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Interior design with a special focus on refurbishment and revitalisation.
21-06-2023 - Design
Massimo Imparato for “Local Cultures in Global Settings”
“Local Cultures in Global Settings” is an international contest promoted by the Iris Ceramica Group and its associated Foundation and organised by UAE Modern, drawing attention to creative contributions arising out of the interaction between expressions of identity and universalistic culture. We talked about it with Massimo Imparato, who, with Monica Mazzolani, co-founded UAE Modern, the cultural hub presenting the series of events accompanying the competition.
24-05-2023 - Design
The Zikawei Library by Wutopia Lab in Shanghai
The story of the Zikawei Library in Shanghai is a tale of intelligent reuse, as the building was originally designed as a bookstore by David Chipperfield Architects. Immediately after the completion of the façade and the structure, it remained empty. However, at the city's will and thanks to the intervention of the Wutopia Lab studio, it has recently become the iconic public library of the Zikawei district.
26-04-2023 - Design
Art to narrate transformation, Carlo Stanga for LAND
Beyond words: leaving room for imagination, even when tackling extremely current and urgent topics, such as the ecological transition. This is precisely what the colourful drawings created by illustrator and architect Carlo Stanga deal with. While his works usually narrate cities with "WanderWorld", instead, he explored the new "urban landscapes".
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03-12-2019 - Design
A Pit Autobacs Shinonome for the 2019 Golden Pin Design Award
While we’re waiting to learn the winners of the 2019 Golden Pin Design Award to be presented during the awards ceremony in Taipei on 5 December, here is one of the competing projects by the Japanese firm TONERICO:INC. It is called A Pit Autobacs Shinonome - the ultimate paradise for car lovers in Tokyo - and it has been shortlisted in the “Best Design” category.
26-11-2019 - Design
YUAN Space by Towodesign, immersive storytelling
The Chinese architecture studio Towodesign is behind the conversion of a commercial space in Shanghai into a spa. Their project has made the most of the existing spatial experience, blending a retro atmosphere with contemporary elements.
19-11-2019 - Design
Park House Food Merchants, Alexander &CO
With the Park House Food Merchants, Australian multidisciplinary studio, Alexander &CO has injected new life into an old, abandoned motel in Mona Vale, on Sydney’s north shore.
06-11-2019 - Design
Golden Pin Design Award 2019 Forum Design & Sustainability
The annual Golden Pin Design Award 2019 Forum will be back on December 5 during its namesake design awards ceremony at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei. Four international design luminaries will be giving talks on this year’s theme: Design & Sustainability.
30-10-2019 - Design
Moving to Mars exhibition at the Design Museum, London
The Design Museum, London launches a new exhibition that explores how sending humans to Mars is not just a new frontier for science but also for design. Moving to Mars raises a lot of questions about our future, not least of which about our planet Earth.
22-10-2019 - Design
Dutch Design Week 2019, If not now, then when?
Dutch Design Week (DDW) takes place in Eindhoven every October. From 19 to 27 October, the biggest design event in Northern Europe presents the work and ideas of more than 2600 designers to more than 350,000 visitors from home and abroad in more than 110 locations across the city. This year’s theme of DDW is a call to action: If not now, then when?
