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MAY FOOD NEWS: EDITOR'S PICKS......Date: 18 May 2012 08:45:18 ESTHOUSES FROM WITHIN: TEL AVIV'S OPEN HOUSE WEEKENDThis year is set to be a good one for Tel Aviv. Not only has it seen the renovation and construction of three major cultural institutions in the city (The Tel Aviv Cinematheque, Habima National Theatre and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art extension by American practice Preston Scott Cohen), but things we...Date: 18 May 2012 08:43:00 ESTRICHARD AVEDON: MURALS AND PORTRAITS EXHIBITION AT GAGOSIAN, NEW YORKRichard Avedon’s talent – aside from crisp, high-definition portraits that prefigured the high-res age – was his gift for drawing spectators deep into a personality. It is nearly impossible not to feel a visceral reaction to his subjects, whether the feeling is respect or revulsio...Date: 17 May 2012 13:55:50 ESTHABITAT LAUNCHES 'PLATFORM', A NEW GALLERY IN CHELSEA, LONDONBritish design store Habitat has just opened a new 'laboratory of ideas' above its branch on London's King's Road. Titled 'Platform', the gallery will be a springboard for creative innovation and thinking, hosting thought-provoking exhibitions, discussions and talks. The ne...Date: 17 May 2012 13:53:35 ESTARTIST TOM SACHS COLLABORATES WITH NIKEWhile the arrival of a retiring space shuttle to New York City was heralded with great fanfare, artist Tom Sachs was busy putting the finishing touches on his own version of a four-week mission to Mars. From a launch pad on Park Avenue, no less. It may not be on another planet, but the vast space...Date: 17 May 2012 13:51:21 ESTVIRGIN ATLANTIC LAUNCHES ITS NEW UPPER CLASS SUITETravellers heading from London to New York can now experience the transatlantic trip in sublime comfort aboard 'Miss Sunshine' (as Virgin Atlantic’s new A330 aircraft has been dubbed) in the much-awaited Upper Class Suite. The airline’s in-house design team joined forces with L...Date: 17 May 2012 13:49:02 ESTFERRAN ADRIA'S PLANS FOR THE ELBULLIFOUNDATIONWhen star chef Ferran Adria announced he was to close the doors of Catalonian restaurant elBulli - famed for its its radically inventive fare and impossible-to-get tables - in 2010, he prompted a wave of mourning among the gastronomic cognoscenti. With dishes such as parmesan marshmallows and melo...Date: 16 May 2012 17:45:29 ESTTHE PHOTOGRAPHERS' GALLERY REOPENS IN LONDONAfter almost two years of intense building work, The Photographers' Gallery is ready to celebrate its newly renovated and extended HQ at the crossroads of Soho and Oxford Street in London. The existing brick and steel-frame warehouse building, accessed via the serene Ramilles Street, a few ste...Date: 16 May 2012 17:43:00 ESTFIONA RAE EXHIBITION AT LEEDS ART GALLERYFiona Rae remembers acquiring a PowerBook in 1999 at about the same time that she met her husband and fellow artist Dan Perfect. Something of a tech boff, Perfect introduced Rae to the joys of Photoshop and the rest, you could say, is history. Already well established as one of the 'Freeze'...Date: 16 May 2012 11:25:00 ESTA NEW WAVE OF GALLERIES ARRIVES IN HONG KONGAs Hong Kong presents ART HK 12, its fifth international art fair - now under the Art Basel franchise and expected to draw even more visitors than the 63,500 last year - it is also celebrating its transformation into the de facto art capital of Asia. Thanks to an unprecedented boom in China’s...Date: 15 May 2012 14:43:00 ESTMANIFOLD EDITIONS POP-UP STORE, LONDONYou know your way around contemporary art. You can walk into a gallery and talk that art theory discourse with the best of them. You attend auctions and know a good price for a small Peter Doig canoe painting or some of Lisa Milroy’s shoes. Even so, even for experts like you, contemporary art...Date: 14 May 2012 14:09:20 EST'LIQUID GLACIAL' TABLES BY ZAHA HADID AT DAVID GILL GALLERIES, LONDONDavid Gill is a man who requires little introduction. A firm fixture on the contemporary design scene, the distinguished Spaniard can be credited with spearheading the shifting perception that design can be labelled as art, having commissioned pieces by Fredrikson Stallard, Barnaby Barford and Tom...Date: 14 May 2012 14:07:00 ESTMAY BEAUTY NEWS: EDITOR'S PICKS......Date: 14 May 2012 11:43:02 ESTOMEGA'S OLYMPIC RECORD OF TIMING INVENTIONSWhen a tenth or a thousandth of a second can make or break a career, timing is everything. Ever since the first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1896, time measurement has been the pivot around which the event turns. It’s a serious job for serious timekeepers. A few watch brands have...Date: 14 May 2012 10:31:00 ESTOMEGA'S UNBEATABLE RECORD OF OLYMPIC TIMING INVENTIONSWhen a tenth or a thousandth of a second can make or break a career, timing is everything. Ever since the first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1896, time