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In 2017, Vincent Chevillot and Romain Abbuhl co-founded Share-Wood in order to propose a solution against social, environmental and economic stakes brought about by wood-crafting projects. The 1500m² workshop provides makers with a large selection of equipment, materials and spaces. From the circular saw to the wood lathe, workers have access to professional quality e...

The technology of the new Olev’s Pure BioAir light exploits the bactericidal power of UV-C light counteracting the spread of viruses, bacteria and pathogenic microorganisms. Since scientific research shows that direct exposure to UV-C rays without specific precautions can cause irreversible damage to eyes and skin, Olev designed its Pure BioAir in a way that complete...

As one of the pioneers in large-format ad printing, the French company is part of vast advancements in the industry—with billboards that can cover up building facades and scaffoldings of construction sites. Companies that manufacture large-format advertising started out as traditional ad printing businesses that created posters and billboards with defined size dimensi...

This autumn 2020, Dutch tile-manufacturer, Mosa launched the Core Collection, an expanded range of ceramic, unglazed porcelain tiles that come in new colors, sizes, textures and shapes. The innovative tiles from the Core Collection, combined with a fresh coat of paint on the walls courtesy of Therma Mix, the newest paint product from Théodore Batiment is a sure way of at...

Its smart platform is a disruptive and innovative proposition. It is equipped with four induction cooking zones (automatic detection, control via a mobile app/tablet), one warming zone inviting conviviality and two wireless mobile charging zones (automatic detection). In addition, the two mobile devices (360 ° camera and connected interactive projector) invite new us...

On 20 May 2020, the Big 5 event hosted the online webinar Journey Towards Smart Cities & Digital Construction with representatives from IBM and non-profit organization buildingSMART. The construction industry is currently the slowest industry to integrate advanced technologies, but that might soon change. If done correctly, digital construction can help lower carbon ...

In January 2020, 1MILLION dance school and management studio in Seoul, Korea, opened its newly designed flagship studio for those who “don’t need a stage to dance” and, ultimately, reinvented the model of a ‘traditional” studio. Over the past several years, street dance—the category of dance styles born outside of a studio, often in outdoor urban spaces or night clubs...

In 2014, product designer Miki Inoue joined her architect friend Lea Yuko Ikeda to create their business Design Kiiro with the goal of designing, manually crafting and selling geometric light fixtures that resemble works of art. Although they are based in São Paulo, Brazil, where they were born and raised—Miki’s parents were born in Japan, while Lea has a Japanese mot...

In this interview, Founders John Fearon and James Bassant talk about the brand’s first-ever capsule collection of limited edition pieces launched this spring. Twenty years ago, John Fearon and James Bassant founded the company Astro Lighting with the creative ethos that good design demands simplicity. This spring they’ve launched the Capsule Collection Volume 01 to hi...

28 May 2020—Before its next edition, the French construction trade fair Batimat has organized online discussions to revisit the challenges of the building sector with regard to the COVID crisis. In the talk they held today, they focused on the future of constructing prefab buildings in France. Will the pandemic halt or accelerate the prefab construction industry? Is T...

A client of Sivak+Partners requested the concept design of the hotel on the beach in Odessa for a 136m² space. The firm delivered the concept this year and, although construction of the hotel seems out of the picture for 2020 due to the current situation, the team at Sivak+Partners has received many requests from potential clients for a similar design. Chief Designer...

Furniture made with recycled plastic is getting on top of the list of sustainable design goals, and various designers are now creating pieces with this waste material that are not only classy but also fully functional. From a simple valet stand transformed to a quirky modern decor object made with waste plastic to chairs formed from recycled “stretched taffy plastic” des...

Curious about current market trends? Need an all-in-one interior design concept? Read this article to see how Dôme Deco responds. Every year Belgium-based brand Dôme Deco organizes its three-day Experience Days event to reveal the brand’s most recent endeavors—a preview of a few new products in the upcoming Fall-Winter collection 2020—and to discuss how it can create ...

As the coronavirus spreads throughout China and the rest of the word, notably in Europe, ArchiExpo e-Magazine concentrates on prefab architecture and how it responds to the crisis. In this interview, we speak to the CEO of New Zealand-based firm PrefabNZ Scott Fisher who offers his expert opinion on where prefab construction is today for New Zealand and why China’s ahead...

It’s a potent contrast with colorful caricatures or jagged lettering which cover other parts of the façade and have spread to many more buildings around the street. That cultural time clash epitomizes the transformation of a forgotten Soviet clothes factory into a thriving urban hub, which has radically modernized a sleepy neighborhood previously known for its flea ma...

The team of researchers of the University of Copenhagen selected Qeqetarsuaq, better known as Disko Island, as their hunting ground for scientific research on climate change. However, Disko Island has always made long-term stays impossible for scientists due to its frigid winter temperatures and adverse weather conditions. Until now. In order for the team to carry thr...

Opened in March, the 85.4m mixed-use tower contains 18 stories which house 33 apartments, a 72-room hotel, offices, a restaurant, a café and a roof terrace with panoramic views of the vast lake Mjøsa. Mjøstårnet eclipses the previous record-holder Brook Commons, a 53m-high student residence in British Columbia, Canada. According to Rune Abramsen, CEO at Moelven Limtre...

