Little Claus and Big Claus by Søren Ulrik Petersen
Little Claus and Big Claus are a bench and stool designed by Søren Ulrik Petersen. Both the bench and the stool are extraordinarily plain in their design and expression, and have been manufactured using traditional joinery methods. Little Claus and Big Claus are part of New Danish Modern – Normann Copenhagen’s Danish furniture series, which combines traditional Danish crafts and manufacture with modern designs. (more…)
Clouds – a new tipology by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec from Kvadrat
The ground-breaking textile company Kvadrat is now introducing yet another new design that revolutionises the use of textiles. Clouds is not about furniture or curtains. It is an innovation in interior design: a new typology developed by the brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.
Hemeroscopium House by Ensamble Studio
What strikes you, when you first take in the sights of the Hemeroscopium house, is the raw energy that is emitted from the imposing façade of interlocking concrete beams and glass that comes together in a way that grips you. Perhaps it is Ensamble studio who gives the best description of the place as “an allusion to a place that exists only in our minds, in our senses that is ever-changing and mutable, but is nonetheless real”.
Via & more: Yatzer
All-electric “S” sedan from Tesla Motors
No you are not looking at the new Jaguar XF or the Aston Martin Rapide. This is actually the new all-electric Model “S” sedan from often beleaguered Tesla Motors. It is the follow up to the much hyped and groundbreaking Tesla Roadster. This sexy four-door sedan comes loaded with the latest touch-screen technology, sleek styling and enough green karma to choke the Dali Lama. Did we mention it’s entirely electric and not a concept?
Via & more: Yanko Design
Luxury Bathroom Fittings – Supernova fittings line by Dornbracht
Like the star after which it is named, the Supernova luxury bathroom fittings line from Dornbracht is highly luminous. High gloss surfaces enhance the sculptural effect of the fittings. Linear and geometric, the sharp angles of the fittings reflect the angles of the bathroom architecture. This clever style mirroring is especially apparent when you see the central furniture island, where all water sources in the bathroom are bought together.
Via & more: Trendir
Lyn Rice Architects: Parsons Johnson Design Center
New York city’s Parsons School of Design now has a 32,800 sq. ft. campus nexus designed by Lyn Rice Architects. The well known design school recently opened the Sheila C. Johnson design center, which will serve as a form of urban quad. The various buildings of the downtown campus are now all unified in their circulation, using the new space as a non-traditional congregation point. The new space boasts galleries, archives, an auditorium and seminar spaces in addition to it main floor lounge looking out into the campus’s greenwich village setting. The lounge is continued on the exterior with deep window frames that allow sitting.
Via & more: designboom
Valparaiso Cultural Center competition results
The winners of the Valparaiso Cultural Center competition in Chile were just announced. The competition came after a proposal from brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer was rejected. The Cultural Center will be built where the former prison stood for the last 150 years.
The winning projects are:
1st Prize – Jonathan Holmes, Martín Labbé, Carolina Portugueis, Osvaldo Spichiger
2nd Prize – Patricio Mardones, Juan Francisco Garcés, Felipe Ortiz, Pablo Ropert, Rocío Costa
3rd Prize - oficina de arquitectura + Paisajes Emergentes (featured today on AD Futures)
Via & more: ArchDaily
Abalos + Sentkiewicz Arquitectos: TPAC – Taipei Performing Art Center Proposal
Here is the proposal for Spanish firm Abalos + Sentkiewicz arquitectos, who received third prize for their design proposal for the taipei performing arts center international competition. the building is composed of eight circular structures which are connected through layers.
Via & more: designboom
Box Light by Jonas Hakaniemi
No dimmers necessary, simply “Touch the lamp! Create your own light by sliding the lid,” says Jonas. A recent graduate from the Lahti Institute of Design in Finland, his Box light has just received an honorable mention from the Red dot jury. “This is as straightforward as interactive design can get.” We’ve seen similar lights, but the relatively small scale of this one opens up possibilities for creative applications.
Via & more: MoCo Loco
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