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carnet de notes 273

by paolo rinaldi

premio chi è chi award 2014, best weekly online magazine

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voyages

la terra berica e le sue ville

http://www.turismoterraberica.it

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helsinki, unesco city of design

 http://www.visitfinland.com

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norvegia. norway

http://www.visitnorway.it

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photo di viaggio by simone enei

http://www.limoney.it

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architecture

italian architect alessandro mendini has been selected to receive the 2014 european prize for architecture. awarded annually by the european centre for architecture, art design and urban studies and the chicago athenaeum

http://ateliermendini.it/

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wanda movie park, the world’s first indoor movie theme park in wuhan, china. project by stufish entertainment architects

http://www.stufish.com/

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snøhetta's tilted zero energy house completed in norway

http://snohetta.com/

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bendigo art gallery by fender katsalidis architects

http://www.fkaustralia.com/projects/

ph peter clarke, http://www.peterclarke.com.au/

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sugamo shinkin bank / nakaaoki branch / saitama / japan /

 project emmanuelle moureaux architecture design

http://www.emmanuelle.jp/01-top-eng.html

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hotels, restaurants and bars

after being approached by accor suite novotel for an interior design concept, constance guisset started thinking about the hotel as a home

http://www.constanceguisset.com/

 http://www.suitenovotel.com/gb/home/index.shtml

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in jalisco, mexico, restaurant hueso, meaning ‘bone’ in english, couldn’t have a better name for a concept which according to chef alfonso cadena was ‘inspired by darwinism’. throughout the interiors, over 10,000 cast aluminium animal bones have been mounted on timber blocks to cover the walls like a second skin. project by ignacio cadena. ph jaime navarro

http://www.cadena-asociados.com/

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25hours hotel zürich west by alfredo häberli design development

http://www.alfredo-haeberli.com/home

design

left, poltrona e pouf spring by design bernhardt & vella for potocco

http://www.potoccospa.com

 
right, pipo chair by alejandro estrada for piegatto

http://www.piegatto.com/en/

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banana chandeliers in ‘eden’ installation by gonzalo fuenmayor at faena district miami beach

http://gonzalofuenmayor.com/home.html

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curro claret worked with metalarte on a social project that produced a series of lamps made from shoelaces. the shoelaces collection involved working with people who might have had a rough past and are trying to get back on their feet. through design, it’s an opportunity to assist in their recovery

http://www.curroclaret.com/, http://metalarte.com/

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cuscino san bernardo by moroni gomma

http://www.moronigomma.it

installations

come february 9, new york city will be celebrating the opening of its seventh annual valentine’s day installation in times square. as part of times square alliance’s heart design competition, brooklyn- based and venezuelan-born firm stereotank will be constructing a heart-beating urban drum in hopes that it will bring together new yorkers through music

http://www.stereotank.com/

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photos

through the subway window glass, a serie of photos by nick turpin

http://nickturpin.com/

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fragrances

nendo ‘snow dome’ room fragrance: the transparent bottle is filled with flowers, leaves and other tiny forms in polyester film depicting its fragrance.

http://www.nendo.jp/en/

lumières

designer benjamin migliore has created molecula, a geometric lamp that doubles as a sculpture when not in use

http://www.benjaminmigliore.com/

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left, infinity mirror clock by soniktech creates an endless void of color

http://soniktech.com/

right, my sister blister by walking chair

http://walking-chair.com/studio

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from top, clockwise

raw have designed prismatica, a public art installation in montreal, canada, that is made from 50 pivoting prism, http://www.rawdesign.ca/

londra, osservatorio reale di greenwich

amburgo, facciata del fairmont hotel vier jahreszeiten

due installazioni luminose create da gerry hofstetter per il progetto itinerante the art of attentiveness, supportato da swiss

http://hofstetter-marketing.com/

magasins

aesop apre il 100° negozio a oslo

http://www.aesop.com

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magazines

disegno. la nuova cultura industriale! vol.#4

http://www.disegnomag.it/

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livres

moda, storie & stili, a cura di arianna piazza, ed. 24 ore cultura

right, walter albini, 1972

“la moda (così come la concepiamo oggi) si basa su un sentimento
violento del tempo. ogni anno, la moda distrugge ciò che aveva adorato
e adora ciò che distruggerà”

