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D. Chirico Bakery

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Key geometries and the language of a woven wicker basket inspired this Melbourne-based artisanal-bakery interior by March Studio.

HOOF Lounge Table

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0100

British industrial designer Samuel Wilkinson has teamed with Daniah label &tradition to launch a new table in Stockholm this week.

Still Installation at YSP

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0100

Jem Finer's Still is a large scale projection that explores invisible, incessant life-infusing nature.

Bernstrand & Co.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0100

Swedish architect and designer Thomas Bernstrand is presenting a slew of new products this week at the Stockholm Furniture Fair.

Bucherer Store

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Historic Swiss watch manufacturer Bucherer has opened a new store in St.Moritz to reflect the brand’s aesthetic overhaul.

Church of Seed

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:20:00 +0100

Perched atop China's sacred Mount Luofu, a church's structure has been influenced by understated simplicity and its natural surroundings.

Permy Mi Jang Won Salon

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0100

A quirky, cartoonish hair salon in South Korea is a cheerful surrounding for haircut-goers.

Luminarie De Cagna

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0100

At a Belgian festival designed to celebrate ‘light, happiness and music,’ a massive lighting installation used 55,000 LEDs to create a faux cathedral.

Claesson Koivisto Rune

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0100

Multi-disciplinary Swedish brand Claesson Koivisto Rune designed a handful of new products to present during Stockholm Design Week.

IJburg College

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100

IJburg College in Amsterdam traded rigid rows of desks and walls for movable stools and screens.

Halsuit Shop

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:22:00 +0100

A menswear store in Okayama, Japan, boasts an a-typical approach to buying, styling and presenting suits.

Vanke Triple V Gallery

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0100

A pointy, triangular showroom-gallery for Chinese developer Vanke juts from the coast of China's Dong Jiang Bay in China.

Introducing

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0100

German designer Silvia Knüppel uses familiar shapes to create objects with hidden layers of meaning.

Gucci Museum Florence

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0100

Luxury label Gucci has opened a museum that pays homage to the brand's history and craft.

NO Global Tour

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Santiago Sierra's latest work again addresses issues of exploitation and marginalisation.

UTENSIL Collection

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:30:00 +0100

A team of eight international designers joined forces to design the UTENSIL Collection – a series of items that have been reinvented to serve new funcitons.

Form Us With Friends Exhibition

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:25:00 +0100

The Form Us with Friends exhibition by Swedish design studio Form Us With Love opens today, in Stockholm.

Young Disabled Moduls and Workshop Pavillions

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:17:00 +0100

A psychiatric centre in Zaragoza, Spain, is pushing away stigma with eye-catching colour and a mountainous roof.

Bright Young Things Window Displays

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Currently taking over the windows of London’s Selfridges department store are 15 young, UK-based talents in fashion, art and design.

Striptease Installation

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100

A curtain made of over 1300 felt strips seduced visitors at the Interior Design Show last month in Toronto.

Bécasse Bakery

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100

The design of a boutique bakery in a Sydney shopping mall reflects the luxury of the pastries which it sells.

Inca Public Market

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0100

A twisting snake with a wooden skin forms a new square and market hall in Inca, Majorca.

Interstuhl calendar 2012

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:57:00 +0100

The idea was to interpret products in a different way, releasing our ownproduct in the process, and looking at it from a totally new viewpoint.The result is an impressive calendar, created by 12 renownedphotographers. “2012” shows the interstuhl Silver as it has never beenseen before.

Coupe Armchair

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0100

Inspired by fashion design, a stackable armchair has a removable upholstered cover cut like a garment of clothing.

Weird Party At The Other Side Of The Hedge Solo Show

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

In Megan Berk's art, comfortable imagery from architecture, interior design and lifestyle magazines is twisted in a mysterious and disquieting way.

Tierra Patagonia Hotel

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:46:00 +0100

A fossil-inspired hotel crafted from local resources blends weathered wood and sloping stones to showcase its surrounding mountain landscape.

Immortalize yourself!

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Wouldn’t it be great to have a personal clone of you adorning shop windows all over the world? To be an official window mannequin in the world’s most fabulous department stores? Well, now’s your chance to immortalize yourself! Hans Boodt Mannequins is looking for fresh characters and new poses to work with and this time it can be you. And that’s not all…

Ogimachi Global Dispensing Pharmacy

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0100

A plot of land in Osaka, Japan, was once a farm road and later an illegally-built house; today it’s home to a pharmacy that pays tribute the property’s heritage.

Seventy-Five Installation

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0100

For one of his largest installations to date, Nils Völker used 75 white cushions, aluminum sheets, a system of cooling fans and custom-made electronics.

Sculptures Cinetiques

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0100

Laurent Debraux creates delicate sculptures that seem to come alive, thanks to mechanics and magnetic laws; the result is playful, poetic and gently surreal.

Air China Blue Sky Tower

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten has won an international competition – the Blue Sky Building Project – to realize Air China’s new headquarters in Chengdou, China.

Why Skyscrapers are Overrated

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100

‘It’s time that we let go of our skyscraper fantasies and concentrate instead on making our mature city a better place to live,’ says architecture critic Inge Saffron. ‘Instead of focusing on the grand vision, we need make the grand adjustment.'

Wings of Inspiration @ Bread&Butter

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Polished white walls and popping blue accents comprised the Adidas display at January’s Bread & Butter Berlin fair.

University of Technology, Sydney, Great Hall

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0100

When students graduate this spring at University of Technology, Sydney, their ceremony will be held in a transformed hall where ‘mass customization’ is the key.

Tunnel for iPad

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:30:00 +0100

A new iPad application is inviting users to escape reality and head into mysterious tunnels, albeit virtually.

Olek Exhibition

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0100

I do not expect to be a mother but I do expect to die alone is the first solo exhibition in the UK by New York-based artist Olek.

Capsula Shop

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100

On the ground floor of a historic building in uptown Budapest, Göske Project realised a bright, futuristic interior for fashion label Capsula.

D/Struct Installation

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0100

An experimental project has smashed, crushed, blended and pulverized 60 objects in attempt to demonstrate how a physical product can function in a digital environment.

Infinity Installation

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0100

Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota has used a web of black threads to transform a room into a dreamy dark forest suspended in time and space.

72DP Parking Lot

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:15:00 +0100

A drab, concrete parking lot has been covered into an eye-popping display of colour in Sydney, Australia.

Landscape Fence

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0100

At a private home in Upper Austria, a steel structure acts as a cocoon to protect a swimming pool from the sun’s rays and neighbours' peering eyes.

Hauptschule Rattenberg

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Innsbruck-based architect Daniel Fügenschuh has inserted a pure concrete box into the historical center of Rattenberg, Austria.

Bento Collection

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Swedish design studio Form Us With Love has created the inaugural series for the new One Nordic Furniture Company.

Introducing

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0100

Working since 2008,Toronto-based Derek McLeod designs archetypal, comfortable and functional furniture.

Out Now

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0100

From sky-high towers to bunker-like bungalows, we glimpse inside over a dozen homes around the world. Kimihiko Okada miraculously realizes a Hiroshima house ‘with no ground floor,’ while Lukas Lenherr stacked three different housing types into one solid block in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland. Meanwhile, architect Rudy Ricciotti pays homage to Jean Cocteau in a museum design. In The Netherlands, Erick van Egeraat tones down his ‘bling bling’ trademark for a strikingly monochromatic extension to the Drents Museum. We speak with Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter – creator of very bold, very Scandinavian projects – and visit OMA’s Milstein Hall, the first new building to open at Cornell AAP in over a century.

Sculptural Musical Scores

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0100

With the unusual combination of scientific weather data and musical notation, Nathalie Miebach creates playful sculptures.

POD

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Instead of passing frigid sleepless nights in tents, campers in a Swiss village can sleep soundly in comfort, warmth and an eco-chic frame of mind.

The Fall, The Ball & The Wall

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:15:00 +0100

New York-based artist and architect Daniel Arsham is presenting his first solo show, on now at OHWOW in Los Angeles.

London Bus

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0100

British designer Thomas Heatherwick has updated the look of London’s trademark busses – dating back over 50 years – to give them a modern edge.

G-Star for Bread & Butter

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

In the midst of wintry Berlin, G-Star relied on light to brighten its Bread & Butter stand.