measurement has been the pivot around which the event turns. It’s a serious job for serious timekeepers. A few watch brands have...Date: 13 May 2012 20:07:00 ESTOMEGA'S UNBEATABLE RECORD OF OLYMPIC INVENTIONSWhen a tenth or a thousandth of a second can make or break a career, timing is everything. Ever since the first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1896, time measurement has been the pivot around which the event turns. It’s a serious job for serious timekeepers. A few watch brands have...Date: 11 May 2012 21:41:37 ESTHERMÈS 'LEATHER FOREVER' EXHIBITION, LONDONLeather has been the cornerstone of Hermès’s oevre for almost two centuries. Little wonder then, that the French luxury brand is dedicating a whole exhibition to the material, making its long-standing love affair the focal point of the aptly-named ‘Leather Forever’. Hermès turn...Date: 11 May 2012 21:39:20 EST'EXCENTRIQUE(S)' BY DANIEL BUREN FOR MONUMENTA AT THE GRAND PALAIS, PARISCreating an installation for Monumenta in the nave of Paris' Grand Palais is just about the most prestigious commission any artist can win in France. This year, the honour has gone to French grand master Daniel Buren, who follows Anish Kapoor to become the fifth artist ever to fill the dazzling...Date: 11 May 2012 21:37:00 ESTSCHIAPARELLI AND PRADA: IMPOSSIBLE CONVERSATIONS EXHIBITION, NEW YORKThere is no such thing as bad publicity or indeed bad bad-mouthing. So back in January when Miuccia Prada made some disapproving remarks about an upcoming show, juxtaposing her work with that of 1930s couturier Elsa Schiaparelli, at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New Yor...Date: 11 May 2012 07:49:00 ESTPORT ADRIANO MARINA BY PHILIPPE STARCK, MALLORCA‘It is almost invisible,' says Philippe Starck, of the new Port Adriano marina in Mallorca. 'The architecture exists only on the second view. When you first arrive, you don’t notice anything and after a while you start to see.’ So don't expect a grand architectural sta...Date: 10 May 2012 13:13:00 EST
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IPORTRAITSEven from a few feet away, you can see the bold strokes that Sao Paulo artist Roberto Lautert applies to his portraits of iconic art figures, but step closer and you'll notice that brush lines are strangely missing. That's because there were no brushes—these works are enlarged versions of......Date: 18 May 2012 10:49:01 ESTEAT LONDON 2In the lead-up to the Olympic games in London this summer, a superlatively comprehensive guide to the best of the city's food has just landed. Eat London 2 revamps the original 2007 edition with a new and updated array, taking the reader through the most toothsome digs in 15......Date: 17 May 2012 17:43:08 ESTPOPIf you've ever wondered what it's like to shoot down bomber planes, race a Ferrari in a Volvo or fly a space ship while on acid, POP might offer the insight you need. The mind-bending experimental video game consists of what it calls "a series of erratic minigames" set......Date: 17 May 2012 15:55:09 ESTSCALE AT NOHO DESIGN DISTRICTFor this year's Noho Design District, part of New York's Design Week, we've teamed up with our friends at Architizer and Dwell to present SCALE, a collection of objects and prototypes that explore the relationship of furniture and architecture. Architects have been known to use furniture as a proto...Date: 17 May 2012 13:58:04 ESTHIGHLAND PARK THORTaking inspiration in the distinctly Nordic heritage and unforgiving climate of the Orkney Islands where the celebrated Highland Park distillery stands, the recently launched Thor single malt scotch whisky is as powerful as the Norse god for which it's named. As the first release from the much anti...Date: 17 May 2012 09:55:01 ESTSPACE PROGRAM: MARSMost artists are obsessed—their fixation serving as a driving force for creative action—but Tom Sachs takes his to new heights with his interest in space exploration. His newly launched NYC exhibition, "Space Program: Mars", is a love letter to NASA in his signature bricolage style, and not one det...Date: 16 May 2012 18:37:01 ESTTINY WORLD TERRARIUMSFrom their Victorian-era genesis to waves of popularity in the '70s and in recent years, terrariums have taken on a variety of mossy forms. Leading their most recent charge was the uniquely charming, Brooklyn-based Twig Terrariums, whose uncanny ability to build miniature worlds complete with perfe...Date: 16 May 2012 15:19:01 ESTSONOS SOUNDALIERAdvertorial content: Best known for her hand-blown glass and sculptural brass lighting fixtures, Lindsey Adelman is no stranger to exploring the limits of industrial design. Driven by this pionering spirit, Adelman's studio, in collaboration with Kiel Mead of the AmDC, teamed up with Sonos to create...Date: 16 May 2012 13:13:02 ESTBILL HUNTFor anyone working in the area of fine art