Posted by the editors on Sunday, 7 April 2013
Design: Milan Design Week 2013 Map: “..Milan 2013: the design world descends on Milan next week. To help you navigate the hundreds of events around the city we’ve compiled a map with our pick of the best exhibitions, parties and talks..” Once again the excellent Dezeen helps guide us through the events of, perhaps, the most important design event of the year..
image: Dezeen, Google; article: Dezeen
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Posted by the editors on Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Design: Dezeen’s top ten products at Maison & Objet: “..at Maison & Objet in Paris this week and we have selected our top ten products exhibited at the design and interiors trade fair, including shelves that look like sheets of paper caught in the wind by Japanese studio YOY..Other new product launches include Doreen Westphal‘s concrete egg cup with a strong magnet inside so a spoon can be balanced on its tip (image 2) and trays by Donna Wilson for SCP in a new geometric pattern called Fort..New lighting includes Hulger‘s mini version of its award-winning Plumen 001 designer light bulb .., London designer Nick Fraser shows terracotta pendants based on his faceted plant potsand cage-like lamp shades filled with ornamental birds are on show at the Challieres stand..new coloured editions of the concrete Weight Vases by Decha Archjananun, Samuel Wilkinson‘s Hoof table with sharpened legs (above), the circular Fading Mirror by Thomas Eurlings with a soft-focus reflection (image 9) and a wooden rocking chair that Pierre Fauvresse has added to his Perch collection..Maison & Objet is a biannual design and interiors fair that opened on 7 September at Paris Nord Villepinte as part of Paris Design Week and concludes today..” Inspiring, encouraging, serious, frivolous, boring?? (article contains a 10-image slideshow)..
image, slideshow + article: Dezeen
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Posted by the editors on Sunday, 24 June 2012
Residential Architecture: Cobogó House by Marcio Kogan: “..The light of the abundant tropical Sun falls on the white volume of the top floor of the house, penetrating the holes of the hollowed elements and covering the floor of the interior space. Thus, the design of spatialized lace is formed from the shadows and solar rays. The effect is multiplied throughout the ambient, making a construction from the light itself..On the ground floor the living room connects entirely with the garden, where there is a small artificial lake. Fish and plants help maintain the biological balance of the pool without the use of chemical products that assail the environment. This environmental thought permeated the entire project which incorporated principles of sustainability established by rigid standards, similar to certifications. In the house, there is a great concern to use recycling apparatus and reduce water consumption; rationalize and organize the construction to minimize the impacts; use devices for energy efficiency and optimization; install solar heating plaques; besides using only certified, recycled or ecologically correct material. The use of this knowledge together with architecture that respects the local climate resulted in a house having excellent inner comfort..” Filtered natural light, true indoor/outdoor sensibility, exquisite materialty..
See our other posts on homes by Marcio Kogan:
image: © Nelson Kon; article: ”Cobogó House / Marcio Kogan” 13 Oct 2011. ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/175686>
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Posted by the editors on Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Residential Architecture: Country Victoria Modular House by Carr Design Group: “..the residence comprises two buildings, each arranged along a spine housing all services..The main building contains the living room, dining room, kitchen, study, storage and bedrooms, connected by glazed walkways..Split-level timber decking joins this building to the guest pavillion, which contains a living and dining area, and two bedrooms..The house is constructed using galvanised steel columns and dark plywood panels..Large full-height windows, the over hanging roof and three metre-wide external timber walkways frame views of the landscape..The home is constructed using a modular design called Intermode, launched by Carr Design Group in 2007..” An award-winning home; modular does not mean lacking creativity and sensibility; lovely interior, material sensibility, extensive glazing, natural light, views and connection with the environment; inspired sense of detail and choice..
image + article: Dezeen
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