Culture island – model of a public library for a small towns up to 15 thousand inhabitants. The starting point for creating the architectural concept of a model municipal public library was the research carried out in 2010 by the Office for Readership Research of the National Library and the Public Opinion Research Centre TNS [...]
Reinier de Jong designed the REK bookcase. + Design statement More than four years after we designed and created the very first REK bookcase for a private client, we have taken a few significant steps forward. REK has a new finish, is much lighter and we have made some great photos of it. What are [...]
Turkish designer Mebrure Oral designed the Typographic Bookshelf. + Design statement “Simple way to organize books.” Designed to simplify organizing books and encourage to read more. Separating books into sections “has been read” and will be read” serves as reminder. Typographic elements and perpendicular lines act like bookends. Modern and stimulating appearance. Made by craftsmanship [...]
We always put books on a bookshelf uprightly, but when looking at them, casually, we see them falling down, again. Unlike normal bookshelves, ‘LEAN Bookshelf’ has the bottom which inclines to keep books uprightly. It has bilateral symmetry and towers over, based on the central point. Therefore, it is possible to load books without difficulty. [...]
Esrawe Studio has recently created this MiTOTEM Bookshelf. Visually light but structurally strong; the piece’s expressiveness comes from the supporting elements that play with tension and compression. The metal frame is topped with wooden surfaces that have different designs, which in turn are reflected in the mirrored surfaces. + Facts Design: Esrawe Studio Material: Powder [...]
Last year, we introduced Ka-Lai Chan‘s SheLLf which was presented at Object Rotterdam 2011. Further to this, she is going to show the sheLLf limited edition AND sheLLf standard edition for KRISTALIA during the upcoming International Furniture fair in Milan. This bookcase creates a sensation of movement, as it captures the eye with its dynamic [...]
Dutch designer Gerard de Hoop recently has created FRAMES book shelf. Almost every book has a different format, but are usually on the same shelf. This book gives each book its own space.The bookcase consists of five layers of plywood. The frames have different sizes and different depths. On request, a collection of books for [...]
“Open Tap Project“, is the opensource laboratory for the development of sustainable furniture, designed by DOSUNO Design. They have created the MT 01 table model, ET 01 shelf model & ST 03 chair model for the “Open Tap Project”. We are aware that what we have in our hands is but a seed, an idea. An idea [...]
Gonçalo Campos has recently created the XI bookshelf. A bookshelf designed to be very simple to assemble, without the use of any screws or fixtures. Its assembly becomes very simple due to the very carefully placed fittings that allow for the parts to lock together, like a wooden puzzle. The carving of the assembly instructions [...]
Artist + Designer William Lee announces the release of his latest work in a geometrically inspired series completed this Fall. He is also the designer for LEAN, a multi-functional + sculptural piece released in June this Summer.
As part of the exhibition “Nouvelle Vague“, Paris based design studio NOCC will present their latest creations Elements & Rush in Centre Culturel Français, Corso Magenta 63, Milano. Elements shelving system Elements is a shelving system that explores the concept of DIY (Do It Yourself). The actual object is a 1mm aluminum flat shit that [...]
SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DEL MOBILE – MILAN FURNITURE FAIR 12-17 April 2011 Pavilion 6 Stand E 33 From 12 to 17 April the most important furniture fair in the world will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary in Milan: AIRNOVA is taking part in this event and celebrating its success in the high quality sector. This year the [...]
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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 [...]
