Los Angeles-based architects Studio Shift have designed Miyi Tower as part of a new town south of Miyi County in China. According to the architects, the tower is “designed as an educational building for residents and the multitude of tourists that visit every year,” and will comprise an auditorium, exhibition spaces and restaurants. These enclosed elements will make up half of the building, alte..
The fifth of our Design Miami Chat Shows filmed in Miami last month features British designer Ross Lovegrove. The fifth of our Design Miami Chat Shows filmed in Miami last month features British designer Ross Lovegrove. Filmed at Design Miami in front of a live audience, Lovegrove talks about the five images (which all happen to be of his own work) he selected in response to the Design Miami Cha..
The Dedar Collections: A Summary 90 fabrics for sheers in 450 colours - 130 fabrics for decoration in 1300 colours - 70 fabrics for upholstery in 820 colours 1000 extra-wide fabrics from 300 to 330 cm: of which 263 used for curtains - 365 taffetas; plains, stripes and matelasse 125 cottons: plains and stripes - 125 silks: plains, large patterns and stripes - 418 fabrics on permanently fire retar..
Architects: JKMM Architects Location: Turku, Finland Main Designer: Asmo Jaaksi architect SAFA Design Team: Teemu Kurkela, Samuli Miettinen, Juha Mäki-Jyllilä, Mikko Rossi, Katja Savolainen architects SAFA, Päivi Meuronen interior architect SIO Landscaping: Molino Oy Structural Design: Narmaplan Oy Lighting: Eficientysul Main Contractor: NCC Rakennus Oy Constructed Area: 6,900 sqm Project Year: ..
Kalmar Museum of Modern Art in Sweden was designed by Stockholm-based architects Tham + Videgard Hansson Arkitekter. The four-storey building is clad in black wooden panels. Tham + Videgard Hansson Arkitekter designed some of the furniture for the interior, which comprises exposed concrete, black-stained plywood doors and panels and white walls. The museum will house the Kalmar collection of mod..
Architects: Sander Architects Location: Wilmington, Delaware, USA Project Year: 2002-2004 Construction Year: 2004-2006 Photographs: Sander Architects The design and building of Tree House was a labor of love. I designed this house for my sister, her first house. The death of our father allowed her the funds to build it. Tree House sits on a cul-de-sac at the end of a mature subdivision in Wilmin..
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed a modular room-dividing system called Clouds for textile manufacturers Kvadrat. Clouds consists of textile pieces held together with elastic bands to make free-standing or hanging structures, which can be used to divide space and absorb sound. The project is a continuation of North Tiles, designed in 2006 by the Bouroullec brothers for Kv..
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has designed two villas for private island Dellis Cay in the Caribbean. Called Maison H (top image) and Maison S (above), each has a pavilion over the water called Maison O (below). Architects David Chipperfield, Carl Ettensperger, Zaha Hadid, Kengo Kuma, Piero Lissoni, and Chad Oppenheim have also dsigned villas for the island. See all the villa designs on the Del..
Architects: KWK PROMES Location: Poland Project Architect: Robert Konieczny Structural Engineer: Marian Goczoł Design Year: 2001 Construction Year: 2002-2004 Site Area: 972 sqm Constructed Area: 102 sqm Photographs: KWK PROMES The building is situated in an industrial area of Poland. It’s been designed for an indigent family, which appreciates its functionality, as well as low maintenance and co..
Designers Keiko + Manabu have created an installation called Heart of Shapes at the Diesel Denim Gallery Aoyama in Tokyo, Japan. Vertical tubes with sections in the shape of hearts, diamonds and stars fill the gallery. The tubes are made from recycled paperboard and will be recycled once the exhibition closes. The installation will remain in place until 8 February. Photographs by Takumi Ota. The..