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Archive for January, 2007

Chill with BeHive

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BeHive, created by Dirk Wynants for Extremis, is a great way to just hang out and lounge on big soft cushions.

It is positioned about 60 cm high above the surface and is surrounded by very comfortable side cushions you can either sit, lean or hang against.

dasparkhotel

Dasparkhotel rooms are made of robust drain pipes.

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Phaidon Design Classics

Phaidon Design Classics, published by Phaidon, is a three-volume set containing the most comprehensive collection of design classics.

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Loft in Milan

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This old factory, in an emerged zone of Milan, is the new home of Alessandro and Concha Seno. Loft, yet not too much, it’s provided with flexibility, volume and light games that exalt the many art creations.

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Wood Reservoir

Finally an aesthetic, smart and modern way to storage wood for the chimney.
The wall mounted Reservoir system makes storage of your logs convenient, clean and accesible.

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Via pan-dan

A Home by Starck?

A home by Starck? With Yoo it’s possible.

Yoo’s a property-development company with the ability to transform buildings into icons of modern living. Yoo changes the way people want to live.

John Hitchcox and Philippe Starck have brought together a team of experts to bring Yoo alive. Each member of the Yoo team offers specialist knowledge and experience.

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Yoo Miami SB

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A cloud for Paris, by Gehry

It’s official, Frank Gehry is coming to Paris to build one of his signature buildings for LVMH Möet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Gehry’s new creation would be known as the Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation. Its aim is to underline French creativity in the world.

For better or for worse, the building will become one of most talked about museums. So far, it’s been called a greenhouse, a cocoon and a cloud.

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Via parisist

Secret’Air

Objet B’art’s secret’air is a chair that turns into a table and vice-versa.

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It’s a piece of architecture, a hidden workstation, where you can place your laptop on the inside or hang your unpaid bills between wide rubber bands so you don´t forget to pay them. With the secret’air you can create your own office space in your home.

Via pan-dan

Smile by Andreu World

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Smile by Andreu World

Freitag’s Store in Zurich

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The new Freitag’s store has been designed by Spillmann Echsle Architekten. The store is made of 17 rusted shipping containers, creating an informal but impressive building.

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