National Heart Center in Singapore by Broadway Malyan
Broadway Malyan, an international firm with offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia, recently presented their design for the National Heart Center in Singapore. This hospital is a part of a larger master plan that will redevelop the country’s General Hospital Outram Campus in a more technologically advanced and environmentally friendly way.
Via & more: ArchDaily
Foster + Partners wins Stockholm Slussen masterplan competition
Following up on our recent article announcing the finalists of the Slussen urban redesign competition, and news that Lord Norman Foster was awarded Prince of Asturias award, today it was announced that Foster + Partners have been selected. Foster + Partners and Berg Arkitektkontor, part of C.F. Møller Architects, have been appointed to design a masterplan for the heart of Stockholm, transforming the waterfront area of Slussen from an urban aberration to a popular destination. The proposal will bring new life to the area, linking the islands of Södermalm and Gamla Stan and stripping away the layers of history to reclaim a valuable city quarter.
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Ambidextrous Wacom Intuos 4 Review
One upon of time the Intuos line of drawing tablets from Wacom were designed for creative professionals but with the Intuos 4 line, I would go out on a limb and say it’s inclusive of everyone’s needs. Traditional artists who complained of pressure sensitivity (or lack there-of) will be happy to know it’s twice as sensitive so all the nuances from hand to paper (figuratively) are far more accurate and in real time.
Via & more: Yanko Design
Minimalux by Mark Holmes
Former design-director and co-founder of Established & Sons Mark Holmes launched the first collection for his new brand, Minimalux, in Milan last month. The range includes desk items, egg cups, salt shakers and trinket boxes made of solid brass, plated in 24ct gold or silver.
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Leather Collection by Maarten De Ceulaer
Belgian designer Maarten De Ceulaer has designed the Leather Collection – a desk and small chest of drawers made of briefcases for Nilufar Gallery in Milan. Called Desk of Briefcases and Small Pile of Briefcases, the pieces are a continuation of the Pile of Suitcases concept that De Ceulaer exhibited at at the Graduation Galleries 2008 show at Design Academy Eindhoven last October.
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Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics by Morphosis Architects
Since the construction of the Palomar Observatory in 1948, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has continuously pioneered new ways of observing and explaining the heavens. Caltech scientists and engineers have deployed ever-changing telescopes on satellites, rockets, and balloons, and with these have made fundamental discoveries leading to new theoretical models. Paramount discoveries that have come out of Caltech include the cosmological nature of distant quasars, gamma-ray bursts, and brown dwarfs. In 2007 alone, Caltech astronomers found the largest object orbiting the sun since the discovery of Pluto in 1930, as well as the most distant galaxy in the universe. Yet, over the decades, the various specialists dispersed across the Caltech campus. The Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics brings together a dozen different groups with vastly different cultures, focuses, and scopes into a single structure designed to facilitate collaboration and spontaneous discourse.
Via & more: ArchDaily
How About A Shower In Your Backyard
For no apparent reason, for camping or simply summertime funk; the idea of a backyard shower sounds cool and sublime. Carry the canister out and hang it from a tree and indulge in some unadulterated fun! Fashioned as a plastic molded box, the can of the Portable Shower has a capacity of 12 liters. To enhance the pressure of the water flow, one can kick-start the pump with the touch of a button; which is powered with a detachable rechargeable battery. Pull out the spout end and get going wet!
Via & more: Yanko Design
Limited edition footware collection by Lacoste and Zaha Hadid
LACOSTE will launch the footwear capsule collection designed in collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects in September 2009. The project was initially previewed in October 2008 during the Frieze Art Fair in London, and the exciting ‘work in progress’ exhibited there has now become a final design prototype poised for production.
The Zaha Hadid for LACOSTE footwear collaboration began with a digitized interpretation of surfaces with repeated patterns. ‘The design expression behind the collaboration with LACOSTE footwear allows the evolution of dynamic fluid grids,’ explains Hadid. ‘When wrapped around the shape of a foot, these expand and contract to negotiate and adapt to the body ergonomically. In doing so a landscape emerges, undulating and radiating as it merges seamlessly with the body.’
Via & more: Yatzer
72 Rivington Street by The Klassnik Corporation
London-based design practice The Klassnik Corporation have designed the interior of creative agency YCN’s new home, located in a former warehouse in Shoreditch, London. It includes a gallery area, library, shop, office, studio spaces and roof terrace. The ground floor is a publicly accessible work and display space defined by irregularly shaped mobile display objects. This kit of parts includes plinths, vitrines, shelves, desks, walls, and steps, providing a variety of display options configurable to the changing needs of YCN’s broad range of contributors and collaborators. Larger pieces can be used to divide the space accommodating a variety of activities, within a single room. These irregular objects fitting together like a jigsaw beneath a chalkboard canvas line which runs the length of the space and is used to announce special offers, or showcase new designers work. A concealed mirrored door leads to the floors above.
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The Masters Chair by Philippe Starck for Kartell
Philippe Starck has designed the Masters chair for Kartell. With lively sinuous lines, the Masters chair combines the outlines of three of the most famous chairs in modern design. Arne Jacobsen’s Series 7 Chair, Eero Saarinen’s Tulip Armchair, and Charles Eames’ Eiffel Chair.
Via & more: Contemporist
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