24h Museum

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

A temporary museum paid homage to the modern diva for just 24 hours last week at Paris’ historic Palais D’Iéna.

Aquatic and Recreational Centre Saint-Hyacinthe

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

The design of a swimming pool complex in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, combines a recreational centre with modern trends.

Cocoon_FS

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100

A type of phytoplankton called diatoms was the inspiration behind an organic structure that recently debuted as the exhibition pavilion for the Frank Stella show in Jena, Germany.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Wins Competition

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:00 +0100

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s Chicago firm has won an international competition to realize a 358-m-tall tower in Wujiang, China.

Powershop 3

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:45:00 +0100

Only two days remain to order advanced copies of Powershop 3 - our single biggest publication to date - at a discounted price!

Future Map Installation

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Following its neon window display for Diesel in Paris, StudioXAG has created a geometric turquoise installation for Future Map at Selfridges.

Il Profeta Exhibition

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100

Italian artist Margherita Manzelli bewitches and captures the viewer in an uncanny universe of female figures that are simultaneously beautiful and disturbing.

Introducing

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0100

Montreal-based designer Zoë Mowat combines surprising materials such as felt, wood and plastic with splashes of colour.

Club Workspaces

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100

Integrated into former industrial buildings in central London, Club Workspaces are drop-in office centres aimed particularly at start-ups looking for temporary rental facilities.

Anenome Installation

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0100

Using thousands of transparent, flexible plastic rods, Oyler Wu Collaborative created a tactile installation in Taipei, Taiwan, to counter the idea that art should be seen but not touched.

Elsewhen Exhibition

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100

In order to imagine alternative futuristic realities filled with indescribable mystery, Iranian-American Ala Ebtekar has dawn inspiration from Persian poet Hafez.

La Bohème

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0100

The renovation of La Bohème bar, located in the buoyant Rua das Galerias de Paris in Porto’s downtown, embraces pine wood throughout the entire interior.

Mercedes-Benz stand

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Mercedes-Benz has always known how to combine the spectacular with the subtle, and the automaker's presence at this year's IAA Motor Show in Frankfurt was no exception.

Elementary School

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

A new soccer-oriented elementary school, designed by JGMA, introduces an aerodynamic profile into Chicago’s Gage Park.

Jānis Avotiņš Exhibition

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Latvian Jānis Avotiņš's mysterious monochromatic paintings reinterpret the history and collective cultural memory of the Soviet era.

Cicada Installation

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

In the midst of the modern urban fabric of Taipei, Finnish architect Marco Casagrande has created what he calls ‘a cocoon for post-industrial metamorphosis’ – a space where he hopes city-dwellers can reconnect with nature.

Introducing

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

Rui Alves, the designer behind My Own Super Studio, has a close relationship with materials – he grew up in a family of experienced craftsman from Paços de Ferreira, Portugal, where he’s now based.

Fragile Installation

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Over the course of eight months, artist Roadsworth , in collaboration with Brian Armstrong, gathered the by-products generated by a commercial centre to produce Fragile , a replica of a natural ecosystem.

Little Hilltop with Wind View

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

When asked to create a small tower in Shimonoseki, Japan in which to enjoy panoramic views of windmills owned by Clean Energy Factory, designers Shingo Masuda, Katsuhisa Otsubo and Yuta Shimada took a conceptual approach to the project.

Audi Ring

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

‘Cars have to move,’ says Michael Ostertag-Henning of Schmidhuber + Partner. Keeping this idea in mind, the architecture firm designed Audi Ring, a monumental trade-fair stand complete with driving track.

Memory Loss Project

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

For the series Memory Loss , American photographer Mustafah Abdulaziz embarked not only on a 'road' trip, but an interior one.

Van Beuningenplein

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Three design firms transformed a public square in Amsterdam into a neighbourhood lounge area.

Citylights Skyscrapers

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

Renowned French architect Dominique Perrault alights the western Pont de Sèvres District in Paris with a new landmark.

New Amsterdam Showroom

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:34:00 +0100

Following a string of new showroom openings across the globe, Gaggenau raises the curtain of its largest European flagship in the Netherlands.

Preservation of Life

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

An unusual sculptural installation ran through six floors of the Centre Pompidou, Paris, during the last two months of 2011.

WirtschaftsBlatt Office in Vienna

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100

Enriched with strong splashes of colour, new offices for Austrian newspaper WirtschaftsBlatt adopt the motto ‘change to a new spirit’.

Bless This Mess Exhibition

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0100

Provocative New York-based artist Scott Campell will be presenting his first solo show in Europe, Bless This Mess, at Zurich's Galerie Gmurzynska.

Lik House

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100

Japanese firm Satoru Hirota Architects sets a single family house in three tunnel-like volumes.

Introducing

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0100

Mexican designer Raul Chavez collects and reflects influences from his South American surroundings.

Opening today

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

For one month from today, The Popular Workshop gallery in San Francisco will display new works by Spanish architect, designer and artist Luis Urculo.

La Fabrique Sonore

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

There’s still time to check out La Fabrique Sonore, an installation that combines ancient paper folding techniques with computer-aided design, at the Vranken Pommery Monopole in Reims, France.

Tauber Collection

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Sebastian Herkner revealed his Tauber-Collection earlier this week at IMM Cologne in Germany.

Aesop Soho London

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

After the success of its designs for Aesop Le Marais and Aesop Merci, Paris-based architecture studio Ciguë has realized yet another Aesop in London’s Soho district.

Chalmers Campus Lindholmen

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

It may not seem like the geometric mosaic structure in the centre of Linholmen, Sweden, was inspired by the Italian Renaissance, but it’s architects beg to differ.

New products unveiled at IMM Cologne

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Dutch duo Scholten & Baijings are well presented at the 2012 edition of IMM – happening this week in Cologne, Germany – with a new product called Shift and a range entitled Flare.

Vittra Telefonplan School

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Imagine a school with no classes or classrooms and you’ll be imagining a design challenge assigned to Danish studio Rosan Bosch.

Aquaeous Fluoreau

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

The breathtaking series Aqueous Fluoreau is the most recent body of work by photographer Mark Mawson, a nominees for the London Photography Award 2012.

Introducing

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

French designer Suzy Lelièvre twists and distorts objects, breaking them from their classical functions.

Metro Ikea

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

You’ll find many Ikea-filled apartments across the globe these days, but not often do you find a metro station with the same claim.

Klevens Udde Development Proposal

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0100

Overlooking the Skagerrak straight that separates Norway and Sweden, a proposed neighbourhood will be the epitome of luxury – and architectural – living.

A Room for London

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

Despite being perched atop a building in central London, a one-bedroom hotel offers visitors a sense of privacy – and unforgettable views – while they spend a night overlooking the city below.

Song Video Installation

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

Ragnar Kjartansson's latest video-installation Song is hypnotizing, sensual and ethereal at once.

Powershop 3

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0100

Advanced copies of Powershop 3 - our single biggest publication to date - are now available at a discounted price!

Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:08:00 +0100

‘We wanted this building to acknowledge and exploit its unusual urban condition,’ says architect Rob McBride of the latest edition to Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School’s campus.

Camper Together Rotterdam

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0100

For the latest in its Together series of stores by prominent designers, Camper has unveiled a cheerfully vivid shop in Rotterdam’s pedestrianized Lijnbaan.

Dalian Planning Museum Proposal

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

The governmental district of Dalian, China, is home to a remarkably architectural proposal whereby a sculptural museum will reflect and somewhat resemble its surroundings.

Freude auf Morgen

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:35:00 +0100

A room-turned-artistic lighting installation in Freiburg, Germany, combines video, paint and luminescent effects to conjure questions about the future, bend gravity and showcase technology.

Martin Luther Church

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100

Modeled after a massive table, the Martin Luther Church is topped with a dramatic ceiling resting on four steel column ‘legs.’

Look Now, See Forever

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0100

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s current exhibition features a series of immersive installations, sculptures and paintings where there are no shortage of her trademark aesthetic: polka dots.

You Will See

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Danish ceramic artist Anders Ruhwald is currently exhibiting a solo show at Copen Ceramics, a new venue for contemporary Danish ceramics.

Ishida Ophthalmology Clinic

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

Japanese architect Masaki Imamura has designed an ophthalmology clinic in Niigata, inspired by the city’s heavy winter snowfalls.

