Category: Design
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Five-bedroom family house to rent in London: yours for £65,000 pcm
Georgian six-storey mansion in Mayfair includes gymnasium, wine cellar and 1,500 sq ft master bedroom
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“Amber and Gold” Chandelier by Dale Chihuly – the first ever commissioned piece of art by Harrods
Shopping with one of the most beautiful artworks above the heads. An elaborate Chandelier by American glass sculptor and entrepreneur Dale Chihuly, known for redefining glass as an artform, is now gracing the ceiling of the Basil Street entrance in London Harrods’ new Grand Hall. “Amber and Gold” is the first ever commissioned piece…
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Smart technology and fashion coming together in the world’s first interactive skirt
Smartphones play an important role on the font row of fashion week shows, with designs online before they hit the end of the runway. Nokia and LFW Designers Fyodor Golan reveal the world’s first interactive skirt. This the precursor to future clothes that will monitor our existence, and, hopefully, will give useful fashion suggestions like matching,…
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Winners of the 2014 Building of the Year Awards. The best architecture of the year
2014 ArchDaily Building Of The Year Awards. Due to their beauty, intelligence, creativity, or service to the community, these quality buildings represents the best architecture of the year in archdaily‘s vision, the ultimate source of inspiration for architects. Over four weeks, 60,000 readers reviewed 3,500 projects, selecting 14 stunning winners. Winners vary from up-and-coming architects,…
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Crystal Architecture by Zaha Hadid x Lalique.
Iraqi-British star architect Zaha Hadid is not passionate only by futuristic, curving forms of her elongated architectural structures, but has an affinity for haute glass. She is even collects original glass artwork resonating with her art philosophy. A new partnership with luxury French crystal house Lalique is a natural extension of this artistic hobby. Zaha…
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Will the buildings of the future be grown underwater?
In a new exhibition, Michael Pawlyn lays out his vision for architecture inspired by the natural world – including biorock buildings grown entirely underwater and whole office blocks being lit by learning from the blind sea star