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..
The AK-47, that fearsome weapon of mass destruction lugged by everyone from the Taliban and the Vietcong to Sylvester Stallone and Dianne Feinstein, is being put to use in an entirely new racket: bike design. Yes, one plucky designer fresh from Savannah College of Art and Design, Bryan Walsh, has fired off a bike concept modeled after the ultra-durable construction and rugged looks of the 1947 A..
Based on the idea of Mirage, described at the wikipedia as a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky, the team that designed the Croatian Pavilion for the Venice Biennale decided to create a floating pavilion to present arts and architecture of Croatia at the Venice Biennale. Based on the idea of Mirage, descr..
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Sjölander da Cruz Architects of Birmingham have completed this shelter at a park on a former wasteland in Amington, UK. Designed as a meeting place for young people in the area, the structure was developed in a series of workshops with residents. Here are some more details from the architects: Sjölander da Cruz Architects have recently completed a dynamic shelter for the young people of Amington..
Architects Bell Phillips created this folded stainless steel staircase for a south London home. Entitled Origami Stair, the project links two existing apartments to form one duplex in the Victorian building. The six millimeter-thick steps are framed with a glass balustrade. Photographs are by Kilian O’Sullivan. Here’s some text from Bell Phillips Architects: ORIGAMI STAIR Camberwell, London Bell..
Brookline, MA-based Jin Choi & Thomas Shine of Choi+Shine recently received the 2010 Boston Society of Architects Unbuilt Architecture Award for their "Land of Giants" project. The project was originally submitted for an Icelandic pylon competition, where it received an honorable mention. The competition was to find a new typology for Iceland's high voltage power lines and pylons. This design tr..
Architects: Della Valle + Bernheimer Design Location: New York, NY, USA Partner in Charge: Jared Della Valle Project Manager: Burck Schellenberg Project Designer: Garrick Jones Project Team: Andrew Willard, Cathy Braasch, Brian Butterfield, Adam Ruedig Client/Developer: Alloy Development Contractor: TG Nickel Project Area: 29,700 sq ft Project Year: 2006-2009 Photographs: Della Valle + Bernheime..
Architects: feld72 Location: Mistelbach, Austria Client: Community of Paasdorf, Public Art Lower Austria Floor Area: 1,590 sqm Project Year: 2005-2007 Photographs: Courtesy of feld72 Would you choose between parking and public space? Paasdorf is a small “street village” in Lower Austria. The task of feld72 was to position “Kulturlandschaft Paasdorf”– an art project that is known far beyond the b..
International art-based design studio Urban Art Projects (UAP) has announced their collaboration with artist Ned Kahn and the Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) to convert Brisbane’s new Domestic Terminal short-term multi-level car park in to an eight-storey kinetic public art project. Kahn, who has developed an international following for his artworks that incorporate the use of natural element..
