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Studio Aisslinger, headquartered in Berlin, has given the Jägermeister office a colourful and playful interior design that pioneers modern casual office ideas. The Jägermeister headquarters in Wolfenbüttel, Germany is designed around creativity and a vibrant workplace that rebels against grey, uniform offices.The Jägermeister office design is a visual representation of how the world is changing
Finding the perfect harmony between material and functionality, Germany-based designer Deniz Aktay crafts “Nested Lamp” – featuring light brilliantly being ‘caught’ and enclosed by two semi-transparent or plexi-glass sheets.During his studies and work experience – the multitudinous intricate aspects of creating, forming and designing have always been a vital aspect in his innovatively creative work. “The
Is the air that you’re breathing fresh and clean? Even your air purifier today can make you second-guess this thought with – dust flying during filter replacement and internal pollution of the product.Successfully solving this problem by getting inspired from humble coffee capsules – Korean-based Inho Bae, Min Woo KIM, Segye Han, Jinsu Du collectively
British architecture firm Foster + Partners has completed a new sustainable headquarters for the Hungarian…
A resort with tent-like suites, in Wadi Ashar, Saudi Arabia, was designed by the Paris-based…
A new exhibition at the V&A Dundee explores our relationship between plastic and nature and…
Italian designer Francesco Faccin designs the perfect at-home gadget.This project is part of the collection of new Italian design brand Orografie, conceived by Giorgia Bartolini, curated by Vincenzo Castellana and intended to showcase new and upcoming talent.“Allodola is an object that would not have existed 10 years ago,” says Faccin.He’s talking about the Allodola smartphone
Austin-based technology company ICON has received funding from NASA to develop lunar and space building…
As part of a team called the North Creek Collective, MVRDV has created the Sea…
Platek is “outdoor lighting”. On the strength of its considerable specialised expertise and technical prowess in positioning itself in this field with top-quality products, the brand has, however, also set itself the new challenge of moving in the opposite direction.The company is now deploying its technical knowledge into implementing innovative ways of bringing light, developed
It may shock you to find out that keeping your fruit in one bowl isn’t the best way to keep it fresh, that’s what the Uninest fruit bowl by Jungmo Yang.That’s because common fruits like bananas and apples are climacteric, meaning they ripen after they’re harvested.As climacteric fruits ripen, they emit ethylene, which can speed
Zhu Pei Studio in Zibo designed a masonry art center, covered by five hyperboloidal ceilings,…
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed its vision for the masterplan for ODESA EXPO 2030 made…
Initially the Guise collection consisted of three benches and a console made from carved foam and spray-coated in glossy car lacquer.After the Nilufar’s exhibition FAR, designed by Space Caviar and curated by Studio Vedet in 2019, Odd Matter added a screen, a table and two planters to the original furniture collection.“Surfaces protect what is below
The Seoul-based designer, Jeong Greem, applied this rule in her last furniture collection, Mono: a series of simple, single-line drawings turned into rope-like tables, chairs, benches and lamps.With her furniture series Mono, the Korean designer Jeong Greem has lost the canonical concept of “chairs” and “tables”, giving them a new three-dimensional scribble-like design Jeong Greem
Mario Cucinella Architects has built a “climate-sensitive” university building, consisting of green and white elliptical…
New shapes, colours and textures create an extensive story for houseof. Shapes are geometric, daring and striking with a big nod to mid-century modern architectural design. Clean lines, surfaces, shapes and angles are the main feature of the brand’s lighting designs, combining simplicity with bold shapes and colours.The new 2020 Houseof’s collection will featured new shapes, colors
Crafting an interactive game design – Korean global manufacturer Intops brilliantly launches innovative sustainable ‘Tower Blocks’ as a part of their Revive Project from recycled plastic and wood waste. “Today, people look beyond convenience for better products – they seek the joy of ownership. There is a great challenge in transforming good designs into functional objects and
Unsound concrete can be identified by various signs such as visible cracks, micro-cracks, spalling, flaking,…
Swedish architecture firm White Arkitekter and Helsinki-based architecture practice K2S Architects have been selected to…
Portuguese brand Theia has created four tile collections in collaboration with Studiopepe, inspired by the motion of the sea and its waves.With a broader meaning associated with the theme of travel and exploration, the formal investigation culminates with four models, Mar di Giava, Mar di Flores, Mar di Kara and Mar di Banda. The tiles, which
