The space race could well be considered the golden age of American innovation, but along with the very idea of sending the first human to the moon, the era also represented early computer and other… Read More »The DSKY Moonwatch Is Apollo Instruments’ Ode to Space Travel
Promotion: the enduring popularity of Humanscale‘s iconic Freedom Chair is attributed to its radical design approach around ergonomics and comfort, according to its CEO Bob King. The global ergonomics brand is reflecting on the 25th… Read More »Humanscale reflects on how its Freedom Chair transformed ergonomic design
Dezeen Showroom: handmade in Morocco, the Terra tile collection by manufacturer Mosaic Factory gives a nearly endless choice of ways to bring terracotta into the home. The Terra tile collection celebrates the natural variation in tiles… Read More »Terra tile collection by Mosaic Factory
Who knew industrial leftovers could look so stunning in your home? The OUTLINE series by SAND PRODUCT, founded by interior designer Rikiya Toyoshima and product designer Shomu Taki, takes a creatively bold leap, transforming core… Read More »From Factory Discards to Modern Decor, Cast Molds Get a Second Life
A grass-topped roof of compacted earth appears to float above this glazed restaurant near Parma, Italy, designed by Turin-based studio Carlo Ratti Associati for tomato company Mutti. Named Quisimangia, or Here We Eat, the restaurant… Read More »Carlo Ratti Associati shelters Mutti restaurant with “clod of earth lifted from the ground”
Next up in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series is the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, by IM Pei, the first “mega-museum in the Gulf”. This austere stack of limestone-clad blocks… Read More »IM Pei’s Museum of Islamic Art was the most significant building of 2008