Bokja Design, a company owned by Beirut based designers Hoda Baroudia and Maria Hibri, A gorgeous mixture of Middle Eastern and Asian influenced fabrics take the cake on these vintage furniture pieces; with no real apprehension for busy patterns or crazy mismatching happening at all. Not only are the colors and patterns insane, but don’t forget to pair the pieces with an eclectic mirror and colorful draperies to get the most out of these unique furniture items…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Bamboo,Exotic Idea,FACADE / SKIN,Installation,Light Art,LIGHTING EFFECTIVE,MASS & SHAPE,MATERIALS USED,Pavilion,Prefabricated elements,STRUCTURAL,SUSTAINABILITY,TravelMarch 9, 2013
LEAD created Golden Moon for Hong Kong Mid-Autumn Festival – The event, which attracted over 400,000 visitors last year, features a Giant Lantern, “Golden Moon”, with colourful LED lights and sound effects. The lantern’s design and construction is the result of a design competition organised by Hong Kong Tourism Board in conjunction with Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design, Hong Kong Designers Association and the Hong Kong Institute of Architects…
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Moooi presents ‘altdeutsche möbel’, a new collection of furniture consisting of a blanket chest, grandfather clock and cupboard. Designed by dutch-belgian duo studio job, the aesthetic aspect of the pieces are derived from the decorative manner antique frankish furniture, translating old german hand-painted objects into playful designs…
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The first collection of Colonel is inspired by outdoor furniture (beach, camping) aesthetics. It is a contemporary re-reading of this universe mixing colors, rhythms and patterns. It is mainly composed of wood, textile materials and surprising colors. The collection evokes summer, relax. It consists of two lights and two armchairs…
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The Ka Lamp Collection by Madrid-based designer, Daniel García & Maria Jose Vargas, Spanish company Woodendot creates wooden furnishing and accessories, based on honesty and harmony between its work and the nature itself. Woodendot manufactures handmade quality products which are timeless and durable…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Art in Architecture,CANTILEVERED,Exotic Idea,FUNCTIONAL,Green Project,Harmony With The Context,MATERIALS USED,Playground,Public Facilities,Shelter / Pavilion / Kiosk,SUSTAINABILITY,Travel,Tree House,USABILITY,Wooden,Wooden HouseDecember 10, 2012
Chop Stick, created by the Swedish architecture duo visiondivision, provides visitors to 100 Acres a place to sit, swing, and enjoy refreshments in an outdoor pavilion crafted almost entirely from a single tree. The 100-foot-tall tulip tree—the state tree of Indiana—was found in a forest near Anderson, Indiana, and transported to 100 Acres with a large portion of its limbs intact…
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Northern Ireland-born and young designer David Irwin has collaborated with a recently-established Brooklyn-based furniture label Juniper on this series of reduced, transportable table lamps. Simply called ‘M. Lamp’, the design was inspired by the lamps used by the 19th-century miners in England and is made of aluminium and powder-coated steel…
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