Designs of the Year 2014. Nominations include students and design stars such as Zaha Hadid, John Pawson, Stephen Jones, David Chipperfield and Miuccia Prada. Looking for the very best in global Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphic, Product and Transport design? Welcome to Designs of the Year 2014. The 76 nominations for Designs of the Year … Read more
Sliding Nature: a new relationship between people’s living environments and nature. Japanese houses traditionally use “Fusuma” or “Shoji” paper sliding doors to take the gifts of nature into homes, such as pleasant breezes and soft sunlight. Thanks to the sliding doors, people can also enjoy the surrounding scenery. Thanks to the sliding doors, people … Read more
Furniture inspired by automotive brands. Milan Design Week, also known as Salone Del Mobile, is the world’s largest design exhibition. This year it was held April 9-13, 2014. Furniture makers, fashion house, and even automotive brands staged a variety of related events throughout Milan to highlight the appeal and originality of their designs. Bentley Home … Read more
Lexus’ Chief engineer Takeaki Kato and his team developed NX as a luxury vehicle that provides versatility and details unexpected in its class to young, urban drivers. The luxury Japanese automotive brand Lexus wants to impress Chinese car buyers visiting the 13th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition with their NX – Lexus’ first mid-size SUV … Read more
French luxury maison Hermès lights up this year’s Salone del Mobile and 18th-century Milan’s Palazzo Serbelloni on Corso Venezia with Hermès en lumière, luxury house’s first lighting range designed in collaboration with Italian designer Michele de Lucchi and French visual artist and light scenographer Yann Kersalé. Michele de Lucchi’s two ranges of light … Read more
The Bentley Hybrid Concept: The hybrid technology enhances even the pinnacle of luxury and performance. Bentley leads the way in bringing a new plug-in hybrid powertrain choice to the luxury automotive sector. The British luxury car manufacturer is envisioning a powerful and even more efficient future with the Bentley Hybrid Concept – a technology showcase … Read more