roland barthes

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exhibitions

"progetto disequilibrante" di ugo la pietra, triennale di milano fino al 15 febbraio

http://ugolapietra.com/

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the memphis group. ph studio azzurro, 1981. http://www.studioazzurro.com

koenig & clinton is pleased to announce the memphis group, an exhibition of furniture and lighting by the 1980s postmodern design collective

http://koenigandclinton.com/, koenigandclinton.com/gallery/

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et caetera

bocca by gufram

la sua unicità e autenticità viene oggi celebrata in mostra al museo maxxi di roma nell'ambito dell'esposizione 100% original design promossa da elle decor e visitabile fino al 4 gennaio 2015

http://www.gufram.it/it/, http://www.fondazionemaxxi.it/

http://www.elledecor.com/

carnet de notes 272

by paolo rinaldi

premio chi è chi award 2014, best weekly online magazine

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wild bush stories

http://www.wildbushluxury.com/%u200B

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architecture

desert house, the joshua tree national park, california, united states

http://www.kendrickbangskellogg.com/

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 in north china’s shanxi province, ‘wutai mountain theater’: a series of ascending volumes for 1,600 spectators, designed by the beijing institute of architectural design (biad)

http://www.biad.com.cn/BIADEnglishPage.aspx

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left, the guggenheim helsinki design competition includes a brief that calls for the creation of a museum and other related amenities near the historic center of the city in the harbor just along the sea coast, project by paolo venturella

http://www.paoloventurella.it/

right, project by kjellgren kaminski architecture, kungsbacka, sweden

http://www.kjellgrenkaminsky.se/

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left, american architect steven holl has been unanimously chosen ahead of seven other finalists to design a new wing for the mumbai city museum

http://www.stevenholl.com/ 

right,  ‘le château de rentilly’, a 1960s country house, transformed into a gallery to showcase contemporary artwork by architecture studio bona-lemercier, artist xavier veilhan and set designer alexis bertrand

http://bona-lemercier.blogspot.it/, http://www.veilhan.com

http://cargocollective.com/alexis-bertrand

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left, in the ancient city of nessebar, bulgaria, where numerous civilizations have left tangible traces in single homogeneous whole, todor barakov has put a roof over the remains of the church

right, spanish architects selgascano have been selected to design the 2015 serpentine gallery pavilion, which will stand in kensington gardens during the summer and serving as a multi-purpose social space

http://selgascano.net/

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hotels, restaurants and bars

c comme c, the architecture and design studio of carole chuffart und carole vermont with its headquarter in paris, designed the atypical interior of the restaurant jeanne b at the foot of montmartre.

http://www.ccommec.com

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mode:lina architekci have designed the fiesta del vino wine bar in poznan, poland

http://www.modelina-architekci.com/

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id inc have designed the cafe ki, a minimalist cafe in tokyo, with an abstract tree theme

http://www.id-inc.jp/

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historic documents (left) and the neglected building of the baron hotel, the oldest one in the northern syrian city of aleppo. indifferent to the sniper fire and shelling around him, the owner sits gloomily in the storied property he has been forced to close. just a few metres from the front line separating government and rebel forces in the city, armen mazloumian smokes a cigarette on the terrace

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left, cafe by hooba design group, tehran, iran

http://hoobadesign.com/

right, the argentinian restaurant of anahi, in the backstreets of the marais in paris, is the first of a chain. project by maud bury

http://anahirestaurant.fr/, http://maudbury.com/

design

the ‘companion stool’ series by phillip grass has a poetic and humoristic touch evoked by the form of anthropomorphic characters
 

http://phillipgrass.com/

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the colour pantone for 2015

Peggy Sofa from West Elm  2. Ronde Pendant by Oliver Schick for GUBI  3. Ball of Yarn Candle from Missoni Home  4. Anda Chair by Pierre Paulin for Ligne Roset  5. Willow 3 Speed Bicycle by Brooklyn Bicycle Co.  6. Aros Round Rug by Nani Marquina for nanimarquina  7. La Trama e l’Ordito Bowl by Luca Galbusera for Alessi  8. Nelson Starburst Clock by Vitra  9. Eames Aluminum Management Chair

