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ARCHITECTURE UPDATE: LETTER FROM CHINAIf buildings could talk, China...Date: 26 Jan 2012 13:49:01 ESTJOHN PAWSON'S PLANS FOR NEW DESIGN MUSEUM UNVEILEDTerence Conran and John Pawson put in an appearance at what will be the new Design Museum in Kensington this week. Located in the former Commonwealth Institute, the 10,000 sq m building is set to open in 2014, placing the organisation within a stone's throw of 'Albertopolis' - SW7's museum district....Date: 25 Jan 2012 16:49:01 EST'(UN)FORBIDDEN CITY' PROJECT BY ALESSINearly a decade ago, Alberto Alessi, head of the leading Italian kitchenware manufacturer that bears his name, assigned 22 architects the task of designing a teapot. This simple commission had the legacy of architects and designers collaborating on some of the world's most iconic industrial design....Date: 25 Jan 2012 10:33:02 ESTPRADA 24 HOURS MUSEUM, PARISA little Dan Flavin, a little Studio 54, a little sculptural assemblage and lots of pink neon. That's more or less the flavour of the 24h Museum, an ephemeral,culturally kooky conceit that will already be halfway over by the time you read this. It's the type of idea that could only be born from a dr...Date: 25 Jan 2012 10:31:02 EST'A ROOM FOR LONDON' BY DAVID KOHN AND FIONA BANNERThe worst thing we can say about David Kohn and Fiona Banner's 'A Room for London' is that far too few people will be able to experience it. The duo's collaboration with Alain de Botton's Living Architecture and Artangel, with the vital assistance of the Southbank Centre, takes the form of a colonia...Date: 24 Jan 2012 18:55:00 ESTSIHH WATCH FAIR 2012, GENEVAA trade fair can be a dire prospect. Unless, that is, you're one of the select few invited to the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva, Switzerland. The scene at the show last week was that of a five-star boutique hotel, with elegant interiors, subdued lighting, champagne bars...Date: 24 Jan 2012 14:07:00 ESTDUO OF NENDO EXHIBITIONS AT MAISON & OBJET, PARISThe Tokyo and Milan-based design group Nendo has had a busy few months. Earlier this year, they were named 'designer of the year' by our illustrious panel of judges for Wallpaper's 2012 Design Awards. Now, in celebration of its tenth anniversary, the company - headed up by Oki Sato - is in the midst...Date: 24 Jan 2012 09:37:00 ESTBERLUTI LAUNCHES NEW FASHION COLLECTIONWith Antoine Arnault heading up the business side and Alessandro Sartori - who cut his teeth at Ermenegildo Zegna for some 14 years - taking care of design, Berluti is about to get bigger, bolder and much more important. And it's no longer just about finely made men's shoes and a few hand-polished '...Date: 23 Jan 2012 12:55:02 ESTGRAHAM SUTHERLAND SHOW AT MODERN ART OXFORD, UKHe painted powerful scenes of bombed-out Swansea, Cardiff and East London, and gritty landscapes of quarries, mines and foundries as his role as official WWII artist, but today the late Graham Sutherland is still in the shadows of his friend and contemporary Francis Bacon. A show at Modern Art Oxfor...Date: 21 Jan 2012 00:01:02 ESTLA NUEVA OLA: WALLPAPER'S SPANISH DESIGN SHOWDespite its economic woes, Spain is emerging as hot bed of young designers. So, while looking at the cream of new creative talent for our Next Generation issue (W*154), we felt it was time to put the spotlight on the country. Teaming up with ICEX, the Spanish Embassy Commercial Office, we hosted a t...Date: 20 Jan 2012 00:01:02 ESTGREETING CARDS INSPIRED BY CHINESE ARCHITECTUREDesigner Teresa Hraoilkoua gives snail mail a decidedly modern edge with her innovative interpretation of the classic pop-up card. Her intricately crafted greetings offer whimsical laser-cut reflections of South China cityscapes, from Hong Kong's iconic skyline to Macau's traditional landscape. Trai...Date: 19 Jan 2012 14:07:02 ESTRENZO PIANO'S EXTENSION TO THE GARDNER, BOSTONOne can imagine the response of the Bostonians who visited Fenway Court, as the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was originally called, when it opened in 1903. Gardner, an arts patron and collector of extravagantly independent sensibility, installed the incomparable art collection she'd gathered with...Date: 19 Jan 2012 10:13:00 ESTBOOK: CHROMES BY WILLIAM EGGLESTONWilliam Eggleston has a self-imposed rule when it comes to his photographic process - he famously restricts himself to only ever taking one picture of one thing. This somewhat spartan point-and-shoot approach and his subsequent glorification of the mundane has influenced everyone from Juergen Teller...Date: 19 Jan 2012 00:01:01 ESTNISSAN GT-RNissan's GT-R has been on the market since 2007. Right from the outset the car was intended as a giant-killer, a rolling showcase of every technological trick in the book, created in order to propel a hefty four-seater coupe with such