Dezeen Showroom: design brand Formica has released a range of surfaces that mimic the appearance of various types of stone. The Living Impressions surface collection aims to provide an affordable alternative to natural stone in… Read More »Living Impressions surface collection by Formica
Cultural institution Qatar Museums has released visuals of the Lusail Museum, a robust, drum-shaped gallery and museum designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. Located on Al Maha Island near Doha, the museum will… Read More »Herzog & de Meuron unveils sculptural concrete museum on Qatari island
Stockholm Design Week guest of honour Formafantasma has created Reading Room, an interactive installation at the Swedish furniture fair that uses “minimal resources”. On display at last week’s Stockholm Furniture Fair, the site-specific temporary installation was… Read More »Formafantasma cloaks Stockholm Design Week installation in dusty pink Maharam curtain
Dezeen Showroom: a chair that consists of interchangeable metal, wooden and fabric components is among eight new products listed on Dezeen Showroom. Able chair by Blå Station Sweden-based furniture brand Blå Station has released a… Read More »Able chair by Bla Station among eight products on Dezeen Showroom
Driven by a desire for more mood-boosting daylight in the English winter, designers Nat Martin and Sean Hammett have invented an overhead light that promises to recreate the feeling of a sunny day. The Sunday… Read More »Sunshine-like Sunday Light presents “pleasant” alternative to SAD lamps
Toronto-based Studio Paolo Ferrari has created cinematic interiors for a restaurant in the city’s Downtown area, combining influences from filmmakers that range from Stanley Kubrick to Nancy Meyers. Unlike a typical restaurant layout, Daphne unfolds… Read More »Studio Paolo Ferrari designs Toronto restaurant as a “world unto itself”