Design studio Haberdashery has transformed the frenetic sounds of London into a sculptural lighting centrepiece for the lobby of Shard Place at London Bridge, as captured in this video produced by Dezeen. Described by Haberdashery… Read More »Haberdashery transforms London Bridge rush hour noise into sculptural lighting installation
Slovakian architecture firm Alan Prekop Studio turned this former office in Bratislava into a flexible apartment by adding a space-saving custom-built steel structure. The apartment was designed as an artist’s residency and is in a… Read More »Alan Prekop Studio turns disused office into apartment for artists
Fans head out on game day ready to root for their favorite teams, with all eyes on the pitch, enclosed in a large venue that is separate from its surroundings. The Xi’an International Football Centre… Read More »A Football Stadium With Fluid Forms Rises Above in China
Bubbly wax forms, smooth amorphous shapes, and globules suspended in space – there’s something so captivating about the fluidity and distortion found in futuristic objects like the lava lamp. The Arnardo Collection by Paddy Pike… Read More »The Virtual + Reality Coalesce in Paddy Pike’s Arnardo Collection
French “internet of things” engineer Olivier Mével just released La Machine as a device that reprises the true essence of Marvin Minsky’s first “useless machine,” albeit in a playful and boldly colored composition. Unsurprisingly, he… Read More »Olivier Mével’s La Machine Makes Uselessness Playful
Cities and architecture across the world are increasingly being influenced by the fundamentally anti-democratic principles of places like Dubai, argues academic Quinn Slobodian in this interview. Slobodian is a Canadian historian based at Boston University.… Read More »Spread of Dubai-style urbanism “quite terrifying” says Quinn Slobodian