Design & Lifestyle Blog

26 Jun ’12

Cocteau Lebanon Enters The International Restaurant and Bar Design Awards 2012

Filed under: Restaurants — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Sahar @ 2:10 pm

 

Totally independent, the UK and International Restaurant & Bar Design Awards is the world’s only concept of its kind dedicated exclusively to hospitality design.

The Awards invites and receives entries from the world’s top architects, designers and hospitality operators.

Entries come from all types of environment including hotels, transport, business, industry, fine dining, education, sports and leisure, healthcare, government, aviation, cruise and retail.

The judges are a highly influential panel of top design, lifestyle & hospitality personalities, whose role is to recognise and reward entrants for design excellence. The winners of the various categories including the best designed restaurant and the best designed bar, will be announced at the RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London on the 6th September 2012. The shortlist was announced on June 20th, 2012 and included from the Middle East Cocteau restauranr designed by one of my favorite designers: Gregory Gatserelia.

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24 Jun ’12

Beirut Design Week 2012 | June 25-30

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , — Sahar @ 8:10 pm

The MENA Design Research Center is organizing the first Beirut Design Week.

Beirut Design Week -unlike fairs and exhibitions- is a whole week dedicated to exploring all
aspects of local design and design thinking throughout Beirut. As an annual event, participating
designers will showcase their work by opening up their shops and showrooms till later hours
in the evening and host small events. During Beirut Design Week, a series of conferences,
exhibitions, talks, workshops, and film screenings will also take place in various parts of the
city simultaneously.

Beirut Design Week 2012 is dedicated to promoting all Lebanese designers, who have
been playing a vital role in the formation of the city’s contemporary design identity and culture.
These include fashion designers, product designers, furniture designers, communication
designers, interior designers, architects, design educators, design thinkers, social designers,
design researchers, publishers, and galleries.

Beirut Design Week headquarters is the Ministry of Tourism in Hamra. There you can find
the catalogue and ask for any information about events and places. It is also where the main
exhibition, DESMEEM, will be held.

The DESMEEM EXHIBITION is open everyday at the Ministry of Tourism from the 25th till 30th
from 9:00 am till 8:00 pm.

For a PDF file of the schedule and details for the entire event including the map, please click here.

 

21 Jun ’12

Louis Vuitton’s Tips On How To Pack Without Crumpling Your Clothes

Filed under: Fashion,Travel — Tags: , , , , , — Sahar @ 11:57 pm


Just in time for vacations, Louis Vuitton dedicated a video and a list of tips on how to pack your clothes without crumpling them. They even show you what goes last and what goes on top. What a great idea and who better to show us than the most famous luxury brand? Make the most of your luggage space and more importantly your clothes will remain in good shape!

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20 Jun ’12

Turkey’s Favorite Drama “Fatmagul” Used Baker Furniture

Filed under: Furniture — Tags: , , , , — Sahar @ 9:32 pm

 

I am not sure how I got attached to this Turkish series, but Fatmagul is no ordinary show. I’ve watched the whole program awaiting the last episode which is supposed to air in Turkey this week. For those watching it, you already know that the main actress known as Fatmagul is in conflict with a rich family called the Yasarans over a rape case. To get back to the main topic of this post, the Yasarans lived a lavish life,And this was reflected in their furniture as well. Their main living areas were furnished with Baker furniture, below are the items they used.

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17 Jun ’12

Ammo Restaurant In Hong Kong | Restaurant Design

Filed under: Interiors,Restaurants — Tags: , , , , , — Sahar @ 9:29 pm

New York based architects Todd Williams & Billie Tsien were commissioned to create a landmark building for the Hong Kong Asia Society as for their new headquarters.

Joyce Wang, an interior designer who made a great impact only 3 years ago, created an exceptional space using sculptural designs in every item especially the spiral staircase chandeliers made of copper cylinders filling up the 6m high ceiling. These sculptures are repeated 3 times to create a theme. The detailing and finishes are very luxurious, with the use of vevet and leather in addition to the copper.

“The source of inspiration for AMMO was derived from a science fiction film noir masterpiece directed by Jean-Luc Godard known as ‘Alphaville’. This particular 1960’s influence is one of the jewel attributes as to why this space has such importance.”

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10 Jun ’12

Conservatorium Hotel Amsterdam By Italian Designer Piero Lissoni | Hotel Design

Filed under: Architecture,blog,Interiors — Tags: , , , — Sahar @ 3:16 pm

Piero Lisssoni, one of Italy’s well known designers, designed the Conservatorium Hotel in Amsterdam. The steel structure, the volumes, lovely furniture, and color scheme are what make the design of this hotel so spectacular. Sleek and sexy are what best describe every part of this beautiful structure.

Conservatorium Hotel Amsterdam occupies the famous site of Amsterdam’s former Sweelinck music conservatorium. Originally built at the end of the 19th Century and conceived by the renowned Dutch architect Daniel Knuttel as the Rijkspostspaarbank Building, the construction heralded an urban regeneration of the Museumplein, an area which had been left previously derelict. Knuttel was praised for his ability to fuse simplicity and functionality, and the award-winning Milan-based furniture and interiors designer Piero Lissoni has embraced this tradition through the re-incarnation of this spectacular building 100I years later.

Against the backdrop of the building’s incredibly rich history, the hotel has been consistently imbued with Lissoni’s signature style. Known for his austere lines, demure fabrics and shades of grey that are occasionally dotted by the appearance of bright accents, Lissoni is considered one of the most prominent and exciting contemporary Italian designers. His clean designs are a hybrid of modernist and contemporary chic and contrast playfully with the on-going bath of natural daylight throughout the building’s airy spaces. Furniture from leading Italian manufactures such as Living Divani, Kartell and Cassina sit prominently in all communal spaces while accent pieces such as vintage Asian rugs provide a sense familiar comfort.

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9 Jun ’12

Beautiful House in Maryland | Residential Design

Filed under: Architecture,blog,Interiors — Tags: , , , , — Sahar @ 6:24 pm

Beautifully complementing the surrounding landscape, this lovely house located in Maryland right outside Washington, DC. is designed by Robert Gurney Architects. The landscape alone is just breathtaking with mature trees and a river view.

The house is of two volumes connected using glass bridges. Other overlapping secondary volumes make the entire structure more dynamic. The large spans of glass give a lovely coherence with the wooded landscape.

The use of stone, wood, and glass is a perfect combination for any exterior to feel balanced and blend in such a beautiful surrounding.

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8 Jun ’12

Ralph Lauren’s Fifth Avenue Duplex | Celebrity Homes

Filed under: blog,Celebrity Homes,Designer Interiors,Famous Designers,Interiors — Tags: , , , , , , — Sahar @ 12:47 am
Photographer: Richard Corman

Ralph Lauren commissioned the late decorator Angelo Donghia to rennovate and design his Fifth Avenue Duplex. For this particular place, Lauren was motivated by a “simple, almost primitive desire for clean, open space”. Donghia became one of his closest friends, Lauren liked his clean lines and simplicity.

Lauren wanted a simple retreat, a place where white was predominant and where he felt like he was “floating on a cloud”, thus the elevated level of the living room. The apartment enjoys beautiful views and a great amount of natural light.

To add to the simplicity, the herring bone wood flooring was replaced with a more simple pattern and a slightly darker tint. Materials used in the kitchens and bathrooms are now very sleek and modern with glossy surfaces and clean lines. Furniture was replaced, banana plants were discarded.

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