Tokyo-based Schemata Architecture’s 63.02° is built in a densely residential area in Nakano, Tokyo, a small building consisting of a SOHO (small office/home office) and a rental apartment with total floor space of just 71m2. The road facing onto which it is built is extremely narrow, but the apartment block next door enjoys a large open space between the road and the building. MORE…
Johannesburg-based Ronel Jordaan, a South African textile designer active almost 30 years now, sees inspiration in nature, and uses felt to express her colourful imagination. MORE…
The World Architecture Festival is perhaps the big annual event for architects worldwide. The Festival addresses and celebrates the work, concerns and aspirations of the international architectural community, during a three-day event this autumn in Barcelona. MORE…
Swiss designer Nicole Locher opened her boutique in Paris back in 2001, taking inspiration from flea markets in Paris and London. She combines elements of vintage and contemporary fashion into a single concept, creating a playful, unique style. MORE…
This year the third-year students of the IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) in Turin were challenged to design a BMW of 2015. The 35 students involved were subdivided into 18 teams, all coordinated by Fulvio Fantolino, Coordinator of the Transportation Design – Car Design Course and owner of F&F Design Studio. MORE…
The Marco Polo apartment is the interior design project of a private residence located in the Aventino area of Rome. The house renovation by Carola Vannini Architecture – 120 sqm in all – included the complete reorganization of interior spaces, as well as the design of new furniture and lighting. MORE…
The E-V Sunny Bicycle, developed by Canadian Entrepreneur, Peter Sandler, President of Therapy Products, employs light-absorbing Solar panels built into the wheels to generate continual power from the sun. The bike is the first of its kind in the world, the first all-solar electric bicycle powered entirely from the sun. MORE…
The Bubble Calendar is a fun and innovative handmade calendar that comes out of Brooklyn, NY.
It’s a big (122cm x 46cm) poster calendar that has all days of the week with all major (US) holidays marked; weekends are also bolded for quick reference. But the best part is there’s a bubble to pop every day. MORE…
