A shelving system ... ... a self adjusting shelving system ... the shelvs come with transparent U-clips !!! MAKE/SHIFT expands and contracts to fill even the most awkward of gaps. The unique wedge shaped units with corrugated edges cleverly interlock to fill niches or spaces between columns. Don't worry about exact dimensions, MAKE/SHIFT can always adjust to fit ! MAKE/SHIFT is flexible, robust ..
Architects: Manel Brullet & Albert de Pineda Location: Barcelona, Spain Project year: 2006 Client: Grup Agrupació Mutua, Ajuntament de Barcelona y el Consorci (Zona Franca de Barcelona) Structural Engineer: Manuel Arguijo, Arq. Artists: $42,35M Euro (US $54M) Constructed Area: 55,000 sqm PRBB building has a total surface of more than 55.000 m2 and is located at a 9000 m2 site at Barcelona’s seaf..
Victoria University School of Design student Brittany Bell has designed a conceptual seed archive in Wellington, New Zealand. “Seeds will be stored in the event of a future apocalypse,” explains Bell, who goes on to say that “Structure is a plant that has grown from the city.” The following text is from Brittany Bell: – Every year more and more species of plants are becoming endangered or extinc..
Belgian artist Arne Quinze has created an installation called The Sequence outside the Flemish Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. Quinze designed The Sequence for the Festival of Politics at the Flemish Parliament last month; it will remain in place for at least five years. The following information is from Studio Arne Quinze: – ARNE QUINZE FOR THE FLEMISH PARLIAMENT The immediate environment of t..
Architects Baumschlager Eberle have designed a combined clubhouse and boathouse at Port Rohner on Lake Constance in Fussach, Austria. The cube-shaped building consists of an irregular concrete structure enveloped in glass. “The irregular structure of the concrete elements is set off against the regular rectangular shapes of the sheets of glass,” say the architects. “The randomness of the glass d..
Architects: Arkhefield Location: Ballandean, Queensland, Australia Project Team: Andrew Gutteridge, John Croser, Steffen Tuck, Justin Boland Project Year: 2006 Photographer: Scott Burrows, Aperture Architectural Photography The Tobin Winery is located on a North facing gently sloping site on a vineyard in the heart of the Granite Belt. The vineyard merges with remnant scrub that borders a creek ..
Nordwesthaus by Baumschlager Eberle The construction of the port in Fußach is an undertaking that disdains any picturesque posturing. The clear geometrical structures contrast starkly with the natural environment. Since the year 2000 the port building has »hovered« over its surroundings, giving the owner, Maria Rohner, the overall view she needs. In response to the concrete tube devised for the ..
Design Miami 08: art production company Kaikai Kiki is exhibiting a collection objects designed by its founder, Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, at Design Miami this week. Products on show include large “flowerball” cushions, wallpaper, a sofa and jewellery, all based on motifs from Murakami’s artwork. Image captions provided by Kaikai Kiki: – Top image: Flower Ball Gigantic Stuffed Animal (pro..
Milan 08: Designer Arne Quinze will present two new pieces at the Swarovski Crystal Palace exhibition in Milan next month. We just have some renderings for now - top two images: Fragments sculpture/cabinet. Above and below: Ellipsis sculpture/lamp. Below: Ellipsis sculpture/lamp Below: Fragments sculpture/cabinet
The giant Mutagenesis installation by Belgian designer Arne Quinze opened at the Abitate Il Tempo design show in Verona, Italy this weekend. The show closes tomorrow (Monday 24 September). For more info on the exhibition, see our earlier story. More Dezeen stories about Arne Quinze. Below: Arne Quinze