Inspiration

Roadkill is pretty disgusting. That said, whenever we spot it, we’re overtaken by mixed feeling. On one hand, the repulsion forces you to look elsewhere, but on the other, a certain fascination makes you want to look – even though you know it’s wrong. In creating the Roadkill Carpet, Dutch designers Oooms play with that side of us. Both repulsive and kind of funny, th...

Adding to his body of work titled An Aggregation, Seoul-based artist Seon Ghi Bahk is currently presenting his latest installations at the Zadok Gallery in Miami. Known for his delicate charcoal installations, Bahk hangs the substance from nylon threads to create concrete and abstract shapes that simultaneously seem to be crumbling, floating and flying away. More specif...

“It is not about what you see but how you see it.” And from behind the lens of Lebanese photographer Serge Najjar, Beirut’s concrete jungle flourishes with unexpected geometric patterns, contrasts, colors and stolen moments. If such elements exist outside of Najjar’s digital world, his patience and timing are impeccable. Every Saturday, Najjar drives without aim, until s...

A temporary home has found its place in the center of the magnificent Cortile della Farmacia at the University of Milan. Presented by Panasonic, Sliding Nature is the design of Torafu Architects. It is being presented as part of the Feeding New Ideas for the City exhibit at the university and as part of the iSaloni satellite, Fuorisalone. Sliding Nature possesses the es...

With its new exhibition Tincture, Copenhagen’s art and design gallery Etage Projects has invited two accomplished designers to explore color and material as changeable and dynamic elements that go beyond the object to create an overall experience. Participating in the exhibition are Sabine Marcelis, a Dutch/New Zealand designer based in Rotterdam, and Eindhoven-based des...

If you’ve ever tried checked out the real estate market in densely populated, highly desirable urban areas, you know that it’s not cheap. Space is a rare commodity. In response, more and more designers (and their clients) are reconsidering their spatial needs. Some choose small spaces out of concern for the environment, while others choose to go small simply because thei...

Half rug, half sculpture, Elise Strozyk’s wooden rugs are unlike anything we’ve ever seen. They manage to overturn our concept of wood as a material – precisely as the German designer intended. By transforming wood into a sort of fabric that can be shaped and folded, an everyday experience becomes something remarkable and worthy of consideration. To create each object, a...

We like design /art that makes us cock our heads and turn round in circles, which is exactly why we so enjoy Norman Kelley’s Wrong Chairs. On display at Volume Gallery in Chicago through January 24th, Carrie Norman and Thomas Kelley revise the traditional Windsor chair. Using the American design ‘standard’, they explore and pry open what we perceive as ‘correct’ and ‘rig...

32-year-old architect Yener Torun has spent the last year seeking out and photographing minimalist buildings in Istanbul, hoping to show a different side of the city from the standard images of old streets and mosques along the Bosphorus. He claims that because there aren’t many such buildings in Turkey he spends most of his time searching, which turns his mission into a...

Patrick Norguet has traveled an enviable, atypical path in his career as an industrial designer. He has worked with some big names in fashion like Louis Vuitton, Lanvin and Dior creating scenographies, already has an iconic chair as part of MoMA’s permanent collection and has been consistently churning out furniture for the likes of Glas Italia, Poltrona, Kristalia and C...

If prefabs are fabulous, containers are pretty cool too. It’s funny to see how in a few years, containers then prefabs have taken over the architectural world. These simple and economical construction methods have provided an answer to our growing need for adaptable and quick architecture. One country that has shown such need over the last few years is China, so it is no...

A line of lamps that evokes memories, feelings, artwork Craftsmanship, Italian taste, quality materials. These are the characteristics of the collection Matt. The series Matt Cement, in particular, is a worthy tribute to matter, it has the ability to transmit tactile sensations. H2O cement is a lamp with a great material impact. The outer part, made with a ceme...

Our fiber cement planters are manufactured in France and custom made. You choose the shape, size, color (all RAL colors), finish (matt lacquer, satin, gloss or micronized) and options (water management, castors, ...). We also offer the ability to customize your planters, by adding patterns, or engraved directly into the material. We can decorate your pots, communicate a...

Med Twist is a bioclimatic pergola with adjustable painted extruded aluminium blades, designed and made by Gibus. This structure combines the latest technology with a design that is sophisticated and unique at the same time. Thanks to the 135 degree rotation of the electronically controlled blades, Med Twist allows the air to flow naturally, creating a perfect microcli...

Menges – who heads up the Institute for Computational Design at the University of Stuttgart – is developing a software program to make robotic construction more intuitive and has been experimenting with the system to build a carbon-fibre pavilion. The architect believes projects like this, which combine digital technology and physical fabrication, have the potential t...

Munro named his latest installation, available for viewing now through March of next year, Tili Wiru Tjuta Nyakutjaku. This translates to “looking at lots of beautiful lights” in Pitjantjatjara, the language of the Aboriginal locals. And that is just what visitors can do when taking in this marvelous display. Munro said about the piece, “I wanted to create an illuminate...

A new project for Arezia in collaboration, by now consolitated, with Starbucks.

While most underwater restaurants can only accommodate about a dozen people at a time, Hurawalhi Island Resort’s new dining room will be able to seat 30 when it opens in August 2016. The restaurant consists of a steel structure with a transparent, acrylic dome that will allow diners to see marine life passing by. It will sit near a shallow coral reef on the Lhaviyani ...

