Brooklyn, New York based designer Daniel Michalik has created the Tilter Chair. Tilter is a chair made from solid recycled cork. The backrest features relief cuts that allow it to tilt and spring, giving additional support and comfort to the sitter. from contemporist
Nicolas Tye Architects is an award winning company that pushes the very boundaries of design to create timeless and inspirational architecture; not only in creating exclusive and persistently high quality environments for all people, but by recognising that the world around us is ceaselessly changing. Central to the philosophy of Nicolas Tye Architects is that design is generated by the needs of..
The Bamboo Lantern designed for the Gwamgju Design Biennale in Korea by Atelier FCJZ (a prominent chinese firm who is also designing the Shanghai Corporate pavilion for the Expo 2010) appears to be a solid heavy mass. Yet, as visitors separate its two halves and occupy its interior, the mere cubic form turns into something else completely. The lantern is a “ dialogue between opposites” , as its ..
Architect: Bates Masi Architects Location: East Hampton, NY, USA Client: Private Structural Engineer: Steven L. Maresca Landscape: Coen & Partners Contractor: Robert Padden Company & Brian Mannix Builder Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Michael Moran Photography This residence is primarily used when the clients’ extended family comes from England for long visits. They come to relax and to reconne..
The architects at PIQUE have designed the Garren Residence in Bend, Oregon. From the architects: The Garren Residence rests on a high desert prairie site and is a very low-slung building, with strong horizontal elements to visually tie the building to the landscape. Three parallel axis walls orient the house toward prominent views and define outdoor rooms expanding the small footprint into the l..
Archivi Architects & Associates of Osaka have completed a private house in Wakaura bay, near Wakayama city in Japan. The wooden house is built around two small courtyard gardens. Materials include local cedar and cypress with internal surfaces made of plywood. Here’s some more information from Archivi Architects & Associates The site is in the residential quarter that extends to the foot in the ..
Architects: The Design Workshop, Parsons The New School for Design Location: Delisle, Mississippi, USA Spring Studio Instructor: David J. Lewis Summer Studio Instructor: Terry Erickson Summer Staff: Joel Stoehr Students: Huy Bui, Ivan Chabra, Sarah Coffin, Christian Eusubio, Dominique Gonfard, Kailin Gregga, Dominic Griffin, Parker B. Lee, Laura Lyon, Kip Katich, Nora Meehan, Shana Sandberg, Emi..
Copenhagen architect Morten Emil Engel has won a competition to design stools that will furnish an exhibition building by Japanese architects Atelier Bow-Wow at the Krabbesholm Højskole in Skive, Denmark. Manufactured by PP Møbler in Denmark, each stool is carved from one piece of solid oak. The design will be on show at CODE 09 and Danish Design Centre SHOWHOW as part of Copenhagen Design Week,..
Danish designers Oluf Lund and Eva Paarmann will introduce new furniture designs at CODE09 during Copenhagen Design Week, between August 27th and September 6th, 2009. Below are some of their new designs: from contemporist
Architects: Blank Studio Location: Superior, AZ, USA Principal in Charge: Matthew G Trzebiatowski, AIA Project Team: Michael Powell + Stefan Richter Client: Alan + Christine Benoit; Superior C O A L, LLC Structural Engineer: BDA Engineers Electrical Engineer: Don Witt Engineering Mechanical + Plumbing: Kunka Engineering Constructed Area: 120 sqm + 42 sqm of outdoor dining terrace Project year: 2..