photography, Bill Hunt is a familiar name. The self-described "champion of photography" has demonstrated an unrivaled passion for the medium as a curator, dealer and collector for almost 40 years. Hunt's photography collection is nearly as infamous within...Date: 16 May 2012 12:55:01 ESTTEDXMOGADISHU: REBIRTHFor many Somali? refugees, the film Black Hawk Down serves as one of their only memories of the civil war that has ravaged their country for the last two decades. This Thursday, 17 May 2012, thousands of expats—along with the rest of the world—will see their nation again in......Date: 16 May 2012 09:55:02 ESTCHRISTIAN WITKINby Katharina Galla The portrait photographer Christian Witkin is best known for his advertising and editorial work for major publications like New York Times Magazine, Harpers Bazaar, Vogue and many more. Entering what he calls "the second half of this life", he is now shifting his professional care...Date: 15 May 2012 17:25:03 ESTK-10+Though new to the market as a clever way of thinking about canine supplements, K-10+ seems like a product that should already exist. The line of dog-friendly vitamins is the brainchild of NYC-based photographer Ryan Singer, who developed the range after realizing how difficult it is to get a......Date: 15 May 2012 15:01:02 ESTZORYAby Adam Št?ch Exploring the formation of the jewel as a natural process and celebrating it as a performance, the latest collection of distinct jewelry from the conceptual Prague-based designers Daniel Pošta and Zden?k Vacek of Zorya fuses dynamic drama with simple beauty. The Virus collection, the m...Date: 15 May 2012 12:55:01 ESTKINETIC CREATURESUsing the same tab-and-slot construction technique as classic balsa wood airplanes, Kinetic Creatures start as flat-packed, laser-cut cardboard and transform into the impressive mechanical Rory the Rhino, Geno the Giraffe or Elly the Elephant. The DIY animals were conceived by Portland, Oregon-base...Date: 15 May 2012 09:55:02 ESTMICHAEL BAUERInitially catching our eye at the recent NADA NYC fair, Michael Bauer has made an impression in the European art market for years with his energetically moody compositions. The German artist recently set up shop in New York, and in celebration of his move from Berlin to NYC he......Date: 14 May 2012 18:19:04 ESTSTUDIO VISIT: ESKAYELUsing little more than Muji gel ink pens and dash of water, Shanan Campanaro creates highly detailed patterns for bespoke wallpaper, pillows, scarves and more for her design shop Eskayel. Her simple set of tools provides the foundation for an extensive process that involves painting and then digita...Date: 14 May 2012 16:31:02 ESTCENTER OF ATTENTIONBringing their passion for the emotional connection to sound, Sonos opened the Sonos Studio in LA to celebrate the listening experience. The new event space will host listening parties, screenings, lectures, workshops, concerts, and art installations. At their first preview event, reggae legend Jim...Date: 14 May 2012 14:25:03 ESTMONUMENTA 2012Following the installation by Anish Kapoor in 2011, Monumenta 2012 invited famed French artist Daniel Buren for the fifth edition of the annual challenge to create an installation that will fill the soaring nave of Paris' Grand Palais. Buren's take on the site-specific concept is "Excentrique(s), t...Date: 14 May 2012 13:49:01 EST1512 SPIRITS: SIGNATURE POITÍNResurrecting a rare Irish spirit in the Bay Area is no easy feat, and distiller Salvatore Cimino isn't the most likely candidate either. The third-generation distiller is of Sicilian descent, and decided to try creating the potato-based "poitín" (pot-cheen) at the behest of a friend who presented h...Date: 14 May 2012 10:33:21 ESTAGI & SAMOne menswear collection stood out among all the others at A/W 2012 London Fashion Week in March. Bright, bold and bearing no resemblance to anything seen before, Agi & Sam hit the headlines for their seemingly effortless fusion of color and style. Launched in 2011 by Agape Mdumulla and......Date: 11 May 2012 17:43:05 EST -
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WYTHE HOTELGrace and I spend most of our time bouncing between Williamsburg and Greenpoint here in Brooklyn. I live in Williamsburg, she’s in Greenpoint and our office is in Greenpoint. Between all the stores and restaurants in the two neighborhoods, we could stay busy for weeks. Friends are always askin...Date: 18 May 2012 11:09:32 ESTIN THE KITCHEN WITH: GABRIELA IANCU’S BEER-BATTER ONION RINGSI admit that for me, onion rings are synonymous with Burger King. There, I said it! French fries = McDonald’s, onion rings = Burger King. And as with most fast food/junk food, there is a homemade recipe out there waiting to put the store versions to shame. This week we have just that recipe for......Date: 18 May 2012 11:07:03 ESTSMALL MEASURES: HOMEMADE EAU DE PERFUMEWe all know how powerful