New Mariinsky Theatre opens in St. Petersburg, Russia

By IAnD Team

Photography: Courtesy Diamond Schmitt Architects

Mariinsky II

The beginning of May saw the opening of Mariinsky II – Russia’s much acclaimed opera and ballet cultural centre  just across its old 19^th century, and radically different Marinnsky I...

The Lenbachhaus Gallery & Museum

Information: courtesy Foster+Partners & dwell(dot)com
Photography: Nigel Young; courtesy Foster+Partners

Name sculpted by Thomas Demand

The Lenbacchaus Gallery and Museum in Munich, Germany, re-opens on May 8, 2013, and will showcase, for the first time, a significant chunk of art from its avant-garde collection of over 30,000 artifacts, works of artists like Andy Warhol, Ellsworth Kelly, and Dan Flavin in addition to the internationally-renowned ‘Blue Rider’ collection and art by legendary Kandinsky...

Grand Boucle at London

By Deepti Khanna

Photography: Courtesy Kemistry Gallery; mother-drucker.com & chipsnchampagne.com

 

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This one is for bicycle lovers…Grand Boucle, an upcoming exhibition at Kemistry Gallery, London, takes a closer look at how the design of racing bicycles has returned to what was popular several years ago.

Fluid Architecture

By Teresa Simon

Photography: David Franck; courtesy the architect

 

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Incorporating seamless views and geometric fluidity, Ar. J. Mayer H builds a contextual hillside home in Stuttgart, Germany.

Pixel Cinema in Wuhan

By Savitha Hira

Photography: Ajax Law Ling Kit, Ulso Tsang; Courtesy One Plus Partnership Limited

 

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Applying a simple metaphor of the ‘dot matrix’ to design, interior design firm One Plus Partnership Limited chisels an unusual cinema house in Wuhan, China. Predictably, they bag the Gold Award of iF Communication Design in the Interior Design category for 2013!

Milan Furniture Fair 2013 – Selective Glimpses

By Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy iSaloni 2013 & Park Associati

iSaloni at Milan

The iSaloni in its 52^nd edition has just concluded yesterday on 14^th April, 2013 at Milan Fairgrounds, Rho, breathing new life into its current theme “innovation”…

DNA mapped Furniture

By Teresa Simon

Photography: Courtesy Tjep

 

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Notwithstanding the already burgeoning plethora of options on the product design scenario world over, here is a new entrant – DNA mapped furniture.