aplomb and vitality that it would leave more exotic machinery cos...Date: 18 Jan 2012 13:49:01 ESTWALLPAPER* 2012 DESIGN AWARDS PARTY, LONDONSealed in print and brought to life in an annual celebratory showcase, the Design Awards is our definitive pat on the back to everything that has rocked the Wallpaper* universe. And with London being crowned this year's Best City in our Judges' Awards, what better way to wave our party flag than fro...Date: 17 Jan 2012 17:07:02 ESTBOOK: CHAMBERLIN POWELL & BONThe panoramic view from the Wallpaper* offices takes in the elaborate concrete tips of the three Barbican towers - Lauderdale, Cromwell and Shakespeare. Against a backdrop of glass, steel and cranes, these Brutalist hunks have endured for decades, slowly but surely becoming one of the capital's most...Date: 16 Jan 2012 00:01:01 ESTTOKYO MOTOR SHOW 2011After a bad year, the Japanese car industry is once again relying on what has always made it great - ingenuity and innovation - and the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show was a pure celebration of this. Besides the effects of the earthquake and tsunami, the high yen has been hampering competitiveness on the inte...Date: 15 Jan 2012 00:01:02 ESTDESIGN MIAMI 2011There is nothing quite like the first week in December in Miami, when the design, art and fashion crowd congregate en masse in the sunshine for Design Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach. Topped off by a colourful spectrum of exhibitions and parties around town (including our own soirée with Poltrona Fr...Date: 14 Jan 2012 00:01:03 EST3D PRINTING EXHIBITION AT ARAM GALLERY, LONDONDesigners have always adopted the latest technology for modelling their work. But in the case of 3D printing, or rapid prototyping, the technology has become the work itself. A new exhibition at London's Aram Gallery - titled 'Send to Print/Print to Send' - features a collection of items by creative...Date: 13 Jan 2012 14:43:00 ESTHELMRINDERKNECHT GALLERY POPS UP IN ZURICHRoving pop-up gallery Helmrinderknecht has arrived in Switzerland, bringing with it works by an interesting roster of talent, including Dutch design studio Makkink & Bey and Swiss industrial designer Nicolas Le Moigne. Titled 'Edition 21/ Zürich', the show has temporarily commandeered the entrance...Date: 13 Jan 2012 09:55:00 EST
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KUHN RIKON RATCHET GRINDERA lot of ingenuity is required to rework a classic. Swiss company Kuhn Rikon recently had in-house designer Philipp Beyeler take on the iconic pepper grinder to create a fun design object informed by contemporary materials and ergonomics. The ratchet mechanism is more intelligent than a traditional...Date: 26 Jan 2012 18:01:06 ESTLIGNE ROSET 2012 COLLECTIONWe got to preview the rich new collection from Ligne Roset at Maison et Objet, which reflected a range of larger trends seen throughout the show. Here, we highlight Ligne Roset's take on some of the most intriguing concepts coming up in design. Felt Designers seem poised to explore......Date: 26 Jan 2012 17:07:03 ESTRECESSION ART AT CULTUREFIXSensitive to the cash-strapped culture lovers of the world, Recession Art began with the simple premise of uniting aspiring collectors with emerging artists. After three years of shows at Brooklyn's Invisible Dog, they have now opened RAC on New York's Lower East Side. Seated atop Culturefix, an ar...Date: 26 Jan 2012 14:43:04 ESTHENRIK VIBSKOV'S SHRINK WRAP SPECTACULARAgainst a backdrop lined with machine gears reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times bleached white, a parade of slipper-clad, bearded cavemen sleepwalk to the sound of a percussion march. This is how we are introduced to the Henrik Vibskov Autumn/Winter 2012 collection. Vibskov's models appea...Date: 26 Jan 2012 12:01:08 ESTDESIGN VOICESIn the new e-book "Design Voices," Dutch designer Maarten Baas points out that 20 years ago, "designing was quite anonymous as a profession." Now, not only has the importance of design become more visible outside of the creative industries, but designers themselves have also gained distinction as i...Date: 26 Jan 2012 11:07:03 ESTZAI AND LORO PIANAOn a recent trip to Gstaad with Bentley (more on that next week), I had the pleasure of meeting the team from Zai, the high end, handmade Swiss ski manufacturer. Patrick, Daniela and Thomas (pictured here) all happened to be wearing incredible ski suits. As it turns out, Zai......Date: 25 Jan 2012 18:37:02 ESTFLOAT ONEver since seeing "Altered States" back in the day, we've held off on trying sensory deprivation tanks. Watching Willam Hurt's character devolve into a primitive man through repeated psychedelic experiments seemed like a red flag for curious newcomers. A recent trip to Portland's Float On has chang...Date: 25 Jan 2012 16:51:02 ESTJMC SOUNDBOARDDesigned by master guitar-builder