Chicago-based architects WEATHERS shared with us their proposal for the Museum of World War II in Gdańsk Competition, which they designed with OOS. See more images and architect’s description after the break. The proposal for the Polish city’s WWII museum addresses the issues of the site as it pertains to local adjacencies (vehicular and pedestrian access, programmatic access, and views) as well..
These wooden spectacle frames have been created by Milan designer Matteo Ragni. Called W-eye, the reading glasses are made from layers of wood laminated with aluminium. Intended for use at home when reading or watching television, the design is without hinges. Ragni developed the product range with Doriano Mattellone of wood research laboratory MAWOOD. The spectacles are produced in ebony, zebra..
Image Courtesy of lzf We continue to see a push to making products and projects feel and look natural. The white wash absence of color and metal was dominating the lighting market for quite a while and still continues to thrive in certain sectors like healthcare and education but lately, there has been a shift to the warm extension of nature. Perhaps the environments were feeling too cold and ou..
Architects: fabriK·B / Benjamin Scharf, Gonzalo Elizarraras Location: Hvar, Croatia Collaborator: E. Mussche Project Area: 1,200 sqm Project Year: 2010 Photographs: Courtesy of fabriK·B The project is located on the island Hvar, Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. The concept was born to create a Multi Activity Centre inside the ruins of an old chapel and castle. The aim was to unified pragmatically di..
The Nogg is a modern chicken coop that has been designed in the shape of an egg. Urban chicken keeping has become a growing trend, and The Nogg is designed to house 2-4 chickens in an aesthetically pleasing coop to compliment any garden. The nogg is a modern chicken coop that has been designed in the shape of an egg. It has been designed to house from 2-4 chickens and is to encourage domestic fa..
The ‘Iris’ inspired leaves are elegantly curved at three sets of angles and distanced to produce a perfectly proportioned pendant feature. The ambient light casts pleasing shadows and glows warmly against the sets of leaves giving them definition and character. from contemporist
What do you think of Tony Owen Partners’ latest luxury apartments? The design will shortly enter its construction phase on Elizabeth Street in Sydney’s CBD in prestigious Hyde Park. With only 19 apartments, this exclusive development intends to define the new standard in luxury and contemporary design for Australia. On the exterior, the units’ varied facades are the product of parametric exercis..
UNStudio shared their new pavilion for the 29th Art Biennale in Sao Paulo, Brazil with us. The project is intended to encourage interaction between the participants and visitors by creating a place for display, discussion, and debate. An artistic expression that also functions programmatically, the pavilion embodies the dynamic geometry and spatial qualities common in the firm’s work (to compare..
For Thomas Phifer + Partners’ latest residence, the firm takes inspiration from the envisioned Long Island site’s proximity to the water. The seemingly repetitious simplistic form is actually one continuous surface that undulates to carve spaces underneath it. ising gracefully from the sand dunes, the form fluidly defines different programmatic elements, and its free flowing nature embraces the ..
Our collection of extraordinarily beautiful lights created using ultra high-tech Digital Manufacturing technologies continues with the Tulip.MGX table light. Part of the 2009 Bouquet Collection by MGX featuring flower shaped laser sintered lights, Tulip.MGX takes its shape from intriguing organic forms – forms that are so far unknown and yet seem so familiar. Rather than translating something fr..