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Surface Tension Lamp by Front Design @ Salone Milan 2012

Replacing the Light Bulb with a Bubble
Dutch design company Booo! Studio asked Swedish design group Front to create two pendant lamps: a special edition and a production model (costing under 100 euro to make) that share an interesting approach to design. The Surface Tension Lamp was the “special edition” offering.

Designed by Front, the lamp has [...]

Yves Behar’s SodaStream at MOST @ Salone Milan 2012

One of the food & drink highlights of Milan Design Week wasYves Behar’s redesigned SodaStream machine and dedicated Soda Bar – which is providing all the refreshments at the new design destination MOST this week.
Driving home the project’s focus on environmental responsibility and the need to reduce the number of cans and bottles that unneccessarily [...]

World Monuments Fund / Knoll – “Modernism” Prize

Modern structures are subject to the same risks as aging structures, including neglect, inappropriate renovation, the effects of climate change and even demolition, but additional risks arise from the very qualities that make them modern: innovative technologies, experimental materials, and novel design.
However, public apathy, the lack of understanding that buildings of our own time can [...]

ROA in Australia – Urban Art meets the Outback

ROA is one of the most illustrious / notorious urban street artists in the world. ROA’s artworks show that “Spray Can art” can be very intense, curious and beautiful.
ROA paints intriguing murals of animals in hidden places – underneath bridges and on walls that strayed from the beaten path. Based in Ghent, Belgium, ROA is [...]

Australians @ World Architecture Festival 2011

The WAF Awards celebrate architectural excellence the world over and allow architects to showcase their talent and their unique responses to the ever-changing economic climate. There is now an increasing need for innovative approaches to architecture, inspiring architects and designers to think in new ways about buildings.

(Michael Heenan – Allen Jack + Cottier Architects)
Australia once [...]