Jeanmichel Capt with the exceptional creativity and skill he employs to sculpt musical instruments, the JMC Soundboard creates a beautifully encased sound system that blends seamlessly into most any environment. Built with time-honored techniques used in making JMC...Date: 25 Jan 2012 15:19:05 ESTOLLY AND MOLLYWhen a creative brief tasked them to "make something connected to the Internet that doesn't live on the screen," Foundry, a small research team at Mint Digital, came up with Olly, a scent-based system rewarding social media activity or, as they describe it on their site, a "web-connected smelly......Date: 25 Jan 2012 12:19:23 ESTHEREPremiering last night, HERE is a dreamy short film produced by Waris Ahluwalia for The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts. A romantic treasure hunt of sorts, the film stars Agyness Deyn who's journey takes her half way around the world following clues that lead to her mate. Directed by......Date: 25 Jan 2012 09:01:03 ESTHONDA NC700XHonda's NC700X, the newest addition to the Japanese manufacturer's line, is a crossover bike designed to give riders the best of both worlds. Highlighting efficiency while retaining sports performance, the motorcycle is equal parts commuter, street racer and weekend warrior. The bike is what you ma...Date: 24 Jan 2012 20:25:02 ESTST. GEORGE SPIRITSThe building that houses St. George Spirits in Alameda, CA may look like a naval air hangar on the outside, but inside lies a vast warren of copper pot stills and casks filled with artisanal spirits. St. George was founded in 1982 to make eau de vie fruit brandies,......Date: 24 Jan 2012 19:49:02 ESTCOLD SPRING APOTHECARYCold Spring Apothecary founder Stacey Dugliss-Wesselman cultivated a special knack for ingenuity during her childhood in the Catskills, where the closest store was 45 minutes away. Later, as a hair stylist in Brooklyn, with a background in both cosmetology and nursing, she began sharing with her cl...Date: 24 Jan 2012 16:49:03 ESTEMBARKThe network of transit apps now available has grown nearly as complicated as the oft daunting subway systems they were created to navigate. Certain New York-focused programs we've used have their strong points—New York Subway features an augmented reality function for above-ground navigation; NYC E...Date: 24 Jan 2012 12:01:38 ESTNEW VIMEOWe have always been big supporters of Vimeo and their mission to provide a high quality, creatively focused platform for video sharing. We are super excited to announce that today Vimeo is launching it's latest iteration with New Vimeo. The new platform entails a complete redesign from top to......Date: 24 Jan 2012 10:49:04 ESTTHE HOLY TRINITYThere are a few essentials you never leave home without: your keys, your phone, your wallet. These represent the survivalist accessories of modern life, and they should be carefully considered—after all, they remain the stronghold of minimalism and functionality in a world of excess. The following l...Date: 23 Jan 2012 19:13:03 ESTDICEWhile augmented reality interfaces have had their moment on smartphones, the automobile windshield is a potentially more useful place to overlay contextual information. Mercedes' Dynamic and Intuitive Control Experience (DICE) offers a look at how the manufacturer envisions getting everything from...Date: 23 Jan 2012 18:01:04 ESTRESOLVEThe first in a series of artist-curated exhibitions at NYC's Joshua Liner Gallery, "Resolve" gathers together the peers and influencing figures of the highly skilled painter Tony Curanaj. 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BEFORE & AFTER: BACHELOR LOFT TRANSFORMATIONIt’s funny to me that “bachelor” style has such a bad rep. I equate it with leather chairs that look like massively overstuffed beasts, giant TVs, a sparsely filled modular bookshelf and not much else . . . maybe an unpacked cardboard box or two. A harsh stereotype, I admit, althou...Date: 26 Jan 2012 13:13:09 ESTBEFORE & AFTER: RECLAIMED-WOOD KITCHEN BACKSPLASHI do believe that there are some irrefutable beauties in the world, and wood is one of them. The greatest part of decorating with wood is that cheap, old, tattered and even dirty wood can look amazing; it has incredible texture, character and color. How many materials can you say that about? This re...Date: 26 Jan 2012 12:03:40 ESTBEFORE & AFTER: WOVEN-BACK CHAIR MAKEOVERI’ve tackled a few chair renovations, but I’ll be honest: caning intimidates me. I’m eagerly awaiting the day that Amanda covers caning in Upholstery Basics, but until then, I’m steering clear. I love this chair renovation from Haley Beham; she’s found an inventive way...Date: 26 Jan 2012 11:09:26 ESTNEW: DWELLSTUDIO BEDDINGAs much as I loved making and sleeping under my Otomi-upholstered headboard for years, I’m ready to let it go. I miss having something more neutral that lets me use colorful and/or patterned