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December 2010, 01
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matali crasset: dar hi eco-retreat in tunisia - part 1
published 12.01.10
parisian designer matali crasset envisioned an experimental eco-retr eat and spa in nefta, a tiny village at the foot of a palm-tree oasis in southern tunisia. Dar HI is a compound with 17 units, ranging from cube-shaped, flat-roofed, ocher-clay houses and brick caverns to dune-like rooms with sleek minimalist furnishings and brightly-colored walls. the Dar HI is crasset_s first foray into architecture. designboom visited the place before its official opening.
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RADICALLY PORSCHE scholarship contest
published 12.01.10
we expect to receive innovative and original pattern designs for the CAYMAN model range that enhance the visual appeal of the sports vehicle. we want to be surprised by your refined 'all-over' designs, repeating or non repeating patterns, whose motifs will translate well into a design covering the entirety of a PORSCHE CAYMAN car.
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hector ruiz velazquez: ceramic house
published 12.01.10
the 54m2 attic apartment is solely made using a ceramic dry system installation that can be reused if one has to move house.
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makoto yamaguchi design: cafe / house in akiyama
published 12.01.10
featuring a number of wide framing windows, the design expands the 120 m2 domestic and commercial space by blurring the boundaries of inside and outside.
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alvaro puntoni: querosene house
published 12.01.10
a main feature of this three storey residence are it's walls which house a library of 7500 books.
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the last newspaper
published 11.30.10
as the internet emerged, the world of the newspaper began a slow decline, but this wasn_t always the case.
as the new exhibition _the last newspaper_ at new museum in new york shows, the newspaper was once a thriving industry
and a source of reference for many artists.
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proverbial wallets
published 11.30.10
now that we spend so much of our money through electronic means, it is often difficult to gauge our spending habits without the physical reminder of cash.
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sebastian neitsch: kunstrasen
published 11.30.10
kunstrasen is the name of a small robotic device developed by designer sebastian neitsch.
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recession design
published 11.30.10
while the economic crisis did have an impact on the design world, a group of young designers took the opportunity to explore extremely low cost, do-it-yourself design projects.
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fernando brizio: 'what you see is not' for droog
published 11.30.10
the furniture object is a combination of function and illusion. the cabinet itself has been reduced to a two-dimensional image (a decal which is hung on the wall), accompanied by a three-dimensional detail - an open drawer extending from the cabinet graphic which is ideal for storing bedside reading material.
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zwarts & jansma: landshape
published 11.30.10
the firm has been selected as one of the five finalists for a next generation wildlife crossing at west vail pass, colorado in the US.
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