Category: Design
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Queen’s old toys among items to go on display in exhibition of royal childhood
Buckingham Palace exhibition will offer small glimpse into toy boxes and wardrobes of generations of young royals
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French historians battle to save face of La Samaritaine
Opponents complain that new glass facade planned as part of redevelopment of Paris landmark will look like a shower curtain
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Red Dot Product Design and Xaver Award won by Swarovski
Swarovski’s Wings of Sparkle booth for BASELWORLD 2013 and 2014 is the winner of the prestigious 2014 RED DOT Award for best Stand Design. Swarovski impressed the Red Dot Award‘s 40-member international expert panel and the Swiss Xaver Award‘seight-member jury of with its exceptional design quality. Wings of Sparkle is a…
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The foundations of a sustainable future?
Nanoparticles have the potential to revolutionise the construction industry, but we need to tread carefully until the potential hazards of these “wonder materials” are fully understood
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$1,500 Google Glass Explorer Edition on sale for one day
Google Glass on sale for one day in the U.S. Targeting more early adopters, Google will give more people the opportunity to test its Google Glass computer when it will go on sale to the US public on 15 April. The one day sale is a sign that the tech giant is getting closer to…
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Maison Hermès en lumière: the Pantographe and Harnais lighting
French luxury maison Hermès lights up this year’s Salone del Mobile and 18th-century Milan’s Palazzo Serbelloni on Corso Venezia with Hermès en lumière, luxury house’s first lighting range designed in collaboration with Italian designer Michele de Lucchi and French visual artist and light scenographer Yann Kersalé. Michele de Lucchi’s two ranges of light…