sheets more often. All that pattern on the headboard meant that florals, stripes and other patterned be...Date: 26 Jan 2012 10:13:04 EST51 LOVE STORIES BY PAUL OCTAVIOUSSpeaking of Valentine’s Day, this print by Paul Octavious is the cat’s pajamas. Sweet, colorful and created by forming a heart with 51 different books on love, it’s as Valentine’s Day-appropriate as it gets. The only thing missing is a built-in boyfriend or girlfriend. Whethe...Date: 26 Jan 2012 09:19:04 ESTLOLA SUNGLASS CASEIf I had to buy myself a Valentine’s Day present, it would be this sunglass case from Thomas Paul. Not only is it in my favorite color combination of the moment, but it also reminds me of my beloved Miu Miu glasses that I will never be able to afford or pull off in real......Date: 26 Jan 2012 08:07:05 ESTORANGE YOU GLAD THIS PEN EXISTS?It’s still early, so I hope you’ll indulge me in this momentary pen craziness. How fantastic is this transparent neon orange pen? If I had to pick a single color that I have (and will) always love, it would be bright orange. I like it in jewelry, on paper, as accents on my shoes and......Date: 26 Jan 2012 07:13:04 ESTSEWING 101: RECYCLED PAPER BASKETThanks to a few recent online purchases, I had an enormous pile of long brown packing paper strips in my studio. I couldn’t bear to just recycle it; it seemed to have so much crafty potential. So tasked with the challenge of creating a project to help get organized for the new year, I decided....Date: 25 Jan 2012 13:13:09 ESTDIY PROJECT: GRAPHIC CHEVRON ACCESSORIES (FROM PASTA)Lately I’ve been trying to incorporate more play into my adult life, but it can be hard to remember what “playing” in the childhood sense of the word feels like. I imagine it’s wonderful — the mind is open, fearless, non-judgmental and full of spontaneity. These are the quali...Date: 25 Jan 2012 12:21:38 ESTDECANTERSI may not know as much about wine as I would like. In fact, I usually prefer to pass the wine list to someone else. (I’ve been trying to rectify my wine-list phobia with Drink This: Wine Made Simple.) But there’s one thing I know for sure: When at home, always decant the red wine.......Date: 25 Jan 2012 11:07:05 ESTFLOAT JEWELRY + LAMPSGrowing up in a beach town meant that water-related sports and their accoutrements would always be a part of my life. But after a tiny fish (or crab, though I was convinced it was a killer shark) bit me while I was boogie boarding, I pretty much bailed on the actual water. Too dark to see......Date: 25 Jan 2012 10:13:06 ESTGATHERED LEAVES TABLE RUNNERFrom pink to yellow, I’m developing a major summery crush on this runner at Terrain. That sunny yellow color is a much-needed reminder that winter can’t possibly last forever, though today it seems as though the only outdoor eating I’ll ever do is shoving a chocolate croissant in m...Date: 25 Jan 2012 09:19:09 ESTPINK: HAVING A MOMENTCan we talk for a second about how pink is having the craziest moment ever? I have never been a big pink person (I was more of a purple girl growing up), but for the past year I have been squealing like an idiot any time I find something in a super-saturated shade of pink.......Date: 25 Jan 2012 08:07:04 ESTBESTIESValentine’s Day isn’t just for romantic reminders; it’s also a great excuse to celebrate friends, family and co-workers who make our lives happier. This Besties card from FareWell Paperie would be a great way to send your friends a little “you’re great” note, and...Date: 25 Jan 2012 07:13:05 ESTLIVING IN: BLOW-UPBlow-Up is an undeniable hit with the boys, but its swinging sixties mod style gets a double thumbs up from me, too. Between snapping shots of gorgeous girls, a fashion photographer accidentally captures evidence of a murder on film. His studio is a study of London’s 1960s hipster revolution a...Date: 24 Jan 2012 13:13:09 ESTBIZ LADIES: TRADE SHOWS 101Today’s Biz Ladies post is from Carina Murray of Crow and Canary, the travel-based repping agency that focuses on handmade products, eco-friendly practices and a talented line up of local and national designers. With the New York International Gift Fair coming up at the end of January, Carina...Date: 24 Jan 2012 12:03:56 ESTMIAMI CITY GUIDE {UPDATE}Today’s Miami City Guide update comes from Sarah Lederman, author of the lifestyle blog Chevrons & Stripes and co-owner of the jewelry line Aroc Urtu. A born and bred New Yorker, Sarah spent several winters in Miami before moving to Miami Beach, and she has amassed a collection of great lo...Date: 24 Jan 2012 11:25:04 ESTMARIA S.C. LAMPI live in a part of Brooklyn that is primarily Polish, so it makes me happy when I hear from publicists about up-and-coming Polish designers. Designer Pani Jurek was inspired by the Polish scientist Maria Sk?odowska-Curie (who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry) when creating this lamp made from chemi...Date: 24 Jan 2012 10:13:05 ESTBOOK SETS FROM JUNIPER BOOKSOne of my big goals this year is to spend less time in virtual life and more time in real life. Part of that commitment means watching fewer screens and cracking open more books. I finally started reading seriously again during the book tour, so I’m starting to build a little collection of fav...Date: 24 Jan 2012 09:19:03 ESTRESTORE STORAGE BASKETYesterday our first major piece of office furniture arrived (a sofa!), and it immediately triggered my desire to start organizing our supplies. As much as I love closed storage, little tubs and baskets better suit my need for “easy to reach” storage. These soft Restore baskets are colorf...Date: 24 Jan 2012 08:25:03 EST