8 House by BIG

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0100

Danish firm BIG has been selected recipient of the 2012 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture, for its design of the 8 House in Copenhagen.

Project OSBox

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0100

When asked to design a ‘brainstorming box’ to encourage creativity, Belgian studio 5AM looked to a single material for inspiration.

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Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:25:00 +0100

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Aura Nightclub

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

In Long Island, New York, a nightclub and event space features a rainbow mosaic of light and sound.

Collective Housing Boréal

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

In Nantes, France, a subsidized housing building in a disadvantaged urban setting is masquerading as a creative - and colourful - architectural feat.

Mirror House

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

In Copenhagen’s Central Park, what was a graffiti-ridden playground has been transformed into a mirrored pavilion by Danish firm MLRP.

Branca Lisboa

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0100

Furniture line Branca Lisboa pays homage to the time when products were developed with patience and precision. Infusing traditional Portuguese crafts with contemporary aesthetics, the line offers a wide range of carefully designed and produced products.

Plastic Life Book

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +0100

The microworld imagined by French photographer Vincent Bousserez is now captured in a book.

PRO

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:15:00 +0100

Munich-based industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has teamed with FLÖTOTTO, a German furniture manufacturer, to launch the PRO chair.

KCV House

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

In the city centre of Mechelen, Belgium, a 18th-century home has been updated into a modern family dwelling.

One piece, one edition

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

For an exhibition commissioned by Novalis Fine Arts, mischer’traxler dissected a pendulum clock to form a furniture series.

Introducing

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0100

In Anika Engelbrecht’s work, special care in simple objects combine to reveal unique details.

From the Ted Prize to Encrages Exhibition

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

French artist JR lived an intense 2011. In March he was awarded with the prestigious Ted Prize which funds 'a wish to change the world.'

The Water Campus

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

A proposed building in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, is a platform for companies specialized in water technology.

Object Dependencies

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

In addition to its solo show at Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Japanese studio Nendo will be showing a second solo exhibition at Paris’ Pierre Alain Chalier Gallery.

Static Bubbles

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Just in time for Maison et Objet, Japanese studio Nendo is heading to Paris for a special exhibition.

Club Octagon

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0100

Simple geometric octagons and sparkling colours served as inspiration for a glossy nightclub designed by Korean collective Urbantainer.

Canada Water Library

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

‘The idea of a free standing object in space is appropriate for a library, since it's a portal to the discovery of other worlds,’ says architect Piers Gough of London’s new Canada Water Library.

Tokujin Yoshioka

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

At the upcoming Maison & Objet fair, the 2012 Creator of the Year award will be presented to Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka.

The Woonling Collection

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Germany-based product designer and writer Karoline Fesser has created a series of seats that seek to connect architecture and humans.

Café Kureon

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

‘It’s building with wood as though it’s masonry,’ says architect Kengo Kuma of his new, Jenga-like café in Toyama, Japan. ‘It’s a unique building method.’

Kimball Art Center

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0100

Los Angeles-based Brooks + Scarpa has revealed its plan in a competition to design the new Kimball Art Centre in Park City, Utah.

Constance 'Connie' Rice Portrait

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

Artist El Mac has once again displayed his incredibly photo-realistic techniques in a new mural.

Ocean of Dots

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:17:00 +0100

In Okayama, Japan, a private school’s office may have a dizzying effect on visitors.

New York by Gehry

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Frank Gehry has realized the tallest residential tower in New York City’s history.

Hugo Boss Window Display

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Resembling a bedazzled nightclub, a window display at Hugo Boss’ Berlin shop was a sound-animated light installation.

Starbucks Coffee

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

If you’re grabbing a venti latte to-go from the new Starbucks Coffee in Tukwila, Washington, you’ll be picking it up from a surprising location.

The Cassandra Cucine

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0100

An Athens-based brand has proposed an elliptical approach to kitchen design.

Stuart Melrose

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Later this month, British designer Stuart Melrose will be premiering a new collection at Designersblock.

Ramat Gan House

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

Israeli firm Pitsou Kedem has realized a new urban villa in Tel Aviv’s eastern Ramat Gan district.

Woodstock Design Contest

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0100

First look! Fifteen shortlisted projects in the Woodstock Design Contest have been revealed.

Basque Culinary Center

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

When designing the structure of a culinary school in San Sebastian, Spain, it was only fitting that architects at Vaumm looked to stacks of plates and bowls for inspiration.

Stage Canopy for Cover Boy

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0100

As part of a stage set design in NYC, a performance installation was made of corrugated cardboard and zip ties.

Prisoners of Conscience Installation

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

Armenian artist Karen Sargsyan has once again turned paper in sculpture, creating a theatre-like environment inhabited by mysterious characters.

Home/Unusual Store

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

A clothing store in Venafro, Italy, has an oxymoronic mission: to resemble a cozy home and a fantasy land simultaneously.

Saijo Clinic

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

A mental health clinic in Tokyo has been designed to resemble traditional Russian matryoshka dolls that stack into one another.

Jaffa\Tel-Aviv Restaurant

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

A new restaurant in Tel-Aviv pays homage to the city’s historic charm.

Normann Copenhagen

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0100

In Copenhagen, Denmark, a 1700-sq-m retail store has been dubbed the ‘Most Innovative Store’ award at Denmark Global Innovation Awards.

Private Portuguese House

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

A house near Barcelos, Portugal, seems to have been implanted in its green surroundings – a sound influence on the design of the two-storey home.

Regalo Salon

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:02:00 +0100

In Tokyo’s suburb Omiya, a three-storey salon is kept organized by a series of dividing screens that separate spaces according to function.

H-House

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

A three-storey structure in Shiga, Japan, contains a private duplex home and public café, connected by one grand staircase.

Out Now

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0100

Elephant #9 is now available!

Hangzhou Broadway Cinemas

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:57:00 +0100

While film editors splice movie slides to form a film, designers at Alex Choi patched together various spaces to create a movie theatre.

Villa Veth

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

123DV is a Rotterdam-based bureau specialized in the design of modern villas.

Introducing

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

Petar Zaharinov is a Bulgarian designer who applies puzzles to architecture and design. With this idea in mind, he founded Praktrik furniture.

Le Grand Patio Blagnac

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Don’t be fooled by this industrial-looking block in Blagnac, France – it’s actually a group of 80 housing units.

Religious Centre

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0100

X Architekten’s community centre-cum-chapel in Linz, Austria, is proof that the most challenging briefs often produce the best results.

Stockholm Central Station

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:46:00 +0100

Scheduled to open in 2017, Stockholm’s new Central Station will deliver a brighter, more modern façade to the city’s core.

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank Offices

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:57:00 +0100

The newly refurbished offices of Norway’s biggest saving bank, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, is an intensely blue-hued space.

Copenhagen Healthcare Centre

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

‘Create a healthcare centre that is more like a home and less like a hospital.’

Bubble Installation

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Dutch interior and fashion designer Iris van Daalen made a layered glass ceiling using a special technique to create the illusion of space.

Hostem

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:02:00 +0100

It’s been two years since JAMESPLUMB won accolades – and some awards – for its Shoreditch store Hostem .

Out Now

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

Frame #84 is now available!

Canopy

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:27:00 +0100

A stylized cluster of trees has sprouted from the shantytown of Altos de Cazucá on a steep hillside south of Bogotá.

Stuttgart Library

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

It took 12 years before the new Stuttgart Library saw the light of day.

Furniture Factory

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100

Dutch designer Lucas Maassen has hired some little helpers – his three sons – to assist him in his latest project.

Ron van der Ende

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0100

Rotterdam-based sculptor Ron van der Ende uses recycled wood to create wall mounted bas-reliefs.

Levi's Amsterdam

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

ReStore: reuse, rebrand, rejuvenate. That’s the concept behind the new 240-sq-m Levi’s store in Amsterdam, a retail space meant to reflect the city itself.

Studio Lawrence

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0100

Studio Lawrence – which has offices in London and Rotterdam – has been awarded the 2012 Interior Innovation Award for its Raising Lantern and To Gather designs.

Kimball Art Center

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Danish firm BIG has revealed its design concept for the Kimball Art Center competition, to be constructed in Park City, Utah.

Louis Vuitton Island Maison

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Inspired by the glamour of early 20th-century transatlantic travel, the new Louis Vuitton Island Maison in Singapore is a nautical adventure.

