Sound insulation of an elliptical floating building
Sound insulation of an elliptical floating building, Noise greatly affects physical and mental health, especially…
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Seaside house design with tubular volumes
New York firm FORMA has envisioned a seaside home featuring tubular volumes raised on slender…
Yachthouse won American Architecture Award
The Firm’s Yachthouse by Pininfarina Takes Home Win in the Skyscraper/High Rises Category for its Brazilian residential tower project. International design firm Pininfarina, known around the world for bringing its distinct automotive heritage and sleek aesthetic to the built environment, is pleased to announce that the firm’s Yachthouse by Pininfarina, a residential project located in southern Brazil’s
Archi Icon – Kengo Kuma
Kengo Kuma’s architecture is open to many interpretations, but contextuality is the common denominator of all his work, especially the latest: well aware of his nation’s history, at the same time the Japanese architect takes a journey into modernity with a candour that is typical of his culture. Every planning act is characterized by that
The Line 3 floor lamp is made of sustainable materials
The Line 3 floor lamp by Jan Goderis consists of a terrazzo base with grooves in which a simple, sleek lighting profile can be set up in different positions. Meanwhile, materials have been chosen for their low environmental impact. The overarching inspiration for Belgium studio Jan Goderis Design Lab was simplicity. As suggested by the
Promote circular design in offices and workplaces
Promote circular design in offices and workplaces, Architects and interior designers have often claimed that…
Formation of a private villa with the sweeping concrete roof terrace
Indian architecture institute Studio Symbiosis has designed a private villa, with its sweeping concrete rooftop…
Blur Table is an aesthetic piece of furniture
Specializing in furniture, lighting and everyday things – Berlin-based designer Hayo Gebauer crafts an extraordinary ‘Blur Table’ featuring warm beech wood, aluminum as well as glass. Through domestic objects that are long lasting – his aim is to provide a vision of functionality, beauty and quality. “The individuality in my work is deep rooted in
Candy collection by Studio Berg
Inspired by sweet childhood memories, Candy is a new series of glass objects designed by Studio Berg to bring the joy of the candy shop into the living space. Candy canes, lollipops and more remind us of objects’ ability to transport us across time and space, and the potential of common shared experiences to connect
Brand Story – Perkins&Will
A century ago, Larry Perkins and Philip Will Jr met as roommates at Cornell University, shared a tiny office in Chicago afterward, and designed their first project together, a house in Illinois, for a fee of 15 cents an hour. Perkins&Will today is ranked among the top global design firms, with more than 1500 professionals
Create an intricate façade of arched bamboo elements for hotels
Ruang Nyaman, a company based in Bali, has created an intricate façade using arched bamboo…
Farming handmade furniture by Sampling
Farming is a series of handmade furniture – by the Latvian company Sampling – with crocheted upholstery and wooden details. The concept of this collection is a mutation of volumes that evolve from a traditional piece of furniture – pouf. The creations assume forms that relate to nature, landscape elements, and the animal world, although there are
Spaghetti Bench by Pablo Reinoso
For the series entitled Spaghetti Bench, Pablo Reinoso used public benches, which are anonymously designed and travel across cultures with an out-of-time, old-fashioned quality, as a starting point for his reflections. Starting in 2006, these new creations have multiplied and found homes in very diverse places. © Spaghetti Bench by Pablo Reinoso In line with
Playwood tables are living sculptures
The Playwood series, made in Germany by Hamburg designer Silvia Knüppel, lives up to the promise of its name: playful use of this table is not only possible but positively required. The table is made up of 33 loosely stacked individual layers of solid wood, reminiscent when fully closed of a classic side table
ASPECT Studios wins design competition for Alibaba’s Xixi Campus in Hangzhou
ASPECT Studios wins design competition for Alibaba’s Xixi Campus in Hangzhou, ASPECT Studios won the…
PurityCapsule by Slamp: the light that cleanses
In March 2020, while the Covid19 lockdown took over Italy, Slamp, producer of quality handcrafted illumination since 1994, led their Research and Development team into a new creative frontier: the PurityCapsule. Scientific studies published in the Virology Journal showed that Covid19 can survive on surfaces for up to 28 days; it favors plastic, metal, paper, and glass
Pillow Power: the Alpha 2.0 cleans itself
It features a carbon-infused memory foam and a cover made with pure silver fibers that help it to maintain a self-cleaning surface, which helps to prevent bad bacteria growth. Product designer and entrepreneur Ivana T. Lowchareonkul developed the Alpha Pillow 2.0, following the success of its predecessor on Indiegogo. Similarly, it uses innovative materials to
Precious Plastic: building brick from plastic waste
Precious Plastic just released a brick made from 100% recycled plastic to empower people to build constructions just like with LEGO (but a whole lot bigger). The brick design is published open-source, meaning that anyone can download the drawings online, for free, and start turning plastic waste into a useful building material. The bricks are
Completion of the first complete office building on Park Avenue in New York
Foster + Partners, the well-known British firm, has completed a new office tower on Park…
The SFIR lamp is a sculpture you can and should touch
Designed to generate a creative interplay between human and object, the SFIR table lamp invites users to playfully interact and switch between different light ambiances. The SFIR lamp is characteristic of German designer Johannes Budde’s usage of a combination of simple geometric shapes. The design comprises linear and curved geometries to produce a visually balanced
Designing a memorial for the deceased in the construction sites of the World Cup stadiums in Qatar
WEEK architecture studio based in France and Chile designed the monument. This monument addresses the…
