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....
Widlund vacation house on Öland
The Widlund vacation house by Swedish architects Claesson Koivisto Rune is like a funnel of light, space and sea views. The location is the west coast of the Baltic island of Öland. The white concrete box is “corsetted” in the middle, creating slightly sheared wall and roof angles. This gives the house both its direction...
Leica X2 – a classic camera in both looks and feel
Leica has released the X2, a new addition to the X-line of compact digital cameras. At David Report we have tried the predecessor called X1 a couple of times and have always been happy with the quality it delivers. The new X2 is handmade at Leica’s headquarters in Germany, and features a new APS-C-format professional CMOS...
Magnetic bike lights from Copenhagen Parts
There are very few good looking slimline bike lights. Copenhagen Parts wanted something that looked good, worked well and, most importantly, could be fitted and removed instantly. The answer was – magnets. Magnets and steel tubes are an obvious match but we’ve spent a lot of time working on selecting the right components and perfecting...
Design tourism at the Milan Design Week… and some memorable moments
David Report is just back from two days at the Milan Design Week. We had the normal “Groundhog Day experience” (it’s our 23rd year in a row) – Milan in April is an epicenter of design where the latest products are presented for news-starving journalists and bloggers. As well Milan Design Week is an “office party”...
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