SECOND SKIN

SECOND SKIN

With its hydraulically moving outer skin, this pavilion by Berlin-based firm Magma Architecture is a visible sign of revitalisation in the Warrior Square Gardens in Southend on Sea, UK. Set to be completed in June of this year, the pavilion commissioned by the local council will function as a kiosk and cafe and act as a connective element between the surrounding built environment and the garden within which it stands. The angular shape mimics the lines of nearby historic Victorian houses, which, together with the square…
07 Apr 10 | Architecture
BIRD IN A FISHTANK

BIRD IN A FISHTANK

This month sees Sprüth Magers Gallery host artist Gary Hume’s first solo exhibition in Berlin for over fifteen years. It's titled 'Bird In A Fishtank', and in it Hume…
14 Jul 10 | Arts
EARL LIGHT BY ILOT ILOV

EARL LIGHT BY ILOT ILOV

llot llov will be part of several different exhibitions in Berlin as part of this year's DMY festivities. Primarily, the studio will be launching two new products today at the…
01 Jun 11 | Products
MALVA MARVELLOUS

MALVA MARVELLOUS

Here's a first look at the lovely Berlin-based Ett La Benn's new lamp collection. The 'Malva' collection is inspired by the natural qualities of cellulose and viscose. The objects…
13 Apr 10 | Products
WILD WATCHTOWER

WILD WATCHTOWER

Construction work has recently begun on this unusual structure - a customs checkpoint on the Georgian border with Turkey at the shore of the Black Sea. Designed by German firm…
28 Jul 10 | Architecture
BRANCHES BY JENNIFER DENGLER

BRANCHES BY JENNIFER DENGLER

Jennifer Dengler's experimental series of vessels, 'Branches - Grown Structures in Glass' are currently in Berlin, taking part in the DMY design festival which is now in full…
03 Jun 11 | Products
POP UP NETWORK

POP UP NETWORK

'NETwork' is a new series of work by Studio Aisslinger that transforms two-dimensional embroidery into 3D furniture. "Design evolution is always a matter of empirical experiment,…
06 May 10 | Products
WAXING LYRICAL

WAXING LYRICAL

It's a simple concept, but the result is beautifully poetic. Plus we bet the actual process of creating these works isn't as simple as it seems either. The above are images of…
27 Aug 10 | Products
HOME TRAVELLER BY ANNE LORENZ

HOME TRAVELLER BY ANNE LORENZ

Big handbags, you gotta love 'em, and although the craze for great big hulking totes out in the street is beginning to wane slightly, we still don't relish the idea of cramming…
06 Jun 11 | Products
URBAN ALPINE

URBAN ALPINE

'Pour les Alpes’ is a Swiss label based in Zurich founded just two years ago by young designers Tina Stieger and Annina Gähwiler. And it's not just their studio…
02 Jun 10 | Products