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pedro reyes  guitarra, 2013,  instrument made from destroyed weapons

http://pedroreyes.net/palasporpistolas.php

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the nemen ‘led’ jacket is an experimental project that integrates optical fibers woven within the fabric, to create a lighting system that is powered by dual rechargeable lithium batteries with a usage time of eight hours

http://www.nemen.it/index.php

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http://www.tam-tam-tam.org

écoles de cuisines

10 lezioni con lo chef roberto cuculo per conoscere i segreti della cucina partendo dalle basi 

http://www.teatro7.com

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invenzioni

thyssenkrupp develops ‘multi’, the world’s first rope-free elevator system which moves cabins vertically and horizontally in a perpendicular metro-like structure. the first ‘multi’ unit will be in trial by 2016, in the company’s test tower in rottweil, germany.

http://www.thyssenkrupp.com/

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wallpapers

tracy kendall is a designer of handcrafted pattered and textured wallpaper designs

http://www.tracykendall.com/

photos

time magazine picks the most influential images of 2014
massimo sestini – mediterranean sea – june 07, 2014

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saul leiter, red umbrella, retrospective at fotografie forum frankfurt

http://www.fffrankfurt.org

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a photograph featuring agatha ruiz de la prada for puig – brought to life by the agency almudena madera management – receives the award for best photograph for the luxury advertising awards in marbella

http://www.agatharuizdelaprada.com/

magasins

h&m duomo, milano

http://www.hm.com/entrance.ahtml?orguri=/

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floors

left, terra by fap ceramiche

http://www.fapceramiche.com/

right, elegance rovere castagna  by woodco

http://www.woodco.it/

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tapis

tappeto, carpet by illulian

http://www.illulian.com/

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tissus

fabrics by ilze godlevskis

http://www.leiz.co.uk

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fabrics by roberta licini

http://www.robertalicini.com/about/

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left, acqua collection by alcantara

http://www.alcantara.com/it/index.do

right, emilia gold by nya nordiska

http://www.nya.com/it

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et caetera

over the past winters, artist sonja hinrichsen has realized a series of ‘snow drawings’ throughout the mountainous, alpine setting of colorado. large design systems are illustrated into the surface of the snow, acting as a canvas that both corresponds to and accentuates the landscape

http://www.sonja-hinrichsen.com/

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whether you board 1st or last, sip champagne or beg for an extra bag of honey roasted peanuts, the view from the plane is a democratically ho-hum experience from any seat. tiny, frosted and scratched plastic windows – hardly changed since the era of propeller-based flights – offer the most modest and warped glimpses of outside. but in the possible future, travelers might be offered a flying experience not unlike imax, with an all-encompassing oled display simulating sensory-stimulating views not unlike wearing an oculus rift headset

https://www.oculus.com/

 

 

buon natale, bon noel

carnet de notes 271

by paolo rinaldi

premio chi è chi award 2014, best weekly online magazine

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voyages

cassis, france

http://www.tourisme.fr/162/office-de-tourisme-cassis.htm

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architecture

the kolla school is a playful, inspiring and sustainable school environment. the kolla school is built as a supplement to an existing school where the schoolyard serves as a linking passage and provides a creative outdoor environment. the schoolyard façades are clad with façade panels in a colourful and playful pattern, while the street facade in brick has a more sober expression to establish a close dialogue with the surrounding areas. project by  kjellgren kaminsky architecture

http://www.kjellgrenkaminsky.se/

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lacoste stevenson conceives guggenheim as giant viewmaster for helsinki. unlike many museums designed as introvert constructions that could be placed anywhere, lacoste stevenson‘s proposal for the guggenheim international competition called ‘city star’ relates intimately to the urban infrastructure

http://lacoste-stevenson.com.au/

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the design of the new latin american art museum (laam), miami

