Category: Design
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The Chiron fine writing instruments
Instead of screwing out the cap from the barrel of the new Bugatti Chiron writing instruments from Montegrappa, the onwer turns the outer end of the cap and the pen barrel is freed. This luxury writing instrument is dedicated to Bugatti’s new CHIRON supercar, the 2.5 million € sports car presented for the first time…
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A gilded fantasyland? How Trump might furnish the White House
Washington DC beware – the extravagant Trumps will be the next first family to put their identity on the president’s residence
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Design Museum review – temple to design gets the space it deserves at last
Kensington High Street, LondonThe museum can now show its permanent collection – but John Pawson’s blonde wood conversion of an imperial relic could have been so much more exciting
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20th Century Design at Sotheby’s. Second edition
Following a highly successful relaunch of Design in 2015, Sotheby’s presents the second edition of Design in London. The market for important works of design has gone from strength to strength in recent months, with outstanding results at Sotheby’s design sales in New York and Paris in 2016. The May sale at Sotheby’s Paris, led…
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What transforms an object into an icon? Twenty icons of French Design exhibition
What transforms an object into an icon? History? Commercial success? Notoriety? The opinion of the aficionados? 2016 Dubai Design Week confirmed Dubai’s status as the design capital of the region with more than 100 events taking place in the 2016 Dubai Design District, including the touring exhibition ‘20 French design icons.’ For this second edition…
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From lightning suits to algae-munching drones: how design is electrifying Dubai
The splashy projects by Zaha and Foster are back in business – and in the new design microcity, the world’s greatest graduate show is showcasing inventions by the best brains from 30 different countries