Category: Design
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Knock knock. Who’s there? The new generation of doorbells
From facial-recognition to dog power, smart technology has come knocking on your door. No, don’t get up …
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New Aston Martin Residences Miami is a unique waterfront real estate project at the mouth of the Miami River
Aston Martin creates beautiful cars for those who appreciate automotive fine art, but the British luxury brand extends its expertise in design and craftsmanship into a project of another calibre which will define the new Miami skyline. Aston Martin follows in the footsteps of luxury brands including Fendi, Armani, Missoni, and Pininfarina, who teamed up with…
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Astrograph, a one of a kind fine writing instrument
Like a modern-day odyssey, the creation of this exceptional model symbolizes the conquest of space through making dreams come true. This new fine writing instrument from Caran d’Ache is literally saying “Throw away your Keyboard or smartphone and write!” Creating the Astrograph rocket-pen was an authentic technical challenge to which the Maison Caran d’Ache teams rose…
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Sir Jony Ive and Marc Newson to design this year’s Christmas Tree at Claridge’s London
For the seventh year Claridge’s, the 5-star luxury historic hotel at the corner of Brook Street and Davies Street in Mayfair, London, has invited a favourite guest to reinterpret the hotel’s Christmas tree in their own distinctive style. Previous “creators of magic” include Dolce & Gabbana (2013) and florist extraordinaire Kally Ellis founder of McQueens…
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The young challengers celebrating 10 years of Functional Design Art
By Philippe Mihailovich. Coinciding with the opening of the 2016 edition of the Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain (FIAC) – the international art fair held annually at the Grand Palais in Paris, and this year including Petit Palais and other venues – two young challengers attracted the international art press to their massive new venue “Carpenters Workshop…
