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H2O Inspired Gallery

Design WOO — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:48:00 +0000

Zaha Hadid Architect and Roca announce the opening of the Roca London Gallery – a design inspired by the power of water as a transforming element to carve a sequence of dynamic, porous spaces for the gallery. Fissures and slices in the walls give permeability consistently throughout the gallery. The [Read More…]

ROCA LONDON GALLERY BY ZAHA HADID Earlier this month, bathroom fixture design company Roca opened a new flagship located near Imperial Wharf in London, called the Roca London Gallery. Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid, whose firm...
The Rabat Grand Theatre By Zaha Hadid Architects Is Stunning World renowned architect Zaha Hadid has stunned the architectural world by unveiling the new design plan for an upcoming theatre in Rabat, Morocco. The Rabat Grand Theatre by Zaha Hadid...
The Neil Barrett Flagship Store by Zaha Hadid Architects Inspired by the minimal cut of the iconic fashion line, Zaha Hadid has designed the new Neil Barrett flagship store using the same design parameters of fixed points, folding, pleating...

The Tree Museum of Zurich, Switzerland

Design WOO — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:08:00 +0000

A high-design homage to the tree has officially opened in Zurich, Switzerland, namely– the Tree Museum. This silent and stoic stonehenge sits not far from the banks of Lake Zurich, stocked with nearly 2,000 species of trees as curated by Oppenheim Architecture and Design.

The museum stretche [Read More…]

Bubble Plastic Seat by Rich Gilbret Plastic chair is filled with ball pit to create a bubble, create a foam structure that facilitates the casting process design characteristics of the foam itself. It’s very funny and...
Inspiring Interiors by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design Jessica Helgerson has more than fifteen years experience designing residential and commercial interiors.She founded Jessica Helgerson Interior Design to create “beautiful, livable spaces that meet the clients’ aesthetic, functional, and...
Naked City Landscape By Natascha Madeiski And Alexander Graef Designer Natascha Madeiski and architect Alexander Graefused cut-out paper to create this wintry window display for Septieme Etage boutique in Geneva.Called Naked City Landscape, the installation is an adaptation of...

Edcouch-Elsa ISD Fine Arts Center

Design WOO — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:02:00 +0000

This building evolved from significant public conversations with students, parents, teachers and community activists, working with historians, curators, folklorists, artists and architects to envision a community gathering place.

As the first important civic building funded in over thirty years [Read More…]

Solar fiber-arts building marries solar with craft Eco Factor: Newly built training facility utilizes solar heating for its operations.The newly built Tesseract Building at A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm will now utilize rooftop solar panels to supply...
Emergent Architecture proposes green design for Kaohsiung Pop Music Center Already flaunting the Asia’s largest flotilla of solar-powered boats, the Port of Kaohsiung is all set to grow bigger and greener through the proposed construction of two state-of-the-art buildings, which...
Mt. Crested Butte Residence with Wooden Decoration Mt. Crested Butte Residence with Wooden DesignThis project is the work of an architect named Robert Harvey Oshatz. Spec is a house built in a ski resort community by two...

Information Centre at the Groninger Museum by Jaime Hayón

Design WOO — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:34:00 +0000

Here are some more photos and sketches of the information centre by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón for the newly renovated Groninger Museum in the Netherlands

The space features long pendant lights hanging from a circular mirrored panel on the ceiling.

In the middle of the room, desks wit [Read More…]

Cool Lamps With Personalizable Shades ackie is a collection of lamps designed by Josep Novell and Josep Puig for B.Lux. It consists of a table lamp, a floor lamp, and a suspended lamp. The characteristic...
Information Center for Little Tokyo Design Week: Future City LA architecture office INABA and NYC graphic designers MTWTF have shared with us their design for the information center for Little Tokyo Design Week: Future City. The festival, which opens...
Sé collection II by Jaime Hayon Spanish designer Jaime Hayon has created a new furniture collection for the design brand SéDescription from Sé:Solid bronze side tables with fantastic curves. Bold colours applied to confident shapes. A...

