Author: Richelle Sibolboro
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IN VITRO by Tat Chao
Montreal-based designer Tat Chao has created IN VITRO, an upcycled collection that takes the beauty of glassware and crystal and transforms them into new pieces. The handmade items were carefully chosen from second-hand shops and then were assembled with a simple bounding adhesive. The ensemble demonstrates the ‘Slow Design’ trend, exhibiting the rebirth from the…
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Flask by Tom Dixon
British design and manufacturing company Tom Dixon has design GEM. Part of the Rough and Smooth collection, presented at this year’s 2013 Salone del Mobile in Milan, Italy, like a mysterious chemistry experiment FLASK is a spherical object made up of two, hand-blown, glass components, with a ridged and rounded base and a smoked-glass hood.
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GEM by Tom Dixon
British design and manufacturing company Tom Dixon has design GEM. Part of the Rough and Smooth collection, presented at this year’s 2013 Salone del Mobile in Milan, Italy, the series comprises angular lights, tables and mirrors, sand cast from nickel-plated aluminum, taking inspiration from the faces of cut gemstones.
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Cell Lighting by Tom Dixon
British design and manufacturing company Tom Dixon has design CELL, a lighting collection part of the Rough and Smooth series, presented at this year’s 2013 Salone del Mobile in Milan, Italy. Each Cell is made from layers of minutely etched, polished brass filtering light rays to throw a satisfyingly dappled glow casting intricate shadows on…
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Icon by Hariri Pontarini Architects
A new era in Ottawa’s skyline is about to commence with Icon, designed by Toronto-based firm Hariri Pontarini Architects. The mixed-use structure will be the capital’s tallest tower transforming the cityscape and driving sustainable growth in the city’s future development. The plan, which is part of the area’s revitalization, will bring a mix of uses…
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Swarm Chandelier by Zaha Hadid
The Swarm Chandelier for Established & Sons, designed by Zaha Hadid, expresses the sense of perpetual motion that characterizes the studio’s work. Its hundreds of reflective black crystals are suspended in petal-like volumes, as if thrown into space by a controlled explosion. From afar, the intricately layered chandelier appears as a unified whole, only revealing…
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Mercuric Marble Tables by Zaha Hadid
Mercuric Tables by Zaha Hadid for Citco are a reinterpretation of luxury and craft. The limited edition collection is a set of three tables made of black marquina and bianco di covelano marble. The gold vein that threads itself through the pieces exhibit the strength of the stone and the vigour of nature. The organic…
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Serif Shelf by Zaha Hadid
Designed by Zaha Hadid for Established & Sons the Seamless collection is a dialogue to geometry and materiality. The limited edition pieces are painted in a bespoke polyester colour and finished to the highest standard in a polyurethane lacquer. The Serif Shelf, pictured above expands on the architectural language that combines repetition and variation while…
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Aria & Avia by Zaha Hadid
Premiering at this year’s Salone del Mobile, Zaha Hadid has designed two chandeliers for Italian lighting company Slamp. Aria, is a suspension lamp made of 50 layers of Crystalflex®. Standing 130 cm in height and 90 cm in diameter, this piece is charged with a dramatic sense of motion combined with a weightless fluidity. Avia…
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Les Ailes Noires by +tongtong
Toronto-based studio +tongtong has designed a series of flexible and playful clothing racks. Les Ailes Noires, which is french for black wings, is a series of shapes that play with the sense of spatial and volumetric perception. The geometric welded steel collection features 11 pieces, that includes a full-length mirror, a wall-mounted sideboard with glass…
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Stone-Edge Tables
The Stone-Edge Table collection, premiering at the Milan Design Week, features seven wooden tables with embellished corner and leg details. The material which is traditionally used for counter-tops is taking on a new meaning and minimalistic beauty in this blended and contemporary form. Designed by Nendo for Caesarstone, the organically shaped pieces are crafted from…
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BLACK.SEE by J. Mayer H.
EIGEN + ART Lab in Berlin, Germany, is showcasing the works by Jürgen Mayer H. BLACK.SEE is an installation of free standing black sculptures with accompanying wall paintings that are also dark and mysterious. The three-dimensional components are made out of panels which have been milled out into lattice-like, irregular forms that seem rudimentary and…
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OLS Valley Residence by J. Mayer H.
Built on the hillside near Stuttgart, Germany, sits OLS House, a four person residence by J. Mayer H. Architects. Taking advantage of the panoramic views of the valley, the house is divided into areas for public and private areas. The elevated ground floor is equipped with a utility room and spa which opens up to…
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Intersections – New York City at Night
High above the towering buildings from the ‘city that never sleeps’, New York-based photographer Navid Baraty captures a series of images that look down from the dizzying heights to capture altered perspectives of the familiar yet chaotic street rhythm below.
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Toronto, You’ve Changed!
The facility is undergoing a major redevelopment, opening up to the community just as scads of new high-end retail and restaurants open their doors. It seems like a race to capitalize on sky-rocketing real estate values and reach an increasingly upwardly mobile crowd.
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Lost & Found items from Japan’s 311 earthquake
Toronto-based filmmakers John Choi and Nicolina Lanni have developed the film LOST & FOUND that looks to reunite recovered belongings from the 311 Japan earthquake with their original owners.
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There’s no place like home
The plaza hosted several dozen red shoes (both painted and patent) in long rows extending the length of the square. The static soles ranged from pumps to sneakers offering the once fashionable items a final platform on the sidewalk.
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PQ Eyewear by Ron Arad
London-based designer Ron Arad and Bob Karir of Karir eyewear present the PQ Eyewear collection in Toronto, Canada.
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Ron Arad at The Design Exchange
UK-based designer and architect Ron Arad presents his work at the Design Exchange.
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Building on Catalan Culture
The competition is unique to Catalonia, a region of northern Spain with its own history, language and a strong independence movement.
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It’s a small world by Slinkachu
The following series features images from UK-based artist Slinkachu. The tiny installations consist of small painted train set characters which are positioned, photographed and left on the urban streets.
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Jürgen Mayer H. goes public
Richelle Sibolboro met with German architect Jürgen Mayer H. to discuss his urban projects and the meaning behind their design and construction. Nowadays, public and private seems to be blurring. We have a very kind of public presence when we are at home. We have social media to share your thoughts your ideas with more…
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Venice’s High Tide High Line
The high tide in Venice, Italy is an occurrence that happens during the winter months. To deal with the rising waters, tourists and residents navigate through the city on raised wooden platforms and sport rubber boots to stay dry.
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