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phoenix

“and glory, like the phoenix midst her fires,
exhales her odours, blazes, and expires.”

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carnet de notes 373

by paolo rinaldi

ph fausto giaccone, elaborazione manfredi bellati

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voyages

tokyo

https://andtokyo.jp/en/brand/

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beirut capitale creativa. a settembre arriva la prima design fair libanese

http://www.destinationlebanon.gov.lb/en/tourismregion/details/13

 

 

 

architecture

tadao ando‘s poly grand theater in shanghai, china, a high-profile architectural realization for the area, being one the first cultural constructions of this scale. the project contains various theaters and halls hosting operas, concerts, plays, and a range of other cultural shows. the project’s location on a man-made peninsula surrounds the structure with water
image. ph yueki ‘jazzy’ li

http://www.tadao-ando.com/index_eng.html

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kengo kuma has envisioned a series of villas located in the bukit peninsula, the southernmost point of bali. in total, there would be six villas named ‘tsubomi’, a yoga pavilion, and greenhouse constructed on a gently inclined site and perched on a sandstone cliff overlooking the indonesian coast.the construction intends to marry architecture and nature. kengo kuma titled the project ‘tsubomi villas’, a name that translates from japanese to mean ‘flower bud’. all images © kengo kuma & associates

http://kkaa.co.jp/

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construction work has started at new york’s jfk airport, where eero saarinen’s TWA flight center is being converted into a 505-room hotel. 15 years after the building was closed to the public, new york’s governor cuomo and hotel investment firm mcr have now broke ground on the much-anticipated conversion. rendering courtesy of mcr development

http://twahotel.com/

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interiors

the rapidly developing west bund area of shanghai, china, is set to become one of the bigger art districts in the city- a setting which led local studio archi-union to maximize the floor-area ratio of the modest site while maintaining an architectural expression. when designing the fab-union space. in order to maximize the amount of space, archi-union divided the building into the east and west zones. orthogonal rooms distort into gentle sinuous walls that transition from one level to the other. the stairs integrate as part of a structure and not a separate component to the design. project archi-union.   ph hao chen

http://www.archi-union.com/

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installations

architectural collective assemble collaborated with artist simon terrill to construct ‘the brutalist playground’, an installation that recreates post-war play structures using foam. inspired by the brutalist architecture movement, the team used archival material from the royal institute of british architects (riba) to reproduce now demolished playgrounds as architectural installations and walk-through sculptures for adults and children. the exhibition is now set to go on view at the vitra design museum. ph tristan fewings

http://assemblestudio.co.uk/, http://www.design-museum.de/de/informationen.html

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hotels, restaurants and bars

conjuguer tradition et modernité à tokyo est de rigueur, à l’image de l’hôtel hoshinoya qui vient d’ouvrir ses portes au coeur de la ville et invite à découvrir le ryokan, l’art de vivre typiquement japonais, dans sa version luxe

http://hoshinoyatokyo.com/en/

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all'interno del nuovo ristorante saltz di zurigo, un progetto pieno di opere site-specific realizzate dall'artista rolf sachs 

http://news.rolfsachs.com/

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musées

el cineasta george lucas levantará en los angeles el lucas museum of narrative art, en el que invertirá alrededor de mil millones de dólares (953 millones de euros). en él se expondrán trabajos de la propia colección del creador de 'star wars' e 'indiana jones' y celebrará el poder de la narrativa visual

http://lucasmuseum.org/

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new york’s american museum of natural history (amnh) has unveiled details of the spaces, programs, and exhibits that will be housed in the ‘gilder center’, a new building designed by studio gang

http://www.amnh.org/

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jason decaires taylor new underwater sculptures

http://www.underwatersculpture.com/

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valentine's day under the stars at melbourne museum, melbourne, australia

https://museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/

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design

l’ultima serie di federico babina porta il nome di ‘architale’, un tributo all’universo delle fiabe in cui le architetture vengono reinventate per i protagonisti delle storie più popolari, da pinocchio e cappuccetto rosso a biancaneve e i sette nani

http://federicobabina.com/

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 alessandra baldereschi firma una collezione di oggetti in ceramica: vassoi, ciotole e contenitori a forma di insoliti animali. qui, il serpente

http://www.alessandrabaldereschi.com

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famous, functional designs become impractical and awkward objects in french photographer patrice letarnec’s collection of ‘prank furniture’. the series ‘uncomfortable’ deforms iconic tables and chairs with painfully protruding seats, precariously unbalanced legs and alarmingly uneven surfaces.

