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IFFS 2010 international furniture fair singapore

the IFFS/AFS 2010 hosted 434 exhibitors from 31 countries (thailand, china, indonesia, taiwan, vietnam, finland, denmark, belgium, ...)

anita hackethal

cilicon faytory: fairy chairs

the traditional asian language of this furniture collection has been translated into a clean contemporary style.

anita hackethal

all 17 stories

h3ar

ryszard rychlicki and agnieszka nowak: fashion museum omotesando, tokyo

the skeleton of the building is wrapped with soft forms of stories. the module of a core communication has been shifted axially by 10 degrees, thus causing full storey's to interconnect with mezzanines.

ridhika naidoo

rain collector skyscraper

at the core is a funnel which acts as a rain collector, distributing water to numerous areas within the building.

ridhika naidoo

all 5 stories

studio laurens van wieringen

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laurens van wieringen: belly cabinet

the chest of drawers consists of five layers from which drawers were cut, pushed back and then forward creating its shape.

fiona db

studio laurens van wieringen: mixed spoons and bowls

'mixed' spoons and bowls are made from mixing polypropylene collected from industry waste.

andrea chin

tree branches

treecycled furniture

furniture company epos modern indonesia developed methods to use off-cuts from local industries and pieces of old, drifted wood to create benches, stools, tables, ...

anita hackethal

alain berteau: pick up wood

alain berteau's latest project asks us to make clothes hangers using his screw-in hook and fallen tree branches.

andy butler

all 4 stories

paul elkins

mobile homeless shelter

design enthusiast paul elkins has built this unit to meet the demands of the rapidly growing homeless society - a kind of substitute for the grocery cart situation.

andrea chin

all 1 stories

stockholm furniture fair 2010

form us with love stockholm furniture fair 2010

the design trio showed new projects in a hotel currently under construction.

anita hackethal

mark braun: 'lift' roto mould tables

german designer mark braun showed his four new projects recently at the stockholm furniture fair 2010.

anita hackethal

all 33 stories

theseus chan

graphic design society in singapore

the design society held its first conference with the goal to draw more designers and members of the public to join this non-profit organization and to take an active role in shaping the growth of graphic design in singapore.

fiona db

interviews

theseus chan interview

<strong>designboom: what is the best moment of the day?</strong><br /> it's when I have a chance to play my guitar in the morning.

fiona db

studiodosi

studiodosi: new parma headquarters

the compact public office building consists of three levels above ground and one underground, with an area of 13.500 sqm.

ridhika naidoo

studiodosi: the calls henge

geothermal pumps and roof-top solar panels help the building to control and reduce energy consumption, while the see-through ivy coating modulates direct sunlight.

ridhika naidoo

2010 skyscraper competition

jiang yuan and xu yang: vertical confluence

'vertical confluence' seeks to integrate the historical urban fabric of la seine and la marne river in paris.

fiona db

tower, city, tower skyscraper competition

a skyscraper project that aims to restore the natural dimension of the city of marseille in paris.

fiona db

all 13 stories

joe velluto

joe velluto: simple chair

stackable sitting unit that features a hole on the seating area functioning both as a handle for easy transport and a water drain during rainy weather.

fiona db

joe velluto: 'saving space vase' for plust collection at milan design week 09

italian designer joe velluto has designed 'space saving vase' for plust collection that is made using a pressure process.

ridhika naidoo

all 4 stories

brit insurance design awards 2010

min kyu choi wins the brit insurance design award 2010

korean designer min kyu choi has won the brit insurance design award 2010 for his 'folding plug'. the ceremony took place yesterday at the design museum, london.

ridhika naidoo

brit insurance design awards 2010 category winners

just announced: the seven category winners, which will now compete for the overall brit insurance design of the year award of 2010.

fiona db

all 3 stories

hugh dutton associates

bernard tschumi architects and HDA: la roche sur yon

the new bridge replaces an existing structure, a standard railway design that can be found all over france, contemporary with and influenced by the work of eiffel, using lateral beams composed of a diagonal mesh of small plate strips that are riveted together.

ridhika naidoo

HDA: pylons of the future

the french firm have won the 'pylons of the future' international competition for italian energy supplier terna spa. the design refers to the form of the first tender shoots of a young plant.

ridhika naidoo

jarrod lim

jarrod lim at singapore furniture fair

jarrod lim designed this year's installation of platform - a young talent zone at the singapore furniture fair.

anita hackethal

jarrod lim design studio

designboom visited singaporian young designer jarrod lim's studio during the singapore design week 09.

leeji choi

all 3 stories

guggenheim's 'contemplating the void'

contemplating the void: guggenheim's spiral ramp

instead of dealing directly with the guggenheim museum's central 'void' some artists, designers and architects have chosen to explore the space between frank lloyd wright's spiraling ramp.

andrea chin

olson kundig architects: guggenheim helixmart

the year as 2060: olson kundig architects from seattle, see the guggenheim museum as a place which is no longer inhabitable.

andrea chin

all 16 stories

hangar design group

hangar design group: sweet home

the facade consists of wooden panelling together with floor to ceiling windows.

ridhika naidoo

hangar design group: 'joshua tree'

the home is built with overlapping zinc titanium tiles and raw larch veneer.

ridhika naidoo

international criminal court