Of Brass Ribbons and Radial Geometry!

By Nitika Agarwal

Photography: Courtesy the architects

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Bureau de Change chisels a fascinating office space in Central London to cultivate a distinct brand identity, creating an environment that has a stimulating impact on its users and visitors both, from inside and outside…

The Rebirth of a Living Space

Complied by Leah Linhares

Photography: Rudy Bouchebel; courtesy V2com

  

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Beirut-based interior architecture and multidisciplinary Roland Helou Design’s (ROHD) latest residential project showcases deliberate artistic novelty in a renovation exercise...

Technological excellence - world’s largest waste-to-energy plant in Shenzhen, China

By SHL Architects

Visuals: Beauty & the Bit, Madrid and Ginsun, Shanghai

 Models: JR Models, Shanghai; courtesy SHL Architects

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Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and Gottlieb Paludan Architects win international competition to design world's largest waste-to-energy plant in Shenzhen, China.

Boat-huts: seeking freedom through architecture!

By Team IAnD

Photography: Quangdam; courtesy a21studio

  

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a 21 studio from Vietnam play with the idea of conserving memories through their design of temporary field-shelters...

Award-winning interactive healthcare design for children

By Udita Chaturvedi

Photography: Courtesy V2com

Graphic Design in the Treatment Room                                                                                                                                ©Fred Ernst

Juliana’s Children Hospital in The Hague, Netherlands treads the innovative interactive path to good health, taking the fear out of children and facilitating healthcare design with creative technology and storytelling…

Contextual Installation in Nantes, France

Compiled by Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy of Galerie Patricia Dorfmann - Paris

 

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Baptiste Debombourg’s large aerial sculpture - public art statement in Nantes, France, is yet another instance of unorthodox musings, such as placing work in unexpected contexts or using destructive techniques...

Celebrity-inspired Design

By Savitha Hira

Photography: Jairo Trimeloni; courtesy AlbertoApostoli

The Ferrari suite: custom artwork based on original sketches and automotive furniture and fittings 

Ar. Alberto Apostoli’s design of Hotel Consolini on the shores of Lake Garda in northern Italy has him translating idiosyncratic features of 10 Italian public figures into suite themes.

Temporary Architecture: PortHole Pavillion

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Photography: Courtesy TOMA

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The winning pavilion at the Lively Architecture Festival at La Grande Motte, France dwells on the concept of ‘self-reflection’ epitomized through the pure geometry of a circle…

Interactive Gardens: Highlight of 16th International Garden Festival

Compiled by Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy IGF;v2com

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The annual International Garden Festival held in Quebec aims at intriguing and exciting visitors with the unknown and the unfamiliar…

Whimsical Street Furniture

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Photography: Cesar Rubio; courtesy the architects

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INTERSTICE Architects' “Sunset Parklet” – compact street furniture - is a highly durable, low-tech construction, whimsical and engaging concept, acclimatized to different utilities...

Moulding steel the fun way!

By Savitha Hira

Photography: Julio Barreno Gutierrez

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Applying the basic tenets of origami, Ar. Julio Barreno Gutierrez infuses colour and fun into a functionally requisite shelter in Spain...

Of nostalgic images and fond recreations…

By Anuradha K R

Photography: Francois Laliberté, Imagicom; courtesy the architect

  

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Némeau Fish Store in Lévis, Québec City, designed by Ar. Jean de Lessard attempts to recreate the imagery presented by legendary Jules Verne in his novel, ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’ (1870 A.D).

Furniture like Melting Ice!

Compiled by Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy ZHA

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Ar. Zaha Hadid adds on to her 2012 Liquid Glacial furniture collection for an ongoing show at David Gill Gallery, London.

Theatrics of Design

Compiled by TeamIAnD

Photography: Aljoša Rebolj and Numen/ForUse

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Shakespeare’s larger-than-life Elizabethan dramatics command an equally aesthetically-heightened scenography - a feat accomplished by Numen/For Use at the recent staging of King Lear in Athens…

Bionic Bar - ‘design - make - enjoy’

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Photography: Nicholas Marchesi; courtesy v2com

 

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The world's first crowd-controlled bionic bar designed by Carlo Ratti Associati debuts on Royal Caribbean’s new ‘smart’ cruise ship...

The Cover That Judges You

By Thijs Biersteker

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“The Cover That Judges You” is a prototype for the 2014 Annual of the Art Directors’ Club Netherlands, awarded as the most creative work in advertising and design, hand- picked from twelve invited makers and craftsmen from the worlds of design, technology and art… 

Permutable Spaces

By Shaheena  Javeri Mistry

Photography: courtesy the architects

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Ruetemple architects, Alexander Kudimov and Daria Butahina design a compact world for a brother-sister duo, with transformable and dynamic recreational areas, while the work areas remain anchored.

Kitty Kasa – Your pet’s new home!!

By Anurag Pandey

Photography: Courtesy Paul Hendrix

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A creative idea turns a simple box into an innovative design solution. Here’s what Studio Mango has done for pet cats… 

3D Printing Pen

By Avinash Yadav

Photography: Courtesy LIX Pen LTD

 

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Doodle your way with ‘LIX’, the world’s smallest 3D printing pen that brings out the playful creative in you... 

Invisible Kitchen

By Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy i29 interior architects

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Interior architects i29 design a kitchen that acts more as a piece of furniture, resulting in well organized kitchen system that seems to disappear in space…