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...
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...
Energy-producing shell covered with hairs that can extract wind energy
Belatchew Architects presents a visionary idea called STRAWSCRAPER, the first project to come out of their business called Belatchew Labs. STRAWSCRAPER is an extension of the south tower on Södermalm in Stockholm with a new energy-producing shell covered with hairs that can extract wind energy. What was originally meant to be 40 storeys became only...
Nothing to do with uniformity and everything to do with standing out from the crowd
Buster + Punch is a London based company that creates daring and evocative design objects that celebrate custom living and being individual. The brand has nothing to do with uniformity and everything to do with standing out from the crowd according to the founders. It all started in a small garage in East London, where we discovered...
Villa Bloemendaal interior design by i29
i29 interior architects worked on the interior of a villa called Villa Bloemendaal, designed by Paul de Ruiter architects. Villa Bloemendaal is a sustainable home that follows a minimalistic design and shows respect for man and nature alike, in a unique residential area where the existing flora and fauna are given full rein. The large...
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...
Milan Design Week 2013 – part three
This is the final post with snapshots from the recent Milan Design Week 2013. Former posts: Milan Design Week 2013 – part one, Milan Design Week 2013 – part two. Ice from Torne älv in northern Sweden. The three images above from the Lexus Design Award. Experience room at the Lexus show. Excelsior department store...
Milan Design Week 2013 – part two
Here’s part two of our snapshots from this years Milan Design Week. You can see part one here. Material meetings at Baccarat Fab at MOST Footsteps at Maison Margiela Courtyard of Maison Margiela Dennis Parren lamp at Rossana Orlandi Olof Kolte grocery stand at Ventura Lambrate MOST downstairs exhibition Stellar Works handicraft production Machinery at...
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