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On Friday, we shared some of our favorite product highlights at Milan Design Week designed by fellow architects, both up-and-coming and established. Today, we continue our Milan recap with 11 more of our top picks not by architects, from tile and veneer to tables and even a rocking horse. ALPISwedish design group Front played with…
OUR NEW COLUMN ‘Tiny Revolutions’ EXPLORES initiatives in grassroots architecture around the globe, addressing issues of affordable, sustainable and accessible construction techniques and design solutions for developing communities. All around the world, crowdfunding has empowered communities of all sizes to present grassroots projects and gain the support of thousands of people to make them happen.…
Yellow exerts a powerful presence wherever its used, and its implications should be considered caref ully.
Possibly the biggest showcase of architect-manufacturer collaborations every year, Milan Design Week returned with new site-specific installations and, of course, products by award-winning or emerging international architects. We whittle down the list to present our top product picks of the 2016 edition. Zaha HadidThe final furniture design of the late Zaha Hadid, Mew is a…
Atira Women’s Resource Society’s mission is clear: to provide resources to self-identifying women wh o have been affected by violence. One of these resources is, of course, housing, and Vancouver’s skyrocketing real estate market provides an extra hurdle to its already-challenging endeavor. The Society has been inventive in its proposals, however, and has become an important…
Nordic architecture is intimately tied to the land. The nations of Finland, Norway and Sweden have e arned widespread recognition for producing modern projects that critically engage their locales. From Snøhetta’s iconic Opera House in Oslo to Alvar Aalto’s beloved Saynatsalo Town Hall, architects working here are continuously exploring the relationships between space and place. Designed…
The spotlight is usually a functional affair: a tool to draw attention to a specific object. However , nothing says this form of illumination must be subordinate to the object it illuminates: With its elegant, conical shape, the spotlight can easily be considered an aesthetic object in its own right. This idea has inspired architect Sou…
Dedicated to the display and collection of plants, these incredible spaces combine multiple programs and systems to emphasize sustainability, education and conservation.
If there is one company for which the mantra “creative use of space” rings true, it is MINI. The com pact car manufacturer has been designing with this motto in mind for almost half a century, and it is now aiming to bring its famous brand of pocket-sized ingenuity to the realm of architecture and interior…