http://www.patriceletarnec.fr/

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left, vases by sebastian herkner fo &tradition

http://www.andtradition.com/

right, b3 keramik by sebastian herkner for bullerjan and kaufmann keramik

http://www.kaufmann-keramik.de/

http://www.sebastianherkner.com/

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left, l'ariete, dalla nuova collezione momomonsters zodiac by giovanni motta per bosa

http://www.bosatrade.com/it/

right, cobra chair by bugatti

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Bugatti

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lumières

eindhoven glow light artfestival

http://www.gloweindhoven.nl/en

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to help make your nights a little bit brighter, new zealand based designer david trubridge and redwoods treewalk rotorua have worked together to create redwoods nightlights, new zealand’s first design-led tourism experience that features a suspended tree walk surrounded by 30 of trubridge’s custom made light fixtures

https://www.davidtrubridge.com/

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magasins

designer christopher jenner announces a relationship with the luxury tea brand kusmi paris, which has commissioned his studio to design a new interior concept for its stores in the united states and emerging markets

http://www.christopher-jenner.com/, https://it.kusmitea.com

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art

a love of materiality and working with objects is what drove natalie turnbull to sculpture

http://natalieturnbull.com.au/

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ex-voto oil painting for a man who was hit on the head by a falling flower pot in rome (1890)

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exhibitions

the cuban revolution. fidel castro, che guevara, camilo cienfuegos… at galerie clairfontaine, luxembourg

http://www.galerie-clairefontaine.lu

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andrea branzi. altri luoghi. at galleria jannone, milano

http://www.antoniajannone.it

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mode

 

thomasine celebrates 10 years of passion for gloves

 http://www.thomasinegloves.com

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photos

larry fink. fink on warhol: new york photographs of the 1960s. at spazio damiani, bologna

http://www.spaziodamiani.it/

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‘hybrids’ is vancouver based photographer krista jahnke’s most recent photo series depicting local and international architecture combined and reorganized into remote landscapes. the series merges iconic modern, postmodern, contemporary and traditional examples of architecture into dynamic fictional compositions creating surreal moments of quiet monumentalism

http://www.kristajahnke.com/

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atlanta-based photographer and art director stephen mcmennamy continues his humorous split-image photo juxtapositions. mcmennamy dramatically elevates the quality of his work by utilizing his original photography. one exception: for a recent elephant/tree mashup mcmennamy relied on a photo by zimbabwe-based photographer jez bennett

http://combophotos.squarespace.com/

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ricky gui documents over 600 hidden doors around singapore

http://www.captureasia-photography.com/index

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et caetera

star wars, stars and war

this file photo taken on december 16, 2015 shows us actress carrie fisher attending the opening of the european premiere of "star wars: the force awakens". ph justin tallis/afp

a municipal worker sweeps near aleppo's citadel as the syrian government starts to clean up areas formerly held by opposition forces in the northern city of aleppo. the syrian army announced it had recaptured the former rebel stronghold of east aleppo following a landmark evacuation deal. ph george oufalian/afp

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carnet de notes 372

by paolo rinaldi

ph fausto giaccone, elaborazione manfredi bellati

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voyages

decorative tiles and typography tell the story of lisbon through the storefronts of historical shops, their often ornately decorated façades and their passionate business owners

http://www.visitlisboa.com, http://www.visitportugal.com

 

 

