The Margoliouth House by DLab

The Margoliouth House is a project where the architects at DLab provided a contemporary redesign for an existing two-storey bungalow in Singapore.

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The Margarido House in Oakland, California

Completed in 2009, the Margarido House is the first custom home in the US to be LEED-H Platinum certified and GreenPoint Rated.

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KONNEX by Florian Gross

German designer Florian Gross has created the KONNEX shelf system.

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Line of Work by Jill Anholt

Canadian artist Jill Anholt has sent us her ‘Line of Work’ installation that she created for the edge of a pedestrian pathway next to the new Vancouver Convention Centre.

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Jackie Su Restaurant Interior by RAUMINRAUM

German design studio RAUMINRAUM designed the interior of the Jackie Su Thai restaurant in Bremen, Germany.

“Urban street Kitchen” is the motto of the small restaurant in Bremen’s city centre. We transported the asian street kitchen character into a contemporary and clear interior architecture. High fair-faced concrete walls with the artwork presenting a smiling Jackie Su, bright red Asian characters as well as the large suspended acoustic ceilings and unclad air-conditioning ducts emphasise the urban ambience.

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La Zagaleta House by Peter Thomas de Cruz

British architect Peter Thomas de Cruz has designed a house in La Zagaleta, Spain.

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A Video About the Design and Production of Lzf Lamps

Spanish lighting company Lzf have created a video showing the process of design and creation of their wood veneer lighting.

Watch the video on Vimeo – here.

The Fault Line Bench by Cameron Van Dyke

American furniture designer/builder Cameron Van Dyke has sent us the Fault Line Bench.

Cameron says:

A puzzle of interlocking Ipe plates makes up the seat surface and the 11’ long powder coated base holds those plates together in a unique jagged shape.

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Les Aventuriers House by Shun Hirayama Architecture

Shun Hirayama has designed the “Les Aventuriers” house in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan.

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Garden Party Table by Alain Gilles

Belgian designer Alain Gilles has created the Garden Party high table for Qui-est-Paul?

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Lake Travis Retreat by Dick Clark Architecture

Dick Clark Architecture have designed a home overlooking Lake Travis in central Texas.

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Tamina Thermal Baths by Smolenicky & Partner Architecture

The architects at the Zurich based Smolenicky & Partners, designed the Tamina Thermal Baths for the Grand Resort in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland.

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The Franzl Table and Bench by Sebastian Schneider

Sebastian Schneider has designed the Franzl table and bench.

Franzl is inspired by the traditional german beer table and bench. It is foldable and stackable.

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UNIKEA by Kenyon Yeh

London based designer Kenyon Yeh has created the UNIKEA (Unique IKEA) collection.

Kenyon says:

This project seeks to create personal identity from ubiquitous uniformity.  I have assembled the pieces from a standard IKEA flat pack without following the instructions or I can say threw away the instruction.  Instead, I have simply composed the kits into customized furniture to suit my personal preference, adding some new details along the way.

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