by fr-ee/fernando romero enterprise

sh@fr-ee.org

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the ‘community church of knarvik’, located high on a hillside in the homonymous norwegian town, has held its inaugural service. the building’s design comes from reiulf ramstad architects. their scheme, now realized, is shaped with an angular formal language, which loosely references the geometries of the region’s mountains and fjords

http://www.reiulframstadarchitects.com/

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the ‘malaysia square’ is a public square to be located at the heart of london’s battersea power station development. designed by danish architect bjarke ingels

http://www.big.dk/#projects

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steven holl architects has designed an expansion to the kennedy center for the performing arts located in washington dc 

http://www.stevenholl.com/index.php

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cricoteca tadeusz kantor by wizja biuro architektoniczne

ph inigo bujedo aguirre

http://wizja.krakow.pl/, http://www.archive.inigobujedo.com

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 hotels

ecotone hotel in biwako – sound of wind / ryuichi ashizawa architects 

http://www.r-a-architects.com/

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portable hotel manufacturers snoozebox: the latest incarnation of their modular brand of accommodation, completed by tangerine

http://snoozeboxhotel.co.uk/, http://www.tangerine.net/eng/

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this hostel by a154 architects, is set in the former tabling office of ‘dagblad vooruit’ (socialist newspaper) in ghent (belgium). these premises dating from 1930 with their striking frosted glass eclectic front designed by architect brunfaut. it has been protected as a monument. 

http://www.a154.be/contact

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nh collection torino piazza carlina: il nuovo albergo è sito nell'edificio che nel xvii secolo ospitò il regio albergo di virtù e dal 1914 al 1921 fu casa di gramsci che vi fondò il partito comunista italiano

http://www.nh-hotels.com

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the william hotel, new york city, by in situ design and lilian b interiors

http://www.insitudesign.com/site/

http://www.lilianbinteriors.com/

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from thailand with love

left, il nuovo centara blue marine resort and spa, phuket

http://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/

right, zeavola resort, phi phi island

http://www.zeavola.com

design

le trottole in legno disegnate da piero lissoni  per festeggiare il natale e dare l’avvio alle celebrazioni per i 90 anni del marchio porro
 

http://www.porro.com/

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 console by xavier lust, http://www.xavierlust.com

at nilufar gallery, miami beach, usa

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cabinet by spazio pontaccio, milano

wallpaper by federico pepe, le dicatateur

http://www.spaziopontaccio.com/, http://www.ledictateur.com/

 

lumières

marking the first installment of bentley elements, italian artist massimo uberti celebrates the car company’s commitment to craftsmanship and innovation with ‘the element of light’, presented at design miami

http://massimouberti.it/, http://miami2014.designmiami.com/

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interior brand lane launch six new colour ways for their ‘twin tone’ lampshade in partnership with british paint brand little greene.

http://www.littlegreene.com/

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lamps luceplan at 100% original design, maxxi, rome

http://www.luceplan.com/, http://www.fondazionemaxxi.it/

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exhibitions

denise bonapace e lorenza daverio, tramare

galleria di arte moderna di genova nervi

http://www.museidigenova.it

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plasticarium art & design atomium museum, bruxelles

http://www.atomium.be/orangedreams.aspx

 

showrooms

glass cube by ron gilad

molteni rinnova il suo headquarter nel polo produttivo di giussano

http://molteni.it/, http://rongilad.com/

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bla station e zero showroom

http://www.blastation.com/

 

photos

reluct turns 24 iconic nike shoes into abstract photography series

http://www.reluct.com/53971/home

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interiors

per il progetto di riqualificazione urbana volto a rivitalizzare il centro di blaibach, in germania, l'architetto peter haimerl ha progettato un volume rettangolare rivestito in pietra locale per una sala da concerto

http://www.urbnet.de/

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auditorium by planet 3 studios architecture, mumbai, india

http://www.planet3studios.com/

in budapest, hungary, gerg%u0151 batizi-pócsi and péter batizi-pócsi of batlab have constructed a project called ‘youth to youth’, an apartment for a young couple with zigzagging light ribbon

http://www.batlab.hu/

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livres

 

profiling books

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renato d'agostin, acrobats, nomadic editions