 

architecture

villa nemazee a teheran, famoso progetto di gio ponti, è a rischio di demolizione

http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/arte/2017/01/10/no-a-demolizione-villa-nemazee-a-teheran_1a016e0b-211c-4a21-bb4f-7de8df8774b2.html

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old chinese house in chishui, guizhou, china. architects west-line studio

https://divisare.com/authors/2144792314-west-line-studio

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bowl-shaped vessels would collect rainwater on the roofs of buildings located in hot and dry climates in a proposal by iranian practice bmdesign studios

http://www.bmsadri.com/

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restauro of an old townhouse with almost a hundred years of history located in one of the towns near valencia, with a small backyard, and the needs of the clients, a young couple with three year old daughter. dg arquitecto valencia, ph mariela apollonio

http://dgarquitecto.blogspot.it/

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casa restelo was designed by portuguese studio joao tiago aguiar – architects. the 225 square meter project consists of the expansion of a 50's residence in the restelo neighborhood, an area of semi-detached houses. For this project they also completely renovated the exterior facades, keeping the current look in mind while creating a new interpretation of the patterns inspired by traditional portuguese tiles

http://joaotiagoaguiar.com

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left, davis brody bond and kieran timberlake unveil designs for nyu complex in new york

https://www.davisbrody.com/, http://www.kierantimberlake.com/posts/view/311

right, catalan creative víctor enrich expresses his thoughts on the ‘end of art’ through his latest digital work ‘artgrater’. the personal project is a critique of the ways in which money, particularly large sums of it, has destroyed the art world — forcing many of today’s creatives to engage in ‘what sells’, rather than their own experimentation

http://victorenrich.com/

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interiors

réalisation d'une crèche inter-entreprise dans le 16ème arrondissement de paris par l'agence d'architecture ma3 pour crèches de france. ph fabrice dunou

http://www.fabricedunou.fr
http://www.photographe-architecture.fr/

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installations

sky villages, builds on the idea of allowing children (or adults!) to build architectural structures from blocks as part of an interactive installation at the spark brooklyn children’s museum. project james paulius

http://jamespaulius.com/, http://jamespaulius.com/sky-villages-for-spark

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hotels, restaurants and bars

based on italy’s history of earthquakes which are increasing in frequency, studio margot krasojevic architecture has proposed a hotel designed to reduce and contain its destruction following any seismic activity. accordingly, the building would be located in the western province near the city of naples

http://www.designboom.com/architecture/margot-krasojevic-dynamic-seismic-hotel-italy-12-31-2016/

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musées

ibda design has revealed its proposal for the beirut museum of art (bemA), which will be the city’s first museum of its kind, dedicated to the promotion of both contemporary and modern lebanese and arab art, a landmark that will act as a central point for culture and arts on the historic and symbolic site of the damascus road

http://ibdadesign.com/

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studio libeskind and the dutch auschwitz committee have revealed plans for the holocaust monument of names, to be located in the heart of Amsterdam’s jewish cultural district. incorporating the letters of the hebrew word %u05DC%u05D6%u05DB%u05E8 (meaning “in memory of”), the memorial will be the first to memorialize the names of all 102,000 dutch victims of the holocaust

http://libeskind.com/

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finalment le parfum a droit à son écrin parisien, dans le quartier du faubourg saint-honoré. le grand musée du parfum répond à l’absence de lieu emblématique sur cet art, son histoire, ses secrets de fabrication

http://www.grandmuseeduparfum.fr/

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design

seismographic vase. la forma segue il movimento delle onde sismiche di un terremoto e ne mette in evidenza la forza bruta della natura e la fragilità dell'oggetto risultante. (terremoto in nuova zelanda di magnitudo 6.3, 21 febbraio 2016). project radev design for dua collection

http://www.radev.design, http://www.dua-collection.com

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saerom yoon shapes colorful crystal series with acrylic resin through this series, the artist wants to create shapes purely through the expression of colors

http://saeromyoon.com/?ckattempt=1

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3d printed chantilly lace by margot krasojevi%u0107 architects