scents are in terms of memory. Who among us hasn’t caught a whiff of pumpkin pie and recalled our beloved grandmother, or a Fraser fir tree and thought of happy holidays long passed? The smell of tomato leaves can instantly transport us to the summertime tomato sandwic...Date: 18 May 2012 10:13:04 ESTMADE IN QUEENS: GOLDIE’S SOAPWhen Amy and I visited the brand new Wythe Hotel (stay tuned for a peek today at 10am) last week, we were instantly smitten with the pretty bath products in each room. I’d never heard of Goldie’s, but I’ve spent the last few hours going through their entire catalog of locally made...Date: 18 May 2012 09:19:02 ESTNEW: DEAR HANCOCKThe National Stationery Show is finally around the corner (!!), and I can’t wait to see the new cards the studios have in store for us. Naturally I’m on the hunt for neon again (pink, please), and these bright pink cards from Dear Hancock are on my list to check out in person (they’...Date: 18 May 2012 08:25:03 ESTBEFORE & AFTER: OMBRE BOOTH WALLSIt’s a thrilling time of year for me, a former display artist, when I get to see emerging designers not only prepping their goods for exhibitions but also tinkering away to create unexpected, dramatic displays to showcase their designs. The booths deserve their own show for the amount of effor...Date: 17 May 2012 14:01:12 ESTAT HOME WITH: BROAD CITY (ILANA GLAZER)Today I’m interviewing two of my favorite comediennes, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer of Broad City. Abbi gave us a tour of her West Village apartment earlier this morning, and now it’s Ilana’s turn. Ilana’s sense of humor translates so directly to her home, I couldn’t...Date: 17 May 2012 13:13:04 ESTBEFORE & AFTER: DRESSER TRANSFORMATIONThe piles of clothing on the floor were the first clue that I needed some additional clothes storage. I had two criteria: I didn’t want to spend more than $200, and I wanted something attractive. That budget pretty much meant I was looking for a DIY. I stumbled upon this dresser at a consignme...Date: 17 May 2012 12:19:03 ESTAT HOME WITH: BROAD CITY (ABBI JACOBSON)If there’s one thing I currently love more than design, it’s comedy. Over the past few years, I’ve started listening to comedy albums and following comedians online with the same fervency that I once applied to bands alone. I’ve been so impressed by the amazing female comics...Date: 17 May 2012 11:07:02 ESTTYPE PERFUMEI’ve got a problem with packaging. If it’s done really well, it can make me stop caring whether something is seasonably appropriate and want it anyway. Sure it’s summer, but these adorable bundled-up perfumes at Ten Over Six make me long for colder weather and thick sweaters. Named...Date: 17 May 2012 10:13:03 ESTHOLLER DESIGNSpeaking of pretty things made from wood, this table/stool called Beam from Holler Design is really lovely. The hand-charred finish is excellent, and the way the three pieces of reclaimed pine fit together is simple but beautiful. If you’re looking for some well-made side tables/stools, click...Date: 17 May 2012 09:37:03 ESTOH-BOYAI’m having a moment with this lamp right now. I don’t know what it is about the shape, but it’s so appealing to me. It could be the love child of Niche Modern pendants and chunky wooden storage vessels. It would be pretty on a side table and perfect for casting a soft glow on......Date: 17 May 2012 08:07:04 ESTUPHOLSTERY BASICS: ROOM DIVIDER BULLETIN BOARDFor the first time in several years, I’ve been spending more time at my desk. And although I love the change of pace, the change of space needed a few upgrades. My desk sits against a wall in an open living room, so I built a room divider to create a cozy little nook for......Date: 16 May 2012 13:15:38 ESTDIY PROJECT: TEXTURED PLANTERSI’m trying to get a little better at tending to plants, and have subsequently been looking for new garden pots. I had my eye on an incredible ceramic blocked planter at Anthropologie, but neglected to act quickly enough and it sold out. The pot was studded with chunky ceramic bricks, and I was...Date: 16 May 2012 12:19:04 ESTDIY PROJECT: HANGING NOTEPADThis project stems from a conversation I had with Grace and Amy on my last visit; they had seen an image of a rolling pin held in place with two simple straps, and thought it could adapt nicely to become a wall scroll for organizing ideas. I managed to score three long branches from a......Date: 16 May 2012 11:07:02 ESTNEW: JILL MALEK WALLPAPERSOne of my favorite things that happens in design, is when an artist finds a way to elevate the everyday to a new level. I’ve always been intrigued by naturally occurring patterns in nature and life and it’s fun to see that concept come to life in Jill Malek‘s newest wallpapers, cal...Date: 16 May 2012 10:13:02 ESTSTITCH BY STITCHI really enjoy reading about companies that work with, support and celebrate artisans