Selector Best New Product Award announced at DesignBUILD – Day 2

Published by [iD] newsource on May 9, 2013 in , , , , , , ,

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The Selector Best New Product Award winner was announced last night at the DesignBUILD exhibitor evening, an event showcasing the very latest and most innovative new products available to the industry.   Exhibitor Manager Frank Matus said the DesignBUILD expo … Continue reading →

OMG in lurve! MANHATTAN MICRO LOFT BY SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS

Published by Mr Friskies on April 14, 2013 in , , , , , , , , , , ,

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It’s really hard to make 425 square feet look spacious but Specht Harpman Architects managed to do just that in this once awkward New York City apartment that’s set at the top of a six-story building.   Rendering By creating “living platforms,” they were … Continue reading →

Innovation Alert: World’s First 3D Printed Canal House in Amsterdam

Published by Mr Friskies on March 19, 2013 in , , , , , , , , , , ,

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Printing 3D designs is not a first, yet Dutch studio DUS Architects is planning on developing the first 3D-printed house which is meant to become a full-size canal house in Amsterdam, alongside the Buiksloter-canal.   The process will be made possible by … Continue reading →

Magnetic steel block installation – OBU by elisabeth lemercier

Published by Mr Friskies on March 15, 2013 in , , , , , , , , , ,

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'OBU ' (original bipolar units), 2012 by elisabeth lemercier all images courtesy bona lemercier
'OBU ' (original bipolar units), 2012 by elisabeth lemercier all images courtesy bona lemercier

Elisabeth Lemercier: no scale, no function, nor proportion Cneia, Chateau, France on now through to the 19th may, 2013 The ‘OBU’ (original bipolar units) are a series of shimmering polychromatic steel blocks arranged in various iterations through magnetic force – … Continue reading →

Apartment Building in Luxembourg – Lot’s of photos!

Published by Mr Friskies on February 8, 2013 in , , , , , ,

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There are numerous problems involved in integrating art into architecture in the developmental stages when the architecture is limited by several constraints, including profitability and investments. The juxtaposition of the spaces and the articulation of different surface areas must meet … Continue reading →

Getting a haircut is now a visual escape

Published by Mr Friskies on January 25, 2013 in , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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In Kyobashi, the historic downtown area of Osaka, japan, designer Yasunari Tsukada is playing with time and landscape. the commission to design the new ‘ajax salon’ demanded a sunlit space that obscured the exterior cityscape as well as a calming environment … Continue reading →

Concentrated by Sruli Recht

Published by Mr Friskies on January 24, 2013 in , , , , , , , ,

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OK OK OK   I know, we don’t post a lot of fashion articles but once in a while we do like to mix things up and give an article the good old college try.   Wooden clothes feature in … Continue reading →

SUPERBUDE ST PAULI HOTEL AMBURGO / GERMANY

Published by Mr Friskies on January 22, 2013 in , , , , , , , , ,

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PROJECT DETAILS year 2012 work finished in 2012 status complete www.dreimeta.com A few years ago Superbude, a completely new hotel concept, was born in Hamburg‘s St. Georg district. It has now been revealed that it was a twin birth which was kept secret up … Continue reading →

THE BLADE BY AQUABOCCI

Published by Aquabocci Architectural Drainage Systems on December 20, 2012 in , , , , , , ,

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The Blade shower drain is the latest fashion accessory from aquabocci. It features a 1200mm removable anodized alloy lid and is available in 3 sleek colours, matt black, titanium and GT Silver.   The product has infinite design possibilities starting … Continue reading →

Triangles – Is there a shape more desirable?

Published by Mr Friskies on December 18, 2012 in , , , , ,

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 Wall decals are a great alternative to wallpaper as they don’t damage your walls when they’re removed and you can change them the moment you get tired of your handiwork with little effort.   While there are a lot of … Continue reading →