http://www.margotkrasojevic.org/

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cocci cantori, una collezione di centrotavola che narra di un viaggio nel passato: la storia, la tradizione, l’esperienza produttiva della capacità artigianale di alto contenuto affettivo tipica della toscana. design gumdesign per giulia mangani porcellane

http://www.gumdesign.it/gum/index.html http://www.giuliamangani.it/

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gebrüder thonet vienna gmbh

http://www.gebruederthonetvienna.com/

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finnish born designer tuomas kuure now resides in bilbao, spain where he began handcrafting his unique art-driven pieces of furniture made from wood

http://www.tuomaskuure.com/

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giorgio pace, et nicolas bellavance-lecompte, co-fondateur de la galerie carwan à beyrouth, lancent  nomad, une foire annuelle dédiée au design de collection, dont la première édition aura lieu à monaco durant art monte carlo en avril 2017

info@intramuros.fr

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théatre

il 17 gennaio debutta in prima nazionale afghanistan, il grande gioco, emozionante epopea sulla storia dei rapporti tra occidente e afghanistan e una nuova occasione per l'elfo per raccontare il presente. ph laila pozzo

http://www.elfo.org/

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exhibitions

 “architettura invisibile”, museo carlo bilotti, roma

from top left, clockwise

awazu kiyoshi, archizoom, superstudio, masato otaka

sono trascorsi cinquant’anni dall’esplosione di due fondamentali fenomeni dell’avanguardia architettonica, i metabolisti in giappone e i radicali in italia, seppur in contesti assai diversi per cultura e tradizione, hanno seguito percorsi di ricerca paralleli, condividendo temi di indagine, strumenti, linguaggi e producendo straordinari effetti sull’architettura contemporanea

http://www.architetturainvisibile.it, http://www.museocarlobilotti.it/

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julien friedler, face to face, museo di arte contemporanea villa croce, genova

http://www.abc-arte.com, http://www.villacroce.org/

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lumiéres

"un-contextual lamps” is a result of my collaboration with japanese artisans from kyoto" says mitsue kido. the collections are composed for 5 innovated lamps made by japanese traditional craftsmen and designed by a foreign creator.  "i am a chilean architect with japanese root and currently dedicated in lighting design". "i chose some japanese objects of daily life and i interpreted them as lampshades. while Japanese people can recognize these elements playing a new role, outsiders see a lampshade made of unknown objects"

http://mitsuekido.com/  

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studio formafantasma: led, dichroic glasses, concrete, polycarbonate lens, electrical components, rubber, pencil. the project anno toico was created for peep-hole and focussed on their recent interest in the expressive qualities of light, presenting a series of works made with different techniques and materials for the occasion

http://www.formafantasma.com/, http://www.peep-hole.org/ph/info/

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photos

the first known photograph of the white house. a welsh immigrant named john plumbe, jr., who was one of the country’s first prominent professional photographers, took the daguerreotype in january 1846

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travelling across the globe with his large format camera on a 4 x 5 inches film, photographer luca tombolini presents his ls series in which he captures majestic and pristine-like landscapes

http://www.lucatombolini.net/

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from top left, clockwise

michelle palazzo, flatiron building in a snowstorm

marco grassi, the hive

derek snee, the turbo dandelion wind farm

oleksandr nesterovskyi, people’s friendship arch
 

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livres

il 14 gennaio è uscito nelle librerie 'i pesci rossi nascono sulle stelle', un'autobiografia ironica e a tratti cinica di fabrizio sclavi, giornalista e direttore di molti importanti periodici italiani e internazionali, raccontata con straordinaria fantasia, quasi fosse una favola

http://www.fabriziosclavi.it/

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et caetera

the beauty and devastation of mankind’s impact on earth. in his book overview: a new perspective of earth, photographer benjamin grant uses satellite imagery to convey the enormity of mankind’s effects on the planet

https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrgrant/

http://www.dailyoverview.com/

why are there dead birds on victorian christmas cards?