in rural or impoverished areas. Nothing makes me happier than knowing my purchase isn’t supporting a faceless box store, but instead a real person who is living off of their handmade work and creating beautif...Date: 16 May 2012 09:19:02 ESTNEW: BANQUET STATIONERYI have a feeling that this year’s stationery show is going to be a good one. After a few hit-or-miss years, I’m loving the little peeks of new designs I’ve been seeing. One of the studios I’m most excited to see in person is Vancouver’s Banquet. They’ve always got...Date: 16 May 2012 08:09:25 ESTAFTER THE JUMP: THIRD WARD INTERVIEW (MP3)Good morning! It’s still rainy and gloomy here in Brooklyn, so it feels like the perfect weather to curl up on the couch and listen to something on big headphones. With that in mind, I wanted to share my most recent interview from this Monday’s radio show. I’ve been a fan of Third...Date: 16 May 2012 08:07:04 ESTLIVING IN: EMPIRE RECORDSEmpire Records is better known for nostalgic adoration than cinematic appreciation, but we’re okay with that. Face it, we love to love the nineties and enough time has past to make Doc Martens seem like a good idea again. Who didn’t develop a massive girl crush on Liv Tyler and suddenly...Date: 15 May 2012 14:07:04 EST
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MINI RAGNO SPIDERMini table Ragno is simply superb. Simple, it combines the sleek glass shelf with steel legs and son come to color, a very original at all. This beaut.....Date: 18 May 2012 12:01:03 ESTANE STOOLAne stool is a solid timber stool with a powder coated steel frame.The seat is formed through the unique use of multiple pieces of one shape of wood p.....Date: 18 May 2012 06:01:03 ESTPLUGBOOKThe plugbook is made in the shape of a book which hides itself between your other books. When you need it, just take it out and pull the cord. Simple .....Date: 18 May 2012 02:43:04 ESTSTEPSIn stripping the stair of its more cultural meaning, and allowing the essential structure of the stair become both the practical and the aesthetic val.....Date: 16 May 2012 13:31:05 ESTEDITION29 STRUCTURES 004 FOR IPADEDITION29 STRUCTURES ISSUE 004 featuring the Norwegian Reindeer Pavilion, a Wind Tower in Valencia and a cultural center in Turkey....Date: 16 May 2012 09:57:20 ESTBRAVO CHAIRa chair perfect for studying or read and even a quick nap in between....Date: 16 May 2012 04:31:03 ESTONLY JANUARY MIRRORThe Mirror which embraces an image. There was an idea to create the alive mirror step forth a plane of a wall. Getting to the Mirror space, the person.....Date: 15 May 2012 11:28:09 ESTGARDEN UNIQUE DESIGN CONTEST : DINING OUTDOORSA new great opportunity for designers, newcomers or big names alike: following the overwhelming success of last year’s garden unique design cont.....Date: 15 May 2012 06:37:03 ESTGARDEN UNIQUE CONTEST : DINING OUTDOORSA new great opportunity for designers, newcomers or big names alike: following the overwhelming success of last year’s garden unique design cont.....Date: 15 May 2012 06:19:03 ESTLOVE CHAISELONGUEChaiselongue with 2 places for lovers and table in the middle....Date: 15 May 2012 05:43:03 ESTNOT TOO LATE BY DIMA LOGINOFFDesigned by Dima Loginoff, sofa collections will be presented on Florence Design Week in Lungarno Collection by Salvatore Ferragamo....Date: 15 May 2012 04:31:03 ESTDMY BERLIN 2012DMY Berlin is an international design network for contemporary product design. At the yearly DMY International Design Festival Berlin both renowne.....Date: 14 May 2012 13:51:27 ESTPOLLEN LAMPThe microscopic structures of the pollen have inspired the form of this ambient light lamp. It is shaped by 33 assembled silicone pieces. From each of.....Date: 14 May 2012 04:13:03 ESTCLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK 2012Clerkenwell is home to over 60 showrooms, a multitude of architectural and creative practices. This cultural hub is the perfect location to host a.....Date: 13 May 2012 14:45:33 ESTBARZONE COLOGNEGastro Trend & Trade Show in Cologne is the trend indicator of the gastronomy scene in Germany and the most important source of information for th.....Date: 13 May 2012 14:43:03 ESTICFF NEW YORK 201224th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair will map the newest frontier of what's best and what's next in design...Date: 13 May 2012 14:25:03 ESTHUMAN ENRICHMENTHuman Enrichment brings design into captive animal adoption, aiming to convey that resolved design can further engagement in conservation. Domestic pr.....Date: 12 May 2012 06:01:04 ESTNAKEDAn acrylic bathtub, to be installed and positioned in different contexts....Date: 11 May 2012 17:07:05 ESTWANTED DESIGN 2012 NEW YORKAn international design event in new york city - in the beautiful Landmark building, Terminal Stores /The Tunnel, on 11th Avenue and 28th Street, an.....Date: 11 May 2012 08:43:03 ESTCABINET 56Cabinet with 56 doors...Date: 11 May 2012 03:55:04 EST -
