Villa Moda by Marcel Wanders in Bahrain
Villa Moda in Bahrain, is a multibrand luxury fashion store founded by Sheikh Majed, one of the driving forces behind fashion in the Middle East. For the interior design of Villa Moda, Marcel Wanders found inspiration in the traditional souk, creating a melting pot of cultures full of surprising details: “The souk is the ultimate marketplace, a concentration of innovation and tradition, diversity and intimacy. Lose yourself in labyrinth passages and find yourself anew. We designed Villa Moda Bahrain as an international Babel of fashion, in order to share instead of divide. Meet the people of the own streets; shake hands and learn each other’s language.”
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The Fergana Sofa by Patricia Urquiola
Patricia Urquiola has designed the Fergana Sofa for the Italian manufacturer Moroso. The Fergana collection displays the results of a careful study of textiles, which combine ancient weaving techniques from Uzbekistan with European industrial-manufacturing techniques. The collection is made up of an exceptionally comfortable, large-sized modular sofa which can become a monobloc. The frame is made entirely of wood. The sofa is not intended to be placed against a wall but as an island, which is the way Uzbek seating is traditionally arranged. Large cushions on the seat make the sofa particularly comfortable and snug.
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BIG and Michel Rojkind Win Cultural Competition in Mexico
Danish architects BIG, together with Michel Rojkind Arquitectos, have won the competition for the New Tamayo Museum which is to be build right outside of Mexico City. Based on the concept of an “opened box” which unfolds into a cross shape, the Museo Tamayo will occupy a hillside overlooking the city.
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Papilio Lounge Chair by Naoto Fukasawa
Grande Papilio is a new swivelling lounge chair with an optional ottoman. According to Fukasawa, the shape is like a sculpture cut from a solid conical-shaped chunk expanding upwards. Although wingback chairs date back to Queen Anne, this one began with Fukusawa’s observations about how people actually use chairs, not stylistic or historical references. He found that rather than always sitting rigidly straight, people generally end up twisting to either the left or right (presumably when relaxing, talking, reading or snoozing). So he has spread the back of the chair around to curved sides. The piece takes its name from the spreading wings of a butterfly. (Papilio is butterfly in Italian.) Yet it is also practical: an exposed zip up the back means that the leather or fabric cover is removable.
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Cardboard Furniture by Hungarian Karton Art Design
We’ve seen quite a bit of experimentation with cardboard on Inhabitat, but Hungarian husband & wife team Edith Szilvasy (formerly an artist) and Andras (Andrew) Balogh (a carpenter) have taken cardboard building to the next level by inventing a system of constructing furniture that uses only cardboard and ordinary paper clips. The development of the system has taken 3 years, but for Karton Art Design, that time has been time well spent. Andras developed a a method of folding and clipping the cardboard so that their finished products are as strong as wood and as light as paper — and can be integrated with existing wood products. Their work is currently showcasing at the Milan Furniture Fair in La Zona Tortona this week. Karton’s products featured at the fair include: shelving units, chairs, and even a restored hutch.
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One out of Four by Lior Vaknin + Sabi Aroch
The “one out of four” project started its conception way as a prototype to four different functions in the domestic space as one element. One out of four contains in it the bar, dining area, kitchen’s table and storage area. It functions in different way on the time line and redefines the space and at the same breath answers on other needs. It’s hanged from the ceiling on a vertical shaft with no base and out of it the four elements are created. All this elements are disconnected from the floor and create the levitation effect, in which the project is floating.
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Drowning Man Requires Hip Rescue Gear
If the Scorpion and Sting Ray team is not your style of rescue mission while drowning, then maybe you’d like to look at a much hipper option: the Swim Guard Vest! Formfitting and held into place with a neoprene-belt with a compressed lifting body mechanism, the gear is a Hot looking jacket that you flaunt. When you think you’re drowning and can’t handle the choppy waters, simply trigger the inflatable mechanism fed via the enclosed gas cartridge.
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Delicious Storage by Mathieu Lehanneur
The stainless steel sheet of a Manhattan hot-dog stand re-styled in a deluxe package. Delicious is a stackable storage system that comes in four sizes.
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iF Mode Folding Bicycle
Aimed at recent converts to cycling and fans of Björk, the IF Mode folding bicycle designed by Mark Sanders is based on a patented 3-dimensional 4-Bar linkage that automatically guides the wheels together when folding. If you’re looking to get one in time for Summer, Areaware just gave us the heads-up they’re taking pre-orders until May 1st.
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Cage Lamps by Diesel Creative Team for Foscarini
Fashion brand Diesel have collaborated with lighting brand Foscarini and furniture brand Moroso to create the Diesel Home Collection of furniture and lighting.
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