I am sure if Julia Roberts in “Pretty Woman” had this placemat, her life would have been easier. I totally think this is a great and smart illustration that would be fun if used by restaurants, it would save a lot of embarrassment and would be educational at the same time. Designed by llotllov, this placemat is a great way to teach table manners the easy way.
“The placemat is not only a educational device, it is also amusing how strict some rules are.”
And he does it again. One of the world’s most talented interior designers, Marcel Wanders, has teamed up with the newly launched Bisazza Bagno by Bisazza to create a beautiful range inspired by the “soap”. Introduced during the Cersaie 2011 exhibition, this line had exhibition visitors in awe. Bisazza Bagno was established this year, this is only their second collection after their collaboration with designer Jaime Hayon. Check the collection in the photos below, and the designer’s words on his work.
For the past couple of decades, designers have been going for products that are more flexible in incorporating their designs, yet with durable finishes and a variety of colors. Thus the popularity of non-porous acrylic based surface materials such as Corian and Hi Macs are being used almost everywhere. In the project architect Karl Dreer incorporated the HI MACS® for his own private house. “HI-MACS® provides the opportunity of creating nearly any design in nearly any building — regardless of unusual weathering conditions, high degrees of moisture or enormous loads. It exceeds the standard material limits.”
Window frames made out of HI-MACS® Arctic White, the grey pedestals are made from the material.
A fitness and wellness area and family office are located on the upper floor of the left cube. A shower, wash basin, shelves and small seating options made from HI-MACS® are also included here. Temperature, lighting and shading of the house are controlled via BUS system — central, but individual. The operation and visualization of all details takes place via touch panels which are installed in every room. This HI-MACS® house exists without fossil fuels and sets standards for environmental protection and efficiency. Finishing touches like self-designed garden furniture made completely from HI-MACS® complete this story.
The dining room table is the central feature of the first floor and the link between the living room and dining area. The ability to thermoform HI-MACS® was critical in implementing the designed table.
In the kitchen all furniture including cabinet doors, worktop and sinks are made also from HI-MACS® with a special detail on the front milled cabinet doors.
Hi-macs House, by Karl Dreer and Bembré Dellinger, photography by dirk wilhelmy
project: private house, ammersee, germany
period: 2010
design: karl dreer
fabrication: dreer gmbh – klöpfer surfaces, germany
project implementation: felix bembé & sebastian dellinger
material: hi-macs® arctic white, concrete grey
photographer: dirk wilhelmy
via: designapplause
According the Architect’s website, this office was constructed for an internet service provider 30 meters down under the granite rocks of the Vita Berg Park in Stockholm. Known as Pionen – White Mountain, the space was designed by Albert France-Lanord Architects, with the concept of considering the rock as a living organism crawling into the actual workspace. After destruction of the former office and blowing up the rock to create extra space, they reinforced the cave, and made all the technical installations required for running the servers hosting their data. As you can see, not much “visual enhancements” were needed, the location itself just needed the lighting effects, in addition to what looks like an “operations” room, due to the sensitivity of the works of the famous WikiLeaks founder and team. It is without a doubt the best option for who was for a brief time, one of the world’s most powerful and wanted persons.
Architects: Albert France-Lanord Architects
Location:Stockholm, Sweden
Program: Datacenter
Collaborators: Frida Öster and Jonatan Blomgren
Geology Consultant: Geosigma AB
Construction: Albert France-Lanord Architects
Client: Bahnhof AB
Construction Area: 1,200 sqm
Project year: 2008
Photographs: Åke E:son Lindman
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Ufficio di Architettura has designed the interior of a 300 sq.m penthouse apartment in Turin, Italy in 2009 inspired by the oriental sensibility of the "box as a container full of instruments for the unfolding of human life". This house is the perfect concept of how architecture can organize the different zones and yet remain functional, transparent, and coherent. The use of neutral tones adds to the elegance of the volumes.
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The Club Hotel in Singapore is a 22-room luxury boutique hotel where its design is based on patterns in black and white. There are no other colors, yet a fascinating way of use of different shapes, oversized sculptures, and a magnificent balance within every space.
Looking at the photos you can sense the purity, the beautiful designs with no reliance on color whatsoever, a blend of contemporary minimalism with antique elements to give it life.
You can check more details on the hotel’s website.
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ALEX TURCO’s panels are distributed worldwide from his headquarters in Italy and flagship store in the U.S. Partnering with interior design firms, concept stores, business professionals and organizations ranging from catering to wellness has proven the versatility of the panels allowing them to meet the expectations of the most demanding clients. Alex Turco did not just stick to paintings, he recently added the waterproof wall cladding art range with a limitless array of designs and colors, he even introduced a line called Middle East which caters to the taste of the clients from this part of the world. You won’t be able to feel the magnificence of his art until you see them up-close and personal, there is a 3D effect where you can feel the texture portrayed in the paintings. In the below photos you can see some of these artistic installations whether waterproof wall collections or paintings.
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