Features revealing the design and development of the world’s most innovative building-products.
It’s not often that you’re told to imagine what the wedding registry of Charles Eames and Judy Jetso n would be like. But that’s just how engineering and design firm RockPaperRobotdescribes its work and credo. Aspiring to create furnishings that are at once aesthetically handsome, functional and robotics inspired, RockPaperRobot has, to date, conceived and developed…
If you’ve been following the building products industry in recent years, you’ve likely heard of the sustainable timber product Kebony. Among some of the high-profile projects this wood has graced are the Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park in Queens, New York (by Thomas Balsley Associates and Weiss/Manfredi), and LeFrak Center, Prospect Park in Brooklyn (by…
Elissa Brown’s directorial debut film, “Windshield: A Vanished Vision,” is an intimate look into her grandparents’ collaboration with modernist architect Richard Neutra.
These reBARKably good designs are perfect for canine companions all over the world.
With tiny-home living and micro-apartments still trending, both established and fledgling product de signers have been exploring how best to furnish these tight environments. Several months ago, for instance, Yves Béhar launched his moving multifunctional wall system Ori. Now there’s a new concept that, instead of a moving and transforming wall, proposes a self-contained system akin…
A peculiar perforated canopy with moving mirrored discs popped up in Dubai this week, choreographing shadows onto the ground and shielding pedestrians from the region’s harsh sun. But it’s not some kinetic art installation or just an ordinary canopy. Dubbed Sun&Shade, it’s the first working prototype of a digital shading structure developed by Carlo Ratti…
This year, we’re teaming up with DuPont Surfaces to create a better, bolder and even more beautiful award than ever before.
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we’ve got sweet treats on the mind, particularly the k ind born out of the design world. Take, for instance, Kohler. Yes, that Kohler. Last month at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), the mega company known for such successful brands as Kallista, Ann Sacks and Robern served…
Whereas an earlier generation of sustainable architecture advocated sensitizing entire buildings to natural phenomena like solar exposure and prevailing wind patterns, more recently the movement has focused on the details. Environmental Product Declarations, Health Product Declarations and Declare labeling initiatives, in particular, ensure that a building’s many pieces embody the ethics of the whole puzzle.…