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Town hall of Gembloux / demogo

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:55 +0000

Italy-based demogo studio di architettura was one of the winners of the Europan 10 Architecture Competition. Their project, Town Hall of Gembloux is located in Belgium (Between Bruxelles and Namur),...

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Designer Kitchen Hoods by Pando Evolution Line

Gergana Damyanova — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:38:53 +0000

Kitchen appliances may look really jaw-dropping, just like these amazing Pando Evolution Line’s creations. The modern kitchen hood series not only provide powerful aspiration, but also serves...

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Nanjing Art Museum / KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten

Marcus Fairs — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:57 +0000

Courtesy of KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten Architects: KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten Location: Nanjing, China Developer: Jiangsu Province, represented by the Jiangsu Olympic Center, China Partner...

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SOM wins 2010 “Good Design is Good Business” China Award

Rob Ong — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:30:50 +0000

The San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) has received a 2010 “Good Design is Good Business” China Award for the new U.S. Embassy Complex in Beijing, China. Architectural...

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Sexy Steel Case For iPhone

Radhika Seth — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:51:35 +0000

When compared to my leather Plain-Jane Capdase iPhone Case , the Sheet Metal iPhone Case looks smoking HOT!. Thankfully this is not one of the YD staples of being a concept, yes it’s available...

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(Relatively) Small is Beautiful

jp6212 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:37:18 +0000

Here’s a 30 X 60 foot house from Rockefeller Partners that makes good use of California’s gorgeous sea views and even manages to squeeze a garden into a typical tight lot size. Small...

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Small is Beautiful

Radhika Seth — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:37:18 +0000

Move! Your Butt And Stuff

Radhika Seth — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:13:57 +0000

Dual functionality is the name of the game and if you add in words like “green”, ecofirendly” or “recycle”, the game gets better. What we have here is a simple enough...

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The Whole Childhood Made of Wood

Chris Burns — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:13:58 +0000

What’s a good plate with nothing on it? No, what’s a bunch of good food without a plate? What’s a good baby without a single bed to sleep upon? How about when that baby gets a bit...

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Organic Lampstick

Chris Burns — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:10:48 +0000

This is a lamp with a dimmer. Does it look like a dimmer lamp you’ve ever seen before? It reminds me of a lamp I saw in an abandoned house once; it moved up and down smoothly from the ceiling...

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These Are Not Animal Balls

Chris Burns — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:03:29 +0000

They are called “Aniballs.” There is a relatively large difference between these golf ball creatures and the testicles of a cow. You can hit them all with a golf club, but only about 6...

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Unusual Toilet and Bidet – ‘Made’ compact by NIC Design

LydiaD — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:51:33 +0000

If you’re looking for an unusual toilet and bidet for your bath, you’ve got it "Made". The new Made toilet and bidet by NIC Design are cool and compact, and totally untraditional – just the thing to...

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Bathtub Shower Combination by NIC Design – ‘Tub’

LydiaD — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:45:30 +0000

Innovative bathroom design company NIC Design has turned the bathroom on its head once again with this cool square bathtub-shower combination. Simply dubbed Tub, this modern minimalist bathroom...

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Interesting Faucet by IB Rubinetterie – new MyGod!

LydiaD — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:35:08 +0000

Making its debut at Salone Internazionale del Bagno, this contemporary new bathroom faucet by IB Rubinetterie will have you saying “MyGod!” Suitably named MyGod!, this cool new faucet combines...

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Garden Fireplace Design – new fireplace with storage Nero by Conmoto

LydiaD — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:29:25 +0000

For fashion and function, check out the new garden fireplace by Conmoto. Dubbed the Nero, this modern fireplace incorporates a warm fire and storage into one easy-to-install garden fireplace. This...

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Monterrey Housing / ELEMENTAL

aion — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:30:54 +0000

© Ramiro Ramirez Architects: ELEMENTAL Location: Monterrey, Mexico Client: Instituto de la Vivienda de Nuevo León (IVNL) Engineering: Area of projects and technological innovation, IVNL Urbanization...

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ELEMENTAL wins Brit Insurance Design Award

Brad Turner — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:31:29 +0000

ELEMENTAL ’s Monterrey housing development has won the architecture category in the 2010 Brit Insurance Design Awards . The Chile-based practice was nominated by Catherine Ince, new curator of the...

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Grand Hotel Casselbergh Brugge / BURO II

LydiaD — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:30:16 +0000

© Kris Vandamme Architecture: BURO II Location: Brugge, Belgium Interiors: BURO Interior & Frederic Declercq Project Area: 10,207 sqm Project Year: 2010 Photographs: Kris Vandamme © Kris Vandamme...

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Grand Hotel Casselbergh Brugge / BURO II

mdawaffe — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:30:16 +0000

Design Dilemma: Managing Family Photographs

lloyd — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:52:27 +0000

Have you ever noticed that those fabulously chic and modern interiors in shelter magazines never seem to include the framed family photos that most of us collect as treasured personal mementos? How...

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Design Dilemma: Managing Family Photographs

Gergana Damyanova — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:52:27 +0000

For The Love Of Coffee

Radhika Seth — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:34:22 +0000

I think I’ve confessed one too many times that tho I’m a coffee addict, I just can’t spend too much time nurturing it. There are actually freaks like me who LOVE instant coffee and...

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Becoz I Like To Move My Sofa Around

Radhika Seth — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:31 +0000

Long before it became a fad to hire interior designers to do up your rooms, humble folks just rearranged their furniture to give their home a new look. Times and trends now dictate that either we use...

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Considering a Slice of Cake

Chris Burns — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:50:53 +0000

Yay let’s have a party! I’d eat cake every day if I could! I remember when I first went to college, I ate icecream every night. Designers at WAGAii are considering how to cut the cake....

