After the devastating earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 that hit New Zealand, the city of Christchurch has launched a Recovery Plan in aid of redeveloping of city’s centre, which was severely damaged. At the core of the program is the New Central Library (NCL) designed by schmidt hammer lassen architects. The previous Central Library on… [Read More]
Archives for 2015
Progetti launches fairytales inspired collection of clocks for kids
Progetti has announced the launch of a new collection of clocks for kids, born from the collaboration with Caecilie and Virginia Hechtel. Their studio Hans&Greta was the perfect choice for the new range as their speciality is creating items connected to the world of fairytales. The collection includes three clocks inspired by popular children fairytales:… [Read More]
Plass Media by Luca Nichetto for Foscarini
Luca Nichetto has recently presented at the Milan Design Week his newest collaboration with Foscarini, the successor of the popular Plass Grande, scaled down to smaller and domestic dimensions. The Plass Media stays true to the magical appeal of its ‘bigger sister’ and comes in the same colours: grey and light blue. The familiar image… [Read More]
Elica Wins the 2015 iF Design Award for the Édith Hood
The elegant chandelier-like Édith Hood designed by Fabrizio Crisà for Elica, has won the 2015 iF Product Design Award, annually given out by the Hannover iF International Forum Design. This year, the best international projects that stood out for their design were chosen out of nearly five thousand nominated projects. Among all the products I’ve designed… [Read More]
Ikon Table by Marc Thorpe for Horm
Alongside the QuaDror™ Collection at the 2015 Salone del Mobile, Italian manufacturer Horm has also introduced a new table designed to be the expression of the concept “the least possible design”. Designed by Marc Thorpe, the Ikon table features a ceramic top surface that rests on four tapered minimal legs acting as trusses. The legs are… [Read More]
Exocet Chair by Designarium
We have featured the Exocet Chair in our top picks from IDS15 Toronto earlier this year, and we had to share more images of this inspiring design in case you did not have a chance to see it at the show. The Exocet Chair is the first piece of furniture created by Montreal based Stéphane… [Read More]
Garden House by De Matos Ryan
De Matos Ryan has completed The Garden House, a new 179 m² house at the far end of the rear garden of a Victorian house in Battersea, South West London. The architects were commissioned to design a new garden annex for a newly married couple that required additional space to accommodate seven children. The annex was to… [Read More]
Monument for a Bulb by Ingo Maurer
Monument for a Bulb is an intriguing small lighting object that looks like a tiny maquette for a huge monument. The sculptural lighting fixture is part of the I Ricchi Povery collection by Ingo Maurer, so well known for its whimsical designs. You may remember Toto and Bzzzz we featured last year. Monument for a Bulb… [Read More]
Horm presents QuaDror™ Collection
The new QuaDror™ Collection recently presented at the 2015 Salone del Mobile marks the first collaboration between the Italian manufacturer Horm, and New York based studio Dror led by Dror Benshetrit. QuaDror™ consists of a selection of pieces that features a brilliant versatile structural system that is enhanced by simple and elegant materials. While he was working on… [Read More]
Cristian Sporzon designs prototype inspired by New York Skyscrapers
Cristian Sporzon has revealed a prototype that takes inspiration from New York’s skyscrapers. The tall structure of the Set Back cabinet features a 360 functional storage system emphasized by cleverly placed mirrors and drawers. When I designed Set Back I was thinking about New York Skyscraper. In 1916 groundbreaking Zoning Resolution was issued, this fact… [Read More]
