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2006 Istanbul Design Week

Images from the 2006 Design Week, that took place in Istanbul between the 12th and the 17th of September > Core77 source > dezain.net...

Santiago (Chile): ‘Casa Viejo’ by Mathias Klotz

Chile > ‘Casa Viejo‘, designed by Mathias Klotz in Tomas de Figueroa (Santiago), “… is a calm architecture, that cleverly resolves constructive and functional problems, adding different textures to the material and assembling together various spatial dimensions. Querry face concrete recreates itself, magically changing as if it was something ductile. The building is extraordinarily emphasized […]...

Vitra Design Museum: an exhibition dedicated to Jean Prouvé

“Jean Prouvé. The poetics of the technical object“, at the Vitra Design Museum, is the first systematic exhibition dedicated to the furniture and architecture designed and produced by Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) between 1924 and the 70’s. Video of the exhibition > vernissage.tv...

New York: UNIQLO Container Store by LOT-EK

UNIQLO, a Japanese casual clothing company, will open a new branch in New York. As an anticipate opening, the UNIQLO Container Store, designed by LOT-EK (Ada Tolla, Giuseppe Lignano, Keisuke Nibe & Haruka Saito), will be moving across several neighborhoods, until the date of the inauguration, scheduled for the end of October 2006… >>>...

Expo Zaragoza 2008: Aragon Pavilion by Olano & Mendo

Expo Zaragoza 2008: Aragon Pavilion, designed by Olano and Mendo Associated Architects, comprises three main structural elements, providing vertical connections and free space at ground floor to create a square that relates to the whole exposition. The building features a 50 x 50 meters plan, with little differences at each level: it extends and decreases […]...