Monthly archives: May 2009

The Tolerant City by Schønherr Landskab
and Adept Architects

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Danish landscape architects Schønherr Landskab and Adept Architects have won the H+ competition to masterplan a 100 hectare  site in Helsinborg, Sweden. More »

“The Demise of ‘Form Follows Function’”

Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn on how digital technology is signalling the demise of design’s most-quoted mantra. New York Times

Utility exhibition stand by Studio Toogood
for Tom Dixon

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Milan 09: London stylist Faye Toogood designed the exhibition stand for British designer Tom Dixon in Zona Tortona in Milan last month. More »

Feel the Difference by NL Architects

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Dutch practice NL Architects have transformed the brutalist facade of the Slovenská Národná Galéria (Slovak National Gallery) in Bratislava into an upside-down highway with road markings and cars. More »

Aware Project by the Interactive Institute

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Industrial designer Karin Ehrnberger and interaction designer Loove Broms of the Interactive Institute in Sweden have designed a series of household objects highlighting energy consumption in daily activities. More »

Anchorage Museum Expansion by
David Chipperfield Architects

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An extension to the Anchorage Museum designed by David Chipperfield Architects opens to the public in Anchorage, Alaska, this weekend. More »

Selective Insulation by Davidson Rafailidis

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Selective Insulation is a project by Berlin architects Davidson Rafailidis that creates insulated workspaces within a larger, cold room. More »

La Maison des Petits by Matali Crasset

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French designer Matali Crasset has completed the interior of La Maison des Petits (House for the Little Ones) at arts centre 104 Centquatre in Paris, France. More »

Trigger Point Mouldings by Touchy-Feely

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Architects Stephanie Davidson and Georg Rafailidis of Berlin practice Touchy-Feely have designed heated protrusions from a wall to assist in muscle-tension relief. More »

La Cantine de la Ménagerie de Verre
by Matali Crasset

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French designer Matali Crasset has completed the reception area and canteen of arts venue Ménagerie de Verre in Paris, France. More »

“I was a bit scared, but it worked out really well”


Dezeenwire:
British designer Thomas Heatherwick talks to Steve Rose of The Guardian about recent projects, including the Creative Units at Aberystwyth Arts Centre featured in our previous story. The Guardian