Category: Design
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Beyond plastic: creating sustainable materials from recycled waste
New, innovative materials can be produced from everyday waste – could they offer a sustainable alternative to plastic or wood?
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Who wants to spend £125,000 on a new amp for their stereo?
Naim Audio has unveiled a new amplification system so high end you need a special room to play it in
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Bentley full furniture range launched at prestigious Maison & Objet Paris
The exquisite materials that characterise the interiors of all Bentley luxury car models inspired a range of luxury home and executive furniture launched at the Maison & Objet fair in Paris. After the successful launch of a capsule collection last year, which anticipated some of the new features, the range has been expanded and…
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Sensing Spaces: Architecture Reimagined – review
Royal Academy, LondonThe Royal Academy’s ambitious look beyond the purely visual aspects of architecture is full of surprisesGallery: see some of the installations from Sensing Spaces
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World’s Highest Urban Ice Bar in The Shard
Valentine’s Ice Bar and Igloo Party at The View from The Shard 800ft above London at The View from The Shard, Western Europe’s tallest building, British sculptor Percy Salazar installed the World’s Highest Urban Ice Bar. The internationally renowned ice artist created a two tonne igloo decked out for comfort with blankets. Ice artist…
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Globe-trotting atmosphere at the new Paris hotel designed by Christian Lacroix
Hôtel du Continent with Christian Lacroix signature Announced just before Christmas, Christian Lacroix-designed Hôtel du Continent in Paris, announced its grand opening on February 3. French stylist and couturier designed a hotel with globe-trotting atmosphere where each floor is dedicated to a different continent: Europe, Africa, Asia, America, Oceania, and the sixth floor…