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Product designs explore sustainable potential of 3D-printable wood

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A sofa, a coffin and a stackable multipurpose cube are among the items that were displayed in Add Wood, an exhibition exploring the potential of recyclable and biodegradable 3D-printed timber. Designers Esmée Willemsen, Janek Beau, Friedrich Gerlach and Julia Huhnholz created four separate projects using EconitWood, which is produced by German company Additive Tectonics. The […]

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Nissan unveils electric version of 1980s Skyline GT-R sports car

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Automotive brand Nissan is presenting its R32EV concept model at this week’s Tokyo Auto Salon – an electrified iteration of its popular R32 Skyline GT-R sports car known as Godzilla. The original R32 Skyline GT-R was created in 1989 and became a staple at racing events thanks to its 2.6-litre twin-turbocharged engine and all-wheel drive technology.

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Kirsten Visdal explores the maximalist side of Norwegian design at Musée d'Orsay

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Designer and curator Kirsten Visdal has filled a former smoking room at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris with Norwegian furniture, objects and sculptures. For three days only, Visdal transformed Le Fumoir – a room that is normally closed to the public – into a showcase of Norwegian artists, designers and brands. The exhibition, Et Hjem/Chez

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Vans installs skateable ramp at refurbished central London store

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A travertine ramp forms the centrepiece of the Vans West End store in London, which was remodelled by architect Andrea Caputo to celebrate skateboarding, music and art. American apparel and accessories brand Vans looked to its skateboarding heritage when developing the concept for its store on London’s Oxford Street, which it has occupied since 2019.

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Matthew Fisher blends antiquity with "comforts of quiet luxury" in New York gallery

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Designer Matthew Fisher has created a gallery and display space for his stoneware objects in New York City’s Seaport neighbourhood, referencing ancient culture and contemporary performance design. The M Fisher Seaport Gallery is located at the southern tip of Manhattan, amidst the newly opened galleries and restaurants of New York City’s transforming Seaport neighbourhood. Matthew

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Temperaturas Extremas incorporates bird nests into tree-like Luxembourg water tower

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This elevated water tower by Spanish studio Temperaturas Extremas is designed to camouflage with trees in a forest in Luxembourg and provide shelter for nesting birds and bats. The Bird and Mammal Shelter and Water Reservoir is located in a protected forest for the municipal water company in the growing district of Kirchberg, a vast

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Eight bathrooms with chunky sculptural stone sinks

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Rough-hewn stone basins and smooth marble sinks are featured in our latest lookbook, which showcases bathrooms with monumental stone sinks. Stone basins, whether made from marble, travertine or more rustic unpolished stone, are often used in hotels and restaurant bathrooms since they add a luxury feel, but can also create impactful designs in residential interiors.

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Atelier Archiplein updates 1960s lakeside villa in France

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Swiss architecture studio Atelier Archiplein has refurbished and extended La Villa house in Annecy, France, renewing the home’s dated interiors. Situated on a hillside overlooking Annecy Lake, the 1960s home was in need of updating as its “single-purpose rooms” were no longer practical for contemporary use. To address this, Atelier Archiplein refurbished the villa’s three

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Bernheimer Architecture turns LA auto shop into Malin+Goetz boutique

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A eucalyptus-toned lounge is tucked at the back of this Silver Lake store that Brooklyn studio Bernheimer Architecture has designed for skincare brand Malin+Goetz. The retail space in the east Los Angeles neighbourhood is intended to celebrate “the city’s long-established history as the center of the film industry” according to Bernheimer Architecture. A white terrazzo

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Studio Bua creates "elemental look" for black cabin overlooking Icelandic fjord

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A jet-black cabin called Atelier Nyp has been built on the old foundations of a destroyed sheep shed by architecture practice Studio Bua in remote western Iceland. Named after Nypurhyrna mountain behind it, the cabin contains an artist’s studio and guesthouse, perched overlooking the expansive Breidafjordur fjord that is a three-hour drive from Reykjavik. Studio

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