There has been much speculation on the future of workplaces and public spaces as countries continue to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic. While authorities scurry to put measures in place once the movement restrictions…
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Design Furniture design
Vietnamese designers highlight technical and aesthetic advantages of American hardwood in Ho Mai Furniture Design Competition
Vietnam’s design and architecture industry continues its upward momentum with a number of award-winning projects by both established and up-and-coming practices that are making a mark on the global radar. The country has also seen…
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Design Lighting Design
From 5€ Ikea lamp to collectible Zaha Hadid piece, Sergio Boccia’s 10 lighting designs from past 70 years
May 16 is celebrated as UNESCO International Day of Light every year. To mark the annual occurrence, lighting designer Sergio Boccia shares 10 lighting designs that have defined illumination for the past seven decades.…
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David Chipperfield Architects designs Seoul HQ of S. Korea’s largest cosmetics company sited on former US military zone
David Chipperfield Architects has designed the new headquarters of AmorePacific, Korea’s largest cosmetics company located in the Yongsan district of Seoul. The site, which the company has occupied since 1956, is adjacent to an…
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Weekly Round-Up: Newsmakers in the world of design and architecture
Museum of Covid-19. How much do you relate? A sneeze guard that takes cues from social distancing to reimagine airplane seating system A new design competition that lets designers be the changemakers They are…
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Interiors Residential design
Kyoto’s 2M26 converts century-old traditional nagaya house into multi-purpose home-office, atelier and event space
Kyoto-based founders of 2M26 multidisciplinary studio Mélanie Heresbach and Sébastien Renauld have designed and built a multi-functional property that serves as their home, office, woodworking atelier and event space. The architect-artist duo renovated a…
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Trapezoidal De Stijl-inspired cafe in Jeju by Design Lab so S.O Architects offers panoramic views
This beach cafe called the Whale Island cafe on South Korea’s Jeju island was designed by architect SeoYun Jang of Design Lab so S.O Architects for a client who wanted to create a retreat…