The Monkey by Jaime hayon

BRIEF The Spanish culture is a mix of tradition and innovation, where conservative habits coexists with subversive way of thinking and working; a great mix shaken together with belonging, passion, pride and a pinch of… sun. STRATEGY The sun is the center of the Spanish culture, and thus the concept for the Madrid LinkedIn office will be “The solar working system”...

Architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron has reframed the cable-car station on the top of Switzerland's Chäserrugg mountain by enveloping it within a wooden restaurant building (+ slideshow). Located in a ski resort within Switzerland's Toggenburg region, the Chäserrugg building stands at the peak of the mountain at an altitude of approximately 2,260 metres. It completely...

That''s when Sottsass travelled regularly to Barcelona and produced various designs for the Catalan editor. The first one was a table baptised with the name ‘Mettsass'' in 1972. He followed with an ash tray called “Manhattan” in ceramic and a glass vase called “Element of Architecture”, a lamp “Knossos” and another ceramic vase in pink, baptised with the name “Shiva”. It...