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LOOP LOUNGE CHAIRLoop Lounge Chair was created to show the character which has become the advantage of rattan materials. The attention of the details especially on the.....Date: 27 Jan 2012 06:19:05 ESTFEEL ITfeel it is a flexible floor lamp for secondary lighting. The 4 lamps and their wires are upholstered with mink fur, and can be moved around at will. E.....Date: 27 Jan 2012 05:07:06 ESTDESIGN DAYS DUBAIMarch 2012 brings the inaugural edition of Design Days Dubai, the first fair in the Middle East and South Asia dedicated to collectible and limited ed.....Date: 26 Jan 2012 16:49:07 ESTFLUKE LIMITED EDITION SKATEBOARD BY KARIM RASHIDLimited Edition SkateboardBlank Plank is a collaboration between street culture and art. Blank Plank sifts through the wide array of talented artists,.....Date: 26 Jan 2012 03:37:05 ESTFLUKELimited Edition SkateboardBlank Plank is a collaboration between street culture and art. Blank Plank sifts through the wide array of talented artists,.....Date: 26 Jan 2012 02:43:05 ESTARMADIO OSPITEMax wardrobe dressed in true sartorial style. The exterior is clad in eco-leather with exquisite seams along the edges and on the handle. The interior.....Date: 25 Jan 2012 14:25:06 ESTFLÄPPSFolding chair...Date: 25 Jan 2012 05:45:07 ESTQUACKIE<< call for editor / producer >> wooden modern duckie kids storage furniture by e-glue studio...Date: 25 Jan 2012 05:43:05 ESTSIGHT MIRRORSight is a mirror. Using hand embroidery to compose a crosshair pattern softens an aggressive tool and associates a handmade process with an object ot.....Date: 25 Jan 2012 03:37:05 ESTBERNDES VARIO CLICK INDUCTION WHITE...Date: 24 Jan 2012 12:55:05 ESTISTANBUL TWILIGHTIstanbul twilight comprises 7 candleholders, made of felt, dedicated to the metropolis that connects Europe and the Middle East. The shape of the cand.....Date: 24 Jan 2012 12:06:26 ESTART LOVERBy transforming, the sofa-system can be jused in many different ways. The single segments can very easy be moved, by using the slits. Only the segment.....Date: 24 Jan 2012 06:55:06 ESTVIBRATIONSSolid wood sideboard. The joints of the drawers are hidden in the structure of vibrations...Date: 24 Jan 2012 04:15:26 ESTALFREDWhen designing this bergère we concentrated on the joining of square section wooden tubes, moving freely in 3-dimensional space. We wanted to b.....Date: 24 Jan 2012 04:13:03 ESTTHE NANTON COAT RACKRegarded as an eyesore by some, transmission towers have now become a staple of cascading highway horizons. By reclaiming and re-intepreting this obj.....Date: 24 Jan 2012 03:37:05 ESTTHREE LEGGED TABLE WALKS THE SKYTwelve Tables were built for the Skywalk Bar in Graz. Each table is unique. The wood for those tables hasn't moved more than 20km from being a tree t.....Date: 23 Jan 2012 16:49:05 ESTMERCEDES BENZ BRAND PAVILIONFor its 125th birthday, the brand Mercedes-Benz presented employees a brand pavilion and celebrating this anniversary with a road show through Germany.....Date: 23 Jan 2012 15:55:07 ESTTHEB-CHAIRTheB-Chair is revolution in shapes, material technology, aesthetical dynamism. The traditional concepts of a seat remain, being modified to lead the o.....Date: 23 Jan 2012 12:01:25 ESTPURZELMONSTER APPPurzelmonster is an app for children aged four to seven. Due to its patchwork style, the user can assemble more than 1000 different monsters. There ar.....Date: 23 Jan 2012 06:37:03 ESTNEW GAS FIREPLACE WIFI & IPHONE APPSGas fireplace manufacturer Escea has just launched their new range of gas fireplaces, which feature a world first: inbuilt WiFi connectivity, and the .....Date: 23 Jan 2012 05:45:21 EST -