Designed by Pretoria-based Earthworld Architects, House Mouton is a low-profile structure that minimizes both its visual and environmental impact on the rural landscape. Mostly natural materials were used to construct the home, which also features a green roof, highly efficient insulation, and intensive water harvesting systems. Located just outside Pretoria, the 705-...

Périphériques Architectes designed the proposal as a way of making the French capital affordable again by putting the power of building into the hand of residents. Although the design was not selected by the jury of the Reinventer Paris competition, the project poses interesting questions relating to citizen-driven housing development and crowd funding in architecture.Th...

"Jadalnia" (which in Polish means "Dinning Room") is the fourth project of the "Pastel Collection" (after the first pink project "Sypialnia", second blue project "Myjnia" and third gold project "Suszarnia"), entirely designed by Karina Wiciak. "Pastel Collection" consist of 4 thematic interior designs, designed in pastel colors, together with furniture and fittings, whi...

The temporary treehouse installation (only there for one week) was inspired by the Lion Sands Game Reserve accommodation in South Africa. The treehouse is positioned 35-feet above the ground. The treehouse also has a private balcony and African-inspired design. The best part about this treehouse is that you can win an overnight stay in it. More info here. Virgin Holi...

existing since 1997, previous recipients have included tokujin yoshioka in 2011, werner aisslinger in 2014 and michele de lucchi in 2015; with jasper morrison being awarded as the A&W designer of the year for 2016. the british designer has been selected for his significant contribution to the industry over the past 30 years, during which time he has established himse...

The cantilevered office space is a "nostalgic nod" to the glazed box that features in Frank Gehry's 1984 Venice Beach residence for the screenwriter and director Bill Norton, said architect Todd Fix​. The fully glazed office in Fix's design sticks out from a concave facade made from solar panels, which has the dual purpose of amplifying wind to generate power and reta...

in addition to the module, a smartphone app (both android and iOS devices) allows for workstation scheduling in order to rise or lower desk positions in accordance to a pre-determined timeframe. each desk comes with LED ambient lighting that can be adjusted to a wide array of colors using either the app or smart button. ‘table air’ is currently available in four version...

his work brings into the tangible world objects that have a computer origin and shape. to create the ‘stone rug’, he referenced low poly art style, a method pretty popular around the web that was originally a 3D modeling technique that achieved fast render speed thanks to its polygonal resolution. the ‘stone rug’ is made of a stone veneer which is a combination of a v...

its components consist of four-foot wide segments that vary in height, and can be delivered to the construction site in pieces, or as assembled profiles. each of the segments are made of structural insulated foam panels that are connected together to form a floor, walls, and a roof. the configurations of these panels can make full floor, walls, and roof profiles, and/or...

it’s the product of 12 months of development in collaboration with shadow robotics, yachtline, DYSEGNO, sebastian conran and standford university professor mark cutkosky. a pair of full articulated robotic hands reproduce the entire function of human hands with the same speed, sensitivity and movement. sophisticated yet compact, it will feature integrate an oven, stove a...

Get ready for some serious living room action! As you can see from this post, the most common sources of texture come from substantial materials like tile and fabrics that make you want to reach out and touch them. Other ways to express texture are more surprising, ranging from contemporary 3D wall cladding to full-scale art installations. Then, there is the budget-frien...

the existing site sat next to a public park and was split over two plots separated by a narrow strip of government land and incorporated several historic buildings. the brief from the client was to create a vast mixed-use development within a residential area, surrounded by concrete towers on three sides. ‘the typical mixed-use 300,000 square meter development would ...

The Interlace is a large residential complex in Singapore consisting of a series of apartment blocks stacked diagonally across one another. German architect Ole Scheeren designed the project while running OMA's Beijing office, before setting up his own studio Buro Ole Scheeren. Chang is a partner at Buro Ole Scheeren and worked with the architect at OMA. He says th...

The team, called Studio RAP, described the structure as the "first robotically fabricated building in the Netherlands". Named SkilledIn Office, it is located at the city's Innovation Dock – an education and technology centre at the former home of the Rotterdam Dry Dock Company – where it provides an office and training area for technology students and entrepreneurs. ...

located in são paulo, firma casa’s home is designed by the brazilian brothers, and is dedicated to promoting and selling exclusive classic and contemporary pieces in unique or limited editions by international creatives. apart from having conceived the architectural scheme for firma casa, the campana’s have also contributed to the brand’s portfolio of furniture. on t...

The Clover lighting rests on spindly wooden stems with a cluster of petal-shaped lamps at the top. A bench and pair of stools underneath the street light offer seating to pedestrians, and echo the material and rippled surface of the lamp. Although the wood used has been designed to appear handcrafted, the pieces were actually digitally machined using "an unprecedented...

the motivation behind the set was that yang wanted to transfer his childhood memories into the fabrication process of industrial furniture making. he first starts by blowing the balloons into the shapes and sizes needed and then fixes them into the desired chair form. when he reaches the ideal and stable configuration, he pours epoxy resin all over it, repeating this ...

Completed in 2001, the 126-metre-long bridge spans the River Tyne in the north-east of England, connecting the city of Newcastle with the Gateshead Quays art and culture quarter to the south. Wilkinson Eyre's competition-winning design features two slender steel arches. The first is a gently curving deck that carries a footpath and a cycle lane, while the other is a 5...