updates

andrew byrom: letter box kite + st. julian

the experimental 'letter-box-kite' design is a series of 26 typographic kites fabricated from thin nylon fabric and fiberglass poles.

fiona db

andrew byrom: grab me + interior lights

the work of andrew byrom deals with three-dimensional typography whereby he uses unfamiliar applications of materials and processes as a way of forcing himself to find new forms.

fiona db

all 10 stories

reinier de jong

reinier de jong: PLET

made entirely of waste materials, this low table features eighty different strips of reclaimed perspex making up the translucent top and a solid oak wood base.

fiona db

all 1 stories

biennale of sydney 2010

shen shaomin: bonsai series

using the controlled nature of the traditional bonsai art form 'living installation' is accompanied by a description with illustrations showing how he has coerced or tortured each plant into bizarre configurations.

andrea chin

brett graham: weapons of mass destruction

'weapons of mass destruction' are large-scale projects constructed from MDF, steel and rubber tires.

andrea chin

all 11 stories

36 the calls competition

Aedas: the contained calls

the building is designed as a 'family' of elements that creates a new business community along the river aire. the individual prefabricated modules provide 136m2 of open plan work space, and whilst they all share a ‘family resemblance’ they can be modified to respond to their occupants needs.

ridhika naidoo

p + hs: 36 the calls

the yellow skin has a dual role, acting as the superficial 'iconic' wrapping and it has been manipulated to reference the surrounding industrial roof-scape, and to dip down and connect the site with the water.

ridhika naidoo

all 3 stories

dingbat 2.0

gary paige studio: variegated mat scape

instead of the usual hierarchical building-object to ground relationship, the firm proposed a dense and diverse patchwork of volumes and surfaces that provides exterior green space for each resident as well as two larger 'greens' for the community.

ridhika naidoo

'microparcelization' by carmen c. cham, james black and tyler goss

the 'microparcelization' project advocates replacing dingbats with small single-family homes on small lots, to be made possible by new mechanism for subdividing parcels, and to be promoted by an updated version of the case study house program.

ridhika naidoo

tim vinke

tim vinke: kruikantoor

this portable office, consisting of 2 chairs, a table, light, electricity connection and storage, can be put together into one entire unit or taken apart to create a complete office environment.

fiona db

tim vinke: una

'una' are stools that interlock to create a bench.

fiona db

design miami/ basel 2010

rolf sachs encases curiosities in a dome light series

rolf sachs' continues to be seduced by the ongoing traces of life, depicting these many traits through his new work.

andrea chin

nacho carbonell and his bush of iron at design miami/ basel

'bush of iron' resembles a natural creature, an all iron structure with thousands of wire spines appearing as if they are extruding from the desk-like frame.

andrea chin

all 9 stories

studio oooms

oooms: roadkill carpet

a handmade carpet from 100% wool that presents a repulsive image of a car-flattened, bloody fox.

andrea chin

oooms: puzzleboard

a cutting board that doubles as a serving plate.

fiona db

all 5 stories

architects build small spaces

sean godsell architects: picnic table house

the picnic table house is a picnic table during the day that converts into a homeless shelter at night.

ridhika naidoo

rintala eggertsson architects: ark tower

nestled against a staircase that leads up to the V&A's national art library - itself a site of refuge and retreat - this free-standing wooden tower re-evaluates the concept of the 'archive'.

ridhika naidoo

all 4 stories

felix hardmood beck

felix hardmood beck + simon schiessl + andrea bassi: soxels

the key components of this accoustic media facade are the sound pixels, or soxels, a scaleable array of speakers, and a feed-in point for streaming an endless number of audio-channels to provide each speaker with an individual sound.

fiona db

simon schiessl and felix hardmood beck: 'eyelight dot me' at DMY berlin design festival 09

the eyelight scans and tracks nearby persons using LED technology.

ridhika naidoo

de stefano partners

de stefano + partners: suzhou wuzhong development, china

responding to this island-like condition, the design wraps the site with an elevated 'ring' of program that connects lower retail pavilions with the high-rise office, residential and hotel elements above.

ridhika naidoo

de stefano + partners: zenith towers, busan construction

construction of the zenith towers in busan, south korea which began in 2007 is nearing completion. the mixed-use development features three 75 - 85 storey luxury residential towers spread over 6.1 million square feet.

ridhika naidoo

les cravates par Hermes

'les cravates par Hermes' competition results

the shortlisted entries of the 'les cravates par Hermes' competition are now online.

andrea chin

'les cravates par Hermes' competition winners

designboom is revealing the first, second and third place winners of the 'les cravates par Hermes' competition, whose designs will be produced for the french luxury brand's spring / summer 2011 collection.

andrea chin

all 10 stories

xvstudio

xvstudio: alpha project

xvstudio have won an international competition for a mixed-used development in doha, qatar. the unique skin of the building is based on the ancient arabic pattern of the girih tiles, which is also used as the backbone of the planning.

ridhika naidoo

xvstudio: punggol waterfront district, singapore

the proposal organizes buildings and public spaces on the basis of a single geometry which creates circulation along and across the canal and transitional spaces in between the housing blocks and the water.

ridhika naidoo

matthew barney

matthew barney at schaulager

'prayer sheet with the wound and the nail' exhibition at schaulager, basel features the archive of matthew barney's 'drawing restraint' series which began as early as 1987.

andrea chin

matthew barney: prayer sheet with the wound and the nail

as part of matthew barney's latest exhibition, 'drawing restraint' is a series of performances in which he leaves traces in an environment of self-induced physical and psychological restraints.

fiona db

studio geenen

studio geenen: 'gaudi chair'

the 'gaudi chair' derives the structure of its backrest using a software script.

fiona db

studio geenen: 'gaudi stool'

the 'gaudi stool' is a thin shell made of carbon fiber which deals with the compressive forces. a beam-grid substructure resists bending of the shell.

ridhika naidoo

in progress exhibition

big game: shapes

the 'shape' series consists of 17 miniature car models in maple. the represented typologies are either historical or utopian and express the preoccupations of their time.

andrea chin