Geneva studio Clavienrossier created this home in the Swiss Alps by adding two tinted concrete volumes atop the remains of a stone house and adjacent barn. The project is located in Charrat in the Valais canton of Switzerland and involved demolishing much of the existing structure while retaining the original cellars and floors. The two concrete additions have faceted walls, angled inwards towar..
Amsterdam designer Camille Cortet created these snake-like leggings by cutting triangular apertures into the fabric. Called Snake&Molting, the pattern changes as the wearer moves and the holes expand and contract. Above photograph is by Vincent van Gurp. The information below is from Camille Cortet: This project is part of the Transformations project. By observing animal transformations we under..
Competition for Izmir Opera House | 1.st Prize client: Izmir Metropolitan Municipality date: 2010 location: Karşıyaka, izmir total area: 33.064 m² Team Mehmet Kütükçüoğlu, Architect Ertuğ Uçar, Architect Mert Üçer, Architect Onur Akın, Architect Emiliano Bugatti, Architect Caner Bilgin, Architect Asistants İrem Güçlü, student Ali Can Atabey, student Technical Team - Consultants Uğur Seymen, Civi..
Teget Architectural Office designed the Ardesco Houses in Yalikavak, Mugla, Turkey. from contemporist
Icelandic fashion designer Una Hlin Kristjansdottir presented her first collection at the inaugural Reykjavík Fashion Festival as part of Icelandic design festival DesignMarch at the weekend. Called Royal Extreme, the label boasts silk fringing, wool pom-poms, lamb’s leather bags and stockings with plaits down the front. DesignMarch took place in Reykjavík 18-21 March. The following information ..
Architects: Marcio Kogan Location: Salvador, Brazil Co-authors: Suzana glogowski, Samanta Cafardo, Interior Design Co-authors, Diana Radomysler Collaborators: Henrique Bustamante, Sergio Ekerman Team: Beatriz Meyer, Carolina Castroviejo, Eduardo Chalabi, Eduardo Glycerio, Gabriel Kogan, Lair Reis, Maria Cristina Motta, Mariana Simas, Oswaldo pessano, Renata furlanetto Project area: 2,165 sqm Pro..
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..