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WOOD OLD HOUSE BY TADASHI YOSHIMURA ARCHITECTSJapanese architect Tadashi Yoshimura created a living room lined with mud during the renovation of this 200-year-old family house in Nara. (more…)...Date: 27 Jan 2012 05:25:07 ESTDEZEEN SCREEN: FLIGHT ASSEMBLED ARCHITECTUREDezeen Screen: in this movie filmed at the FRAC Centre in Orléans, flying robots created by Swiss architects Gramazio & Kohler and Raffaello D’Andrea assemble a six metre-high tower from polystyrene bricks. Watch the movie »...Date: 26 Jan 2012 18:23:24 ESTSTONE ANGELS WALLPAPER BY YOUNG & BATTAGLIA FOR MINEHEARTTransform your bare office into an Italian palazzo with this wallpaper by UK designers Young & Battaglia that lets you pretend to be surrounded by Renaissance-style angels carved in stone. (more…)...Date: 26 Jan 2012 18:21:21 ESTSPIDER-SILK CAPE BY SIMON PEERS AND NICHOLAS GODLEYA golden cape woven from the silk of over a million wild spiders is on show at the V&A museum in London. (more…)...Date: 26 Jan 2012 18:19:11 ESTTIERED LODGE BY NAOI ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN OFFICETokyo architects Naoi have completed a three-tiered woodland summerhouse at Japanese holiday spot Nasu Kogen. (more…)...Date: 26 Jan 2012 10:15:40 ESTSEZZ COLLECTION BY CHRISTOPHE PILLET FOR EMECOParis 2012: chair brand Emeco presented a new collection of seating by French designer Christophe Pillet at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. (more…)...Date: 26 Jan 2012 06:06:29 ESTAN URBAN REFUGE BY SERGI PONSA room dedicated to ironing is at the centre of a renovated Barcelona apartment with yellow doors and a spinning mirror. (more…)...Date: 26 Jan 2012 06:04:05 ESTWOONLING COLLECTION BY KAROLINE FESSERCologne 2012: this range of seating by product designer Karoline Fesser can be extended by attaching extra components between the segments of the cushions. (more…)...Date: 26 Jan 2012 06:01:07 ESTDAS HAUS – INTERIORS ON STAGE BY DOSHI LEVIEN AT IMM COLOGNECologne 2012: London designers Doshi Levien installed a vision of their dream home at trade fair imm cologne in Germany last week. (more…)...Date: 25 Jan 2012 12:37:06 ESTDEZEEN SCREEN: SUR MESURE BY FREAKS FREEARCHITECTSDezeen Screen: this movie shows how French studio FREAKS freearchitects stuck huge dimension arrows onto the facade of a building by architects Oscar Niemeyer and Jean Prouvé in Paris in a bid to educate the general public about the importance of architecture. Watch the movie »...Date: 25 Jan 2012 10:36:50 ESTUNION JACKS BY BLACKSHEEP FOR JAMIE OLIVERLondon studio Blacksheep have completed a pizzeria for celebrity chef Jamie Oliver where a cinema listings board displays the menu and diners can watch chefs at work on vintage televisions. (more…)...Date: 25 Jan 2012 10:34:58 ESTMAISON BOUTIQUE BY SYBARITELondon designers Sybarite have fitted out this boutique in Bengaluru, India, with a modular system of hourglass-shaped shelves (more…)...Date: 25 Jan 2012 08:27:33 ESTFOBE HOUSE BY GUILHEM EUSTACHEA Belgian film director resides in one of the four white boxy structures of this residence near Marrakech by Guilhem Eustache. (more…)...Date: 25 Jan 2012 08:25:34 ESTTIE-BREAK BY BERTJAN POT FOR RICHARD LAMPERTCologne 2012: Dutch designer Bertjan Pot showed this chair made of a tennis net at imm cologne last week. (more…)...Date: 25 Jan 2012 05:48:37 ESTWIND-DYED HOUSE BY KAZUHIKO KISHIMOTO/ACAAThe rear facade of this hillside house by Japanese architect Kazuhiko Kishimoto slides opens to reveal a graduated terrace with a sweeping view of the sea. (more…)...Date: 25 Jan 2012 05:46:54 ESTDEZEEN SCREEN: MUSEO ABC BY ARANGUREN + GALLEGOSDezeen Screen: this movie by Spanish agency impresiones [de arquitectura] shows Museo ABC, a brewery in Madrid that’s been converted into a museum by Spanish architects Arranguren & Gallegos. Watch the movie »...Date: 24 Jan 2012 13:31:07 ESTINCA PUBLIC MARKET BY CHARMAINE LAY AND CARLES MUROThe zigzagging wooden roof of this market hall in Majorca snakes around a plaza and over a car park entrance before sloping down to meet the ground. (more…)...Date: 24 Jan 2012 10:51:15 ESTCT09 ENOKI SIDE TABLES BY PHILIPP MAINZER FOR E15Cologne 2012: German brand e15 presented these side tables that combine marble tops with coloured steel bases at trade fair imm cologne last week. (more…)...Date: 24 Jan 2012 09:55:04 ESTGRADATION AND CUBE AIR VASES BY TORAFU ARCHITECTS FOR LIGNE ROSETParis 2012: more from Maison & Objet in Paris this week – Japanese studio Torafu Architects present two new versions of their paper containers that can be stretched into bowls or vases for French brand Ligne Roset. (more…)...Date: 24 Jan 2012 07:54:44 ESTTHE FLOOR OF ATSUMI BY 403ARCHITECTUREJapanese studio 403architecture laid the patchwork floor of this bedroom using timber stripped from the ceiling. (more…)...Date: 24 Jan 2012 07:52:58 EST -