one of the more curious recurring images on 19th-century christmas cards is the dead bird, which may symbolize mortality or something more ritualistic

http://hyperallergic.com/261847/have-a-creepy-little-christmas-with-these-unsettling-victorian-cards/

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carnet de notes 371

by paolo rinaldi

ph fausto giaccone, elaborazione manfredi bellati

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voyages

milano, chiesa di santa maria presso san satiro. ph giorgio ripa. è celebre come uno dei maggiori esempi di prospettiva illusionistica nell’arte rinascimentale, grazie all’effetto ideato da donato bramante per “aggirare” l’oggettiva mancanza di spazio dovuta alla presenza della medievale via falcone che delimita la zona presbiterale dell’edificio. nuove luci firmate artemide

https://www.turismo.milano.it/wps/portal/tur/it

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new zealand, eden viaggi

http://www.edenviaggi.it

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irlanda

http://www.irlanda.com

 

 

 

architecture

hamburg, elbphilharmonie, ph maximschulz, architectural details

project by herzog & de meuron

https://www.herzogdemeuron.com/index.html

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construction work is underway in china at the site of the shanghai planetarium, a new 38,000 square meter museum designed by ennead architects

http://www.ennead.com/

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the lillehammer art museum in norway was first renovated by snøhetta in 1994. the museum extension back then resulted in the creation of an independent building that married the architectural language between the existing 1960’s scheme with a more contemporary vision. twenty two years later, the same art museum has once again been intervened by the norwegian firm to include a new exhibition hall, two theaters and an interior renovation of the cinema

http://snohetta.com/

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spazio lilt. centro di prevenzione e riabilitazione lega italiana lotta ai tumori. studio di blasi & partner gianni perotti

http://www.legatumori.it/lilt_pdf/Biella.pdf

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in japan, the gifu prefecture is the largest umbrella manufacturing hub combining traditional-regional technology and contemporary architecture. following that unique characteristic, tokyo-based ht design lab reveals a mesmerizing architectural prototype injected across the cities

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japanese architect issei suma has completed the construction on one of their latest projects, jikka, a series of five huts located on the top of a previously flattened mountaintop in shizuoka prefecture

http://www.isseisuma.com/

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interiors

la fondazione prada raddoppia a milano. dopo la sede di via isarco, apre un nuovo spazio in centro città,  in galleria vittorio emanuele II. dedicato alla fotografia e ai linguaggi visivi, osservatorio misura 800 metri quadrati ed è situato al quinto e sesto piano di uno degli edifici centrali, al livello della cupola in vetro e ferro

http://www.fondazioneprada.org/

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la camera delle meraviglie, progetto claudia pelizzari

http://pelizzari.com/

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house in amwaj islands, bahrain, project architects moriq, ph rivaz quraishi

http://www.moriq.co.in/

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installations

 kunsthaus bregenz: three major exhibitions for the anniversary year:
rachel rose, adrián villar rojas and peter zumthor on display at kub during 2017. the argentinian artist adrián villar rojas will now be staging his exhibition at kunsthaus bregenz from may 6 to august 27, 2017

http://www.kunsthaus-bregenz.at

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the cyber horse is a piece of work created with thousands of infected computer and cell phone components at the front gates of the tel aviv cyber conference auditorium. ph sarah nathan from viaggi e pensieri

http://www.saranathan.it/

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hotels, restaurants and bars

with a spectacle of luxury-yet-playful design behind an art nouveau façade in berlin’s charlottenburg neighborhood, the new sir savigny hotel is set to become the new creative center of berlin’s old west. sir savigny is a design hotel

https://www.designhotels.com/

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recognized for her whimsical interiors and soft pink candy chair in spaces including sketch london and the redvalentino flagship store, india mahdavi has applied her characteristic style to the ladurée cafe inside the historic hôtel des bergues in geneva, switzerland

http://www.india-mahdavi.com/

https://www.laduree.com/en_int/

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located in limassol, cyprus, the fish market restaurant has recently opened for business, and it’s no secret what they have to offer for the public. completed by greek architecture and interior design studio minas kosmidis, this vibrant food hub offers fresh fish, shells, sushi, and any kind of marine delicacy on their menu