Villa Midgård

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100

‘By using living materials, the house will become more characteristic with age,’ says architect Calle Smedshammar of the Villa Midgård, a private family dwelling in Stockholm, Sweden.

Eames: The architect and the painter

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Charles and Ray Eames – two of the most influential figures in the early American design scene – are the main characters in a new documentary devoted to their life and work.

Bloomberg Pavilion

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Standing outside Tokyo’s Museum of Contemporary Art, a temporary pavilion is an angular series of triangles.

BP RR headquarters

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100

In designing new headquarters for the BP Rotterdam Refinery, Dutch architecture firm Group A faced a dual challenge: to create a workplace protected from a potential explosion in the oil refinery and to lend shape to the company’s transparent organization.

Fabbrica

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Dutch studio Tjep. has realized its latest project in Bergen, the Netherlands.

Introducing

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Belfast-based designer Rachel Ballantine presents a project that tests classic perceptions.

Housing Hatert

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Rotterdam-based 24H recently contributed to the renewal of another Dutch city: Nijmegen.

Best Students of 2011 (#15)

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

French product designer Adrian Blanc is a graduate of the University of Art and Design, Switzerland.

Best Students of 2011 (#14)

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Scottish furniture and fabric designer Catherine Aitken is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, UK.

Best Students of 2011 (#13)

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Dutch designer Elise van Mourik is a graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Best Students of 2011 (#12)

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Israeli industrial designer Guy Mishaly is a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Israel.

Best Students of 2011 (#11)

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel is a graduate of the Gerrit Reitveld Academy, the Netherlands.

Best Students of 2011 (#10)

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Thai industrial designer Kijtanes Kajornrattanadech is a graduate of Central Saint Martins, UK.

Best Students of 2011 (#9)

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Dutch product designer Rianne Koens is a graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Best Students of 2011 (#8)

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Dutch product designer Rick Tegelaar is a graduate of the ArtEZ Institute of Art, the Netherlands.

Best Students of 2011 (#7)

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Italian textile designer Miriam Ribul is a graduate of Central Saint Martins, UK.

Best Students of 2011 (#6)

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Swedish textile designer Boel Andersson is a graduate of the Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Sweden.

Best Students of 2011 (#5)

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Latvian designer Germans Ermics is a graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Best Students of 2011 (#4)

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Israeli industrial designer Daniel Glazman is a graduate of the Bezalel Arts and Design Academy, Israel.

Best Students of 2011 (#3)

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Swiss product and interior designer Nicole Schindelholz is a graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Best Students of 2011 (#2)

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:45:00 +0100

Indian textile designer Priyal Garg is a graduate of Central Saint Martins, UK.

Best Students of 2011 (#1)

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0100

Dutch product designer Wendy Wassink is a graduate of the ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, the Netherlands.

Wrap Up Xmas

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Instead of creating another boisterous Christmas window display, Spanish firm Ja! Studio opted for a silent yet meaningful approach.

Student Housing Delft

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

In the Dutch town of Delft, a student residence building has solved a housing shortage problem in style.

Alexandre Herchcovitch Flagship store

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100

The São Paulo flagship store of Brazilian fashion designer Alexandre Herchcovitch was modelled after his own clothing line.

Steve McCurry Exhibition

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0100

An exhibition's design in Rome is paying homage to photographer Steve McCurry and the nomadic journeys he has taken to exercise his craft.

Lake Baikal Land Art

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0100

Land artist Jim Denevan has created the world's largest work of art to date.

Berlin Jewish Museum Stage Design

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Boris Banozic’s stage design formed a platform for hosting the celebration of Berlin’s Jewish Museum’s 10th anniversary.

Fin Noir

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

A mysterious, wintery forest in Finland was the inspiration for the Fin Noir exhibition at the SS12 Paris Fashion Week.

Naver App Square

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100

In front of Seoul's Myeongdong Theatre, a massive cardboard box occupied a 24-sq-m footprint for 17 days last summer.

Introducing

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0100

Influenced by several cultures, designer Christian Vivanco is seeking to explore the relationship between people and objects.

Saatchi & Saatchi Thailand

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0100

When Saatchi & Saatchi was moving its Thailand office, the branch’s directors wanted a ‘rebith’ in the look of their advertising centre.

JOH Solo Show

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Since personally developing the dripping technique, paintings by JOH (a.k.a. Jorge Humberto) resemble 3D sculptures.

Troll Gate Restaurant

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

‘I wanted to make the transition between inside and outside as rich and dynamic as possible,’ says Reiulf Ramstad of his dramatically peaked Troll Gate restaurant and visitors’ centre in Norway’s Romsdal Valley.

Katra

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100

Made fully from ramie fiber – an extract from the nettle plant – the Katra chair boasts an eco-friendly approach to design.

Musée Jean Cocteau

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0100

Undulating, curving walls and coloumns form the 2700-sq-m Musée Jean Cocteau in Menton, France.

Out Now: Industry of Nature

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0100

Our newest book, Industry of Nature , is now available!

5AM Fair Booth

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0100

When Belgian studio 5AM was designing its own fair booth, they used a budget-savvy 1000 flower pots to form an eye-catching stand.

ACNE Paris

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Swedish fashion house Acne has opened their latest location in Paris, though don't expect a typically French design.

Hypermarché

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100

You’ll have to hurry if you want to check out Hamburg’s Hypermarché shop – it’s only open until 24 December!

Pizza Express Plymouth

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0100

In Plymouth, United Kingdom, a chain restaurant has employed a fresh, designed approach – including a massive tattoo – instead of recreating a generic interior.

A Journey Between Two Fixed Points Video

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0100

A 50-minute-long video by Oliver Michaels is a documentary journey through different spaces, resulting in a constant accumulation of fragments and scenes.

Nanushka Beta Shop

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0100

In the Castle District of Budapest, the Nanushka shop was created to contrast traditional retail spaces.

Covers

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

In order to investigate architecture as a consumption object, Madrid-based artist Luis Urculo has used household objects to create replicas of buildings.

Platanus Bibliotechalis

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Los Angeles-based designer David Wiseman has infused his idealized vision of nature into the grand interior stairwell of the New West Hollywood Library.

New Ongoing Series

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Mother-daughter duo Marilène Coolens and Lisa De Boeck form the photography team Memymom, which has just made available an online preview of three upcoming photo series.

Cappellini Reopens Milan Flagship

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Italian brand Cappellini has reopened their revamped Milan showroom at Via Santa Cecilia 4.

Blaze

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0100

About 400km north of London, England, a roadside sculpture is giving the A66 motorway a designed identity.

Republic of the Moon Exhibition

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0100

As super-nations of the world race to explore outer space, a touring exhibition is depicting the moon as a privileged territory for poetic and playful celestial colonisation.

150,000mm Installation

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

A pop-up installation in Oslo is a made of 150m of coloured thread.

V&A Christmas Tree

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100

With only nine days to go until Christmas, it seems fitting we show you an inventive type of tree at London’s V&A Museum.

Steven Holl Selected Winner

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0100

American architect Steven Holl has been named winner of the annual 2012 AIA Gold Medal.

Van Beuningenplein

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0100

Three design firms transformed Van Beuningenplein – a public square in Amsterdam – into a communal living room for the neighbourhood.

Shelter

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Dutch product designer Henny van Nistelrooy has created a textile project that’s currently filling London’s Hayward Mayfair shop.

Tetra Shed

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Tetra Shed is a modular geometrical volume, designed to be a modern-day garden office.

The Tastings Room

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100

A restaurant in Singapore combines crafted black volumes with two layers of industrial aesthetics.

VISTA House

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0100

In Tokyo’s Nishidai Itabashi neighbourhood, Japanese firm Apollo Architects have amazingly fit a three-storey residence in a 54-sq-m plot.

Urbanears Boxpark

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0100

Colourful products contrast a monochromatic white interior at the Urbanears shop in Boxpark, London.

Kennedy Town Pool

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0100

The first construction phase of a Farrell’s Hong Kong swimming pool is officially complete.

Viet Hoa Mess

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:50:00 +0100

Instead of an overly flashy, exclusive restaurant, London's Viet Hoa Mess boasts a down-to-earth design with simple hospitality.

Introducing

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100

Traditional in form yet experimentalist in nature, Gonçalo Prudêncio’s work is developed with a special focus on sustainable issues combined with his very own standpoint on design.

