Design Masterclass & Interview With The One And Only PATRICIA URQUIOLA!I had the great privilege of being invited to attend Patricia Urquiola's exclusive master class earlier this week, as part of Space Furniture's 20th birthday celebrations. The three hour design 'workshop' explored ideas through the...
Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito // Tokyo, Japan.Toyo Ito's library at Tama Art University is comprised of a series of concrete arches. The arches, which are of varying span lengths, are arranged in an irregular patterns driven by the slope of the surrounding landscape. The arches...
Video // Two Swedish Chicks Develop Invisible Bike Helmet.Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin are Swedish product designers who took on a giant challenge as their graduation project - developing an invisible bike...
Decor Codes by Studiopepe.We all know how craaaazy in love I am with the supremely talented Milan-based Studiopepe. Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto take conceptual styling to a whole new level! Their latest project for Elle Decor Italia is titled "Decor...
Camper Flagship Showroom by Neri & Hu // Shanghai, China.The Camper store is a reinterpreted two storey traditional house, sliced in half and opening itself up to the "laneway" within the warehouse which it sits. The slice is expressed with a bright red rubber, which is the same rubber used for...
Shiny Disco Balls: Disco Volante by Lukas Galehr // Vienna, Austria.And just as I thought I'd seen it all, along comes a giant Disco Ball Pizza Oven... I'm literally squealing with excitement at this little nugget of genius. Disco Volante is a Viennese pizzeria designed by Lukas Galehr. This interior is a...
Carrer Avinyo by David Kohn Architects // Barcelona, Spain.Carrer Avinyó apartment is situated at a major crossroads in Barcelona. Like the Flatiron Building in New York, where Broadway meets the city's orthogonal grid, the triangular plan of the apartment's interior registers a similar moment in...
Loft by Lissoni Associati // Monza, Italy.Converted warehouses are a dime a dozen these days, but how's this for a fascinating case of repurposing? Lissoni Associati have taken an old private theatre and transformed it into a home. Monumental and so strictly restrained, this loft...
N-EURO Suspension Lamp by Davide Groppi & Beppe Merlano."Putting light wherever you wish has always been my obsession. N-Euro is a simple project, almost a revival of old electrical plans. A plug, a cable, some insulating materials, a lamp socket and an LED...
