Ruben Gutierrez of Errez Design Inc. sent me over a project that he recently completed: an apartment in Miami at the Icon Brickell. Ruben worked alongside
This ancient and illustrious wine country is the place where the old world charms of Spanish wineries now blend flawlessly with ultramodern architecture, and Viura is a perfect example of this. Although it is set in the middle of the traditional village, next to the 17th century church, Viura’s architecture, is a true departure from traditional form: a series of concrete cubes, one on top of the other, that seem to rise out of the ground. The architecture successfully links the interior to the exterior landscape; floor to ceiling windows throughout and private terraces ensure that there is always a view of the village, the Sierra de Cantabria or the church. Clever use of partitions, glass and sophisticated lighting add to the ambiance and fun. Materials and techniques have been brilliantly used together to create avant-garde work of art, strikingly different to its environment but nonetheless blending in to its surroundings.
Steven Mullenbach is a furniture designer who recently graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. He sent me over some of his recent work and
It’s a project of office furniture design. It proposes various complementary typologies of seats, and heights of work-top. In this particular case for the students of the new building of the school of Arts and design of Saint-étienne in the Cité du design (citedudesign.com); but it could be imagine in lots of design studios or actually in every studio looking for office furnitures as modular as possible.
UK-based design firm Studio Public recently completed a client project in a coastal getaway for an overworked city couple. They were looking for a tranquil
Point is an extremely modern bed designed by Giuseppe Viganò for Bonaldo that will appeal to the young and the young at heart. Its irregular, almost futuristic lines and angular aspect make it suitable for project work (hotels and residences) where design plays an important role. The Point collection also includes an island version, with a wider base that offers more space for objects, together with or instead of a bedside table, and a triangular pouffe. All the items in the collection are available covered in removable fabric or in leather. The 2 cm feet are in anthracite grey wood. Like all Bonaldo beds, Point is available in different sizes and has mattress supports whose height can be adjusted.
Oh! Designwall is a company in the Netherlands that works with International designers to create digitally-designed wallpaper. Each order is customized
Abie Abdillah is a furniture designer from Jakarta, Indonesia who has been working for a year as an in house designer at Chamdani, a furniture company in
