Vancouver, Canada-based sculptor Marie Khouri exhibited her L5 Spine Bench at the 2010 IDS West show in October. The sculptural seating pieces are all handcrafted from laminated wood. from contemporist
Dutch practice HVDN architecten have completed this wood and aluminium-clad building to temporarily house a school in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Called Het 4e Gymnasium, the modular building has a square plan constructed around an internal courtyard and features a wooden façade, interrupted by coloured aluminium panels. The courtyard is the heart of the school providing an easy circulation rout..
This mountainside house by G2 Estudio in Argentine Patagonia is wrapped in a stone and wood facade. Called Ribbon House, the single-family home is criss-crossed internally by diagonal columns and windows. Here’s a bit of text from the architects: The juxtaposition of the different volumes between the public and private spaces of the house, the social and family life, gives place to a dynamic wal..
Miquel Merce Architect + MSB workshop office designed this singular shop in Andorra using expressive and sincere architecture. Here is the project description: A store more than just a store. A singular shop, not only for its premiere in Andorra as a sustainable space of pre-owned baby items, but also for its expressive and sincere architecture. This shop come into being in a specific period: cr..
Janet Rosenberg & Associations with Blackwell Bowick Partnership, Dougan & Associates, and Ecokare International Today, the ARC International Wildlife Crossing Infrastructure Design Competition unveiled its five finalist designs for a next generation wildlife crossing at West Vail Pass, Colorado. The competition is intended to solve the problem of ensuring safe travel for humans and wildlife. Co..
Johannsen Gallery in Berlin present an exhibition of wallpapers by Milanese collective Carnovsky that change under different lighting conditions. The wallpapers, called RGB, feature superimposed imagery printed in red, green, yellow and blue. The separate layers are revealed when illuminated by different coloured lights. The range was created for Italian brand Jannelli & Volpi earlier this year ..
Architects: Architectural Bureau G.Natkevicius & Partners Location: Pučkorių st., Vilnius, Lithuania Sculptor: A.Šlapikas Structural Engineering: JSC KONSTRUKTORIŲ CECHAS, J. Vašeikienė Lightning: PROMODUS IO and sculptor A. Šlapikas Landscape Architects: E.Nomeikienė, I.Čepurienė Project area: 1,647 sqm Project year: 2007 Photographs: R.Urbakavičius The custumer is a banker and antique book col..
Architects: Wizja Architects Location: Burów, Poland Lead Designer: Stanisław Deńko Project Team: Łukasz Pióro, Ewa Idzikowska, Robert Koprowski Interior Design: Maria Łukasiewicz — Rudkowska Project area: 233 sqm Project year: 2007 Photographs: Wojciech Kryński The house is situated in Burow, a village that lies in vicinity of Krakow, Poland. The site is placed on a south slope that is gently d..
A quick installation prototype by Theo Watson and Emily Emily Gobeille (design-io.com) with the libfreenect Kinect drivers and ofxKinect (openFrameworks addon). The system is doing skeleton tracking on the arm and determining where the shoulder, elbow, and wrist is, using it to control the movement and posture of the giant bird! Concept and Production by Design I/O Emily Gobeille – Theo Watson d..
Photographer Nelson Garrido has sent us photos of the Star House in Bnaider, Kuwait, that has been designed by AGi Architects. Nestled into the landscape, this beach house blends with the natural topography of the coastline of Kuwait. It slowly unfolds itself to the visitor, as it is approached from the desert. Upon entry, one gets glimpses of the sea whilst going down to the public space of the..
