The magic of things
Some things contain an aura. They attract your attention; they remind you of something or someone or somewhere (or someone you used to be), and you feel an immediate connection with them. They are magical. They are not necessarily beautiful, but they provide you with a delightful and sensual experience. You feel an intimate connection...
Trend briefing – Innovate or be damned
On June 22nd Design Hotels presents a trend briefing called Innovate or be damned in collaboration with The Future Laboratory. The arena is Delphi Filmpalast in Berlin (nearby hotels Berlin has to offer) and it starts at 9.30. The next ten years will bring a seismic shift in the way we live, work, travel and communicate. Leading emerging...
Waste bin by Mines Above Ground
The new Malmö based company Mines Above Ground has recently launched The Bin – a simple and stylish waste bin with the unique ability to sort waste into four compartments. The company is founded by Liv Andersson together with Petra Lilja and Jenny Nordberg, both from the design- and innovation studio Apokalyps Labotek. The business concept of...
Porteur – a one for one membership based bicycle brand
Porteur is a new membership based bicycle brand and concept. It comes to life with a promise – One for One. The Porteur bicycle is designed for a unique look and feel, but made truly special by those who use it. The first bicycles are sold in a limited edition only. They all come with a promise: for...
Ett Hem Stockholm hotel
Ett Hem (a home in English) is a new hotel in Stockholm situated in a classic townhouse in a peaceful residential area called Lärkstan. Ett Hem just got 12 rooms and each of them are designed individually in a personal and relaxed manner by Ilse Crawford. We wanted to continue the story of this house...
Be NICE – help change the world of fashion
Today, the latest venture by Nordic Fashion Association is launched: an online campaignhelping consumers make conscious choices and changing consumer behavior. The goal of the campaign entitled NICE (Nordic Initiative Clean and Ethical) is to have the industry join forces, share knowledge and change the way business is being done by raising consumers’ awareness of...
Summer house by Judith Benzer
Architech Judith Benzer has made a striking summer house situated in the Southern Burgenland region of Austria. The architecture is oriented by the style of the Kellerstöckel (wine house) which are typical in the region and the summer house is designed to fit perfectly in the surrounding environment. You will find a wine cellar in the basement and...
Jewellery engineer Sigurd Bronger receives Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize
Norwegian jewellery engineer Sigurd Bronger receives the 2012 Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize of SEK 1,000,000 (approx EUR 110,000). Sigurd Bronger is a jewellery designer who works in the sphere of the delicate and small scale; between early 20th century mechanical industrialism, humour, love of the material, time and the finely polished. Bronger’s jewellery crosses...
Plug Book by Dave Hakkens
Dutch designer Dave Hakkens has just finished a new project named he named Plug Book. It’s a multiple socket shaped like a book always hidden in the middle of your living room. However, to be able to realize the project he put it on Kickstarter. So, if you like the Plug Book you have the possibility to...
Swedish designers Folkform celebrates Masonite at Svenskt Tenn
The exhibition ’Masonite: Memoriam’ by Anna Holmquist and Chandra Ahlsell of the Swedish design duo Folkform displays a series of cabinets exclusively designed for Svenskt Tenn. The Masonite sheets that the cabinets were built from were recently discovered in an old warehouse. These were the very first product samples from 1929, with different colors and textures....
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