in collaboration with mc2gallery milan and mondo galeria madrid 

http://www.renatodagostin.com/

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hollywood in the 30s, edizioni taschen

http://www.taschen.com/

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et caetera

gray malin frames a flock of rainbow-colored sheep for the dream series

http://www.graymalin.com/

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sunflower solar panels provide electricity & heat to remote locations

http://www.airlightenergy.com/

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skateboarding fruits veggies by benoit jammes coast through the kitchen

http://www.benoitjammes.com/

carnet de notes 270

by paolo rinaldi

premio chi è chi award 2014, best weekly online magazine

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voyages

in alto, a sinistra, danzica, http://www.pomorskie.travel 

e a destra, matera, http://www.comune.matera.it/it/turismo/

qui sopra, ravenna, http://www.turismo.ra.it/ita

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architecture

when american artist kat o’sullivan purchased a run-down 1840s residence in upstate new york, she planned for its total reconstruction into a psychedelic retreat, painted in a spectrum of rainbow hues 

http://katwise.com/

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from top left, clockwise

tradizione costruttiva e modernità di intervento un'abitazione ecosostenibile nel salento. progetto massimo iosa ghini

http://www.iosaghini.it

 

casa ricavata nel bunker, terrazzo nel verde, in olanda

hollandes waterlinie bunker, tim van der velde

 

cadore lodge, e-motion wooden house, casa mobile in legno ecocompatibile

project alessio ranallo, alessio.ranallo@camran.net

 

the vegetarian cottage by cousins & cousins, in hackney, east london 

 the extension delivers a new bedroom and dining area with a section of the brickwork ‘removed’ to incorporate a glass frontage onto the garden

http://www.cousinsandcousins.com/

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jellyfish barge, la serra agricola galleggiante che produce cibo senza consumare suolo, acqua dolce e energia, progettata da antonio girardi e cristiana favretto, fondatori di studiomobile

http://www.studiomobile.org/

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from top left, clockwise

edificio a alcalà de guadaira, sevilla, spain, by af6 arquitectos

http://www.af6.es/

 

edificio  a lorient, france, by jean de giacinto architecture

http://jeandegiacinto.com/

 

incineration line in roskilde, denmark, project erick van egeraat

http://www.erickvanegeraat.com

 

the kemenes volcanopark visitor center, 200 km west of budapest. project by  foldes architects

http://www.foldesarchitects.hu/

 

the novoperedelkino metro station in moscow by u-r-a/united riga architects

http://www.u-r-a.lv/

 

the new design museum to be opened in december 2014 in barcelona, project by mbm arquitectes

http://www.museudeldisseny.cat, http://www.mbmarquitectes.cat/

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left, floating pandora hall in utrecht music center by nl architects

http://www.nlarchitects.nl/pages/work

 

right, malin persson envisions colorful student housing project in stockholm

http://www.mapark.se/

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hotels, restaurants and bars 

karim rashid ha scelto alcuni prodotti progettati per bonaldo per il nuovo prizeotel di amburgo

http://www.bonaldo.it/

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julio oropel constructs swimming wood restaurant expansion in argentina

http://www.juliooropel.com/

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this roadside café by japanese practice bandesign is clad with polished mirrored surfaces that reflect the building’s residential environment

http://www.bandesign.jp/

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bistrò manna, noto, project by gordon guillaumier

http://www.gordon-guillaumier.com/

http://www.mannanoto.it/ristorante_manna_noto.html#4

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winter garden by caino at st.regis florence

http://www.stregisflorence.com/

design

for martín azúa and marc vidal’s ‘vase with stone’ project, craftwork and nature converge without artifice, where materials and artisan gestures are equally honest
 

http://www.martinazua.com/

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left, table join by fritz hansen, http://www.fritzhansen.com

center, bench up by pio & tito toso for metalco, http://www.pioetitotoso.com/, http://www.metalco.it

 right, daniel libeskind moroso reveal counting the rice table for marina abramovic

http://www.moroso.it/

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mo-ow design crafts 1 wooden chair from 24 identical pieces

http://mo-ow.com/Moinfo.html

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from top left, clockwise

 

a bookcase by insiderland at maison & objet

http://insidherland.com/

 

scrivania by desnahemisfera for donar.d.o.

