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MOLESKINE for Christmas: win €50 Gift Voucher

Category: Design Published on 10 Dec, 2012
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Run out of ideas for Christmas presents? Moleskine, the legendary journal, notebook and date book series used by artists, writers, intellectuals, and travelers, rewards you this year with a unique contest!! Share the hilarious video on your Facebook Wall and leave a comment below this post to win a €50 Gift Voucher to be spent on the Italian Moleskine online store.

De Wet 34 Residence in Cape Town by SAOTA + OKHA

Category: Houses Published on 22 May, 2013
De Wet 34 Residence in Cape Town by SAOTA + OKHA

In the heart of Bantry Bay in Cape Town, on the slopes of Lion’s Head, South African studio SAOTA created a stunning house with a spectacular view on the bay. Dramatic volume, far-reaching views, sculpture and raw textures – rock, timber, concrete – are the cornerstones of this house.

Cradle chair by Benjamin Hubert for Moroso

Category: Design, Milan Design Week 2013 Published on 22 May, 2013
Cradle chair by Benjamin Hubert for Moroso

British designer Benjamin Hubert has created ‘Cradle’, a unique blend of two typologies of seating, a net structured hammock and a conventional upholstered lounge chair.

Residence in Kifissia by Tense Architecture Network

Category: Houses Published on 22 May, 2013
Residence in Kifissia by Tense Architecture Network

The Residence in Kifissia, one of the most expensive northern suburbs of Athens, Greece, was designed by local office Tense Architecture Network. The residence, wrapped in a “shell” of vegetation, looks like an austere prism, structurally supported by central pillars that make the house seem to float above the ground.

The Heart of Architecture by Giles Miller Studio

Category: Design Published on 21 May, 2013
The Heart of Architecture by Giles Miller Studio

London-based Giles Miller Studio designed with British precision metal fabricators Tecan, ‘The Heart of Architecture’. This innovative installation has been constructed at the iconic Saint Johns Gate as a part of this years Clerkenwell Design Week.

James Turrell Reimagines the Guggenheim Rotunda for its solo exhibition in New York

Category: Art Published on 21 May, 2013
James Turrell Reimagines the Guggenheim Rotunda for its first exhibition in New York

In his first solo exhibition in a New York museum since 1980, American artist James Turrell re-imagines the Guggenheim rotunda as an enormous volume filled with shifting artificial and natural light. The stunning and immersive site-specific installation, Aten Reign, will be part of the upcoming exhibition James Tureel at Guggenheim Museum from June 21 to September 25.

Cerebral Hut kinetic installation by Guvenc Ozel

Category: Design Published on 21 May, 2013
Cerebral Hut kinetic installation by Guvenc Ozel

Shown at Istanbul Museum of Modern Art on the occasion of the latest Instanbul Design Biennal, ‘Cerebral Hut’ is a kinetic installation that works with an interface that measures brain frequencies and turns them into a reactive environment.

The Glass House in Winchester by AR Design Studio

Category: Houses Published on 21 May, 2013
The Glass House in Winchester by AR Design Studio

Winchester and Bournemouth-based AR Design Studio realized a glass extension on a house in the town of Winchester, the old Roman capital of England. This renovation and extension plays on the contrast between light and dark, and injects a new lease of life into what was once an unoccupied and poorly maintained manor house.

Dots Obsession installation by Yayoi Kusama at SKUM Sørlandets Kunstmuseum

Category: Art Published on 21 May, 2013
Dots Obsession – Love Transformed into Dots installation by Yayoi Kusama at SKUM Sørlandets Kunstmuseum

SKUM Sørlandets Kunstmuseum in Norway host until September 1 one of Yayoi Kusama’s ‘total installations’: Dots Obsession – Love Transformed into Dots.

YouTube Space Tokyo by Klein Dytham architecture

Category: Architecture Published on 20 May, 2013
YouTube Space Tokyo by Klein Dytham architecture

Starting from the televison-shaped icon of You Tube, Tokyo-based Klein Dytham Architecture has realized a unique interior for the video website’s new production studio of the Japanese capital.

Lift installation by Snarkitecture

Category: Design Published on 20 May, 2013
Lift installation by Snarkitecture

‘Lift’, the installation designed by Brooklyn-based practice Snarkitecture for the New Museum Spiring Gala held last month in New York, is a floating landscape that is both architectural and performative.

Centro Interpretação do Românico Paredes by Spaceworkers

Category: Architecture Published on 20 May, 2013
Centro Interpretação do Românico Paredes by Spaceworkers

Portugal firm Spaceworks has recently transformed a nineteenth-century building in Paredes into a stunning cultural and information centre for the Rota do Românico, a series of tourist trails dedicated to the Romanesque architecture and monuments near the town.

Aston Martin CC100 Speedster Concept

Category: Technology Published on 20 May, 2013
Aston Martin CC100 Speedster Concept

On the occasion of its centenary Aston Martin unveiled the exceptional Aston Martin CC100 Speedster Concept.

Outside-In Garden by Meir Lobaton Corona + Ulli Heckmann

Category: Design Published on 20 May, 2013
Outside-In Garden by Meir Lobaton Corona + Ulli Heckmann

‘Outside-In’ is a garden within a garden, a contemplative space, a small universe where landscape and architecture are fused together to create a unique experience.

Annie Aime boutique in Toronto by +tongtong

Category: Architecture Published on 17 May, 2013
Annie Aime boutique in Toronto by +tongtong

Multidisciplinary design studio +tongtong recently completed a bold, layered interior for Annie Aime, the latest Toronto retail space from Parisienne fashion retailer Annie Mesenge.

No More Stars: Abandoned Star Wars Movie Set photographed by Rä di Martino

Category: Art Published on 17 May, 2013
No More Stars: Abandoned Star Wars Movie Set photographed by Rä di Martino

New York-based visual artist and filmmaker Rä di Martino created ‘NO MORE STARS’, a series of photographs taken in the abandoned movie sets of the film saga Star Wars, filmed through the years in different locations in the south of Tunisia.

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