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INTERVIEW: RENZO PIANO ON THE SHARDAs The Shard nears completion in London, here is the transcript of an interview conducted with architect Renzo Piano before work started on the 300 metre-high tower. (more…)...Date: 18 May 2012 12:03:32 ESTWORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL 2012: MEDIA-ICT BY CLOUD 9World Architecture Festival 2012: in the final movie from our series announcing the call for exhibitors at this year’s World Architecture Festival in Singapore from 3-5 October, programme director Paul Finch discusses why an experimental office building w...Date: 18 May 2012 09:21:31 ESTMELVIN THE MINI MACHINE BY HEYHEYHEYDutch design studio HEYHEYHEY have made a portable chain-reaction machine inside two suitcases to sign and stamp a postcard in a way that’s completely inefficient but rather entertaining. (more…)...Date: 18 May 2012 08:07:06 ESTSLIDESHOW FEATURE: YONGSAN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DISTRICTSlideshow feature: this week we’ve run a series of stories on the Yongsan International Business District, a new commercial hub in Seoul, South Korea, that’s due for completion in 2024. Commissioned by South Korean developer DreamHub, the new...Date: 18 May 2012 05:07:24 ESTPROJECT R6 BY REXNew York firm REX was another of the fifteen architects commissioned to design skyscrapers for the fast-growing Yongsan International Business District of Seoul, South Korea. They’ve proposed a tower with blocks of storeys offset from the centre and cantilevered from each end. (more…)...Date: 17 May 2012 19:13:06 ESTDESIGNED IN HACKNEY: LEUTTON POSTLE AW12 COLLECTIONDesigned in Hackney: scribbled faces on fabric masks feature in the latest collection from young designers Leutton Postle, who continue this week’s look at Hackney fashion designers. (more…)...Date: 17 May 2012 14:03:37 ESTTHE BLADE BY DOMINIQUE PERRAULTThe next building in our series from the new Yongsan International Business District in Seoul, South Korea, is a skyscraper designed by French architect Dominique Perrault, with faceted glass that will ripple across the surface. (more…)...Date: 17 May 2012 13:15:21 ESTWORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL 2012: MAXXI BY ZAHA HADIDWorld Architecture Festival 2012: Zaha Hadid’s MAXXI National Museum of the XXI Century Arts is the focus of our next movie about the World Architecture Festival, as programme director Paul Finch explains why the jury unanimously voted for it to win...Date: 17 May 2012 12:37:04 ESTDEZEEN MAIL #101The latest issue of our Dezeen Mail newsletter leads with the completion of London’s Olympic venues and, in particular, our readers’ horrified reaction to Anish Kapoor’s ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture (above), which one commenter described as an “evil scientist’s lair&#...Date: 17 May 2012 11:25:03 ESTDEZEEN WATCH STORE AT CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEKClerkenwell Design Week takes place in London next week and Dezeen Watch Store will once again pop up at the Farmiloe Building at 34 St John Street, the event’s main venue. (more…)...Date: 17 May 2012 09:57:26 ESTSWITCH BOX IN HOUSE BY NAF ARCHITECT & DESIGNAll the rooms of this renovated Tokyo house by Japanese studio Naf Architect & Design are connected to wooden box at its centre. (more…)...Date: 17 May 2012 04:13:04 ESTDANCING DRAGONS BY ADRIAN SMITH + GORDON GILL ARCHITECTUREWe’re running a series of stories about the Yongsan International Business District in Seoul: following designs by BIG and MVRDV are a pair of skyscrapers with glass scales by Chicago firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. (more…)...Date: 16 May 2012 19:13:04 ESTNO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN BY LANZAVECCHIA + WAIItalian-Singaporean designers Lanzavecchia + Wai have designed a collection of aids for the elderly with styling that’s more domestic than medical. (more…)...Date: 16 May 2012 15:01:04 ESTDESIGNED IN HACKNEY: A-LU-HA BY LU FLUXDesigned in Hackney: next up in our series of stories about Hackney fashion design is the A-Lu-Ha collection by Lu Flux, combining vintage patchwork with Hawaiian details. (more…)...Date: 16 May 2012 13:18:01 ESTCALL FOR ENTRIES TO THE WOOD AWARDS 2012Promotion: entries are now being accepted for the Wood Awards 2012. (more…)...Date: 16 May 2012 11:12:25 ESTWORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL 2012: MAPUNGUBWE INTERPRETATION CENTRE BY PETER RICH ARCHITECTSWorld Architecture Festival 2012: in the next movie from our series running up to this year’s World Architecture Festival, programme director Paul Finch tells us how the jury were ”bowled over” by the hand-constructed Mapungubwe Interpre...Date: 16 May 2012 11:10:08 ESTCCTV HEADQUARTERS BY OMAThe China Central