http://www.desnahemisfera.si/home/

 

corki lips 3, poltrona in sughero by rodrigo vairinhos

http://rodrigovairinhos.com/

 

sedia impilabile sting color oro by bla station at enginux

http://www.enginux.it

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from top left, clockwise

hexa, low table by ariane et bernard vuarnesson for resource furniture

http://www.sculpturesjeux.com/en/products/designers/

 

 le tabouret ‘butterfly’ imaginé par sori yanagi en 1956 est devenu une pièce emblématique de la maison vitra. vente aux enchères, hotel des industries, paris, le 15 decembre

http://www.associationlasource.fr

 

a table made from every single page of an ikea catalogue

http://www.ikea.com/it/it/

 

bright woods collection by giancarlo zema for luxyde

http://www.giancarlozema.com/

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left, keita suzuki forms chair from all the tears you will shed in a lifetime

http://www.productdesigncenter.jp/#introduction-1

 

right, hearts by alexa lixfeld

http://www.alexalixfeld.com/

lumières

milano, a lamp inspired by organic, natural shapes by nikari

http://www.nikari.fi/

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left, lacelamp by linlin and pierre-yves jacques

http://lpjacques.com/

 

center, wall lamps by alby serfaty for aqua creations

http://www.aquagallery.com

 

right, lamp tull by tommaso caldera for incipit

http://www.incipitlab.com/

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claesson koivisto rune designs human scale pendant collection for wa%u0308stberg

http://www.claessonkoivistorune.se/

http://www.wastberg.com/collections/#content

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left, tjep. illuminates amsterdam’s canals with undulating light bridge

http://www.tjep.com/projects

http://www.amsterdamlightfestival.com/

 

right, urbantainer lights up adidas flagship store with boost energy lab

http://www.urbantainer.com/?ckattempt=1

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exhibitions

norway-based artist per kristian nygård has infilled the gallery expanse at noplace in oslo with a bright green cascade of grass, sweeping and swerving throughout the space

http://www.perkristiannygaard.com/, http://noplace.no/

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non è la rosa non è il tulipano. tener-a-mente… gherardo frassa, at triennale

http://www.fioridilatta.it/, http://www.triennale.org

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green

aldo cibic for blumohito, green dunes, a 3d vegetal sculpture depicting dunes, as part of downtown design dubai 2014

 http://www.cibicworkshop.com/it/

http://www.blumohito.com/

art

artists transform tunisian village into an open air art museum

http://www.djerbahood.com/

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‘vectorfunk’ calendar features all new 100% custom typographic explorations for each month. by matt w. moore

http://mwmgraphics.com/typography_2015_calendar.html

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ruin porn

http://www.6sqft.com/before-there-was-ruin-porn-there-was-ruin-value/

photos

gerard musy, kaléidoscope cornucopia at galerie esther voerdehoff

http://www.ewgalerie.com

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interiors

left, inspired by an alpine chalet, project by van staeyen interieur

http://www.vanstaeyen.be/intro

 

right, at home of nilafur gallery’s nina yashar

http://www.nilufar.com/

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left, in a private island, north of the canadian city of toronto, this sculpted sauna was constructed using three-dimensional technology to scan, model and build the scheme. designed by studio partisans

http://www.partisanprojects.com/

 

right, naihan li renders oma's cctv headquarters as a wooden storage cabinet

http://naihanli.com/

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livres

two books by cinquesensi editore

http://editore.cinquesensi.it/

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vitrines

de padova, milano, winter's tale

http://www.depadova.it/it/

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t caetera

fishpond city by lu yang, christian lindle and raoul bukor allows the aquatic occupant to move its contained environment around a space rather than remaining static

http://www.studiodiip.com/, https://www.tue.nl/en/

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spanish artist david cata%u0301 uses his body as a canvas. a superficial pocket has been peeled away from the epidermis, soil inserted, and vegetation tucked within, transforming the human hand into a source of life for the natural growth

http://davidcata.com/