As designers we travel around the world to new places in order to get inspired and discover the newest up and becoming artists, objects, designer furniture and all that has to do with design. In one such exclusive exhibition in London we discovered the great artworks of Petr Weigl and mission was accomplished. Son of a Czech émigré born in England, Petr Weigl is a talented artist/sculptor/graphi..
Model Citizens is an annual exhibit in New York for independent designers to show off their work. This chair is from Brooklyn-based designer Joshua Newman. from contemporist
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the world’s first Ferrari theme park and largest attraction of its kind, has announced that it will open its doors to the public on October 28, 2010, three weeks ahead of the second Formula 1™ Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Ferrari World Abu Dhabi will pay tribute to the passion, excellence, performance, and technical innovation that Ferrari has established over th..
German architectural firm Lynx Architecture have designed the BR House in Munich. from contemporist
As the previous pavilions we have featured on AD for the World Expo 2010 illustrate, the exhibition is, undoubtedly, a giant testing ground to experiment with the latest avant-garde design concepts. In late March, we featured Naço Architectures‘ pavilion and we have just be informed of some details of the facade treatment. The facade’s main focus was to capitalize on Monaco’s seemingly eternal p..
photo collage © by Costas Voyatzis for YatzerPredrag Pajdic curates an exhibition comprising of 40 international artists hunting for alternative ways of expression during the economic crisis and is about to set London on fire! The exhibition in named Lingering Whispers (so appropriate!) and will be held between 07 May and 06 June 2010 at the Crypt of St Pancras Church. Art and fashion, stage an..
Undoubtedly, one of our favorite presentations in the Milan International Furniture Fair was the Peep-Show, Fishes and other Objects of Desire. The space design installation was created especially for the event by the Interior Architecture/Space Design section of the HEAD Geneva (Haute école d'art et de design - Genève). The installation was presented in Zona Tortona via Novi 5, Milan. Peep show..
Architects: Oltmann Ahlers W. + Oltmann Ahlers G. + dRN Arquitectos Location: Cachagua, Chile Collaborators: Eduardo Vivanco, Felipe Camus Structural Engineer: Santiago Arias Site Area: 1,000 sqm Project Area: 260 sqm Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Nicolás Saieh & Felipe Camus Not having a direct view of the ocean allowed us to place this weekend house facing a less expected landscape. The open..
This stool is the result of research for a project developed at an International Summer Workshop held at the Domaine de Boisbuchet in collaboration with the Vitra Design Museum. The workshop was conducted by Stephen Burks, one of the leading lights of American design. The brief? To provide support based on various frequently adopted natural postures and objectify the concept as a mechanical exte..
Architects: Malcotti Roussey Architectes Location: Salins-les-Bains, France Structure Engineering: Cetel Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Nicolas Waltefaugle This project is located in the space that was left free in the ancient saline, a place that was partially destroyed. It is situated in Salins-les-Bains near the museum, which is being restored (see the museum fact sheet). In March 2007, a fi..