Television Headquarters in Beijing by architects OMA are now complete. (more…)...Date: 16 May 2012 06:19:03 ESTNEW PINTEREST BOARD: KITCHENSWe’ve added a new board to Pinterest compiling all the best photos of kitchens from the pages of Dezeen. We now have over 3000 followers on Pinterest – join in here. See all of our stories about kitchens....Date: 16 May 2012 05:25:03 ESTBAEZA TOWN HALL BY VIAR ESTUDIOPatchy timber shields the glazed upper storeys of this town hall extension in southern Spain by architects Viar Estudio. (more…)...Date: 15 May 2012 19:13:06 ESTDESIGNED IN HACKNEY: RESORT 2012 BY CHRISTOPHER KANEDesigned in Hackney: today’s colourful fashion focus is the neon bright Resort 2012 collection by Christopher Kane. (more…)...Date: 15 May 2012 14:45:40 EST -
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NEW YORK DESIGN WEEK 2012: ON TWITTER & FACEBOOK...Date: 18 May 2012 12:10:36 ESTGALLERY: FLAVOR PAPER, NEW RELEASES AT ICFF 2012...Date: 18 May 2012 12:08:14 ESTVIDEO: RED STRIPE MAKE ART ON THE STREET ANIMATED INSTALLATION WITH SPACEBOY...Date: 18 May 2012 12:05:53 ESTGALLERY: DOVECOTE BARN BY NICOLAS TYE ARCHITECTS...Date: 18 May 2012 02:19:35 ESTNY DESIGN WEEK MOBILE GUIDE BY CORE77...Date: 18 May 2012 02:17:04 ESTNOCTURAMA JEWELRY BY ALESSANDRA MURGIA...Date: 18 May 2012 02:14:28 ESTINNER WORLDS BY ELENA URUCATU AND CARLOS MATÉ...Date: 18 May 2012 02:12:05 ESTVIDEO: ELEMENTS HOUSE BY WILLIAM KAVEN ARCHITECTURE...Date: 18 May 2012 02:09:36 ESTBODY AND MIND BY PRATT DESIGN STUDENTS & HERMAN MILLERPratt Institute industrial design students have collaborated with furniture maker Herman Miller on designs that promote physical and mental well-being. Above, Pete KL's Memoro design....Date: 18 May 2012 02:07:04 ESTON TIME BY JOE DOUCET...Date: 17 May 2012 11:14:19 ESTPLEAT FURNITURE COLLECTION BY DEBRA FOLZ...Date: 17 May 2012 11:11:58 ESTCHRISTIAN POPSICLES BY SEBASTIAN ERRAZURIZThis coming Saturday artist-designer Sebastian Errazuriz will be showing a new limited edition artwork, holy wine "Christian Popsicles" which will be served at the opening of the Love it or Leave it show at R'Pure Gallery in New York....Date: 17 May 2012 11:09:34 ESTTHE CHAIR BY PIERRE THIBAULT...Date: 16 May 2012 15:49:59 ESTMYSTICAL HIGHWAY BY JEANE UMBREIT...Date: 16 May 2012 15:47:22 ESTPLUG BOOK BY DAVE HAKKENS...Date: 16 May 2012 15:44:48 ESTGALLERY: WARBURG HOUSE BY JORDAN ALLEN AND RYAN TREFZ...Date: 16 May 2012 15:42:07 ESTEDITION29 STRUCTURES ISSUE 004...Date: 16 May 2012 15:39:30 ESTROLLOUT - THE WANDERLUST INTERVIEWEarlier this year, Anita Modha and Jonathan Nodrick of ROLLOUT presented their new Wanderlust wallpaper collection at IDS12 in Toronto. This week they are in New York for ICFF....Date: 16 May 2012 15:37:04 ESTGALLERY: VALLÉE DE JOUX HOUSE BY ATELIER D'ARCHITECTURE RALPH GERMANN...Date: 15 May 2012 12:49:19 ESTSTATIC PLASTIC L LAMP BY HAN KONING...Date: 15 May 2012 12:47:00 EST
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BLOG » NOVAK DJOKOVIC: BEHIND THE LOGOby Aaron BrittLast year we took a look at tennis great Roger Federer's personal logo (bit of a snooze, frankly), so with the unveiling of top-ranked Novak Djokovic's new logo, I thought we'd check back in. And as Djokovic has gone the extra mile as to have a short video created that demystifyies th...Date: 17 May 2012 13:33:27 ESTPROFILE » MINING MODERNITYby Aaron BrittDanish designer Søren Rose debuted eight pieces of his Park Avenue furniture collection for De La Espada at the London Design Festival last year, and though the line is for sale its origins are highly specific: a New York City apartment Rose is designing “down to the door...Date: 17 May 2012 13:31:06 ESTBACKSTORY » THE MAKING OF SCREENPLAY: PART 7by Jenny WuJenny Wu, a partner at Oyler Wu Collaborative, documents the process from design through fabrication of their latest installation, Screenplay, to be featured at the upcoming Dwell on Design 2012. Part 7: From 2D to 3D Up to this point, we have been working with two-dimensional profiles...Date: 16 May 2012 15:52:36 ESTPRODUCT SPOTLIGHT » ICFF PREVIEW: PLANK BY ERIC PFEIFFER AND COUNCILby Diana BuddsOakland-based designer Eric Pfeiffer has been exhibiting annually at ICFF since 1997 and this year he's launching a series of outdoor pieces in collaboration with San Francisco's Council. According to Pfeiffer, the line is a take on the classic Adirondack chairs and owes some debt to...Date: 16 May 2012 13:20:25 ESTPRODUCT SPOTLIGHT » MID-CENTURY REMASTEREDby Kelsey KeithBernhardt Design revives Charles Pollock’s long-dormant career with the release of a timeless new lounge chair....Date: 15 May 2012 15:55:07 ESTBLOG » LEGO® DESIGN COMPETITION FINALISTSby Ralston O'NeillDwell joined forces with Pacific Standard Time to appeal to the architect—and child—within us all. The challenge was to construct a model of an original home