Polonia and… Exhibition

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0100

Paris' Galerie Michel Rein is presenting Polonia and... , an exhibition of works from Allan Sekula's series Polonia and other fables.

St. Petersburg Pier ‘Wave’

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0100

It seems like a week can’t go by without another major announcement from Danish firm BIG!

Illy Café

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Interdisciplinary architect Caterina Tiazzoldi’s design for Milan’s temporary Illy Café is a maze of modulations.

Liberty, Quality and Fraternity Exhibition

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

An exhibition is exploring the relationship between French design, politics and culture, as demonstrated through a collection of products from the mid-1900s to the present.

50 Projects: 25 Objects + 25 Spaces

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100

A pop-up exhibition by Japanese masters Nendo showcases 25 interiors and 25 objects from a decade’s worth of projects – numbering 230 to be exact – by the prolific studio.

Koutalaki Ski Village Design

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0100

The latest in a slew of new project designs from BIG is plan to transform a ski resort in Levi, Finland.

Wald aus Wald

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0100

A fairytale forest crafted from paper is a homage to nature, floating airlessly above a gallery floor in Hong Kong.

Hansha Reflection House

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0100

In Nagoya, Japan, a two-storey detached home combines the ‘ephemeral moments of its surroundings with structural ingenuity.’

Mylamp, Pinelamp & Sheet

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100

Three lighting products by Danish studio Madebywho are ecologically and economically friendly.

Stade du Hainaut

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0100

In Valenciennes, France, a football stadium is encompassed by a mass of silver steel that coils it around like a snake.

Gaga’s Workshop

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0100

This winter, a creative interpretation of Santa’s workshop can be found at Barney’s New York, as pop superstar Lady Gaga has created her own workshop inside the luxury store.

Kirk Kapital A/S Headquarters Denmark

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Danish studio Olafur Eliasson has revealed its plans for the development of the Vejle Harbour in Vejle, Denmark.

SnackBox

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

In the heart of New York City, a 6-m-long shipping container has been converted into a transportable restaurant.

Christian Koban Jewelry Shop & Showroom

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0100

In the showroom shop of Berlin-based jewellery designer Christian Koban, four tonnes of rubber tires are given a new display function.

Pacific Place

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0100

The remodel of Hong Kong’s Pacific Place complex has delivered contemporary accents to an outdated 1980s building.

Amnesty International Campaign: Making the Invisible Visible

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

Making The invisible Visible is a street art campaign for Amnesty International.

Google Engineering HQ

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Fresh thinking and creativity should come easily for Google Engineering employees at their revamped London offices.

Voltaire Building @ Paris Diderot University

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0100

The latest addition to the Paris Diderot University campus is a slender tower.

The Fat Cow Restaurant

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

A restaurant and bar in Singapore is framed by a grid-like ceiling installation made of wooden cubes.

25hours Hotel Hafencity

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100

Located in Hamburg’s Hanfencity – an emerging city quartier – the 25hours Hotel offers its guests an unusual hotel experience.

RUBBERHOUSE

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0100

A single family dwelling in the Dutch town of Almere is clad in a black EPDM rubber skin.

Balloons of Buthan Project

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0100

In an attempt to measure happiness, artist Jonathan Harris has used inflated balloons as a quantitative tool in Balloons of Buthan.

Hungarian Autoklub Headquarters

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Mimicking the shape of a letter ‘a,’ the Hungarian Autoklub Headquarters serves two primary purposes in Budapest.

Space for Prayer

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Inspired by the bible sayings that reference light and dark, a church in Shiga, Japan, is a visual contrast of the two.

2012 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100

Dutch architect Herman Hertzberger has been named winner of the 2012 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture, one of the worlds’ most prestigious architecture awards.

Rita Magalhães Solo Show

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0100

In her current solo show, Portuguese artist Rita Magalhães is presenting works pervaded by the element of water with surprisingly lyric and crepuscular outcomes.

The Scotts Tower

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0100

Dutch design firm UNStudio has revealed their latest concept: Singapore’s The Scotts Tower will be a residential building towering 31 stories.

Hotel the Exchange Amsterdam

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Hotel the Exchange presents a punchy mix of eclectic fashion and design to the heart of Amsterdam.

Too Fat to Fail

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:45:00 +0100

Zurich gallery THE PROPOSAL is currently hosting a sumo-sized installation as part of a project that combines art and hospitality.

Cosentino Design Challenge 2012

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

Cosentino Group, the Spanish producer and distributor of quartz and other natural stone surfaces, presents the 6th Cosentino Design Challenge.

Flaxx Chair

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0100

Made of 100 per cent recycled material, the Flaxx Chair is an eco-friendly hybrid design that’s constructed from flax seeds.

Shine Store

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:09:00 +0100

An avant-garde, sci-fi-inspired space is the new home of Hong Kong’s renowned luxury fashion shop, Shine.

Ohne Titel Pop-Up Shop

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:59:00 +0100

Vibrant colour and complex geometry combine at a New York pop-up shop for fashion label Ohne Titel.

Introducing

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:15:00 +0100

Established just last year, Studio WM. – the ‘W’ stands for Wendy Legro and the ‘M’ for Maarten Collignon – is a Netherlands-based product design team that is drawn to all things flora and fauna.

McLaren Production Centre

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0100

For the 34,500-sq-m McLaren Production Centre in Woking, UK, Foster + Partners has created a serene white space more suggestive of medical facilities or high-tech manufacture than industrial production.

Medical Practice Ruinen

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:30:00 +0100

At a medical practice in Ruinen, about 150km outside of Amsterdam, is reflective of an ancient Greek approach to medicine.

Salt 4: Xaviera Simmons Exhibition

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100

To correlate with the exhibition S alt 4: Xaviera Simmons, the Utha Museum of Fine Arts has inaugurated a new permanent space.

Out Now

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:10:00 +0100

Mark #35 is now available!

Urban Future

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

At Design Miami, a series of 3D LED panels might have provided a glimpse into the future of cities, where roads and sidewalks can safely blend into one.

CATALOG

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0100

Having recently transformed a retail space by adding a proliferation of doors, Nendo pulls off a similar feat with window frames.

Musee de la Grande Guerre

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0100

A concrete and glass fortress commemorates World War I at a 3000-sq-m museum in Meaux, France.

Black Box Revelation

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0100

At Copenhagen’s Trailerpark Festival this past summer, a caravan was converted into a multipurpose meeting space that was dark by day and night.

Schiphol Airport Lounge 3

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

Travelers looking for last-minute gifts in Amsterdam's Schiphol airport need not venture far – a new space includes a cheese counter, bread shop, restaurant, plus flower store in one area.

Aesop University Place

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Simple and sleek are key characteristics of the new Aesop University Place in New York City.

GAT Schipol

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Dutch firm VMX has completed the new GA Terminal, bringing a touch of glitter to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.

Scandinavian Design in the Doll’s House

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

If you’re looking to get some holiday shopping done this weekend, here’s a gift idea from the editors of Frame !

Broken Butterflies Series

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0100

For Dutch designer Anne Ten Donkelaar, art and craft harmonize in micro worlds of impalpable grace, as seen in her new series Broken Butterflies .

Cosmême Shop

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Recently opened in the city of Koshigaya, Japan, Cosmême is a high-end cosmetics shop designed by Curiosity studio.

Dynamic Performance of Nature

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +0100

An interactive architectural media installation in Salt Lake City, Utah, is using lights to communicate environmental changes from around the world.

Firma Casa

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:30:00 +0100

An art gallery and showroom in Sao Paulo has a green facade, courtesy of the Campana Brothers and SuperLimão Studio.

Champions

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0100

At Design Miami, Galerie Kreo presented Konstantin Grcic’s Champions collection, a series of eight tables with graphics that refer to racing cars.

I woz ere Exhibition

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Painter George Shaw – a nominee for the 2011 Turner Prize – has returned to his hometown Coventry, which has been a main source of inspiration for his art. The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum will host a major retrospective of his work until 11 March, 2012.

Taichung InfoBox

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0100

At a former airport in Taichung, Taiwan, a giant bamboo structure is bringing attention to a developing social project.

Fuuud

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100

‘Rather than a recycling exercise, Fuuud is an exercise of reinterpretation,’ say Jordi Canora and Pepe López of Futur2, a Barcelona-based design studio.

