Studio EO’s Indefinite Vases pair melting glass with cut stone bases



Stockholm-based Studio EO has designed a collection of sculptural vases that contrast hand-blown glass containers with wedges of granite, marble and onyx (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Kia Utzon-Frank disguises cakes as geometric marble sculptures



Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: London designer Kia Utzon-Frank has created a set of sculptural cakes that look like blocks of solid polished stone. (more…)

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BUS Architecture designs modular play facility for cities with limited space



Korean firm BUS Architecture’s Undefined Playground unfolds to transform crowded city space into a public sports facility for football, tennis, basketball or Frisbee (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Wooden cabins and tents on stilts provide accommodation at South Korean glamping site



Seoul studio ArchiWorkshop has completed a luxury camping facility near the South Korean capital, which comprises three wooden cabins and a cluster of membranous sleeping pods raised above the rocky terrain on stilts (+ slideshow). (more…)

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AKZ Architectura designs soft pink interior for champagne bar in Kiev



Ukranian studio AKZ Architectura paired a blushed-pink colour palette with Art Deco-style furniture for the interior of this champagne bar in Kiev (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Jean Nouvel designs wallpaper to capture the feeling of a London summer



French architect Jean Nouvel‘s Summer Hours in Kensington wallpaper aims to recreate the feeling of a sunny afternoon spent in London’s Hyde Park. (more…)

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Two boxes replace walls in Kanagawa apartment by 8 Tenhachi



A pair of box-like units contain the bedroom and bathroom in this apartment just outside of Tokyo, which was renovated by architects Tomoko Sasaki and Kei Sato to create an open space for their own family (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Forests of Venice pavilion offers a peaceful retreat from the Biennale crowds



Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Swedish studios Kjellander + Sjöberg and Folhem have installed a wooden pavilion between the Venice Biennale venues, in tribute to the 10 million trees used to build the city’s foundations. (more…)

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Frans Willigers addresses “useless” work furniture with the Last Writing Desk



Milan 2016: Dutch designer Frans Willigers has created a hybrid chair and writing desk that he sees as a replacement for traditional office furniture. (more…)

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Progressland exhibition presents objects of exploration at New York’s Chamber gallery



Prehistoric tools, sci-fi memorabilia and a chandelier designed to look like the International Space Station feature in a New York exhibition that explores man’s progress through designed objects (+ slideshow). (more…)

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