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BACKSTORY » BUILDING A ZERO-ENERGY COMMUNITY: PART 9by Brad LiljequistProject Manager Brad Liljequist chronicles the building of zHome, a ten-unit townhome in Issaquah, Washington—the first multifamily zero-energy community in the United States. Part 9: Social equity through green material selection Note from Brad Liljequist: Patti Southa...Date: 26 Jan 2012 16:13:06 ESTPRODUCT SPOTLIGHT » NEW KIDS' LINE FROM HEATHby Diana BuddsOk, ok—so we here at Dwell are known for our unabashed love of all things Heath. But in our defense, they make it really difficult not to love them whenever they roll out new products. Case in point: their new line of designs tailored to the littlest modernists out there. We're...Date: 26 Jan 2012 13:31:09 ESTPRODUCT SPOTLIGHT » NEW KID'S LINE FROM HEATHby Diana BuddsOk, ok—so we here at Dwell are known for our unabashed love of all things Heath. But in our defense, they make it really difficult not to love them whenever they roll out new products. Case in point: their new line of designs tailored to the littlest modernists out there. We're...Date: 26 Jan 2012 12:55:05 ESTBACKSTORY » KIMBALL ART CENTER FINALISTSby Aaron BrittLast week I was in Park City, Utah, home of the Kimball Art Center. Founded in 1976, and housed in what was once the Kimball Bros. auto garage, the Kimball is a living museum offering the people of this sleepy ski town (unless you show up for the Sundance Film Festival) gallery space,...Date: 25 Jan 2012 16:31:09 ESTFINISHING TOUCH » LIGHTING UPby Alex BozikovicA dim Toronto Tudor gets an airy new look, thanks to a top-level remodel and some bright ideas....Date: 25 Jan 2012 12:01:11 ESTPRODUCT SPOTLIGHT » SEA SHEPHERD PRINTSby Diana BuddsI just came across a series of great, graphically inclined (and affordable!) artworks from The Utility Collective and Hub Strategy that features oceanic scenes printed on plywood. A portion of the proceeds from these pieces goes to Sea Shepherd, a non-profit marine wildlife conservati...Date: 24 Jan 2012 19:51:29 ESTPRODUCT SPOTLIGHT » SEA SHEPERD PRINTSby Diana BuddsI just came across a series of great, graphically inclined (and affordable!) artworks from The Utility Collective and Hub Strategy that features oceanic scenes printed on plywood. A portion of the proceeds from these pieces goes to Sea Sheperd, a non-profit marine wildlife conservatio...Date: 24 Jan 2012 18:57:31 ESTDWELLINGS » SELF PRESERVATIONby Alissa WalkerWith the help of DSH Architects, a pair of intrepid Angelenos restored (and gently updated) Rudolph Schindler’s iconic Bubeshko Apartments....Date: 23 Jan 2012 17:43:07 ESTOFF THE GRID » GREEN IS IN THE DETAILSby Miyoko OhtakeCarver + Schicketanz Architects’ eco-friendly renovation earned this mid-century-modern home LEED Platinum certification and proved that when it comes to building sustainably, it’s all about the little things....Date: 23 Jan 2012 13:49:07 ESTMY HOUSE » PARTY IN THE BACKby Rosie ScottA surprisingly modern addition transforms an 1880 bungalow in Adelaide, Australia, into a spacious and sensuous abode....Date: 21 Jan 2012 15:33:59 ESTWEEK IN REVIEW » FRIDAY FINDS 01.20.12by Dwell StaffOn this rainy and blustery Friday (here in San Francisco, at least), we bring you a selection of products, furniture, accessories, and more to get your weekend started on a bright note....Date: 20 Jan 2012 15:01:09 ESTDWELLINGS » PAINT IT BLACKby Sally McGraneThis family of cost-conscious Hamburgers (freshly back in Germany after years abroad) converted a kitschy turn-of-the-century villa into a high-design home....Date: 19 Jan 2012 18:37:07 ESTARCHITECTURE » LAKESIDE HOUSE IN TEXASby Jaime GillinArchitect J.C. Schmeil of Merzbau Design Collective recently completed this 4-bedroom, 4-bath house on Lake Austin in Texas, designed for a couple with three young children. "The design of the new residence resulted from a single, bold gesture: the bisection of the sloping site...Date: 19 Jan 2012 15:21:25 ESTCONVERSATION » 10 MINUTE INTERVIEW: RENZO PIANOby Kelsey KeithI met with Italian architect and Pritzker Prize winner Renzo Piano one week before the official opening of his latest museum project, an addition to the historic Isabella Gardner Museum in Boston, whose original building (nicknamed "the palace") opened in 1903. We chatted i...Date: 19 Jan 2012 12:23:14 ESTCONVERSATION » 12 QUESTIONS FOR LUIS URCULOby Diana BuddsI've long been intrigued by the overlap of design, art, and architecture, and one of the most interesting practitioners working in that realm today is Madrid-based Luis Urculo, whose works tread—and test—the boundaries between the mediums. This Friday, "Jet Lag,"...Date: 18 Jan 2012 17:25:26 ESTHOUSES WE LOVE » BACK STORIEDby Diana BuddsWithout altering its turn-of-the-20th-century facade, architect Christopher Polly transformed the rear of this Newtown, Australia, home from bleak to bright....Date: 18 Jan 2012 13:31:06 ESTPROFILE » ANNE TYNG, 1920-2011by Kelsey KeithJust before the new year, architect and theorist Anne Tyng died at the age of 91 at her home in Marin County, California. Her extensive writings about geometric architecture explored ways to apply mathematical systems to buildings, a technical application of nature that's still popul...Date: 17 Jan 2012 18:21:06 ESTARCHITECTURE » NEW PIANO FOR GARDNER MUSEUMby Kelsey