Archive for April, 2007

April 26th, 2007

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Here are four renderings of the 2007 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, by artist Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen of Norwegian architects Snøhetta. More »

April 26th, 2007

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Milan update: here is a second collection for Cappellini by young Dutch designer Ineke Hans. More »

April 25th, 2007

As you may have noticed, we’re focusing on architecture and design in the Middle East in the run up to the International Design Forum in Dubai next month. More »

April 25th, 2007

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Milan update: rAndom International showed a new collection of lights made from cannibalised electronic equipment at Spazio Krizia. More »

April 25th, 2007

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Milan update: here is the first of our picks of Salone Satellite – the young designers’ show sponsored by the Salone Internazionale del Mobile. More »

April 25th, 2007

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Milan update: Konstantin Grcic has designed a bar table to compliment his now-classic Miura stool for Plank. More »

April 24th, 2007

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Milan update: in her show in Via Tortona, Pieke Bergmans presented a range of Vitra classics transmuted by her “virus” technique of blowing molten glass vases directly onto pieces of furniture. More »

April 24th, 2007

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Milan update: young Dutch designer Pieke Bergmans showed elements of her Design Virus project across Milan this year, including these mirrors at the prestigious Dilmos Gallery. More »

April 24th, 2007

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Milan update: more designer collaborations with developing-world artisans, this time in the shape of the TaTu tables designed by Stephen Burks and made by craftspeople in Cape Town, South Africa. More »

April 24th, 2007

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Milan update: here are more images and a detailed description of the new work for Moroso presented by Doshi Levien at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week. More »

April 24th, 2007

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Milan update: The Campana Brothers are the latest designers to produce objects for Design With Conscience – a project by Artecnica that pairs leading designers with artisans in the developing world. More »

April 23rd, 2007

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Milan update: Tomas Gabzdil Libertiny of Studio Libertiny has sent us another photo of his extraordinary vase made by bees. More »

April 23rd, 2007

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Milan update: The Milan Furniture Fair is over and we’re back home now, but there’s plenty of material still to publish. First up are a couple of products presented by lighting designer Ingo Maurer More »

April 23rd, 2007

Office for Metropolitan Architecture has announced details of a new publication that will present research into the growth of new urban centres in the Gulf. More »

April 23rd, 2007

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Live from Milan: Dandelight by Lonneke Gordijn of Drift is a battery-powered LED light covered in dandelion seeds. More »