A personal review of design creations
#WoodWeek - Yishan Pinnacle Flagship Store
A Chinese proverb says: “A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.” To open the minds, a new cultural and creative store not only culture and coffee but also wood and concrete inserted in a contemporary looking grid space concept.
Day 4– Yishan Pinnacle Flagship Store, Shenzhen, China.
#WoodWeek - JapoNeza Retreat
In Mexico, there is a saying: “El que a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le acobija.” (He who gets close to a good tree will find a nice shade for shelter)… This wooden retreat is definitely made for that.
Day 3 – JapoNeza Retreat, Atlangatepec, Tlaxcala, Mexico
#WoodWeek - Rigot Collective Dwelling Centre
“The best carpenters make the fewest chips.” Maybe the wisdom of the English proverb has inspired this project in Geneva. Make the most effective solution to an urgent need for temporary accommodation for migrants.
Day 2: Rigot Collective Dwelling Centre, Geneva, Switzerland
#WoodWeek - Oikumene Church
“Wood is universally beautiful to man. It is the most humanly intimate of all materials”. This essential fact by Frank Lloyd Wright captures how intense this relationship is between humans and wood in architecture. It is the reason of our new special week dedicated to wood.
Day 1 – Oikumene Church, Sajau, Indonesia.
The Extravagance Factory: Meissen and Chantilly Porcelain
Soft power is nothing new… In the 18th-century, two powerful personalities pushed the boundaries of creativity and techniques of their respective houses to conquer the best tables of Europe. Now, and for the first time, Meissen and Chantilly are presented side-by-side, in an exceptional exhibition staged by Peter Marino.
Magnifique ! Wunderbar !
Helsinki Design Week 2020
A confirmed design event in 2020 is rare and it is great to announce that Helsinki Design Week 2020 is going ahead from 3 to 13 September.
Architizer A+Awards: Fass School by Toshiko Mori Architect
Amongst the winners of the 8th Annual Architizer A+Awards, a remote school in Senegal designed by the New York-based studio.
Alis - A Light In Space - by Potemine
The lighting industry has experienced an extraordinary change in the last decade… Here is a brand new creation by Potemine for the next one.
‘Hello Denmark’ Exhibition
If you have the chance to travel this Summer, and to be in Copenhagen, do not miss the Danish Architecture Center for several reasons…
Kimpton Vividora Hotel
In the Ciutat Vella (old city) of Barcelona, a new hotel was added to the Kimpton chain with a strong personality, new colour combination and a definitive “bon vivant” flair… hence its name.