Premiered at Design/Miami Basel 2013, Verbier Mountain Climbers is a Swiss cultural and entrepreneurial project for charity. A travelling exhibition of old gondolas transformed by Swiss designers, which will then be sold at auction by Christies and benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Switzerland.
Arash Eskafi uses an iconic shape in an unexpected way, an iceberg as a clothes rack. “Create borders through your actions, throw your garments and build upon your own mountain of clothes.”
The new BMW 4 Series Coupe heralds the dawn of a new coupe era at BMW. Launched as the fourth generation of BMW’s sporty mid-size Coupe, the new BMW 4 Series Coupe embodies the very essence of aesthetic appeal and dynamics in the premium segment.
Following the exhibition of the blobterre at the Centre Pompidou in 2012, ‘Voyage to Uchronia’, Crasset’s fifth exhibition at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, on display until 20 July, continues her reflection on experimental environments.
Ghent-based design studio Open Y Office designed this single family house in Wijgmaal, Belgium, as a place without boundaries. OYO chose for a minimalistic approach, omitting fancy details. There is no need of ornament.
Copenhagen-based practice Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter designed the world’s first new built children’s culture house developed with children. The Ama’r Children’s Culture House is an innovative project developed with the fanciful and fun input of children. The Culture House is a Danish Villa Villekulla that offers a unique range of spatial experiences and cultural activities.
On the occasion of the 2013 Art Basel, a new element has been introduced to the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein. Located on an hill between the VitraHaus and the Dome, Diogene is the Vitra’s smallest building.
London-based firm TG-Studio has transformed a 3 bed room penthouse located in the Grade 1 listed St Pancras Chambers into a modern and luxury home. The apartment is one of three penthouses in the 52 unit and covers the top three floors of the west tower of this famous London landmark.
San Francisco design team Mike & Maaike have designed for the Haworth Collection the ‘Windowseat’ chair. By taking architectural elements (walls and ceiling) and applying them to a chair, the designers explore the idea of sub-architectural space, creating a room-within-a-room complete with its own unique perspective.
Australian firm Mim Design has recently completed work on a Spanish Mission home located in the leafy suburbs of Malvern East. The results is a modern dwelling with a monochromatic base palette that provides a blank canvas to the injection of colours added through the use of furniture, artwork and accessories.