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A house with a bend
Swedish design and architectural firm Claesson Koivisto Rune has recently designed a bent house for one of their Swedish clients. The gross building allowance had to be fully exploited in order to create a large enough home for the growing family. The stipulated distance to the property line of course limited the positioning from the...
Desk Camping – Collaboration not charity
I recently came across this website in my search for an office space and was astounded by the concept and great thoughts behind! Desk Camping – Free Desk Here, started as Open Studio Club, is an initiative to bring people together – agencies with excess space meets freelancers in need of a working desk. At...
Boro – The Fabric of Life highlights traditional Japanese patchwork textiles
Every summer Domaine de Boisbuchet shows a new and interesting exhibition related to design and architecture. The exhibition this year is called Boro – The Fabric of Life” and highlights traditional Japanese patchwork textiles. The Boro textiles represent a lot of the essential principles of traditional Japanese ethics and aesthetics. The exhibition presents approximately 50 blankets, bags,...
Time to apply for Greenhouse at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2014
Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair is calling out to all independent designers and design schools around the world. The application for Greenhouse is out - the popular section at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair where up-and-coming designers and design schools can showcase their prototypes to future partners, producers and customers. The deadlines are as follows: Schools –...
The 10-Year Hoodie
Today I listened to “The Entrepreneurs” – a weekly radio show on Monocle.com on that focuses on people who run their own business or aim to. The topic was business who sell products that are meant to be re-used, mended and kept for life. One of the interviews was w. Jake Bronstein from the American...
Moroccan flavour at Riad Khol in Marrakech
David Report has been in Morocco and we went to Marrakech the last two days of the trip where we stayed at the very nice Riad Khol. This riad is based inside the Marrakech medina and has a fantastic Moroccan flavour. Riad Khol is a private residence where the owner allows special guests to have the exclusive pleasure...
Rethink: The Way You Live by Amanda Talbot
Amanda Talbot’s book Rethink: The Way You Live, is a luscious, hardcover book aimed at challenging and inspiring us to reconsider the way we design our homes. Rethink: the Way You Live (Murdoch Books), is a new study of how our homes are changing in this post-recessional world. Talbot’s inspirational book is a determinately non-preachy...
Baker Cookstove – an energy efficient cookstove for the developing world
The majority of women in the developing world prepare food on a technology called a three-stone fire. It is basically three rocks that support a pot with an open fire in the middle. This cooking method is very inefficient and leads to many environmental and health problems. Another bad side effect is that children are...
SwedeSIGN*
= Swedes + deSIGN* : function, aesthetics, and affordability SwedeSIGN [Swedish design]* scene is more vibrant than ever despite the size of economy. Traveling the world over, but heart and soul remain in motherland. Diversity is a significant keyword that describes their creativity, and the drive to combine functionality with beauty and efficiency is pervaded...
BaselWorld 2013
There are numerous events in the watchmaking calendar each year but none are as eagerly anticipated and prestigious as the one kicking off today in Switzerland – I am, of course, referring to BaselWorld. This exceptional and luxury-packed event lets all the big-hitters from the watchmaking world – the likes of Rolex, Breitling, Montblanc and...
David Report finally at Pinterest
We know we are a bit late. But now you can finally share images with us at Pinterest as well. Looking forward to seeing you there!
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