After an announcement that Amtrak launched a new generation of high-speed trains in the eastern US, we take a look at the progress of other proposed high-speed rail projects throughout the country, including in California and… Read More »The state of high-speed rail infrastructure in the United States
Promotion: in a recent lecture, cofounder of Japanese studio SANAA, Kazuyo Sejima, explained how the studio’s key projects connect with their surroundings and create space to “bring people together”. Sejima gave a speech at the… Read More »Kazuyo Sejima discusses SANAA’s most notable projects at University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School Awards
Dezeen School Shows: a modular positioning kit designed to aid children’s comfort during X-rays is among the projects from this year’s Designblok selection. Also featured is a proposal exploring upholstery techniques without using glue or… Read More »X-ray positioning kit for children among projects from Designblok finalists
For this year’s 3daysofdesign, Normann Copenhagen introduced Phantom lighting by Simon Legald, a collection that includes both a Floor Lamp and Table Lamp, defined by their sculptural form language. Drawing inspiration from the slow, delicate… Read More »Silkworm String Inspires Phantom Lighting by Simon Legald
Dezeen Showroom: designed to look like a cluster of balancing rocks, this stool by Thai studio Atelier 2+ and furniture brand Moonler is made of wood indigenous to Thailand. The Pebble stool features a vaguely… Read More »Pebble stool by Atelier2+ for Moonler
Scottish architecture studio Pend has updated a heritage-listed Georgian farmhouse in East Lothian, adding an extension clad in fluted, blush-toned blocks of precast stone. Named Whitberry, the Grade B-listed building had been subject to piecemeal… Read More »Pend wraps extension to historic Scottish home in fluted pink-toned stonework