Arcsine Architecture and Bellusci Design transformed a piano store with little curb appeal into a vibrant and engaging restaurant, fitting the bustling downtown Walnut Creek. The clients sought an inviting, modern environment to complement the globally inspired, locally sourced menu by Executive Chef Robert Sapirman. Situated on a competitive street corner, the design needed to [...]
DUBLIN, IRELAND…SEPEMBER 26, 2010…. The City of Madrid is full of surprises. If the complexities of today’s urban life with large cities full of historical and modern buildings and a busy metropolis of high density neighborhoods and bustling urban traffic are to be avoided for the pristine countryside and open rural spaces, think again. Madrid [...]
Urban-Chaotic Respite Lounge Chair by furniture design studio Vieyrah Designs (founded by Alberto Vieyra) is a contemporary lounge chair fused with local craftsmanship. The chair is hand crafted in San Diego, California. Metal Structure covered in metal sheet painted with Dupont car paint. A lot of people don’t know how furniture can be art, and [...]
fivetimesone is a group of architects, designers and design madcaps from different sides, mostly based in the north of Poland. fivetimesone creates objects inspired by nature and strive to expose diverse traditions of European craftsmanship. During design processes and production fivetimesone takes care about the ecology. Inspired by nature, diversity of places, people and cultures [...]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FESTIVAL OF LIVELY ARCHITECTURES On the occasion to the 6th FESTIVAL OF THE LIVELY ARCHITECTURES in MONTPELIER, Champ Libre association throws a call for applications to realize 10 interventions. The Festival is part of the city heart of Montpellier; it will take place in the heart of Montpellier and more specifically in [...]
Studio Roosegaarde has 3 exciting interactive premieres this week. They are ‘Lotus 7.0‘, ‘Intimacy Black & White‘ and ‘Divine‘. The Lotus 7.0 with its hundreds of heat sensitive foils will unfold themselves at museum Le Cube in Paris, high-tech garment Intimacy will become transparent based on social interactions at Centraal Museum and a special public [...]
Veuve Cliquot has partnered with Dezeen during The London Design Festival. Veuve Clicquot will bring the Mathieu Lehanneur-designed ‘Once Upon A Dream‘ sleep creation to the Andaz Hotel where the dream capsule will play host to design luminaries and London tastemakers as they read excerpts of their favourite books, magazines, and poetry. The London Design [...]
Few months ago, we’ve featured Graham & Brown‘s wallpaper design Shape and Form collection, we are now pleased to present the newest collection from Graham & Brown, Ulterior. This collection combines bold, graphic and ornate designs with matt and luster effects for a glamorous boutique look. Inspired by the growing trend for structured masculine designs, [...]
Sprikk designed a new working environment for consulting agency YNNO. YNNO advises on innovative methods of working and the environments that support these. Their expertise follows the conceptions of the “new ways of working”. As their best reference sprikk planned the office that embodies these notions. Since their consultants spend more time at their client’s [...]
Italian studio Iosa Ghini Associates has completed the renovation and interior design directional offices and sales department of the property company Capital Group of Moscow. Located in downtown Moscow, Capital Group is a property development company with 17 years of experience. For the building of the new offices, the Architect Massimo Iosa Ghini has entirely [...]
Croatian architect Goran Bobinac designed a new and improved ergonomic modular pc keyboard which consists of three separate parts, two symmetrical parts with letter keys, and a center numerical part. These keyboard modules are easily interchangeable into three different setups, best adjusted any time for different types of users and applications. + Design description courtesy [...]
Lebanon-based design firm .PSLAB beirut recently has completed the MYBAR in Beirut, Lebanon. A bar/restaurant whose space is functionally divided into 3 areas; an entrance corridor, a drinking area, and a dining area. The entrance corridor leads to the drinking area which is separated from the dining area by an irregular shaped staircase extending from [...]
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PALAZZO DEL LAVORO (Palace of Labour) \ Alberto Apostoli
Italian Architect Alberto Apostoli signs the renovation of a building in which colors and details of the facade redefine the volume through a geometrical but refined language. The project starts from a building renovation from the 60’s that was partially wrecked by the terrible earthquake that seriously damaged the old town of L’Aquila (the heart [...]
Private Colege in Oporto \ OVAL – Avelino Oliveira
Photographer João Morgado shared with us his recently photography of the Private Colege in Oporto designed by OVAL – Avelino Oliveira. A group of buildings for the new facilities of the College Cebes (secondary school), which is situated in Foz do Douro, in the municipality of Porto. The project proposes a building that is based [...]
Sejong Art Center Winning Proposal / designcamp moonpark dmp
Sejong Art Center (hereafter SAC) is designed for various performing arts such as musical, ballet, dancing and etc. There are two theaters, a main theater with more than 800 seats and a medium sized theater with 300 seats, and a film theater with 250 seats and art gallery in SAC. It is located in the [...]
