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Targeted at children with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, the Luna Ankle Foot Orthosis uses a toolless modular system to adapt to as they grow. Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia is a progressive disease that causes weakness and stiffness in the leg muscles. It can affect a patient’s gait and often requires assistive devices known as an ankle-foot orthosis
Sprout – designed by Raymond (Shiyu Guo) – is a planter and an air freshener that can improve the quality of air in your kids’ rooms. It can give children aged 6 to 9 years, an idea of how plants filter CO2 and produce clean air. Just like real plants, it is powered by sunlight. The “leaf”
A former architectural complex consisting of a hospital and several old factories has been converted into a family bed and…
Download our DWalking guide (pdf, mobile-friendly) with all the info for visiting. One represents a design that translates abstract notions in Chinese typography into physicality and materiality. By isolating the ostensibly disconnected components of Chinese typography, from calligraphic origin to aesthetic realization, the desk itself attempts to explore possibilities of examining the activity of writing Chinese
Download our DWalking guide (pdf, mobile-friendly) with all the info for visiting. Small, prestigious, convivial: Small Living Kitchens™ is a totally brand new system designed by Andrea Federici for Falper that maintains the high standards and convivial layouts of large kitchens in previously unimagined compact spaces as small as just 2.5 square meters. Display-worthy objects create
Download our DWalking guide (pdf, mobile-friendly) with all the info for visiting. Formed of a collection of pillows in various tones positioned on a metal structure with flowing curves. The Plasma armchair merges the simplicity of a persistent visual character with the intricate technology of the structure, produced with computerized bending and welding techniques. © Plasma
Bjarke Ingels Group, Austin technology company ICON,and Lennar homebuilder have designed large-scale 3D-printed homes in Austin.ICON and BIG shared new…
Download our DWalking guide (pdf, mobile-friendly) with all the info for visiting. By announcing the opening of its first two boutiques dedicated to furniture and home decor, Dolce & Gabbana Home presents its new collection. Blu Mediterraneo, Leopardo, Carretto Siciliano, Zebra are the graphic decoration that can be found on candles, glasses, and mirrors to seats
Download our DWalking guide (pdf, mobile-friendly) with all the info for visiting. Gaspar Bonta turns furniture into a dance between transparency and color with its geometric plexiglass furniture collection. The iridescent multi-colored surface enables the nightstand, bench, and coffee table to change color depending on the lighting conditions and angle vision, making them an ever-changing spectacle.
Download our DWalking guide (pdf, mobile-friendly) with all the info for visiting. Grace Prince’s work crystallizes in seemingly random forms – but in reality, they are the fruit of extensive study and synthesis – some primary human sensations such as the sense of fragility, the lack of balance, and precariousness. Objects that, while fully preserving their
Unveiling the design of one of London’s largest timber development projects,Foster + Partners has unveiled the design of a new…
Announcing the design of the tallest residential tower in the United States of America,Austin-based HKS has announced the design of…
Sound insulation of an elliptical floating building,Noise greatly affects physical and mental health, especially those that we cannot control.Whether it’s…
New York firm FORMA has envisioned a seaside home featuring tubular volumes raised on slender stilts in Miami, US.Design featuresThe…
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
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 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,Architects and interior designers have often claimed that well-designed office spaces,It will translate into…
Indian architecture institute Studio Symbiosis has designed a private villa,with its sweeping concrete rooftop terrace formation in Ghaziabad, India.Design featuresThe…
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
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