Ideal Home Exhibition

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100

The exhibition Ideal Home at London's Mardsen Woo Gallery assembles the works of three artists, creating the overall impression of a liveable space.

Products for Elecom

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0100

Nendo is at it again. The Japanese design studio recently added new accessories to its repoitre of refined interiors and products.

Aesop Hong Kong Installation

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0100

Skincare retailer Aesop has created a temporary installation in Hong Kong’s I.T HYSAN ONE flagship shop.

Hiroshi Senju Museum Annex

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0100

In the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, a museum’s shop, restaurant and offices appear have landed in a spaceship-like structure.

Moroso Traveling Show

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:30:00 +0100

The Moroso Traveling Show is a touring exhibition across North America that’s celebrating the brand’s 60th anniversary.

Tori Tori Restaurant

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:15:00 +0100

What was once a residential house in Mexico City has been transformed ‘from the inside out’ into a Japanese restaurant.

TIPS

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:15:00 +0100

At the TIPS fashion store in Shanghai, design studio ///Byn was asked to rework the ground floor of a historic mansion in the heart of the city’s former French concession – without altering the original listed interior.

Frame Moooi Award

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0100

If you’re hoping to submit a last-minute entry to the Frame Moooi Award, now’s your final chance!

Another Contemporary Chair

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0100

Another Contemporary Chair , a project by Portuguese designer João Valente, explores the potentials of chair’s archetype.

Marni Beijing

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Last week we showed you a new Marni shop in Barcelona; this week we’re taking you the fashion label’s other new store in Beijing.

The Graphic Work of Nivola

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:50:00 +0100

The graphic work of Sardinian artist Costantino Nivola will be on show at Cagliari's Capitol Gallery until 30 December.

Design & Chaos

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0100

In his graduation project from the Design Academy Eindhoven, contextual designer Itay Ohaly embraced chaos and its complexities.

Cloud

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

When a client said, ‘I’d like to rest in a bed in trees,’ Japanese architect Masanori Kuwabara took on the unique challenge.

Urbanized Documentary

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0100

Urbanized , the last film in the trilogy of Helvetica and Objectified , had its world premiere September in Toronto, Canada. It’s the third film design-themed documentary series directed by Gary Hustwit, who this time focused on the design of cities.

Vyta Boulangerie Italiana

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:30:00 +0100

Simple bread is an elegant experience at Vyta Boulangerie Italiana in Turin, Italy.

Cherry Tree Installation

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0100

Using nothing but polypropylene plumbing pipes and nylon cable ties, London-based designer Tom Price has created an entire forest of cherry trees.

Frame Moooi Award

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:30:00 +0100

The application period for the Frame Moooi Award will be closing in just three days!

Origami

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Just steps away from Paris’ famed Arc de Triomphe is the Origami office, whose façade is modeled after the traditional Japanese art of paper folding.

Athens Optical Store

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0100

An optical store in Neo Psyhiko, Athens, is a lesson in organization.

The Fool Exhibition

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

For her first solo show in the UK, American artist Louise Despont chooses The Fool as a guiding theme.

Expandable Surface Wall

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0100

A self-supporting expandable surface has been created by three designers whose goal was to explore the limits in planar cutting patterns.

Edogawa Garage Club Renovation

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0100

An old Tokyo warehouse has had a total facelift, transforming it from grimy and outdated to sleek and modern.

Shinagawa House

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

In a 36-sq-m plot at the edge of Shinagawa, Tokyo, a two-storey dwelling embodies the jaunty spirit of its residents: a young couple who are trekkers and climbers.

Cement Figurines Invade HLP Project Space

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Isaac Cordal's cement figurines invade HLP Project Space in Brussels, where they'll remain until 8 December.

House in Hiyoshi

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:15:00 +0100

The private apartment of a young couple in Hiyoshi, Japan, is a lesson in maximizing deception and space.

Electricity Museum Lisbon Installation

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:30:00 +0100

Visitors to Lisbon’s Electricity Museum might think they’re seeing things through yellow-tinted lenses, as an exhibition is casting a lemony glow over the space.

ATG IT Department

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +0100

In designing a new office space for the IT department of ATG, Note Design Studio created a concept that offers employees a home away from home.

House 712

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0100

About 60km outside of Barcelona, a triangular house is keeping things simple.

The Poverty of Riches Exhibition

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Exhibition The Poverty of Riches presents the new body of work of Andrea Büttner.

Lavazza con te Partirò

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:15:00 +0100

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its calendar, Italian coffee brand Lavazza presented an exhibition that celebrates espresso, imagery and beauty.

Expandable Surface Pavilion

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

A geometric birchwood pavilion and meeting room was created an experiment in pushing the boundaries of standard plywood fabrication.

Kutaisi Airport, Georgia

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

UNStudio’s design of the new Kutaisi Airport was revealed by Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili on Tuesday.

Forty Eight

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0100

There’s nothing cryptic about its name; 48 interconnected modules comprise Nils Völker’s latest installation, Forty Eight.

White Chair

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:15:00 +0100

Greek interior designer Iosif Vasilodimitrakis has created a chair that visualizes relations between an object and the human body.

BIG Wins Competition

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Danish firm BIG has won a competition to build a 15,000-sq-m research centre for the Sorbonne’s Scientific Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris.

Maurizio Cattelan: All

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

In what’s considered to be the last exhibition of Maurizio Cattelan’s work, the artist dangled nearly all his oeuvre in New York Guggenheim Museum’s hall.

Grid(h)ome Pavilion

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:00:00 +0100

In Rome, a modular grid forms the shell of a chestnut wood pavilion that can adapt to any space.

Printemps Christmas Dreams Windows

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0100

This winter at Paris’ mega department store Printemps, 11 windows have been filled with holiday displays by Karl Lagerfeld.

McDonald’s

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:21:00 +0100

If you’re ordering a Big Mac and fries at a new French McDonald’s, you might get a dose of design on side.

Here Today Exhibition

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Pae White's art is an instantaneous and powerful reminder of an all too often overshadowed aspect of art: the role of sensual perception in opening thinking and producing personal meaning.

Daring Design

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:15:00 +0100

At the newly refurbished Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi) in Rotterdam, the Daring Design exhibition examines the phenomenon of critical design in China and the Netherlands.

House For A Nomad Collector

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0100

Like a small house on wheels, a unqiue trailer is the essence of ‘gypsy chic’ design.

White Elephant (Privately Soft)

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Jimenez Lai's installation White Elephant (Privately Soft) is a sharp volume that allows users to test gravity and disorientation, as the structure has no fixed position and can flip freely.

Marni Barcelona

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:10:00 +0100

Fashion label Marni has launched its newest flagship shop in Barcelona.

Berchtesgaden Youth Hostel

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0100

A youth hostel near Munich, Germany, is debunking the myths of budget accommodation.

New Mural in Sydney

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0100

Belgium artist ROA just hit another Australian city; he has completed a new mural in Sydney, following his executions in Fremantle, Perth and Midland.

Manuelle Gautrand Architecture

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0100

Paris-based firm Manuelle Gautrand Architecture has won a competition to create a new music and dance theatre in Ashkelon, Israel.

Tree of Life Chapel

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0100

Described by its architects as ‘a singular structure, balanced and visible, an exceptional piece inside the building’, the Tree of Life Chapel is located in the Saint James Seminary in Braga, Portugal.

Vacarisses Waste Treatment Facility

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0100

A 45,000-sq-m waste treatment facility near Barcelona is perched atop a controlled waste landfill site, infusing the space with new greenery.

Herzberg Housing Development

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

A group of residential buildings in Vienna offer residents a ‘different way of living,’ its architects say.

Maggie’s Nottingham

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0100

At Maggie’s Nottingham – an alternative cancer recovery centre – CZWG Architects designed a building with ‘friendly oval faces,’ to resemble a fairy tale house.

From Here to Ear Installation

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:00:00 +0100

The 15th version of the From Here to Ear installation has been specially conceived in its new variant by French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot .

MEDS Istanbul

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0100

150 students from around the world have met in Istanbul, Turkey, for a unique and intensive 12-day design program.

The Lisbonaire

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Art directed by experimentadesign (EXD), The Lisbonaire apartment-style hotel is in the heart of Lisbon, near the lively Chiado district.

Sarpi Border Checkpoint

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0100

At a border crossing between Georgia and Turkey, a new customs checkpoint building is an unconventional, undulating, cantilevered tower.

