Danish designer Ditte Maigaard has created the Split Personality sofa. A new piece of furniture is based on the differences in a relationship. He enjoys coffee, she enjoys tea. He reads biographies, she reads thrillers. He is gray, she is colorful. She wants change, he does not… Split Personality is developed from from a view of two opposite personalities who – because of their differences – sup..
Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture & Design have completed a bank branch in Tokiwadai, Tokyo, with recessed brightly coloured windows. The facade also features a tree motif depicted in the perforations of the cladding. The motif continues through the interior with colourful graphics of trees and leaves. Living plants and trees have been introduced to the interior in seven vitrines illuminated with..
Today, Emergency Exit, the Polish Pavilion at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice, had its opening reception, and we're happy to share images and a description of this fascinating installation. The exhibition will be open to the public starting this Sunday, August 29, until November 21. ‘A neon Emergency Exit sign hangs on the facade of the Polish Pavilion. Inside, a surreal..
Karim Rashid has designed a collection of metal tiles for the Australian manufacturer ALLOY. I have always been obsessed with patterns. Working with ALLOY has given me a great opportunity to play with the idea of pattern, grid, and repetition. A pattern is a way of giving richness and depth to our Cartesian landscape. The more diversity of line, shape, and composition, the more interesting a sin..
An exhibition featuring a giant pixelated cloud made of suspended cardboard boxes designed by architects Fantastic Norway has opened at the Centre for Design and Architecture (DogA) in Oslo, Norway. The installation consists of over 3000 cardboard boxes and divides the large exhibition space into smaller areas. Work by young Norwegian designers is exhibited both inside and outside the boxes. The..
Tribe Studio Architects designed this temporary restaurant for last year’s Eat Green Design festival in Sydney, Australia. This project explores the conversion of a vast museum space into a pop-up restaurant. 40 guests are seated at one linear table, where they are served and lectured on all things sustainable. The intention of the design is to engage in the sustainability dialogue whilst creati..
Danish architects C. F. Møller have won a competition to design a new ferry terminal in Stockholm, Sweden. The terminal will service Stockholm’s ferry connection to Finland and the Baltics. The massing of the new building is inspired by traditional maritime architecture and its exterior will be clad in expanded mesh. The new terminal will form part of Norra Djurgårdsstaden, aresidential and comm..
Project name: Park Life Client: Eurocol Assignment: Master plan Location: Tirana, Albania Size: 51,300 sqm + 14,000 sqm parking garage Status: Invited competition, 1st prize, realisation 2010 - 2012 Principal architect: Marc Joubert Project team: Jeroen de Loor, Marian Dusinsky, Alessandro Guida, Kim Byungchan JA Joubert Architecture, a Rotterdam-based architectural office, has won first prize i..
name Dalarna Media Arena type invited competition task University Library + Plaza client Högskolan Dalarna, Falun Municipality size 3000 m2 year 2010 collaboration Sou Fujimoto, Topotek1, Rambøll A/S and Bosch & Fjord The new library, placed centrally at the Dalarna university campus, is organized as a ”spiral of knowledge”. The sloping terrain continues in a ramp through the building. Wrapping ..
Self-navigating cars, small streets and a city crawling with information is architect Jurgen Mayer H.'s winning idea for Audi's Urban Future Award, announced this week at the Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy. Audi's Urban Future competition tapped six firms--also included were Alison Brooks Architects, BIG, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Cloud 9 and Standardarchitecture--to imagine mobility and..
