With its vertical lines and unique shape, the idea for the Ridge Vase was sparked by a doorway in Paris that Studio Kaksikko discovered while traveling through different cities with a vase in mind, searching for details that had an…
Studio Henry Wilson‘s work combines a rational utility with an element of sculptural expression. There are a clear form and function in their products, but it’s important they also have a feeling. “We are interested in the awkward beauty that…
Hormongraphy, a concept design of a lounge chair that affects the secretion of the serotonin hormone is designed by Seo Hanju, a student of Korea Polytechnic University. This chair aims to correct deficiencies of serotonin, also known as ‘happy hormone’,…
Leading industrial design and innovation agency Seymourpowell have released their latest beauty concept, Atmosphère, the third in a series of concepts which explores the intersection of new beauty behaviours and advancing technology. The series consists of a wearable collar device…
This work is called “Plastic Stone Tiles – The Nature of Waste”. These are tiles consisting of post-consumer plastic waste. Origin of the work were the questions, “What is waste?” and “Where is ‘away’?”. Waste is something subjective. What is…
MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, has completed the restoration and reconstruction of a 305 sqm traditional courtyard house that dates back to the Qing Dynasty. “Hutong Bubble 218” is a continuation of MAD’s exploration into urban renovations as a…
Danish architecture studio Dorte Mandrup A/S together with Marianne Levinsen Landskab and the consultants JAC Studios, Thornton Tomasetti, Nils Øien and Anders Kold have been announced as the winner of the international design competition to design a new attraction on…
Vollebak has taken the puffer jacket and rebuilt it from the strongest fibre ever made; Dyneema. Every fibre on the outside of the Vollebak Indestructible Puffer is made from 100% Dyneema, which is up to 15x stronger than steel, so even if…
Project description by MADO Architects: Sisangan villa is located on a site in the area of Si-Sangan region, a special location between the forest and the sea. The most important issue that the client requested, was privacy. In addition to…
Project description by J. MAYER H.: n.n. represents a spatial exploration between concealment and exposure. This layered topography blurs the line separating landscape and construction. It is the private residence of a family in a rural area along the River…