http://www.minaskosmidis.com/#welcome

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biasol: design studio have recently completed the design of the little hugh cafe in nunawading, a suburb of melbourne, australia. the unassuming shopfront opens up to a compact cafe with a geometric patterns featured throughout.   ph ari hatzis

http://biasol.com.au/

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musées

l’apporto alla transizione di jorge m. pèrez, il miliardario americano di origini cubane, grande collezionista, che pochi anni fa ha realizzato nella città di miami il museo che porta il suo nome al quale ha donato 10 milioni di dollari in cash e una collezione di 200 lavori di artisti cubani del valore di 5 milioni di dollari. un segnale fortissimo, che sicuramente prescinde dalla morte di fidel castro, ma che mira a una maggiore conoscenza della scena artistica dell’isola e che conferma ulteriormente un’atmosfera di disgelo tra cuba e gli states. tra le opere in collezione quelle di hernan bas, carlos garaicoa e los carpinteros

http://pamm.org/

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design

paola lenti. collezione aqua. nuove fonti di ispirazione

http://www.paolalenti.it/

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 oseléto, il primo complemento d’arredo in stampa 3d proposto all’interno delle sue collezioni. omaggio pop all’house bird reso famoso dagli eames e all’oiseau dei fratelli boroullec per vitra, oseléto è un piccione veneziano trasformato in un ricordo di viaggio. progettato da studio zaven. oseléto fa parte di fritto misto, la nuova collezione di souvenir di design ispirata a un immaginario di venezia ludico e gioioso

http://www.zaven.net/press/strati/

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from top left, clockwise

the riad table uses techniques seen in traditional tile manufacturing, project alvaro catalan de ocon and francesco faccin

http://catalandeocon.com/product/riad/

http://www.francescofaccin.it/

 

switzerland-based company 42foundry has created etch, a timepiece that explores a new way of showing time by exploiting a real 3d effect

http://laughingsquid.com/etch-a-smart-sculptural-swiss-timepiece-that-tells-digital-time-through-an-elastic-surface/

 

komorebi, il nuovo vaso-portacandele disegnato in edizione limitata da piero lissoni per porro

http://www.porro.com/it

 

designo-patagonia crafts home containers with local wood pebbles

http://designopatagonia.com.ar/

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left, london-based designer veega tankun recently launched the brand veegadesign, specializing in handmade furniture, lighting, and accessories, for a  ‘crafting comfort’

http://brightoncreatives.com/veega-tankun-3d-design-craft/

 

right, younes duret présente une sélection de ses nombreuses créations à la galerie h à casablanca. Les shelfs mini-zelli, le canapé sofarabe choisi pour le tournage du dernier film avec tom hanks

http://younesdesign.com/

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magasins

the new inzpired retail store designed by david trubridge in rotorua, new zealand

http://www.davidtrubridge.com

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art

the infinite green by adam kalinowski is an example of a „green sculpture” which is a combination of steel and wood construction, soil and vegetating plants

http://www.adamkalinowski.com/

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exhibitions

artico. ultima frontiera, venezia, tre oci. fotografie di paolo solari bozzi, ragnar axelsson, carsten egevang. a cura di denis curti

http://treoci.org/index.php/it/scuola-dei-tre-oci

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vitriol, disegni di gillo dorfles, 2016, a cura di aldo colonnetti e luigi sansone, triennale di milano fino al 5 febbraio 2017