KeithBoston's venerable Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—founded in 1903 by a lady art patron and obsessive collector of antiquities—has been one of the city's crown cultural jewels for the past century, so taking on a contemporary expansion that would double it in size was no...Date: 17 Jan 2012 15:24:58 ESTBOOKSHELF » TOP 5 SAUL BASS MOVIE TITLESby Aaron BrittIn our February issue, on newsstands now, we celebrate the life and work of the great graphic designer Saul Bass on the publication of a new monograph Saul Bass: A Life in Film and Design by Jennifer Bass and Pat Kirkham. Better yet, though our Take Me Home contest, you can win a copy...Date: 17 Jan 2012 12:28:17 ESTEVENT SPOTLIGHT » MASSIMO SCOLARI'S DRAWINGS AT YALEby Aaron BrittVisit the website of the Italian architect, designer, and artist Massimo Scolari and you'll be surprised to see how many drawings and paintings are lumped in with his more three-dimensional work. Architects working as painters is nothing new, but Scolari pushes his work with the brush...Date: 16 Jan 2012 13:51:07 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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I really d...Date: 06 Jan 2012 18:21:19 ESTPROPELLER: A DELICIOUS ARRAY OF MODERN FURNITURE & ACCESSORIES STORE PROFILESpecialty: Independent Modern Design Price Range: ($$) Mid-Range to ($$$) High-End With their name as a beautiful example of how form follows function, Propeller "moves things forward," offering a...Date: 06 Jan 2012 17:10:52 ESTROUNDUP: SNAZZY ALARM CLOCKSDid any of your New Year's resolutions involve waking up earlier? Working out more? Establishing a routine? Here are some fashionable modern and retro alarm clocks to help you get out of bed on tim...Date: 06 Jan 2012 17:09:01 EST4 WEEKEND PROJECTS WE LOVE FROM DANNY SEO'S UPCYCLINGI'm in a frenzy of organizing, tossing and bagging up stuff to give away; I've also got a burst of energy for home projects. If you're in the same boat, why not combine these two energies by maki...Date: 06 Jan 2012 16:49:08 ESTSPONSORED POST: CALLING ALL BRAVE YOGIS!SOCIAL WORKOUTYoga Journal and Social Workout invite you to join the 2012 21-Day Yoga Challenge. On Monday, 20,000-plus yogis across the country will set out to practice yoga daily for three weeks. That's a lot of...Date: 06 Jan 2012 16:33:05 ESTHIDE AWKWARD ELECTRONICS WITH OVERSIZE ART MAMAMEKKOThe cable for my building comes in a weird location half way up the wall in the kitchen. It's awkward and problematic. If I would have seen this cool project a few years back I might have been inspir...Date: 06 Jan 2012 16:13:06 ESTGET IT TOGETHER: WINTER ORGANIZING TIPS MARTHA STEWARTOne of the most common resolutions as we head into the new year is to get organized. Leave it to Martha Stewart to offer a whole bunch of ideas for putting everything in its proper place. Some are...Date: 06 Jan 2012 15:57:14 ESTAN EASY DIY REFRESH FIX: CHANGE OUT YOUR PILLOWSIf you're looking for a little decor pick me up to start out 2012, why not choose an easy and classic design tip that always works wonders? Simply change out your pillows......Date: 06 Jan 2012 15:55:11 ESTROB & MATTHEW'S LAKE NOKOMIS TUDOR BUNGALOWHOUSE CALLName: Rob & Matthew Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota We have lived in our house for the past 3 years. Its tucked into a very quiet neighborhood in Minneapolis on the northeast side of Lake N...Date: 06 Jan 2012 15:37:07 ESTBEFORE & AFTER: A FURRY TRANSFORMATION NESTING PLACEAlthough I'll paint just about anything, I'm not an upholstery expert. That said, this might be a project I could tackle. Armed with a glue gun, this chair, tattered and torn has received a lush new...Date: 06 Jan 2012 15:01:10 ESTTHE JP SHOW: THE HUMANS OF JURASSIC PARKIt came as no surprise to me that the films of Wes Anderson have inspired countless pieces of art — but Jurassic Park? Really? This is what I love about the world: someone's always thinking...Date: 06 Jan 2012 14:43:08 ESTTHE WEEKEND GUIDE: JANUARY 6, 2012 NATIONAL, LOCAL & ONLINE SALES AND EVENTS CALENDARClockwise: HD Buttercup Half-Yearly Sale, ABC Carpet & Home Annual Winter Tag Sale, Baker Furniture Curtain Call Sample Sale, PillowThrowDecor Year End Clearance This week, some furniture all stars a...Date: 06 Jan 2012 14:10:52 ESTFANCY FIXES & OTHER SOLUTIONS: WHEN DO YOU CALL A PRO?In a recent episode of New Girl the roommates get into an argument over character Nick's fix-it-just-enough-to-work solutions (which include taping a roll of dimes to a table to level it out, and a s...Date: 06 Jan 2012 13:33:03 ESTHELP CHOOSING RUG FOR THIS ROOM? GOOD QUESTIONSQ: I found the sofa I love and now I'm stuck designing the room around it, which has turned out to be more difficult than I anticipated. The walls are a very light purple, almost gray. 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