inspired by iconic California mid-century modern architecture only using LEGO bricks. Now it's time to reveal t...Date: 14 May 2012 19:13:06 ESTHOTEL REGISTER » ENDEMICO RESGUARDO SILVESTRE, MEXICOby Jaclyn Sienna IndiaIn recent years, Baja’s Valle de Guadalupe, only an hour and a half from the San Diego airport and 40 minutes from Ensenada, has emerged as Mexico’s wine country. In order to showcase the best that this region has to offer, Grupo Habita’s Carlos Couturier and...Date: 14 May 2012 13:15:33 ESTSQUARE MEAL » COFFEE BREAK: SAN FRANCISCO'S THE MILLby Olivia MartinAlthough we usually focus on completed projects, it is equally interesting to check in during construction to see how a space develops. Things that our memories smooth over post-construction, like frustrations and changes in plans, are still rampant. That never-ending argument over...Date: 14 May 2012 12:55:07 ESTBLOG » SURVEYING FRIEZE NEW YORKby Faith-Ann YoungFact #1: New Yorkers are more allergic to bridges and tunnels than plants and trees. Fact #2: Manhattanites generally enjoy exploring other boroughs as much as they like the Times Square subway platform in the stew of summer. Therefore, when Frieze Art Fair–which has thrived...Date: 12 May 2012 11:25:23 ESTWEEK IN REVIEW » FRIDAY FINDS 05.11.12by Diana BuddsWrap up the week with our roundup of architecture, art, and design finds....Date: 11 May 2012 14:27:28 ESTARCHITECTURE » MARINA PLUS REM, IN UPSTATE NEW YORKby Ian VolnerHudson, New York, is a small community nestled into its namesake river valley about 100 miles north of Manhattan. 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Part One showcased designers from the U.K. to Germany to Tokyo to S...Date: 10 May 2012 13:20:27 ESTBACKSTORY » THE MAKING OF SCREENPLAY: PART 6by Jenny WuJenny Wu, a partner at Oyler Wu Collaborative, documents the process from design through fabrication of their latest installation, Screenplay, to be featured at the upcoming Dwell on Design 2012. Part 6: The Physical Work Begins… At this stage of the process, those around me oft...Date: 09 May 2012 19:51:27 ESTPRODUCT SPOTLIGHT » MADE IN MEXICO DESIGNby Jaime GillinLast week, the MoMA Design Store in New York launched the latest installment in its Destination: Design series. Available only through June, Destination: Mexico is a limited-availability product collection featuring approximately 150 products by emerging Mexican designers, including...Date: 08 May 2012 11:50:06 ESTON THE ROAD » COVERINGS 2012: NEW RAVENNA TILEby Diana BuddsThe 300,000-square-foot show floor at this year's Coverings (held April 17–20th at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida) was filled with many stunning designs, but an offshoot in an annex at the nearby Peabody Hotel proved to be a cache of creativity. There, a...Date: 08 May 2012 11:47:48 ESTBLOG » SEATTLE'S NEXT-WAVE DESIGN FIRM?by Jaime GillinA year a half ago, while on sabbatical from Olson Kundig Architects, Kevin Scott conceived of Röllerhaus Pictureworks & Design Co. A mix of design firm, artist/designer collective, and advanced illustration company, Rollerhaüs is trying to blaze a new trail for what a d...Date: 08 May 2012 09:03:53 ESTPROFILE » NEW DUTCH DESIGN: ALDO BAKKERby Zahid SardarFamiliar objects take surprising new forms in the hands of experimental designer Aldo Bakker....Date: 05 May 2012 11:25:05 ESTWEEK IN REVIEW » FRIDAY FINDS 05.04.12by Diana BuddsEditor Real Talk, a Ryan Gosling–like meme featuring econospeak, a young design company out of New Zealand, and more in this installment of Friday Finds....Date: 04 May 2012 15:01:09 ESTEVENT SPOTLIGHT » ALEX KATZ: GIVE ME TOMORROWby Aaron BrittThe American painter Alex Katz is one of my favorites. His flat, graphic realism, and paintings of the windswept coast of Maine recall Edward Hopper, Fairfield Porter, and the cover of some sun-faded issue of the New Yorker. I usually get a chance to see his work in person during summ...Date: 04 May 2012 13:20:04 EST -
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BENJAMIN'S RESPECTFUL REMODEL OF A CLIFF MAY HOME HOUSE CALLName: Benjamin Location: Long Beach, California We bought our midcentury Cliff May ranch home in February 2011. It hadn't been touched since 1969, and it badly needed some updating, but we did no...Date: 07 Jan 2012 21:01:05 ESTAPARTMENT THERAPY HOT POSTS WEEK OF JANUARY 2 - JANUARY 6, 2012• Start 2012 Off Clean: Best Cleaning Tips for a New Year • Before & After: Emily Dresses Up Her Hearth & Home • Shop Smarter: Home Stuff That's Always on Sale in January • Keep...Date: 07 Jan 2012 15:21:14 ESTSTORAGE SOLUTIONS FOR ALL AREAS OF LIFE WEEKEND SHOPPER'S GUIDEThe first step to getting organized is assessing your problem areas and finding the appropriate solution. Do you empty out the contents of your pockets all over the house? 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