Category: Design
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Wang Shu of China – the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate
The annual Pritzker Architecture Prize (founded in 1979) honors a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture. The laureates receive a $100,000 grant and a bronze medallion. This…
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Design Oscars: Issey Miyake Origami Fold 132 5 Eco-Fashion line
Issey Miyake Origami Fold 132 5 Eco-Fashion line Reality Lab Japanese designer Issey Miyake received the ‘design Oscars’ at London’s Design Museum Awards for his Origami-style 132 5. eco-fashion collection. Issey Miyake’s dresses are made out of recyclable materials such as polyester processed from plastic bottles. Mixed-use garments, shirts, jackets, skirt, or dresses can be…
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Baccarat Hotel & Residences New York scheduled to open in 2014
Baccarat New York to marry modern European glamour with architecture and design from The Museum of Modern Art. Starwood Capital private investment group has unveiled Baccarat Hotels & Residences luxury hotel brand. The brand has been created to fill a niche in the very top of the upscale hotel market and bears the revered…
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Design Studio, Barber Osgerby wins international design award for the London 2012 Olympic Torch
British design studio Barber Osgerby have won the Design of the Year 2012 for their stunning design of the London 2012 Olympic Torch. The overall winner was chosen from 89 entries to claim the winning title. The award, designed by Swarovski was presented by Anya Hindmarch at the awards ceremony held at the Design…
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Relaxation amplified. VibrAcoustic hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy: Kohler VibrAcoustic Bath Using a unique combination of music and sound vibration, this VibrAcoustic technology creates a new bathing experience doubled as sound therapy. VibrAcoustic panels created by Kohler broadcast sound waves that travel through the water and gently resound in the body. Strategically positioned throughout the bath to provide the most beneficial effects to…
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Self-powered microalgae lamp to keep CO2 emissions in check
Self-powered microalgae street lamp absorbs CO2 More efficient than trees, the microalgae caught the attention of the French biochemist Pierre Calleja who has invented a self-powered microalgae lamp that absorbs CO2 and is powered without electricity. These amazing planet saving features are tanks filled with water and microalgae that convert sunlight and carbon dioxide storing…