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Washing Machine Divides and Conquers

Long Tran — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:20:23 +0000

I want this in my home NOW. We all know step 1 in caring for your clothes is to properly wash them but who can be bothered with the whole separate and sort bit? Technically you should sort by color...

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Replicating Guitar Reality

Chris Burns — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:18:07 +0000

I would like, if I may, to take you… on a strange journey. Actually on a weird, wild, perhaps futuristic guitar trip. What we’re dealing with here is an electric guitar that the designer...

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Deep Sea Exploring

Long Tran — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:14:17 +0000

Fluke is a diving robot designed for the deep abyss. The data collected serves to deepen our understanding of the ocean as an ecosystem. The research probes are equipped with flexible,...

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Over the Land and Through the Port

Chris Burns — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:10:21 +0000

Look at that port! More on that later. This concept vehicle is the OEX-B, the Overland Expedition type B. Overland, basically meaning across land exclusively, describes where this truck shall go, and...

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Call for Entries!

LydiaD — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:10:50 +0000

Your assignment: imagine the future of mobile communication. Have you ever been frustrated with your mobile phone and wondered why it can’t do this or that? Well, you finally have a chance to let...

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House in Hiro / Suppose Design Office

Harry — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:03 +0000

© Toshiyuki Yano / Nacasa & Partners Architects: Suppose design office Location: Hiro, Kure city, Hiroshima, Japan Site Area: 78.34 sqm Building Area: 37.39 sqm Total Floor Area: 66.46 sqm...

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House Cellina von Mannstein / Peter Pichler Architects

Brad Turner — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:30 +0000

Peter Pichler Architects , a young team based in Bolzano, Italy, have worked with well known names such as Zaha Hadid and OMA, and now, their studio’s first building will be realized in a few months....

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House Cellina von Mannstein / Peter Pichler Architects

Ryan Boren — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:30 +0000

eVolo Magazine 2010 Skyscraper Competition winners announced

mdawaffe — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:00:14 +0000

First Place eVolo Magazine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Skyscraper Competition. Established in 2006, the annual Skyscraper Competition recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine...

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eVolo Magazine 2010 Skyscraper Competition winners announced

Harry — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:00:14 +0000

SGLight House / GRAU.ZERO

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:00:01 +0000

© Manuel Correia Architects: GRAU.ZERO Location: Santo Tirso, Porto, Portugal Structural Engineers: Ricardo Mendes, Eng. Project Architect: Sérgio Nobre Design Team: Gustavo Custódio Gross internal...

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SHL wins the International Criminal Court in The Hague

Chris Burns — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:20:19 +0000

Back in 2008, we told you Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects was one of the three offices in competition to design the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Today, the Danish office...

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Projecting With OO

Radhika Seth — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:47:04 +0000

Built from semi monocoque carbon fiber, the durable OO wireless projector is a part of the GEO series from designer David Riesenberg. As he explains, the projector displays high definition (1080p)...

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Swimming Pool Acts as Thermal Storage in 17th Century Eco-Retrofit

Rob Ong — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:38:24 +0000

What a relief it would be, in Britain’s chilly winters, to immerse yourself in this cozy sunlit pool. But that’s not its only benefit. This warm pool is itself a part of an eco retrofit...

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Getting A Drip On Light

Radhika Seth — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:47:36 +0000

The Ring-ge-roo Light shuttles between innovative, unique and kitsch! It definitely takes the sting out of a hospital drip, which is loathsome yet essential. The uniqueness lies in the way the design...

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FriendHouse Hotel / Ryntovt

Rose Etherington — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:30:40 +0000

Architects: Ryntovt Location: Orel River Bank, Dnepropertrovsk, Russia Project Team: Yuriy Ryntovt /chief architect, Aleksey Bojko, Alan Kravchenko Project Area: 1,750 sqm Project Year: 2008...

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FriendHouse Hotel / Ryntovt

Radhika Seth — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:30:40 +0000

Revenge Of The G-Spot Mouse

Radhika Seth — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:52:34 +0000

Its International Women’s Day and its befitting that I confuse you guys with Andy Kurovets’ Maze Of Time. There is a connection between the two… you had fun at the expense of the female anatomy and...

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Lovely Globey Ironing

Chris Burns — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:05:44 +0000

I know when you think Futuristic, you think Ironing. I know that when you drew (or draw) pictures of the future with crayons, you made sure those space-people had nice, no-wrinkle shirts on, right?...

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Lamp Swingy Magnetive

Chris Burns — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:50:34 +0000

Hello there to you, mister eclipse. So nice to see part of you today! This lamp right here is called the “Nissyoku”, and it is inspired by just that fabulous lunar event, the solar...

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Entertain Yourself: Jamo A 804 Speakers

Long Tran — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:27:44 +0000

In part 1 of our Entertain Yourself series we took a look at the Sony BRAVIA NX800 3D HDTV. It’s our pick for amazing picture quality, industrial design, and packs a wallop of future proof...

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Entertain Yourself: Jamo A 804 Speakers

Long Tran — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:27:44 +0000

A Giraffe Fork And A Monkey Spoon

Long Tran — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:15:47 +0000

I’m suffering from cute overload because this concept is just too… well, cute! The Children’s Cutlery and Dinner Set (they can do better than that) attempts to tie in the joys of...

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A Giraffe Fork And A Monkey Spoon

Long Tran — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:15:47 +0000

No Excuse For Bad Oral Hygiene

Long Tran — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:10:42 +0000

At most it only takes 10 minutes to go thru a proper oral cleaning routine but many of us are guilty of skimping out. You know who you are. They have devices that do all the work now so there’s...

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No Excuse For Bad Oral Hygiene

Long Tran — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:10:42 +0000