1912-2012. Chronicles of a creative journey. The centenary of Paris’s Galeries Lafayette’s dome

Coupole des Galeries Lafayette Paris turned 100 Paris’s Galeries Lafayette opened exclusive exhibition for centenary of its dome The famous dome of the Paris’ Galeries Lafayette Haussmann department store was erected in October 1912 by architect Ferdinand Chanut and master glassmaker Jacques Gruber. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the iconic building’s dome, Galeries Lafayette … Read more

Starks Chair, the most widely sold design chair in the world, turned 10

The Louis Ghost chair designed by Philippe Starck for Kartell in 2002 is celebrating its 10th anniversary  On October 3rd, Philippe Starck celebrated, in Milano, the anniversary of the Louis Ghost chair, launched in 2002. Louis Ghost becomes not only a Kartell absolute best-seller but, on the strength of 1.5 million pieces sold, it is, … Read more

The Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Woody-Tailgate Trailer: for the “person who has everything”

Bulleit’s ultimate fantasy gift   Bulleit, one of America’s fastest growing whiskey brands, and renowned designer Brad Ford have created the ultimate fantasy gift for the “person who has everything”. The one-of-a-kind Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Woody- Tailgate Trailer can be found in the 2012 Neiman Marcus Christmas Book. “I wanted to create something that would express the … Read more

Light of tomorrow: International VELUX Award 2012

International VELUX Award 2012 for Students of Architecture: Team from Switzerland Takes First Prize Among 983 Entries International VELUX Award 2012: “resonance, memory” took first prize   A team of two students of architecture from ETHZ in Zurich, Switzerland, took the International VELUX Award 2012 for their poetic project “resonance, memory”. In 2012 the International … Read more

World’s biggest airport set to open in Beijing in 2017

Scheduled to open in 2017, a new Beijing mega airport will be world’s biggest,according to master plans released by Dutch Airport Consultancy firm NACO, one of the world’s leading independent airport consultancy and engineering firms. The new Beijing Daxing International Airport, a second hub for the city of Beijing, will cover 55 square kilometers, will … Read more

2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to have a gigantic crystal ball

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will surprise the visitors of the emirate state with a gigantic rotating crystal ball which will spin around the central vertical axis. The huge construction conceived by Danijel Koletic of Apriori Communications, and architects Vedran Pedišic (SANGRAD), Erick Velasco Farerra (AVP-arhitekti) will host sports museum and shopping center for Qatar’s … Read more