COUNTER SPACE: DESIGN AND THE MODERN KITCHEN

Design WOO — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 01:37:00 +0000

Being a food focused kind of day with Tasteologie launch ~ seemed only appropriate to share some fun food related inspiration! And as far as inspiring kitchen design goes, The Museum of Modern Art’s Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen exhibition ~ is incredible! It “examines the kitchen [Read More…]

COUNTER SPACE: DESIGN AND THE MODERN KITCHEN Being a food focused kind of day with Tasteologie launch ~ seemed only appropriate to share some fun food related inspiration! And as far as inspiring kitchen design goes, The...
Pipette Bottles Oil & Vinegar On Your Kitchen Counter Or Dining Table A look at these bottles and you go…OMG am I in the chemistry lab again? No you’re not, but you may as well re-visit the Pipette Bottles and enjoy them....
Kitchen In Green! Color is an important consideration in kitchen design since it influences our moods. Green is life. Abundant in nature, green signifies growth, renewal, health, and environment. With both a warming...

Mercedes-Benz Museum Elevators

Design WOO — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:33:00 +0000

The Mercedes-Benz Museum houses an incredible amount of automotive history, unexpected surprises, and is in and of itself an absolutely mind blowing architectural space. That being said there are a million and one different posts i could write about it, and none would do it justice fully. So, let’s [Read More…]

Mercedes-Benz Museum The Mercedes-Benz Museum ~ you’ve seen the elevators and tornado and while the cars and exhibitions are amazing, there are so many parts of the architecture that were surreal and...
Mercedes-Benz’s Design Studio Powerwall As with most car design studios, Mercedes-Benz’ Stuttgart Design Studio has a room with huge lustworthy displays, their Powerwall ~ which allows for 1:1 scale high res imagery of car...
TMW Technical Museum Entrance by Querkraft Architects A modern museum service requires a correspondingly modern level of service – for this purpose space is a must. older museum buildings are challenged to expand and modernise whilst remaining...

Mercedes-Benz Museum

Design WOO — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:22:00 +0000

The Mercedes-Benz Museum ~ you’ve seen the elevators and tornado and while the cars and exhibitions are amazing, there are so many parts of the architecture that were surreal and beautiful! From the way they play with the constant combination of sun and artificial lighting, to the way the building i [Read More…]

Mercedes-Benz Museum Elevators The Mercedes-Benz Museum houses an incredible amount of automotive history, unexpected surprises, and is in and of itself an absolutely mind blowing architectural space. That being said there are a...
The Neil Barrett Flagship Store by Zaha Hadid Architects Inspired by the minimal cut of the iconic fashion line, Zaha Hadid has designed the new Neil Barrett flagship store using the same design parameters of fixed points, folding, pleating...
Mercedes-Benz’s Design Studio Powerwall As with most car design studios, Mercedes-Benz’ Stuttgart Design Studio has a room with huge lustworthy displays, their Powerwall ~ which allows for 1:1 scale high res imagery of car...

Soumaya Museum is an emblem of art for Mexico City

Design WOO — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:59:01 +0000

Visualized as a sculpture, the Soumaya Museumv by LAR + Fernando Romero presenting an amorphous structure is gonna be a modern emblem of art or construction for Mexico City. Featuring a facade finished with translucent concrete and steel columns of varying dimensions, the structure makes use of n [Read More…]

Four Seasons Resort Seychelles by Hirsch Bedner Associates Designed by Hirsch Bedner Associates as the ultimate Indian Ocean escape, the interiors of the Four Seasons Seychelles take their influence from rustic local homes and the refined French Creole...
The Tree Museum of Zurich, Switzerland A high-design homage to the tree has officially opened in Zurich, Switzerland, namely– the Tree Museum. This silent and stoic stonehenge sits not far from the banks of Lake Zurich,...
Drawing Fashion at The Design Museum by Carmody Groarke Here are some pictures of Carmody Groarke’s exhibition design for Drawing Fashion, which opened at the Design Museum in London earlier this month.The design comprises a series of interlinked curved...