Archive for January, 2007

January 31st, 2007

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And finally, here are more images showing Frank Gehry’s design for the new Guggenheim museum in the United Arab Emirates. More »

January 31st, 2007

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Here are all four images of Jean Nouvel’s design for the Classical Museum on Saadiyat Island (see preceding stories). More »

January 31st, 2007

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Here is the full set of images of Zaha Hadid’s design for the Performing Arts Centre for Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates (see our earlier story here). More »

January 31st, 2007

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Architects Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Tadao Ando (above) and Zaha Hadid have designed cultural buildings for Saadiyat Island, which lies just off the shore of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. More »

January 30th, 2007

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Lace Fence by young Dutch design team Demakersvan is going into production in India. More »

January 30th, 2007

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Finnish furniture brand Artek is launching production versions of its Bambu furniture range at the Stockholm Furniture Fair next week. More »

January 30th, 2007

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Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the next Pecha Kucha event at the ICA, London on 14 February. More »

January 26th, 2007

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The founders of design shows 100% Design and 100% East have joined forces and announced a major new design show for London this September. More »

January 26th, 2007

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Flickr is showing a set of recent construction photos of Zaha Hadid’s MAXXI museum in Rome, taken by Marcogsx. More »

January 25th, 2007

British design graduates and final year students have until next week to enter the British Council’s Top Ten competition. More »

January 25th, 2007

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Modular furniture brand Movisi has launched Make/Shift, an adjustable shelving system by Royal College of Art graduate Peter Marigold. More »

January 25th, 2007

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London design duo &made have announced a free VIP chauffeur service during this year’s Milan furniture fair. More »

January 24th, 2007

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A group of students and graduates from the Architectural Association school in London have produced a kit that can help turn unused spaces into public amenities. More »

January 24th, 2007

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Young Eindhoven-based design prodigies Ransmeier & Floyd have sent us images of a light that has just been put into production by Dutch brand Droog. More »

January 24th, 2007

There’s a week to go until entries close for the Drawing Water Challenge - a design competition organised by Arup on behald of charity WaterAid as part of the engineering firm’s 60th birthday celebrations. More »

January 22nd, 2007

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Just for fun, here is a sequence showing designer Nils Holger Moormann’s multi-purpose Walden shed on its way to the Stylepark in Residence show in Cologne (plus a few images of the show). More »

January 22nd, 2007

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Here are some more renderings of the Claudio Silvestrin-designed apartment for rap star Kanye West, which is currently under construction in New York. More »

January 21st, 2007

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Sneak preview: Gagosian Gallery in New York has shown two more specially produced pieces by Marc Newson, in advance of the Australian-born designer’s solo show later this month. More »

January 20th, 2007

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IMM Cologne have sent us many more images of Naoto Fukasawa’s Ideal House installation, as well as the text of an interview with the Japanese designer about the project. More »

January 20th, 2007

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Here are some more photos and renderings of Zaha Hadid’s Ideal House installation at the IMM Cologne furniture fair. More »