Design
Reborn by Being Object
Reborn is the name of a bath and water faucet developed by Chinese designers Being Object. More about Reborn by Being Object
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Design
Onduler and Sakulight by Chihiro Tanaka
Japanese lighting designer Chihiro Tanaka has produced two new products, one inspired by cherry blossom and one by "shimmering aurora and sublime mountain folds". More about Onduler and Sakulight by Chihiro Tanaka
Design
The $361,000 teapot: Marianne Brandt breaks Bauhaus auction record
A 1927 tea infuser by Marianne Brandt has sold at auction for $361,000, breaking the sale record for Bauhaus design. More about The 1,000 teapot: Marianne Brandt breaks Bauhaus auction record
Design
Movie: Studio Libertiny at Design Miami
Design Miami 07: the fifth in our series of movies from Design Miami features Tomáš Gabzdil Libertiny of Studio Libertiny talking talking about his Paper Vases performance (movie length: 1 min 15 seconds). More about Movie: Studio Libertiny at Design Miami
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Between Lines by WokMedia
Design Miami 07: designers WokMedia presented a new shelving system called Between Lines at Design Miami earlier this month. More about Between Lines by WokMedia
Design
Buildings of Disaster in gold by Constantin and Laurene Boym
Design Miami 07: Constantin and Laurene Boym showed a limited gold-plated edition of their Buildings of Disaster series at Design Miami earlier this month. More about Buildings of Disaster in gold by Constantin and Laurene Boym
Designer Christmas cards 2007
When we were young we used to hang our favourite Christmas cards on a length of string pinned to the wall. We thought we'd do the digital equivalent with our favourite e-cards this season. More about Designer Christmas cards 2007
Goodbye reluct.com
We just learned that Joost van Brug's pioneering and influential design blog reluct.com has closed after four years. More about Goodbye reluct.com
Architecture
Eden Bio by Edouard Francois
Here are a couple of images of Eden Bio by French architect Edouard Francois, a social housing development in Paris set in organic gardens. More about Eden Bio by Edouard Francois
Design
Stick Chair by Emmanuelle Moureaux
Emmanuelle Moureaux of Tokyo-based Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture & Design has sent new photos of Stick Chair, a prototype she exhibited at 100% Design Tokyo last month. More about Stick Chair by Emmanuelle Moureaux
Architecture
Ben Rousseau at the Ice Hotel
Interior designer Ben Rousseau has created a suite for the Ice Hotel, which has just opened in Sweden. More about Ben Rousseau at the Ice Hotel
Design
Movie: Stuart Haygarth at Design Miami
Design Miami 07: Our fourth movie from Design Miami features designer Stuart Haygarth explaining his Drop Chandelier - a water droplet-shaped light made from the bases of used plastic water bottles (movie length: 1 min 4 secs). More about Movie: Stuart Haygarth at Design Miami
Design
Wired Store Annex by Tronic Studio
New York designers Tronic Studio have launched a mobile display kiosk for the company behind Wired magazine, to temporarily showcase gadgets at West Coast branches of W Hotels. More about Wired Store Annex by Tronic Studio
Design
Dual-directional lamp by Inga Sempé
French designers Inga Sempé has updated her website with images of Dual-directional lamp, a freestanding product that can direct light up or down at the flick of a switch. More about Dual-directional lamp by Inga Sempé
Architecture
New Andermatt by Group8
Swiss architects Group8 have won a competition to build luxury villas as part of a new mountain resort called New Andermatt in Switzerland. More about New Andermatt by Group8
Design
Silver Ware by Studio Job at Bisazza
Silver Ware is a new permanent installation of work by Studio Job at the museum at Bisazza headquarters in Italy. More about Silver Ware by Studio Job at Bisazza
Architecture
TranslucentConcrete by Andreas Bittis
Andreas Bittis has re-launched TranslucentConcrete - load-bearing concrete containing optical fibres that means you can see through it. A bit. More about TranslucentConcrete by Andreas Bittis
Architecture
Movie: Tom Dixon at Design Miami
Design Miami 07: Our third movie from Miami features Tom Dixon, with his Artek hat on, talking about two related projects the Finnish brand showed at the event last week. More about Movie: Tom Dixon at Design Miami
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Movie: Campana Brothers at GlassLab
Design Miami 07: here is our second short movie from Design Miami last week, this time featuring Fernando and Humberto Campana working with glassmakers at the open-air GlassLab as part of the event's design performances. (movie length: 1 minute 38 seconds). More about Movie: Campana Brothers at GlassLab
Architecture
The Salt House by Alison Brooks Architects
This isn't exactly new, but the last time we wrote about Alison Brooks Architects the story was very popular... so here's The Salt House at Maldon in England, which won the RIBA Manser Medal for best new house in the UK back in October. More about The Salt House by Alison Brooks Architects