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  • Looking Clean.

    This new office building in Australia is the first 100% Carbon Neutral office building of its type.

    The ‘Pixel Building’ is a true statement of environmental intent from Architects and Developers Grocon.

    “Impressive green credentials are obviously hugely, well, …

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    Posted: February 8th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • Smile for the camera.

    Hattie Stewart is a British artist who “challenges the monotony of fashion publications with her cheeky interpretations”, using magazine covers as her medium for creating these graphic illustrations.

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    Posted: February 7th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • Run through it.

    The area within LA’s Griffith Park known as ‘Bronson Caves’ have been a backdrop for a multitude of movies and TV shows over the years, and has now been the host to an interesting artistic photographic series.

    “Acting as the …

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    Posted: February 6th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • Into the light.

    Luminarie De Cagna is an 80 year old Italian family business specializing in lighting and illumination, and has always been known for showing off their beautiful products in unusual ways at public events.

    “Starting with oil and carbide lamps, Luminarie …

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    Posted: February 3rd, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • Outside In.

    We are fascinated by the relatively new idea of ‘Urban Design’, and have been closely following this new shift in combining Architecture, Interior Design, Retail Environments, Hotels, etc… being seemlesslessly blended into their surrounding cityscapes.

    Instead of new venue’s being …

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    Posted: January 23rd, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • Gravity Works.

    Investigation into what could be achieved with ‘gravity’ and magnetic fields, resulted in Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel creating these quirky seating concepts by “fusing raw materials with the two natural forces”.

    “Called ‘Gravity Stools’, each seat is …

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    Posted: January 20th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • Paper Cuts.

    Amsterdam based artist Ingrid Siliakus creates intricate miniature works of architecture from paper.

    “The three-dimensional pieces incorporates the structural nature of a 90 degree angle to delineate, in a manner resembling pop-up books, a skyline, clusters of buildings, network of …

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    Posted: January 17th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • Have a seat.

    The ‘Objet’ series of chairs by designer Song Seung-Yong explore the potential of chairs beyond their archetype.

    “Born in Yangsan, in 1978, and currently works in Seoul, South Korea. Song attended École Supérieure d’Art et de Design de Reims and …

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    Posted: January 13th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • Denim Wonderland.

    3×1 is designer Scott Morrison’s third Denim venture following Paper Denim & Cloth (1999) and Earnest Sewn (2004), nestled in the always bustling SoHo neighborhood in New York City.

    “With a total of 4,000 square feet of retail and 3,200 square feet of design …

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    Posted: January 11th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • Something Light.

    This cool desktop lamp resembling “bent blades of grass” was created by American designer Victor Vetterlein.

    “The LED lights at the end of each stem are designed to look like rain droplets, which in nature both weigh down the …

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    Posted: January 10th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • Print a vase.

    From 1986 to 2006 Michael Eden has worked as an artisan specializing in the design and manufacture of ceramic and clay pots and vases. 

    During this period he published the book with his wife Slipware: Contemporary Approaches (1999) and toured …

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    Posted: January 9th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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  • Shining Kite.

    “Little Shining Man” is a kite conceived by Heather and Ivan Morison, designed by Sash Reading, engineered and fabricated by Queen & Crawford.

    Made using 1700 3D Printed connectors, Carbon Fibre rods and reflective Aerospace fabric, it’s …

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    Posted: January 6th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
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