Here are some photographs of the Centre Pompidou-Metz in France by architects Shigeru Ban of Japan and Jean de Gastines of France, which will open to the public in May. More »
Monthly archives: February 2010
Most Curious by Tracey Neuls
and Nina Saunders
London shoe designer Tracey Neuls and Danish artist Nina Saunders have collaborated to create an installation using fabrics by British textile brand Sanderson at Neuls' London shop. More »
Ron Arad: Restless
– a tour of Ron Arad’s studio
Ron Arad: Restless opens at the Barbican in London tomorrow and in the first of four films we made to coincide with the exhibition, the Israeli-born designer shows us around his studio in Chalk Farm, London.
Rolex Learning Center by SANAA
The Rolex Learning Center, a university study centre by Japanese architects SANAA, opens in Lausanne, Switzerland next week. More »
Multi-sensorial Gastronomy by Philips Design
Philips Design in Eindhoven have collaborated with Spanish restaurant Arzak to create a conceptual series of tableware that glows when food is placed on it. More »
House in Buzen by Suppose Design Office
Here's another project from Japanese studio Suppose Design Office, this time a house in Buzen, Japan, where separate structures are connected under a glass canopy. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »
Playing with Tradition by Richard Hutten
At design fair Object Rotterdam earlier this month Dutch designer Richard Hutten presented new additions to his Playing with Tradition series of oriental rugs, where the traditional patterns are stretched into stripes.
Volt by Reinier de Jong
Milan 2010: Here's another yellow table! This one is by Rotterdam designer Reinier de Jong, is made of plywood and has triangular legs. More »
Lodge by Suppose Design Office
Japanese architects Suppose Design Office have completed a hair salon in Hiroshima, Japan, with a band of mirror glass wrapped around the cutting space. More »
Besiktas Fish Market by GAD
Town Town by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au are to be awarded the Sustainability Award of the 2010 MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards for their tower covered in a folded metal skin, designed for the Erdberg area of Vienna. More »
Oficina Caja de Arquitectos
by Carlos Pereda Iglesias
and Óscar Pérez Silanes
Spanish architects Carlos Pereda Iglesias and Óscar Pérez Silanes have completed the offices of a bank that was founded by architects for architects in Pamplona, Spain. More »
Karis by Suppose Design Office
Japanese architects Suppose Design Office have completed a boutique made of cardboard tubes in a Hiroshima shopping centre. More »
Swell by Form Us With Love for Voice
Stockholm 2010: at an exhibition of their work in Stockholm last week Swedish designers Form Us With Love presented a beanbag contained in a metal frame. More »
Cinderella's Chair by Anna Ter Haar
Designer Anna Ter Haar of the Netherlands has created a series of wooden chairs where each has one blown-glass leg. More »