From the magnificent Duomo to the modernist Pirelli Tower to the organic lines of the Bosco Verticale, this northeast Italian city has always been a progressive metropolis when it comes to architecture. Over the past decade, and given impetus by the World Expo in 2015, two major urban regeneration projects—Porta Nuova and CityLife—have continued Milan’s architectural ...

During Milan Design Week 2019, visitors couldn’t miss the 8-meter high version of Gaetano Pesce’s chair Maestà Soffrente (Suffering Majesty), presented in Piazza Duomo alongside a series of animal heads made from polystyrene and painted fibreglass and mounted on iron easels. As one of the UP5 & 6 armchairs series produced by B&B Italia, it was designed as a statement con...

Indissima is mainly aimed at commercial furnishing but items can also be purchased for individual homes for a chic, contemporary minimalist vibe. The collection will include bathroom and shower accessories as well as mirrors, lamps, towel racks, furniture and shower structures. Using a combination of different materials including wood and steel, Indissima aims towards li...

It’s the case for the architecture studio Penda whose clients, a young family, plan to grow most of their own produce at home. For a small plot of land east of Cologne, in the city of Kassel, Penda has designed such a home that will enable its clients to grow vegetables, fruits and herbs: the Yin & Yang house. A variety of terraces will make up the roof, where many pl...

Danang in central Vietnam is famous for its array of masterpiece bridges. The line-up ranges from Tran Thi Ly which is designed to resemble a sail; the cable-stayed Thuận Phước Bridge which acts as an axis connecting the town to stunning Linh Ung Pagoda; and fire-breathing, 666-meter engineering marvel Dragon Bridge—Vietnam’s longest steel bridge. Giving the fiery succes...

Vertical Forests are a project of the Stefano Boeri Architetti firm with the aim of contributing to reforestation and urban biodiversity without adding to urban sprawl by building upwards. The first incarnation of the project was two residential towers built in Milan measuring 110 and 76 m high with 800 trees, 4,500 shrubs and 15,000 other plants arranged for the facade’...

The company thrives on creating dreams for its clients, from the layout of its accessories and luxury products in its shops to the impressive window displays that change a viewer’s state of being. Having already worked with talented designers in the past, such as Portuguese architect Joana Astolfi, Hermès once again marks a designer’s role in the importance of its window...

The building, whose construction started 8 years ago, is the head office of the Antwerp Port Authority. It symbolizes “the dynamic, reliable, ambitious and innovative nature of the Port of Antwerp,” according to the Port’s website. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the building repurposes, renovates and extends the old fire station. The expansion has a glass-covered ...

Architects and designers are constantly tasked by malls to think of new layouts and innovative designs for interiors to attract a public looking for a better shopping experience. Unique Interiors Enhance Shopping Experience The retail experience for each consumer is enhanced by interiors designed in a unique way, as seen in shopping venues like the Siam Discovery i...

He turned it into a huge success and then sold his share to focus on his Compostela Project in the Philippines. This village project helps former residents of a dumpsite build sustainable lives. All information can be found in his memoirs Not for Sale! A young boy from a poor part of Worms, Germany wound up founding and running one of today’s most celebrated outdoor f...

Inside one of them, Gravelli—a local brand with global reach—makes everything from furniture to washbasins to jewelry, all from concrete. It was six years ago in Prague when co-founders Ladislav Eberl and Jiří Peters met. At the time, they were both students. Eberl was studying dental hygiene; Peters was studying building structure in the Czech Technical University’s ...

But in recent years a quiet design revolution has swept across the country. Despite the fact that it has only been possible to study industrial design in Uruguay for a little over a decade, local designers are now taking home international awards and expanding beyond neighboring Brazil, its main market and into the rest of the world. Yet industrial design is almost an...

Bringing together architects and lighting designers, Light Space will feature more than 40 exhibitors, including top Italian lighting brand Reggiani with their Lux Award-shortlisted Cells range, Indian lighting frontrunner Corvi and industrial design company Lumenpulse. More artificial skylight innovation from CoeLux will also be on display. A full schedule of Expert ...

ArchiExpo caught up with some of them in Moscow and St. Petersburg to chat about their latest projects and the trends they follow or shun. Talk to any designer or design school professor in Russia, and you will be reminded that the word “design” was banned in Soviet Russia until the very end of 1980s. Before that, it was called artistic engineering or technical aesthe...

Today his award-winning portfolio includes tables, chairs, lights, art objects and installations. While a rising profile has brought a burgeoning workload, the Montreal native still imbues his creations with a sense of handcrafted solidity and permanence. ArchiExpo caught up with Malouin for a quick chat in his Hackney-based studio. ArchiExpo: When it comes to desi...

These childhood encounters, combined with the influences of his father, José Zanine Caldas—a world-famous landscape designer, model maker, sculptor, furniture maker and self-taught architect—showed him his life and career path. With a master’s degree in industrial design behind him, Zanini de Zanine has already received 21 national and international awards and was chosen...

Suddenly, the office has become the set of the Jetsons; sliding screens in every room, Zoom video conferences with attendees from around the globe, lounges with employees playing video games or being massaged by a robot who adjusts the thermostat in response to body temperature change. Okay, not yet. But, beyond wondering where one is, the important question has become, ...