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillo_Dorfles

http://www.triennale.org/

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il vitra design museum ospita la mostra "hello, robot. design between human and machine", dove per la prima volta sarà esposta l'evoluzione della corrente robotica. gli oltre  200 pezzi  toccano la sfera del design e dell'arte, inclusi i robot utilizzati a fini domestici, quelli legati all'assistenza infermieristica, all’industria, ai video game e alle installazioni multimediali

http://www.design-museum.de/de/informationen.html

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roger vivier per christian dior

il peabody essex museum  di salem, massachusetts, usa, presenta la mostra “shoes. pleasure and pain”. fino al 12 marzo 2017.  una mostra che esplora il potenziale creativo, il significato culturale e il potere emblematico della calzatura attraverso i secoli fino a manolo blahnik, christian louboutin, jimmy choo e prada

http://www.pem.org/exhibitions/191-shoes_pleasure_and_pain

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tapis

 left, tappeto by g.t.design

http://www.gtdesign.it/

 

right, zitanpixel, carpet collection conceived by stephan hamel, ph emanuele marzi

http://www.stephanhamel.com/

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photos

arthur rimbaud, poet and photographer, by lucille pennel

http://www.loeildelaphotographie.com/en/2016/12/30/article/159927114/arthur-rimbaud-photographe/

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livres

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et caetera

artist geoffroy mottart reinvigorates the often overlooked, historic busts found in parks and public spaces across belgium with a floral touch. bronze and stone statues depicting the likes of leopold II, hermes and the goddess are adorned with quirky botanical beards and blossoming hairstyles

http://www.geoffroymottart.com/

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carnet de notes 370

by paolo rinaldi

ph fausto giaccone, elaborazione manfredi bellati

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voyages

jimmy nelson, before they//part II, yangshuo cormorants, china, 2005, at la photographie galerie, brussels

http://www.la-photographie-galerie.com

 

 

 

architecture

the dormitory, togane, chiba prefecture, japan. project studio sumo

ph kawasami kobayashi, kudoh photography

from the architect. as japan copes with a declining population, universities are trying to attract an increasingly international student body for both long and short term stays. this dormitory and international center for approximately 140 international students efficiently houses, educates, and integrates a population that is both culturally and economically diverse through a collection of shared public spaces and rooms that range from singles and doubles with private baths, to rooms sleeping four with shared bathing facilities

http://www.studiosumo.com/

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architecture firm mvrdv together with kai architects, and in collaboration with envision engineering consultants, have designed this concept for a residential home named the ‘y house’. located in tainan, taiwan, the house is designed in a y-shape, with circular windows covering the exterior

https://www.mvrdv.com/

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built amid the dense coastal forest of colico, chile, the 2y house was designed by local practice sebastian irarrazaval arquitectos to respond to two briefs established by the client: first, to integrate as much as possible into the wooded landscape, and secondly, to benefit from natural light throughout the duration of the day

http://www.sebastianirarrazaval.cl

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house in tilburg, netherlans, project joris verhoeven architectuur, ph john van groenedaal

http://www.jorisverhoeven.nl/

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located in the swedish village of jukkasjarvi, 200 km north of the arctic circle and next to the shores of the torne river, sits the icehotel. a hotel that’s been built and rebuilt every year since 1989 using ice from the torne river. this year however, the newly designed icehotel 365 is being unveiled. the new structure will be a permanent one that remains next to the torne river all year long with the help of solar powered cooling technology during the summer months

http://www.icehotel.com/

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plugin tower, shenzhen, china, project people's architecture office. ph hanna wu

http://www.peoples-architecture.com/pao/

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interiors

fondazione feltrinelli, project herzog & de meuron, arredi unifor

http://www.lafeltrinelli.it/, http://www.unifor.it/ita/default.aspx

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private penthouse, ashrafieh, libano, project fna & partners. un prestigioso attico che vede l’intervento di lithos design source, il servizio di consulenza a 360° dove lithos design mette la propria conoscenza del marmo a disposizione degli architetti alle prese con progetti architettonici complessi

http://www.fnaandpartners.com, http://www.lithosdesign.com

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when architectural studio project905 were asked to design an apartment in moscow for a family with three children, they decided to create a ‘nest’ in one of the children’s bedrooms. the ‘nest’ is an elevated wood box that looks out over the rest of the bedroom and gives the children a quiet secluded place to play. ph  sergey krasyuk

