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ryuji nakamura: bang

enclosed within a simple room, the exhibition design consists of a porous wall of hung ribbons that create a synthetic fog between the viewer and the mannequins.

erika kim

ryuji nakamura: beam

japanese architect ryuji nakamura designed the exhibition space of the show 'feel and think : a new era of tokyo fashion' at the tokyo opera city art gallery from 18 october - 25 december 2011.

birgit lohmann

all 9 stories

daito manabe

art

happy halloween by daito manabe + satoru higa

cheers on the spookiest day of the year!

leigha db

art

daito manabe and zachary liberman: face projection

engaging the body as a canvas through technology-centered art.

leigha db

KUS

KUS: machida m

situated next to a lush forest, the design creates an open interface through larges stretches of windows to directly engage with the natural qualities of the site.

erika kim

KUS: serigaya house

conceived for a client with an extensive collection of records and CDs, the design incorporates built-in shelves into the structural framework to create an archival library throughout the house.

erika kim

frozenplastic studio

frozenplastic studio: recycled plastic amorph lamp

recycled bags and bottles are given a new form and purpose when they are melted down and hand-poured into pendant lamp shades.

bora db

shahar kagan: plasticlab

using a self built extruder, 'plasticlab' by israeli product designer shahar kagan glorifies the manufacturing errors of the plastic industry.

fiona db

bruno levy

art

bruno levy: the bigfoot project

for his latest street intervention, the french artist livened up the walls and public infrastructure of kathmandu, nepal with his bold, graphic aesthetic.

andrea chin

technology

sweatshoppe: video painting

sweatshoppe has taken this LED technology to the streets on a different level. the collective made up of video artist bruno levy and blake shaw who are also multimedia performers, use video mapping techniques as a means of video painting onto walls through the use of a paint roller.

andrea chin

olgga architectes

olgga architectes: stadium du littoral

this athletic arena in grande synthe, france facilitates five diverse sporting disciplines within one 12 hectare site encompassed by a wooded landscape.

lauren grieco

olgga architectes: 'crou' 100 recycled container student housing

located in le havre, france the individual shipping containers are stacked on top of one another, each signifying a different student's room.

andrea chin

all 3 stories

maezm

maezm: hanji plastic chair

created from the same base as traditional korean paper, the chair is an example of how the organic fiber can replace toxic plastic.

bora db

maezm: bone x skin

constructed from a lightweight wooden frame and solid carbon fiber. the shape of the chair is made from simple lines set as a structural bone supporting an epidermis - the carbon fiber.

andrea chin

all 4 stories

flow

flow: si house

seeking to dissolve the boundaries between the internal and external environments, the design features a large central courtyard that connects the dwelling together.

erika kim

flow: nk house

the two-storey dwelling seeks to define the internal domestic programs without compromising on the sense of connection between the inhabitants.

erika kim

prague designblok 2011

lucie koldova + dan yeffet: balloons for brokis

with a floating reflector and a body of handmade blown glass, the lights focuses on the volume of a seemingly weightless material.

bora db

wearecreative: jewelry city for UNOSTO

the installation reflects the contours of an urban organism, clusters of buildings on the surface with engineered networks of the city underground.

zbynek krulich

all 6 stories

paris design week 2011

adrien de melo at galerie BSL

explores the concept of nature in true and altered forms by means of stacked wood within his furniture design.

leigha db

studio DuHO: social drop lamp

both a lamp and a collapsible capsule, the series transforms the 'personal bubble' into a literal furniture piece.

bora db

shelf of shelves is a set of four differently sized shelves, which can each display itself within one another without the participation of decorative objects.

andrea chin