the japanese art director and designer has commissioned 11 renowned architects and designers to conceive breed-specific homes for the canine clients.
the dog house sofa by seungji mun
the furniture piece enhances the harmony between household pets and humans.
nir shalom: amigo dog wheelchair
still in a prototype stage, the 'amigo' is unlike any other canine prosthetic, allowing for increased mobility and independence.
talking dog collars
if you are a dog owner, you have perhaps wondered what your dog was trying to communicate with all that barking
kenya hara: foam spa for lixil
rooted in the asian way of thinking which makes opposites coexist, this bathtub is freed from the bathroom and enters a new world of relaxation and bliss.
plans revealed for a new visitor center and museum inserted into a fissure into the contour of the landscape as the very caves being displayed.
snohetta: busan opera house
kun (heaven) meets kon (earth) meets kam (water) in a respectful structure that responds to the triad of elements and houses the opera house and public space.
snøhetta: VM temporary pavilion welcom
the welcoming pavilion for the 2011 world cup of skiing in oslo is a temporary structure with entirely recyclable materials.
snohetta: the antipodes of the lithosphere
a porous and partially permeable wall conveys the flexibility of marble and the possibilities of its use, as light and shadow change the visual weight of the heavy material.
the wireless retractable pocket keyboard corresponds with bluetooth technology, enabling users to universally access the product using any form of computing device.
wooden keyboard by orée
the bluetooth equipped portable wireless keyboard is made from a single piece of premium maple and walnut.
celebrity keyboard portraits by WBK
the australian artist pieces together images of letter components from antiquated keyboards and typewriters to create mosaic representations of famous figures from the 20th and 21st centuries.
microsoft wedge touch mouse + mobile keyboard
the new series of pocket-sized accessories complement windows 8 products and the microsoft surface tablet and are designed specifically for use on the go.
two semi-detached single family homes share unique dwellings within a volume with several cuts taken out of it.
conceived as a series of bowls, the purification systems bypass the un-natural methods of distilling water.
influenced by the sculpture of the baroque and rococo periods, the furniture is made from detailed filigree work portraying imagery reminiscent of the iconographic drawings of the 17th and 18th centuries.
campana brothers (27 articles)
campana brothers at beijing design week 2012
since their first visit to dashilar, the campanas imagined to build an airy outdoor pavilion.
maison et objet 2012: creator of the year - h
as part of their recognition, the brazilian design duo created an installation featuring a small grove of trees and intricate ceiling decor made from cardboard.
campana brothers: new hotel athens
with the help of art students from university of thessaly, greece, brazilian design-duo campana brothers have reinterpreted the former olympic palace hotel, originally built in 1958 by architect iasonas rizos.
accent lighting with a twist - a fully removable and adjustable head gives the user complete flexibility and 360 degree illumination.
designers' saturday 2012 (3 articles)
ECAL low-tech factory: rocking knit
the design fashions its user a beanie as they leisurely rock back and forth, activating gears that put the machine to work as its sitter relaxes.
oncle sam popcorn machine
the project celebrates the processes of manufacturing, where an elaborate contraption orchestrates the ingredients in a grandiose fashion to reach the final tasty result.
'mold' lamps by michel charlot at le bon marc
during the maison & objet 09 exhibition in paris, swiss designer michel charlot has shown a light installation at the parisian department store, le bon marché.
in response to copenhagen's growing urban population, a day care center will accommodate the diverse personalities of children under the age of 18 with an emphasis upon a small scale environments.
COBE + transform: porsgrunn maritime museum
positioned adjacent to a river once used for transport, this center is dedicated to the history of shipping which led to development of the industrial region and surroundings.
MVRDV + COBE architects: ROCKmagneten
this former concrete factory will be transformed into a multifunctional creative hub to host roskilde, denmark's famous annual rock festival.
cobe architects: taastrup theater
the facade is conceived as a translucent curtain of acrylic prisms elegantly embracing the existing building, and creating a new open foyer, arrival area, and café.
nord architects: bananna park
the neighborhood renewal project asked nord to create a master plan for the park. their proposal is divided into three zones supporting different everyday usages.
3XN + nord architects: denmark masterplan
the masterplan has a layout with a number of triangulating construction sites which will set the agenda for an interesting architecture with open and transparent ground floors, terraced houses and roof gardens.
nord architects: the natural science center
the building is a large cylinder generated in a series of geometrical transformations.
james deans + associates: katsumata centre
a multi-use gymnasium/ fully functional auditorium in the new addition to the kardinia campus represents the advocacy of the college's founder.
moshe safdie: music conservatorium
recently unveiled plans for monash university's music conservatorium will provide a new cultural center for the greater melbourne area.
samsung solar powered internet school
located in phomolong, south africa, the internet-enabled mobile schoolhouse provides children with modern accesses to technology and education.
employing the swell of a giant 30 metre hot air balloon, the dutch artist created a temporary intervention of eindhoven's urban horizon.
lucas maassen: valerie, my crystal sister for
evolving from research in synthetic DNA fragments and the human life phenomenon, the chandelier is made from one thousand crystals.
lucas maassen: singing chair
the chair is a perhaps one of the most frequently designed objects, but lucas maassen’s chair does more than explore form and material, it sings.
lucas maassen: brain wave sofa
dutch designer lucas maasen transformed his own brainwaves into a functional sofa design.
dutch design week 2012 (4 articles)
daan roosegaarde: smart highway
instead of focusing on the car to innovate the driving experience, a smart highway capable of implementing features such as 'dynamic paint' and 'wind lights' are introduced in the netherlands.
david derksen: dewar vases
as a direct result of the production processes used in laboratory equipment, the project investigates the beauty, form and manufacturing techniques found within scientific glassware.
pinaki studios + chocolátl: edible sur
the pieces are a result of fusing the processes used by chocolate and textile artisans to create various pleated, creased and embossed sweets.
olivier grossetête: pont de singe
the work conjures ideas of dreamlike surrealism - the featherweight bridge suspended by three helium-filled balloons, steadily held aloft a lake.
meat balloons by ODL
at the japan premium beef storefront in new york, the design studio exhibits handmade balloon sausages and steaks alongside the real cuts of meat.
ahmet ogut: castle of vooruit
a replica of ghent's public art building has been made by ahmet ogut to hover above the ground on an inflated boulder, recalling the imagery of belgian painter rene magritte's 'la chateau des pyrenees'.
christopher dina: iconic london
pentágono estudio: nodo coll
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