http://www.905architects.com/

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airbnb present sobremesa, an interactive installation by mexico city-based design studio pedro&juana, for design miami. inspired by the idea of hosting guests in mexico city, sobremesa is a thoughtful exploration of the shared indoor/outdoor space. emerging design studio, pedro&juana has designed a translucent house-like structure connected to an outdoor space, filled with vibrant objects and artisanal pieces sourced from local mexican talent

http://www.airbnb.com, http://pedroyjuana.com/

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  installation view of maze of quotes: uno spazio di consumismo e sensualità,     a project by toiletpaper in collaborazione con gufram e seletti for the fondation beyeler at art basel in miami beach. ph adam reich

http://www.toiletpapermagazine.org/

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hotels, restaurants and bars

architecture firm woha have designed the oasia hotel downtown in singapore that’s covered in plants, making this tropical “living tower” an alternative looking building compared to the other sleek buildings around it. the hotel has its own sky garden, pool, and generous public areas, and is covered in 21 species of climbing plants with colorful flowers, providing habitat for birds and insects

http://www.woha.net/

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liberamente è un ristorante all'interno del più grande carcere del piemonte. progetto architettonico, curatela e produzione esecutiva: andrea marcante, adelaide testa-uda architects. realizzazione allestimento: cooperativa ecosol. ph carola ripamonti, marcello clerico

http://www.uda.it/

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berlin studio gonzalez haase aas, has completed a bright, cheerful, patchwork interior for healthy fast-food ‘beets and roots’ restaurant in the heart of the german capital. the interior is divided into colored zones which are connected through the use of pastel tiles, which cover the walls, floor and bar area

http://gonzalezhaase.com/

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musées

inside london’s science museum, zaha hadid architects has opened the new mathematics gallery featuring over 100 pieces from the institution’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics collections. the permanent gallery is the first exhibition space designed by zaha hadid and ultimately, reveals the significance of how mathematics is intertwined into everyone’s lives

http://www.zaha-hadid.com/

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asymptote’s designs for moscow contemporary hermitage museum revealed

http://www.asymptote.net/

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design

lumi di chanukkah tra storia, arte e design, 13 dicembre 2016 – 8 gennaio 2017, triennale di milano

from left, clockwise

ali hassoun, riccardo dalisi, arman, aldo mondino

http://www.triennale.org

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porcelain vessels inspired by the ocean sculpted by jennifer mccurdyby kate sierzputowski

http://katesierzputowski.com/

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coltello buti, design giulio iacchetti, tronco di bosso dell'appennino tosco-emiliano. internoitaliano's buti pocket knife offers a contemporary spin on a traditional item named after the comune in the province of pisa in the italian region of tuscany, the sleek pocket knife delivers elegance and function

http://www.internoitaliano.com/en/product/buti-2/

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empoli, midas & argentum jars byjames lethbridge at vessel gallery

http://www.vesselgallery.com/

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as a contribution to the exhibition jungle protocol: etiquette & tradition, put on by house of today, international architectural firm soma has created a table called layered fabrics. designed by soma’s founder michel abboud and associate steven townsend, layered fabrics is a table designed to represent historical cities and show their evolution over the course of history. specifically designed for this exhibition that’s being hosted in beirut, lebanon, this table is meant to represent the city of beirut and the changes and development it’s experienced over the centuries

http://soma.us/the-team

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magasins

jakob macfarlane opens a new parisian boutique for éditions de parfums frédéric malle. ph roland halbe

http://www.fredericmalle.com

http://www.jakobmacfarlane.com

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art

victor schrager, edwynn houk gallery, new york

https://www.victorschrager.com/, http://www.houkgallery.com/

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lumières

the artist bardula and her latest project in new york. she was asked by parisian interior designers gilles & boissier to create a monumental kinetic light installation in the entrance of moncler new flagship in Manhattan. 'solaris” is a symmetrical installation made of 24 gold metal blades 13 feet%u2028tall that face each other and expand geometrically to form a distorted sphere, creating a magnetic and solar space that we can step into

http://www.bardula.com/welcome.php

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https://www.carnetdenotes.net/images/Lumi