Inhabitat (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Not sure if you’ve noticed, but fashion has been changing. And I don’t mean changing like fads and trends changing - that’s the old fashion. New fashion has a brain. New fashion has staying power. Not sure what that means? Well Australian designer Helene Ang and her new line Edit’d are the perfect illustration of [...]
BLDGBLOG (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
I've just been reading an awesome new publication by students from the Bartlett School of Architecture's Unit 11 , whose instructors are Mark Smout and Laura Allen of Augmented Landscapes fame. [Image: The "House of Drink" by Margaret Bursa, Unit 11 ]. The publication itself is called ELEVEN , and will be published twice a year; this particular issue has the running theme of "Field Operations."...
Inhabitat (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
As summer heats up, we’re looking forward to more bikini and pina colada time by the pool. If you’re looking for stylish ways to keep cool that won’t break the bank or your conscience, here are a few that we love! Melissa Summer Sandals Sweltering days call for maximum foot aeration and these sexy sustainably [...]
BLDGBLOG (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
[Image: Issue #1 of New Geographies ]. The recently launched Harvard journal New Geographies will be celebrating their second issue – which is actually called #1 – and it's about zero . What happens when architecture, the global economy, and the trade in new ideas – when culture itself – hits what the editors called a "zero point," after which everything can be reformatted,...
New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
A scholar known for his work in the visual display of data has created dozens of monumental sculptures and placed them on his properties in Cheshire and Woodbury.
Retro Thing (Free subscription) | yesterday
The U.S. has long looked at itself through the mirror of its own kitschiness. Here are a couple symbols of America as represented by plastic canvas cross stitch.
Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
Trends in aviation interior design, from an expert with vast experience in the field…
Inhabitat (Free subscription) | yesterday
Happy Fourth of July! We know that you must already be celebrating in green style — with biodegradable plates, composting bins and maybe even some eco-friendly fireworks. But if you are having an itch that you still could do something to green your holiday weekend, here are a few super simple and practically free ways [...]
Travels of a Texas Gal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Towards the end of the 19th century, a new style of art and architecture was born in Barcelona. Modernisme, a variant of Art nouveau, was embraced by many artists and architects. Common characteristics of this architectural design include: all aspects on interior and exterior decoration and design follow the art form use of parabolic arches in decorative and structural elements elaborate use of wrought...
BLDGBLOG (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
[Image: A Greenland ice-core at the Hayden Planetarium ; for further reading, visit the U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory . Photo by Planet Taylor , used under a Creative Commons license]. Note: This is a guest post by Nicola Twilley . The Crypta Balbi is a relatively recent, low-profile addition to Rome's museum compendium. It's billed variously—and confusingly—as a museum of archaeology,...
core77.com (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
Matt Webb and his opening presentation at reboot 11. Scope - Design and contributing to culture; ourselves as individuals and the big picture; taking action. Bruce Sterling's closing talk at reboot11 on Favela Chic, Gothic High Tech and where we are heading. (more...)
Retro Thing (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
My 7-year-old would love an ACME whistle. However, it would only be a matter of minutes before one of his loving parents discovered him terrorizing the hamster with shrill 100 dB blasts. Evil Parent would then accidentally flatten the bloody...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
Caroline Baumann has been named the acting director of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in Manhattan, the museum announced on Thursday.
core77.com (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Product Design Hub's got an interview up with concept artist Mikael Lugnegard , who has washed his hands of our profession (see quote below) but still designs his Swedish butt off. Mikael Lugnegard is a Swedish industrial designer [who] graduated from the Umea Institute of Design, and worked as a lead designer for Duke Dynamics (BMW styling), as a concept designer for von Braun Sports Cars and as...
COOL HUNTING (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
by Russ Lowe We recently sat down over a tall boy with photographer Michael Cogliantry to chat about his latest book project "Furverts," chopping wood and his first case of hate mail. The Brooklynite-turned-Portlander, whose work spans hi-fi advertorial shoots for top brands to portraits of Alaskan gold-miners, made the cross-country trek west via caravan last summer. The first Pacific Northwest...
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haroldjames15 | 03/03/2009
There is no denying interior design in the restaurant business industry has become a very useful tool in promoting and encouraging diners to come in and have an experience of what their restaurants are offering. Regardless of size, amenities and classifications, restaurants have never taken what interior design can do for their spaces. Mainly, restaurant owners and operators use interior design to...
judyabbey | 03/02/2009
There is no denying interior design in the restaurant business industry has become a very useful tool in promoting and encouraging diners to come in and have an experience of what their restaurants are offering. Regardless of size, amenities and classifications, restaurants have never taken what interior design can do for their spaces. Mainly, restaurant owners and operators use interior design to...
trymi | 02/27/2009
The new special edition of the car, which will be released by Smart and called the Edition Limited Three, comes with special interior colors and what they call a ‘spring-like fresh interior design’ that is the main feature of the non-regular ForTwo .
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