Category: SHELTER
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The iPhone 6S 3D Touch: A Touch of Class
It is hard to imagine Apple innovating any more aggressively than they already do, although the iPhone 6S has already pushed the brands’ boundaries of advancement further. This is thanks largely to an impressive, pressure-sensitive touchscreen, which is three-dimensional and allows for a seamless navigational process. Although the concept of a 3D touchscreen is nothing…
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Poltrona Frau x Taiwan Design Contest. Wining chair to be presented at the 2016 Salone del Mobile
The “Taiwan Design Contest” has been won by architect Lu Shi-Chieh, whose “Ming’s Heart” chair will be officially presented at the 2016 Salone del Mobile Furniture Fair. Inspired by the austere and clean lines of Chinese chairs of the Ming period and enriched by the culture of Poltrona Frau’s handcraftsmanship and leatherwork, this small armchair…
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This is not a bottle! Homage to the bottle, source of intoxication
“This is not a bottle!” at Mudac, Lausanne casts new light on wine containers. Mudac Museum and Valais Museum of the Vine and Wine are bringing together their collections to cast new light on wine containers. There are, and always have been, many possible variations upon the shape of a wine bottle. What stories could…
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Norman Foster: ‘I have no power as an architect, none whatsoever’
Ahead of a major urban design conference, the architect says we must plan for a more sustainable lifestyle – and discusses his disappointment at the likely rejection of his Thames Hub airport
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Martell hidden gems. Uniquely precious. Only one bottle available in the world.
Unique cognac bottles: Martell unveiled the unique “Martell hidden gems”. Open the safe door to discover the most Hidden Gems of the Martell House. In the historical site of the Martell House, located in Cognac, France, Martell is resting exceptional eaux-de-vie, some kept over a period spanning three centuries. Two of the oldest have been…
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Does architecture need to be original?
An in-depth symposium in New York discussed the vexed question of authenticity in architecture through the lens of copyright law