Micro-Housing: Hutong Experiments by Standardarchitecture in Beijing, China.Standardarchitecture developed the Hutong experiment with the aim to explore the possibilities of micro scale social housing within the tight confines of the Beijing streets. Hutong are residential lane-ways, traditionally the home of the...
Aerometer & Personal Air Purifier by Fabian Zeijler.Fabian Zeijler is a young, ambitious designer who recently graduated from the highly acclaimed Design Academy Eindhoven. During his studies, Fabian established himself as a designer focused on the balance between the three following...
HOLDBAR Presents ‘Don’t Run Out’ at Paris Design Week 2015.With environmental issues becoming an ever more important dialogue within societies and cultures around the world, more than ever it is crucial for the design industry at large to look at ways to improve the way we do things in respect to...
Stories On Design // Sheds, Cabins & Retreats.Although humble in stature, these mini-structures speak of the ultimate luxury - the luxury of stillness and more time, and rare pleasures of direct connection with nature. There is no denying the fact that the concept of a minimal,...
Maruhiro Flagship Store by Yusuke Seki Features a Floor Made of 25,000 Pieces of Ceramic.Tokyo based designer Yusuke Seki shared with us his latest project - a flagship store for Maruhiro, leading producer of Hasami ceramics, pottery and porcelain in Japan. The store's conceptual and experiential focus is an arresting stacked...
Planchonella House by Jesse Bennett // Cairns, Australia.Architect and builder Jesse Bennett designed Planchonella House with a simple idea in mind - to create joyful spaces, which inspire and enrich daily life. Set in tropical North Queensland, the house embraces heritage rainforest surrounds...
Cafe Fargo by Davidson Rafailidis // Buffalo, NY.Cafe Fargo by Davidson Rafailidis Architecture, converts a formerly neglected corner store into a small coffee shop in residential area of Buffalo. Working with a tight budget and avoiding the large amount of cost associated with climate...
Jorge Penadés Transforms Offcuts From Leather Factories into Structural Skin.Jorge Penades devised a new production method that transforms the apparently worthless waste from leather factories, into an innovative material that is made 100% from an animal source. The result is Structural Skin, a material-based...
Timber Community Food Hub by University of Berkeley + Kengo Kuma.From the Japanese architectural firm of Kengo Kuma and a team of students at UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design comes "Nest We Grow," an elaborate timber community food hub recently constructed on the island of Hokkaido. The...