A traditional Japanese cladding method informed the overlapping wooden panels used to display knives at Tojiro Knife Gallery in Osaka, Japan, designed by creative agency L/O. Set in Doguyasuji Alley arcade, which is home to… Read More »L/O designs Osaka shop to “celebrate artistry and utility” of Japanese knives
MIT Design Intelligence Lab has designed Geolectric, a lantern that explores alkaline-based geopolymers as a sustainable alternative to consumer electronics, and was given as a gift to the Irish president. The minimalist lantern consists of… Read More »MIT Design Intelligence Lab explores “sustainable consumer electronics” with Geolectric
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of woollen rugs decorated with patterns that reference flowers, forests and leaves is among six new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Grounded rugs by Plesner Patterns and InHouse Group Norwegian studio Plesner… Read More »Grounded rugs by Plesner Patterns among six new products on Dezeen Showroom
The Pyramids: Special Economic Vortex Zones of North America explores pyramidal structures throughout the continent. Here, the book‘s creator Ian James comments on ten of the weirdest and most interesting examples. Photographer James has been travelling… Read More »Ten American pyramids that show “capitalism’s penchant for nostalgia”
Conservation group DC Preservation League and law firm Cultural Heritage Partners are suing US president Donald Trump to prevent him altering the appearance of the 19th-century Eisenhower building in Washington DC without a review. In… Read More »DC Preservation League sues Donald Trump to prevent “irreversible alterations” to Eisenhower building
Perched high above the forest canopy in Golden, British Columbia, Canada, the Columbia River Valley Lookout is a striking modern cabin by Twobytwo Architecture Studio. that turns simplicity into a cozy art form. Designed as… Read More »A Modern Cabin Rises Above the Trees to Maximize the Views