What first appeared as a monolithic statement in raw metal now emerges in a curated palette of black brown, white, beige, and vermillion – transforming Sabine Marcelis’ original Stedelijk Chair design into a new conversation… Read More »BD Barcelona Unveils Colorful Evolution of Sabine Marcelis’ Stedelijk Chair
Dezeen Showroom: these multicoloured coffee and side tables by Italian designer Matteo Zorzenoni for design brand Miniforms are made entirely from Murano glass. Striche tables demonstrate the glass blowers’ expertise by combining three different techniques into one table,… Read More »Striche tables by Matteo Zorzenoni for Miniforms
Books help to brace the lightweight frame of La Libreria, a demountable library created by US studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro at the Venice Architecture Biennale. The 24-metre-long pavilion has a lightweight structure designed for… Read More »Diller Scofidio + Renfro creates temporary translucent library at Venice Architecture Biennale
Selldorf Architects‘ renovation of the National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing has eradicated most of the building’s postmodern charm, writes Robert Bevan. “Flimsy corporate blandness” and an “airport-concourse aesthetic”: architects, critics and heritage campaigners alike were aghast… Read More »“The fears raised by those original renderings have been fully realised”
Architecture studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has completed a power plant in Shenzhen, China, that is topped with a rooftop walkway. Located in Shenzhen’s Longgang District, the Shenzhen Energy Ring will incinerate 5,000 tons of waste… Read More »Schmidt Hammer Lassen tops Shenzhen Energy Ring with rooftop walkway
Japanese studio I IN has created a cafe for Blue Bottle Coffee in Takanawa, Tokyo, with a design that references historic stone gates and aims to promote human interaction. I IN, which is led by… Read More »I IN designs Blue Bottle Coffee in Takanawa to carry “the essence of history into the present”