Promotion: bathroom brand Grohe hosted an installation named Aquatecture at this year’s Milan Design Week, situated in the courtyard of the neoclassical Palazzo Reale. Designed by the brand’s in-house design team Lixil Global Design, the… Read More »Grohe unveils installation showcasing the “powerful connection of water in architecture”
It would be perfectly understandable to dismiss the relevancy of a docking hub on a design site. The one currently on my own workstation is a device solely shaped by its purpose: to provide as… Read More »The Lon:HUB’s Colorful Cure for Desk Clutter Hides Beneath the Surface
Dezeen Showroom: American brand Carnegie Fabrics has launched a new collection called Hyper Sonic, which blends its innovative textile designs with acoustic solutions. The Hyper Sonic collection forms part of a new line from Carnegie Fabrics… Read More »Hyper Sonic textiles by Carnegie Fabrics
Architecture practice Studio Vio has blended contemporary materials with traditional crafts and lush gardens at De Hue Space, a holiday home in Hue, Vietnam. Located in the village of Thuy Bieu just west of the… Read More »Studio Vio surrounds concrete holiday home in Vietnam with lush gardens
Design duo Formafantasma paired harsh steel rods with delicate glass flowers in its La Casa Dentro furniture collection, comparing modernism‘s sobriety with the femininity of more decorative motifs. Creative and life partners Andrea Trimarchi and Simone… Read More »Formafantasma furniture interrogates “gendered nature” of modernism
Skyscrapers get a bad rap but are crucial to the success of cities, writes economics professor Jason Barr. Skyscrapers remain controversial in the 21st century, yet they are getting taller and more numerous. Seven times… Read More »“Great cities need tall buildings to help them thrive”