New York-based textile design company Maharam teams up with premium Danish furniture brand Republic of Fritz Hansen™ and Kvadrat for the European launch of Point by Paul Smith, a new upholstery textile designed in collaboration with the renowned British fashion designer. The launch will take place during London Fashion Week at the Republic of Fritz Hansen Store.
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Canadian architects FABG have recently completed a reinterpretation a gas station designed by the iconic architect, now transformed into a youth and senior activity centre...
Project RLHouse was designed by São Paulo-based studio Guilherme Torres and consists of a generously-sized (1,560 square feet) contemporary apartment, located in Curitiba, Brazil. The owners were not pleased with the traditional look of their old home, so they commissioned the studio to create a new appearance and bring a fresh atmosphere to their apartment.
The following is an excerpt from Relentless Innovation: What Works, What Doesn’t--and What That Means for Your Business by Jeffrey Phillips.
GOAL | Reinvent the Wheel PROJECT | Bridgestone "Airless Concept Tire" Thesis Flat tires generate more than 3 million AAA calls each year, and blowouts can easily cause auto accidents. But what if tires didn't need air?
NextSpace represents a joint effort to build businesses here in Santa Cruz. Before I started it, I was the economic development manager for the City of Santa Cruz. My co-founder, Ryan Coonerty, was the mayor of Santa Cruz and my other co-founder, Caleb Baskin, was the head of a non-profit with a mission of engaging more thirty-somethings in the local economy.
Now that everyone loves them, early adopters and forward thinkers want to know what is next for the infographic. Is this just the beginning of a visual revolution, or have they already jumped the shark?
Hand mixers invariably look the same: a box with a handle and speed buttons on the top and two beaters on the bottom. According to Meike Harde, there’s little emotional connection between that object and the confections it is used to make.
Reflective Tile by Atlas Concorde...
From @yk_yoo, a bottle shaped humidifier powered by USB. Designed for the Asian market where "discovering one that is aesthetically pleasing is difficult."
Simple ways to incorporate your awesome brand into your office design.
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Taking Google's lead, the office as a playground is back in fashion, but if ditching formality suits your business and means contented staff, what's not to like?
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There is very little that’s easy about moon colonization. One of the bigger problems is setting up our hypothetical future colonists with living quarters. The issue is that it is very expensive to lift things off the ground and throw them into space.
Architects: architecten de vylder vinck taillieu - Jan De Vylder, Inge Vinck, Jo Taillieu Location: GB., Belgium Design Team: Jan De Vylder, Inge Vinck,...
French architectural firm Pierre Dubus has won a competition to realize a colourful children’s school in a Parisian suburb. The structure will resemble a small island, with gardens that harmonize the site with its surroundings.
If your employees aren't having fun, they're probably not performing at their highest level. So ease up already and try one of these tactics.
Well, if this igloo doesn't beat them all. Build an adorable, functional, and very "green" space for the kids by recycling milk jugs. If you start saving now, you could have a substantial structure by next winter!
The recession and introduction of sophisticated mobile devices created the perfect recipe for organizations to identify new, efficient ways to design work environments. These new environments offer employees a chance to embrace technology and compete in the global economy while decreasing real-estate expenses.
Strength in numbers. That’s what you get in a coworking community. Humans are a social bunch, which means they’re exchanging ideas. In a coworking space, people will collaborate with their neighbors and even hire them.
stripy monochrome triangles are folded into facets around the walls and ceiling of this church hall in Linz, Austria, to create a cavernous interior.
OK, I want one. Nestrest by Dedon....
With the breakneck speed at which new DSLRs are released, photography seems to have traded a bit of its soul for the pursuit of ever more megapixels.
It may sound obvious but many companies are finding that indeed not everyone does.
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A company ditches its traditional office for a cost-effective space that better reflects the way it does business.
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