Even if the influence of traditional Scandinavian furniture design on her work is unmistakable, Ditte Hammerstrøm's design is far removed from dry Nordic functionalism. Since graduating from the Danish Design School in Copenhagen she has, together with a number of other young designers, presented designs which more or less experimentally explore new directions beyond the modernistic Danish class..
Sin lugar a dudas que todos alguna vez hemos jugamos con Legos, impresionándonos de todo lo que se puede hacer con ellos. Durante este año, para la celebración del aniversario número 50 de Lego, han aparecido varios edificios complejos, como el Taj Mahal (el modelo con más piezas de Lego de la historia) ó la torre de Lego más alta del mundo (30,8m). Y para que hablar del proyecto torre Lego de B..
Alex Dragulescu's «Spam Architecture» project designs virtual houses by mapping the content of incoming spam to structural and decorative elements. «The images from the Spam Architecture series are generated by a computer program that accepts as input, junk email. Various patterns, keywords and rhythms found in the text are translated into three-dimensional modeling gestures.»
French designer Philippe Starck has designed a motorbike for French motorcycle manufacturer Voxan. According to Motorcyclists Online, it’s a prototype and it’s called the Café Racer Super Naked. More information to follow soon hopefully but for now here’s some images. Update 01/02/08: Here’s some info from Starck’s office: “VOXAN the exclusive and unique French motorbike brand presents its new e..
More from architects Bjarke Ingels Group: this time a design for a new urban space in the Nørrebro area of Copenhagen, Denmark. The public space will be divided into three colour-coded areas: an area made from red materials will be used for playing sports; a green, grassy park will include a playground for children; and a black area will consist of a market at weekends with tables and benches fo..
Alien is a new headquarters for media agency Mediaxis at Schlieren in Switzerland, designed by Swiss architect Gus Wüstemann. The offices, in a converted factory next to the railway station, feature a “huge alien of concrete” at the entrance (below). The following information is from Gus Wüstemann: – An alien for Mediaxis The alien The project was to convert an old factory next to the train stat..
German designers ett la benn presented a new modular storage system at the Create Berlin show in London last month. Designers Danilo Dürler and Oliver Bischoff have worked together as ett la benn since July 2006. Create Berlin was part of the Tent London exhibition. The following is from ett la ben: – SWOC Description: SWOC is a modular storage system that offers a variety of combinations and a ..
Turkish design brand ilio presented its new range at 100% Design in London last month. The Istanbul-based brand, which produces furniture and tableware, was formed in 2007. Above: Twig chair. Top image: Above: Black Diamond armchair. Above: sprout and twig. The following information is from ilio: – the story within ilio is about living with nature and getting along with it. ilio’s tableware and ..
Design organisation Danish Crafts presented the work of 12 Danish designers including Kim Buck (above), Ole Jensen, (below) and Christin Johansson at 100% Design London last month. Called Mindcraft and presented at 100% Futures, the exhibition showcased Denmark’s “leading and most talented designers and craftspeople”. Below: Day_1 & Day_2,bed linen by Dorthe Agergaard Jensen Below: Everyday Scen..
Architects: Coll-Barreu Arquitectos - Juan Coll-Barreu & Daniel Gutiérrez Zarza Location: Bilbao, Spain Collaborators: Fernando de la Maza, Jorge Bilbao, Pablo Castro, Gorka García Project year: 2003-2004 Construction year: 2004-2008 Constructed area: 9,200 sqm Budget: 12,935,436 EURO (US $17,9M) Structure: Mintegia y Bilbao Electrical Consultant: ndotec Safety: Tesysal Photographs: Aleix Bagué..
