Category: Design
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Meet the Turner prize shortlist, from the musician to the mind-reader
Architecture, opera, fashion, parapsychology … this year’s contenders are taking contemporary art into exciting new territory. We sent our experts to meet the artists on the shortlist
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Barnaba Fornasetti smartwatch for Vogue China
Fornasetti and Huawei collaborate to create a special edition watch to celebrate Vogue China’s 10th Anniversary. In an embrace of fashion and technology, renowned Italian designer Barnaba Fornasetti and Huawei unveiled a special edition watch designed for guests of the Vogue China tenth anniversary celebrations. The Fornasetti-designed watch allows users to stay connected wherever they…
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Zaha Hadid: from Baghdad to global ubiquity (and the RIBA gold medal)
One of the most sought-after architects in the world, Iraqi-born London-based Hadid is first woman to be awarded prestigious Riba gong in her own right
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Moleskine Kiss the Past Hello: Only Coke red, black and white
The Moleskine team invited designers from the “Mash-Up” project to use the notebook cover as their canvas to create a new Limited Edition Collection: Coca-Cola bottle’s 100th Anniversary on Moleskine. Moleskine joins artists, designers and illustrators from around the world to participate in the Coca-Cola “Mash- Up” project for the 100th Anniversary of the iconic Coca-Cola…
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Chop-E – the cool electrical two-wheeler
This device looks like a chopper, but it does not qualify as a bicycle according ro EU specifications. Estonian Chop-E aims to change our understanding of cool electrical transportation with a minibike described by its manufacturer as “metal/fun/emotions/simplicity”. It’s not only a real headturner, but a custom made electric minibike made for those who want…
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Lord Norman Foster for Porcelanosa New York flagship
Porcelanosa calls New York City home with the opening of a new flagship. Spanish luxury ceramics and tiling company Porcelanosa has completed the renovation of the former Commodore Criterion building in Madison Square Park, New York City to become their U.S. flagship store. The building, a protected city landmark, was originally designed and built in…