09 Concéntrico 2023: Open Calls
09 Concéntrico 2023: Open CallsConcéntrico 09, International Architecture and Design Festival of Logroño, proposes to reflect on the urban environment…
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Canairi Fresh Air Monitor: designed to improve your health
The Canairi Fresh Air Monitor draws inspiration from methods used in coal mines during the 18th century to detect gases, such as carbon monoxide.In those days, mine workers would bring a canary with them in the coal mine, to detect toxic gases — when the bird fainted, it was time to get out. Using a built-in
Foody: these kitchen scales don’t just weigh your food
The teal coloured device looks like a table lamp, which speaks to the product designer’s aim of creating something that would look smart whilst sitting on a kitchen countertop.Called Foody, the concept food analyser tells you what is inside your food. It’s inspired by a BMI machine, which typically uses an electrical pulse to determine the
Tokinari: incense to convey times by Kondo Chinatsu
Download our DWalking guide (pdf, mobile-friendly) with all the info for visiting.The project brings the sense of “ma”, a Japanese concept that relates to all aspects of life, often described as a pause in time, finding meaning in distance and time. The “ma” is found in Tokinari by using incense and sound.It holds the incense upside down
Plaktivat 15 Poster Design Competition: ’Blood Donation’
Plaktivat 15 Poster Design Competition: ’Blood Donation’ is now open for entries! Plaktivat 15 Poster Design Competition: ’Blood Donation’: TAM-TAM Institut is announcing the international 15th Plaktivat Poster Design Competition in designing a city poster, this time on the topic of ’Blood Donation’ and invites all creators, individuals as well as agencies and companies to
Call for Films
Call for FilmsCall for Films. The 15th Budapest Architecture Film Days, organized by KÉK – Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Centre, are…
Sunbeam Side Table is a stunning piece of furniture
Known across the globe for his iconic sense of poetry, wanderlust and romance that he seamlessly infuses into products, spaces as well as experiences – UK-based Mark Mitchell crafts a minimalistic ‘Sunbeam Side Table’ skillfully sculpted from Botticino marble by artisans at Serafini. “Heaven has often been depicted as being in the clouds, that have this
Magway delivers the future of commercial transportation
Magway, a UK based engineering start-up enterprise has raised over £1.5 Milion to initiate a revolution in transportation.Magway is preparing to build a network of tunnels that will carry commercial good over magnetic tracks. Each tunnel, measuring less than one meter in diameter, will ship commercial goods across multiple stations, non-stop, at a rate of
Ro room divider: luxuriously warm and minimalistic
Beautifully translating to tranquility, Sweden-based Mia Cullin brilliantly crafts the Ro room divider with a painted aluminum structure featuring modules covered in wood or leather that rotate independently and effortlessly adapt to spaces. Comprising clean, straightforward as well as simplistic geometric shapes harmoniously infused with handcrafted intricate details – her alluring work ranges from interior design
In Conversation with Ben van Berkel from UNStudio
In Conversation with Ben van Berkel from UNStudio ECHO, Tu Delft, the Netherlands. Image courtesy of UNStudio. Share ShareFacebookTwitterMailPinterestWhatsappOrhttps://www.archdaily.com/992005/in-conversation-with-ben-van-berkel-from-unstudioSince its inception, UNStudio has been known as a speculative practice, producing real world projects through the means of research, experimentation, testing, and conceptual frameworks. Co-Founder and Principal Architect, Ben van Berkel will discuss the strategies that
Metals in Construction 2023 Design Challenge: Redevelopment for Residential Use
Metals in Construction Magazine 2023 Design Challenge: Redevelopment for Residential UseThe cultural change in office use brought on by the pandemic amidst a widespread housing shortage suggests redevelopment opportunities that can be explored through the lens of a speculative design competition. This is the theme of the Metals in Construction magazine 2023 Design Challenge, which awards
Floating Ideas by Guan Lee for Gabriel Scott
Download our DWalking guide (pdf, mobile-friendly) with all the info for visiting.Dr. Guan Lee’s striking floor installation, illuminated by light bulbs, is made from POLiROCK, a new material developed by Material Architecture Lab: fired clay with unique characteristics, somewhere between ceramic and rocks.It appears natural and yet it is made by recycling manufacturing waste.Lightweight and porous
Lugo: a piece of luggage inspired by LEGO
Focusing on crafting objects that are anything but boring by harmoniously blending function with style and imagination, Bored Eye design studio fabricates ‘Lugo’ – one-of-a-kind LEGO-inspired luggage as their recent submission to Render Weekly.Based in Essex, UK and an anagram of Bedoyere – Bored Eye design studio is brilliantly founded by industrial product designer Liam
Jaguar Project Vector: the cities multi-purpose car
The new Jaguar Project Vector concept adapts its interior cabin space for private or commercial use.At National Automotive Innovation Centre, Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled the bold new concept vehicle, Project Vector, as part of the company’s Destination Zero journey, offering its vision of an autonomous, electric, connected future for urban mobility. Jaguar Land Rover’s
Long Life, Low Energy: Designing for a Circular Economy
Long Life, Low Energy: Designing for a Circular Economy Long Life, Low Energy: Designing for a Circular Economy © Agnese Sanvito Share ShareFacebookTwitterMailPinterestWhatsappOrhttps://www.archdaily.com/992003/long-life-low-energy-designing-for-a-circular-economyThis exhibition demonstrates how the principles of the circular economy can help create more sustainable, net zero architecture for the future.RIBA’s Built for the Environment report shows that 40% of global greenhouse gas
Sustainability in Architecture
Sustainability in Architecture is now open for entries! Sustainability in Architecture: Archiol Artuminate recently has organized this second edition of the sustainable architecture essay competition to spread awareness of the sustainable measures that the construction and building industry needs to adopt to mitigate the harmful impact on the environment. architecture sustainability green energy competitions About
Images float in mid-air with Mi TV Lux Transparent
Xiaomi announces the release of the first mass-produced see-through OLED television screen to mark its 10th anniversary.TV manufacturers have recently played with various strategies to improve the look of TVs when not in use. These include a fold-away screen, covering it with aesthetically pleasing sculptural elements, or mimicking the wall behind. Almost completely disappearing may
The Polygon Wi-Fi radiator is the future of heating
Polygon is the result of a collaboration between Italian radiator manufacturer IRSAP and an open innovation design platform Desall.Having won the Red Dot Design Award earlier this year for innovation, Polygon’s technologically-advanced electric design is a sneak peek at the future of radiators.Polygon is rather atypical of most radiator designs. Characterised by a sensual interplay
MSDx Summer 2022
Discover what’s happening at the Melbourne School of Design at MSDx Summer 2022, as the building is transformed into a…
2022 Global Challenge calls for architectural project submissions
The 2022 edition of Architecture-in-Development’s (A–D) annual Global Challenge (#GC2022) is welcoming submissions from self-build communities worldwide from 26 October. The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2022.Running from October to June each year, the Global Challenge identifies and showcases the most impactful inclusive and sustainable architectural projects worldwide, and helps accelerate their development. It does this by connecting self-build communities with A–D’s global network of 60,000+ (largely female) architects and building professionals, and its
Buster + Punch presents CAST Collection
London-born home fashion label Buster + Punch is famous for its solid metal home fittings and fixtures, which define its first full bathroom range.Named the CAST Collection, it includes towel rails, vanity units, wet-rated hardware, mirrors and shelving alongside several small-scale fittings like hooks, soap bottle holders, shower door pulls and toilet roll holders. Made from