Stills Flagship

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0100

Dutch fashion label Stills – the brainchild of Korrie Vulkers and Martin Tramper – recently opened a flagship in Amsterdam, on the same street as the SPRMRKT STH boutique designed by Doepel Strijkers Architects.

Sore Spots Exhibition

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0100

The exhibition Sore Spots is presenting Amy Bennett's new paintings, monotypes and sculptures, on until 18 December at Stockholm's Galleri Magnus Karlsson.

Space Asia Hub

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Frame visited the official opening of the new Space Asia Hub – a delicate balance of heritage and modernity – in Singapore last week.

CMYK Lamp

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0100

A lamp by Dutch designer Dennis Parren is an exploration of colour and reflection.

Kannisto School

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0100

A school near Helsinki, Finland, caters to a quickly-growing suburban development.

The Lake & Stars Pop-Up Shop

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:30:00 +0100

At an avant-garde NYC pop-up store, shoppers can glimpse at clothing through a giant kaleidoscope and mannequins seemingly come to life under rainbows of light.

Frame Moooi Award

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:30:00 +0100

Only 15 days remain to submit your application for the Frame Moooi Award!

Camper Rome

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

‘Our shop concept is inspired by the earthy, sun baked, solid architectural elements of the Mediterranean,’ say designers Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien of their design for Camper’s new Rome store.

Indulgi

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0100

For a compact clothing store in Kyoto’s Nakakyo district, Nendo’s Oki Sato had to contend with a small but deep and narrow space.

Islands

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Inspired by both heavy machinery and natural forms, a Dutch design studio has created a furniture collection modeled after bunker forts from WWII.

Blowing in the Wind Pavilion

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Italian designer Riccardo Giovanetti has created an exhibition pavilion for the Russian door company Sofia.

Botoxutopia

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0100

Artist and architect Drew Seskunas has led a group of 24 international students to create an interactive installation for the Botox series.

Aldrich Residence

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0100

A private residence in Perth, Australia, is an undulating extension of its surrounding landscape.

Stadium du Littoral

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0100

Housing five athletic disciplines under one roof, a sports complex in northern France is a parallelogram monolith.

Recession Chair

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0100

In response to Europe’s looming economic crisis, Dutch design studio Tjep. has created a chair that’s a visual representation of the current financial situation.

Face to Face Exhibition

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:30:00 +0100

Art is very often captivated by the specific fashion and aesthetic of old photographs.

Complex House

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0100

The design of a family dwelling in Nagoya, Japan, was based on fitting as many rooms as possible into the 100-sq-m space.

TamTam

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:30:00 +0100

What do Pink Floyd, grapes and astrology have in common? They were all inspirations for French designer Fabien Dumas’ new lamp.

Worth Abbey

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:30:00 +0100

A Benedictine abbey from the 1970s has had a makeover, updating its interior to the 21st century while respecting history and tradition of craft.

PRISMA 1666

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Inspired by experiments conducted by Sir Isaac Newton in 1666, two modern-day studios have joined forces to study optics and colour theory.

Restaurant for CGSH in Milan

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:20:00 +0100

Located in a 1960’s building designed by famous Italian architect Gio Ponti, a new restaurant for the law firm CGSH rests in an expansion of the building’s basement.

HPP Architects Wins Competition

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:30:00 +0100

Düsseldorf-based HPP Architects has beat 24 other firms in a contest to construct the DFB-Fußballmuseum, or German Soccer Museum, in Dortmund.

Artifacts Nanshi

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0100

Take a look at the second Artifacts retail shop by Taiwanese interior designers Michelle Wei and Cheng Chia Hao.

Artifacts Dunhua

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:45:00 +0100

Taiwanese interior designers Michelle Wei and Cheng Chia Hao have created two retail stores in Taipei, the first of which is in the Dunhua district.

Oïphorique

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

To celebrate their 20th anniversary, the team at Swiss design label Atelier Oï has created a unique installation for their jubilee.

Hi/Lo

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:00:00 +0100

Dutch ‘coffee shops’ – world renowned for the sale of cannabis – are not illegal in the Netherlands, but most are rather seedy, to say the least.

Aesop Ginza

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:15:00 +0100

A 35-year-old shoe shop in Ginza, Japan, has been converted into yet another aesthetically intriguing Aesop boutique.

Pupa

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Inspired by natural habitats like cocoons, beehives and spiders’ nests, British designer Liam Hopkins created a cozy dining space at Bloomberg’s London headquarters.

LiYuan Library

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Two hours outside of Beijing in the village of Huairou, a library is made of locally-sourced trees and twigs.

Kluchi Nightclub

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:30:00 +0100

Kluchi – a nightclub in an old building in central Moscow – runs invitation-only parties, so the designers ‘wanted to avoid any trace of a conventional commercial venue’, says Peter Kostelov, who created the space with Alexey Rozenberg.

GREAT INDOORS AWARD 2011

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:23:00 +0100

As you’ve likely seen on frameweb.com, our editorial team had a busy weekend in Maastricht at the finale of the Great Indoors Award.

Mr Clock

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Can an object as functional as a clock have personality and mystery?

Absent Exhibition

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Currently on show at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum is a retrospective exhibit celebrating Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.

GREAT INDOORS AWARD 2011

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:39:00 +0100

Our highlights from the Great Indoors Award gala ceremony!

Out Now

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:58:00 +0100

We visit post-bling, top-notch venues that do more than just flash the cash.

GREAT INDOORS AWARD 2011

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:20:00 +0100

From Australia, Japan and the Netherlands, the Great Indoors Award's four winners were revealed at a gala award ceremony in Maastricht this weekend.

Studio Job House

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:58:00 +0100

Studio Job House , located in a village near Eindhoven, is a unique place where Dutch design from past and present is living side by side.

Workshop in the Forest

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0100

In the mountains surrounding Tokyo, a wood factory is made of its own product and namesake.

Meeting

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0100

Currently on show at the Kobe Biennale is a hypnotizing installation made of glossy and colourful optically processed film.

Carsten Höller: Experience

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0100

Carsten Höller: Experience , showcases the German artist’s creations from the last 18 years, promising an interactive, engaging and sensory experience.

Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0100

About 330 km north of Oslo rests a sanctuary for reindeer-spotting at the Dovrefjell National Park.

LAH! Restaurant

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0100

A restaurant is bringing south-east Asian cuisine, cultures and customs to the streets of Madrid.

Le Meilleurs des Mondes

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Le Meilleurs des Mondes is an installation — specially created for the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris — by the somewhat avant-gardist, controversial artist and architect Didier Faustino and his ‘Bureau des Mesarchitectures’.

Herta and Paul Amir Building

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0100

A new building for the Tel Aviv Museum of Art is – literally and metaphorically – a triangle form on a rectangular plot.

Objects Rescoped

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0100

Just a few minutes away from the Design Academy Eindhoven - one of the most popular areas during Dutch Design Week – a group of the school’s former students presented new work at Galllery van de Water.

International Committee of the Red Cross Logistics Complex

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

A new logistics centre in Geneva is home to a storage hall, transport centre, archives and offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

Base Minami Aoyama

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:00:00 +0100

A three-level tenant complex in Tokyo has no shortage of printed glass screens, which the architects say are modern art sculptures in an architectural setting.

Elspeet Church

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0100

A small Mennonite church in the Dutch village of Elspeet is reflecting history and nature in its design.

Xocolatti store

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

When luxury chocolate brand Xocolatti invited De-Spec to design its first flagship store in New York’s trendy SoHo neighbourhood, the chocolatier’s request was based on the studio’s previous project for a jewellery shop.

Coventry Hub

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Students at Coventry University have no reason to skip study sessions in their welcoming new student centre.

Great Indoors Award 2011

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:30:00 +0100

This weekend will mark the grand finale of the 2011 Great Indoors Award -- winners will be revealed!

Signage System For Adidas Laces

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:45:00 +0100

Stuttgart-based Büro Uebele developed a system for the Adidas headquarters that transforms letters into reliefs, partitions and even sculptural furnishings on walls and landings.

Phill

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0100

A gourmet restaurant in Bucharest is surprisingly colourful and kid-friendly, as its equipped with a playground, nursery, multipurpose activity room and casual café.

