Classic metallics like copper never go out of style, and the last few years have seen an abundance of new designs. Most lighting manufacturers have seem to incorporate copper into their new collections. Unlike other metals, copper is extremely versatile, making it easy to incorporate in contemporary, as well as traditional interiors. Here are 6… [Read More]
Chez Carl Tapas & BBQ by Jean de Lessard
Montreal based interior designer Jean de Lessard has designed the Chez Carl Tapas & BBQ in Nun’s Island, Canada. The restaurant interior was inspired by fractal theory, an interpretation of nature’s geometry, and its wonderful irregularities. The variable geometry that was integrated succeeds in breaking the monotony and gives beat to the space. But it… [Read More]
Ease Chair by Arco
Dutch design company Arco released the Ease chair in collaboration with Jonathan Prestwich & Burkhard Vogtherr. The Ease chair adds a new meaning to comfort, featuring a back rest that moulds to fit your body. Arco describes the back rest as ‘flexible fingers’ that mould to your body shape and increase the level of comfort. The chair’s… [Read More]
J. MAYER H. und Partner wins competition for Volt Berlin
J. MAYER H. und Partner, Architekten has recently been announced as the winner of the invited competition for Volt Berlin, a new concept for a location for shopping and urban experience near Berlin’s Alexanderplatz. The new complex was envisioned as an experience cluster aimed at adventurous visitors with a focus on smart urban lifestyle. The… [Read More]
Sorel Residence by _naturehumaine
_naturehumaine designed a house in Montreal’s suburb Sorel, that stands out from its surrounds. The Canadian based architects were faced with the challenge of designing a contemporary single-family home in the middle of a neighbourhood full of Victorian-inspired houses. The client purchased a vacant lot in Sorel, a suburb of Montreal, to be close to… [Read More]
Ginkgo by Blå Station
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]
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]
