShop 2014 by Ippolito Fleitz Group
Ippolito Fleitz Group designed the Burkhardt Leitner constructiv exhibition stand at the EuroShop 2014. The exhibition stand showcases creative solutions that bring into play Burkhardt Leitner’s modular architecture systems. It also honours the company’s founder on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. This year, the company’s core strengths – precision, innovation and modularity – team up… [Read More]
Won Dharma Center by hanrahan Meyers architects
hanrahan Meyers architects (hMa) has designed the Won Dharma Center, a recreational and spiritual retreat in Claverack, New York, for the Won Buddhists, a Korean organization that emphasizes balance in one’s daily life and relationship to nature. The 20,000 square foot center is located within a 500-acre property on a gently sloping hill with views west… [Read More]
World’s smallest 3D Pen lets you doodle in the air
Three London based designers (Delphine Eloise Wood, Anton Suvorov and Ismail Baran) have created the LIX 3D, the smallest 3D printing pen in the world, that allows users to doodle in the air. [vimeo 90314569 w=800&h=355] The small pen does not require the use of paper, and can be used in writings, accessories, decoration pieces, art… [Read More]
David Trubridge launches new designs at Wanted Design NYC
World renowned, and New Zealand based designer David Trubridge will be launching new designs at the New York Wanted Design (May 16 – 19, 2014). Among the new products, he will also re-launch three designs from his collection that are now sent as kitsets. The kitset method, named Seed System by the company, has various… [Read More]
GEN Modular Wall Covering by Dsignio
Dsignio has created GEN, a new collection of wall coverings, for Peronda‘s brand Harmony. The 3D elements have the ability to completely transform a space with playful geometric compositions. The designers have been totally free during the process of creation. The only condition was that the final design should be a concept quite different from… [Read More]
Bridge Studio by hanrahan Meyers architects
hanrahan Meyers architects designed the Bridge Studio as a new artist studio building for couple Joe Amrhein and Susan Swenson. Located in Easton, Pennsylvania, the new building will house a painting studio for Joe on the East side, and a writing studio for Susan on the West. The couple’s desire for an appropriate setting to entertain artist friends created part… [Read More]
Tracks Table by Alain Gilles for Bonaldo
The Tracks Table by Alain Gilles for Italian manufacturer Bonaldo is an extendable table that draws its inspiration from train tracks. The Tracks table features an extension system that is an integral part of the design, making it easily adjustable to accommodate more seating. The “Tracks” tables are all about movement, all about assuming the fact… [Read More]
schmidt hammer lassen designs Ningo Cultural Home
schmidt hammer lassen architects has completely the design for a new cultural home for the city Labour Union in Ningbo, China. Known as the Home of Staff, the 100,000 m² project was the winner entry in an international competition in 2013. The proposed project features an eclectic mix of functions, split across two separate buildings…. [Read More]
