Starbucks installation by Kengo Kuma and Associates
Not your usual Starbucks? Architects Kengo Kuma and Associates have installed a rather unusual Starbucks coffee shop on the approach to a Shinto shrine in Dazaifu, Japan. Over 2000 wooden batons line the interior of the shop, creating a diagonally woven lattice that spikes out beyond the recessed glass facade. Signage for the shop nestles amongst the beams, while … Read more
Deception Series by Leigh Wells
San Francisco based Leigh Wells is the artist behind these strangely but beautifully surreal collages. In fall 2011 Leigh showed the Deception series in a solo show at Ampersand International Arts space in San Francisco. Read more: Leigh Wells
Trotters by TAF for Pieces
Designers Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom of TAF have created a collection of storage cabinets and tables for new brand Pieces with large interchangeable feet made from wood, marble or porcelain. Called Trotters, the series comprises low birch benches and table tops in glass with optional birch cabinets that can be stacked in different configurations. Silicon rings in white … Read more
Step by Iicoli & Mcallister
I recently fell in love with this simple and elegant stepladder by Iicoli & Mcallister called Step. Inspired by the 1920′s stepladder from their grandfather’s workshop, the duo has used delicate materials such as brass hinges, pink washed oak treads and a matte black powder coated frame. Iacoli & McAllister is a Seattle based design … Read more
Stills Flagship Store by Doepel Strijkers Architects
Dutch studio Doepel Strijkers Architects have designed the unique interior for fashion label Stills. Located in the Cornelis Schuijtstraat in Amsterdam the flagship store is a mix between the maintained layers of time in the unsmoothed floor and walls and a gridlike structure that grows thoughout the interior space. Doepel Strijkers explains about the project, … Read more
Rock Chair by Färg & Blanche
Swedish design collaboration Färg & Blanche has designedthe Rock Chair. “A rocking chair for our own time” is what the duo calls the chair and continues, “being rocked as a means of relaxation or comfort is a timeless, basic human experience. Though at some time in the early 20th century the design development of the … Read more
Ribbon Installation by Ryuji Nakamura for Costume National
Japanese architect Ryuji Nakamura has created a beautiful and very clever temporary exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of fashion brand Costume National in Tokyo. Made from more than 4000 m of white ribbon, Nakamura made a display that gradually reveals the selected 25 outfits as one walks past. “Because the ribbon width is slightly greater than … Read more
SCP 2012 Collection
British design label SCP has recently launched their 2012 Collection that includes products by the likes of Ineke Hans, Kay+Stemmer and Donna Wilson. Here’s a little sneak peak to some of the favorites. Cricket Bench & Table by Kay+Stemmer The Cricket bench by Kay+Stemmer is a lengthened and lowered seating version of the classic … Read more
Fossil Lamp by Neil Conley
British designer Neil Conley has designed a dimmable table/pendant light. Fossil is a capsule shaped lamp made of amber glass, that “contains three metal connectors, a filament bulb and a touch sensitive dimmer switch that ‘breathes with you’ whilst you grasp it.” “Intended as living museum piece, the lamp is a preservation of Thomas Edison’s … Read more
Penelope Installation by Tatiana Blass
“Penelope”, a recent exhibition by Tatiana Blass, is a storied installation. Borrowing its name from Greek myth, “Penelope” is a tribute to the power of love and the praxis of weaving. Built to fill the Chapel of Morumbi in São Paulo, Blass has displayed a large pedal-loom at the altar. Attached is a intricately woven, red … Read more