JDS Architects Wins Bid

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0100

Architecture firm JDS (Julien de Smedt) has been awarded a prize to build a youth centre in Lille – the company’s first project in France.

Drents Museum Extension

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Built almost fully underground, the new entranceway and exhibition hall at Holland’s Drents Museum has been constructed to integrate itself into the fabric of the city.

What’s Left Exhibition

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

French Canadian artist Jannick Deslauriers’ current solo exhibition is exploring the collusion between human nature and art.

Frameweb.com

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Three magazines, one site. More news, more events!

Converted Lampshade & Reconnected Table

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

German jewellery and product designer Daniel Michel has introduced two new pieces about transforming stereotypes.

Untitled Installation

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

The red, green and blue corporate colours of a film festival in Sao Paolo served as inspiration for a graphic project.

Matsuigaoka Nursery School

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A nursery school in Matsuigaoka, Japan, was inspired by two types of open spaces: those found in nature, and those where children love to play.

House M

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

In the lush green mountainsides of Kaga, Japan, a private home is blending with its surroundings.

Ring Installation

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

With Paris’ Place Vendome as a backdrop, a dynamic installation made fully of mirrored cubes brought glistening appeal to the historic location.

Klassiker Chair

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Korean product designer Minwoo Lee has created his first lounge chair, which he says will keep a memory of everyone who sits in it.

Madrid Parking Garage

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A parking garage in Madrid has replaced traditional dim lighting and monochromatic concrete walls with refreshing bright colours and prints.

R&D:azzle Installation

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A zebra-striped plywood installation is a lesson in geometry, symmetry and the art of balance.

On The Corner

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Geometrical forms are the crux of an apartment building in Shiga, Japan, where the triangular structure is comprised of square shapes.

Autoproduction Lamps

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Italian product designer Alessandro Marelli has created a series of lamps that condense three realities: the designer, the craftsman and promoter.

Jewellery City

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Jewellery from 10 designers was simultaneously displayed on one steel stand, modeled after an obstructed city.

Wash & Coffee

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Forget dingy, muggy Laundromats; a new Amsterdam facility invites patrons to sip coffee, study and dine in style whilst their clothes tumble through the wash.

Luisa Álvarez

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

From robots to bicycles, Spanish lighting designer Luisa Álvarez has played a major role in a new advertisement for German electrical brand RWE.

Helicosm Cosmetics Shop

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A natural cosmetics shop in Paris has made practical use of long yet incredibly narrow space.

Sarreguemines Nursery

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Modeled after a biological cell, a French nursery places the school in the centre, with surrounding gardens as the cytoplasm and an enclosing wall as a outer membrane.

Roca London Gallery

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Inspired by the power of water, a London gallery captures the elegant, dynamical and porous aesthetic of H2O.

Tape Melbourne

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A site-specific installation in Melbourne is an attempt to record the choreography of a dance using thousands of layers of transparent tape.

Obscura Digital Offices

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A former 1940s brick and timber warehouse has been converted into a modern office in San Fransisco.

K-MB Showroom

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

What was once a sign-making factory has been transformed into a sleek showroom that presents fashion brands.

Weight Of Light Lamp

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Like a giant balancing scale, a light finds an equlibrium between 16 cloth bags and a 12 kg stone.

Cloud[S]cape Installation

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Designed to mirror the vaulted ceiling in a historic 1592 building, a site-specific installation juxtaposed Baroque architecture with modern computational design.

Rounded Loft

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

From rounded walls to custom furnishings, a Prague apartment has been designed to support a theme of fluidity throughout.

Balloon Lamp

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A collection of lamps resemble transparent ‘invisible’ volumes with floating reflectors.

Takamatsu Residence

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

‘When I first visited the site, all my previous ideas were blown out of the water.’ Hironaka Ogawa is talking about the design of a modern addition to a traditional house built 35 years ago in Takamatsu, Japan.

Multi-level Apartment

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

In redesigning a Moscow apartment, meticulous spatial planning added a much-needed 90-sq-m of floor space to the home.

Pod

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

In a western suburb of Kuala Lumpur, a giant snake-like pavilion has crept its way into an urban landscape.

Les Grandes Tables De L’ile

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A greenhouse, barge and timber-framed structure have been hybridized into one architectural project in France.

Studio Job & The Groninger Museum

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Belgium-based atelier Studio Job has opened an impressive solo exhibition at The Groninger Museum in the Netherlands.

Arriving at Heaven Installation

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

While Dominican convents are typically home to stained glass windows and historic brickwork, a convent in Portugal has housed a surprisingly modern and colourful installation.

Straw Gallery

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A whopping 200 wheat straw bales were used in a display for HEDGE at a California art and design fair last month.

John Lewis Pop-Up Pavilion

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

The centre of a London department store is home to a surprisingly architectural installation, where simple cardboard has been given new function after being deemed ‘garbage.’

10 Days 10 Shelves Exhibit

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A pop-up installation by Nendo is playing kaleidoscopic visual tricks on passers-by.

Vandenberg: Life Below The Surface

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

If you’re keen to visit Austrian art photographer Andreas Franke’s latest exhibit, its best you have scuba gear in tow.

Kush, Tango & Soft Boundary

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Australian design brand Schiavello has launched three new collections that seek to advance frumpy offices into modern, more-effective places of business.

OMA|Progress Exhibit

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A London exhibition is paying homage to one of the most influential architecture practices in the world, OMA.

La Courneuve School

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

The Josephine Baker School in La Courneuve, just outside Paris, is the latest addition to a new urban development aimed at replacing 1960s’ housing blocks in the area.

The Mending Project

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Hundreds of shiny, sharp scissors were suspended over Chinese artist Beili Liu’s head in a performance installation that explored themes of uncertainty and fear.

Webguerrilas Toilets

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

While graffiti is typically discouraged in toilets, a Munich agency’s WC invites visitors to scribble written messages on the walls.

Istanbul Art Biennale Pavilions

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Over 56 artists’ works are currently on show at Istanbul’s 12th Art Biennale, where Japanese architect Ryue Nishizawa has designed three floors of exhibition space.

Japan: Tradition. Innovation

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Instead of static white walls, an exhibition’s design encouraged movement, offering visitors a spatial experience reminiscent of Japan's chaotic urban spaces.

Bivouac Exhibit

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Showcasing their impressive repertoire, French siblings and designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have opened an exhibit that’s displaying their work from the past 15 years.

BKF+H60 Installation

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

At a fashion show in Buenos Aires, models toured the catwalk under an atypical display of arches.

Peeping Tom Installation

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

An interactive installation in South Korea has asked what happens when a community nurtures the darker sides of life, society and design.

Vertical Village Exhibition

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

As eastern Asia is rapidly expanding, an exhibit in Taipei is exploring its urban transformations to suggest alternative architectural solutions.

Nando’s Adelaide

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Yesterday we showed you an a-typical fast-food restaurant in Canberra, Australia; today we’re taking a peek at another of the Nando’s chain locations in Adelaide.

CAM (Contemporary Art Museum) Raleigh

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A historic 1910 brick building that has housed a welding studio and product company has been converted into a modern art museum.

The Doner Company

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A fresh interior and graphic identity has been given to a Turkish takeaway shop.

Nando's Canberra

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

While fast-food restaurants often feature dingy plastic furnishings and retro lighting, Australian chain Nando's is introducing refreshingly modern, bright and designed spaces.

Good Guys Exhibition

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A Beijing exhibition is seeking to help the Chinese public better understand and recognize design in improving the quality of life.

De La Espada Collection

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

British designer Benjamin Hubert has created a collection for London-based De La Espada, where natural materials have been handcrafted to emphasize quality and texture.

Dr.Martens Pop-Up

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

A temporary installation at London’s Selfridges department store has involved four senses – sight, sound, smell, touch – to convey the art of industrial manufacture.

Plexus no. 9 Installation

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

For the ninth project in his ongoing Plexus series, artist Gabriel Dawe has used his trademark materials – thread and fibres – to prove how fashion and architecture are related.

Camper Together

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Despite being in the heart of Amsterdam, Camper’s newest store is a nod to Memphis.

Hama Restaurant

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

It’s an unlikely combination – a Japanese-Brazilian restaurant in Athens – but design elements combine for one fluid space.

Cloud Cities Installation

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Like giant mesh spiderwebs that hover in space, Tomas Saraceno’s new installation reflects man’s current and future living environment and society.