The new Italian brand Q-bo is the innovative and new generation of material reinterpreted with reliefs, design decorations and surface treatments. The Q-bo collection RUGIADA is the irregular ring pattern on the surface of marble and natural stones, designed to create a harmonious and animated texture on the wall / floor surface. It is available [...]
Juxtaposed: Religion bookshelves is designed by California-based design studio blankblank which will allow private bids at www.blankblank.net from September 16 to 26, 2009. The auction offers the last 3 limited edition of 50 since 2007 production. The objective of the Juxtaposed series of bookshelves is to give books new meaning by juxtaposing them with other [...]
Paris-based design studio Samal design recently has designed three contemporary products – Sphery chair lounge, Alien lamp and Human table. The style of which combines both: the futuristic and retro vision on design. I call it “New Retro-Futurism”, mix of retro design with futuristic and advanced elements. I think that the future of design is [...]
The Germany-based Bionic Motion GmbH has developed a new and innovative ventilation system that is based on the principles of ‘bionic air circulation’. The i:wing was shaped on nature’s example: it was derived from the beat of a bird’s wing. Its movements are silent – for comfortably smooth ventilation without draught. That makes the i:wing [...]
A Spanish design studio ooo my design recycled the tape and cassette for box lamp and floor lamp. + Design statement courtesy of ooo my design CASSETTE TAPES BOX LAMP An homage to a music tape, which kept us company all trough the 80ies and became a symbol of a generation. Taking advantage of its [...]
Incredible design concept and idea that transforming the unique sound profile to physical objects using rapid manufacturing technology, designed by Paris-based studio NOCC. + Design description courtesy of NOCC Paris-based studio NOCC‘s Object of Sound is a collection of objects consisting of a candle holder, a lampshade, and a vase. Each item takes its form [...]
Italian designer Massimo Iosa Ghini has designed a South Face installation in Milan, the installation creates spectacular aesthetic effects, making sustainability both beautiful and feasible. + Design statement courtesy of Massimo Iosa Ghini Sustainable but beautiful: this is the goal I have pursued in all of my projects for years. South Face is the outcome [...]
Japanese designer Takehiro Ando has designed a beautiful screen named Cross, produced by Aviland – Marushin Felt Boushoku Co., Ltd. Cross is so versatile depends on your own style, it is available for sales in cataci.com. + Design statement By taking advantage of the characteristics of the felt, I have designed these simple products. You [...]
Modular Screen for Lerival, designed by a New York-based architecture and industrial design studio – Moorhead & Moorhead, formed in 2000 by brothers Granger and Robert Moorhead. The screen system is comprised of a series CNC milled panels, designed to de-emphasize the individual panel when the pieces are assembled together.
Innovative wall-hanger by German designer Julian Appelius. The drops decorate the wall not only as an interesting and innovative idea of hangers but also as a peace of art with its aesthetic forms. Coat hooks for adults and children, like a fluid dripping down the wall, available for sales in 2 sizes, L and XL [...]
TF002 is a site-specific installation commissioned by the Shoreditch based art/event space, The Corridor. It is a physical manifestation of the ongoing investigation between text and space by the multidisciplinary design group TextFields. + Design statement below provided by designer, TextFields TF002, by the group TextFields, is the boldest and most novel site-specific installation in [...]
An innovative wash basin KANERA series by Graft, a design firm located in Los Angeles, Berlin, and Beijing. The design was inspired by the movement of water in relation with the wash basin. The relationship between water and sink is always in motion, for a moment replacing everyday life with a new and inspiring place. [...]
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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 [...]
