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January 2011, 25
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edouard françois: maison et objet 2011 - creator of the year
published 01.25.11
edouard françois is known for his multidisciplinary work and contribution towards 'green architecture', focusing on contemporary topics such as recycling, human use and fair trade.
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grégory marion: clothes peg for plants
published 01.25.11
the re-interpreted clothes peg attaches to the side of a pot where it twists and bends to accommodate growing vegetation.
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atelier A5: FW.house
published 01.25.11
featuring three hovering volumes within the levels of the house, the design aims to create vertical flow through the space.
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anna ter haar: cinderella series
published 01.25.11
questioning the way we explore and interpret the strength of glass, the collection structurally integrates hand blown glass bubbles onto the arms and legs of chairs.
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stephan jaklitsch architects: marc jacobs tokyo flagship store
published 01.25.11
the clothing line's first free-standing flagship store, the project employs a 'kosakubutsu', a common building element, that sits above the structure's official 'shadow line' to double the visual height of the shop.
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yi-cong lu: panel
published 01.25.11
'panel' shifts easily from table to room divider to shelf to roof, depending solely on its configuration and the needs of the user.
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martín berasategui system - self decanting bottle
published 01.25.11
the spanish chef, martín berasategui has designed a bottle that decants wine sediments and keeps them from rising at the moment of pouring.
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off architecture: block 39
published 01.24.11
featuring a flat futuristic volume balanced on top of a landmass, the science center aims to create a new territorial and landscape typology while working within the existing urban framework.
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air-purifying dress
published 01.24.11
part of a larger project that seeks crowdsourced solutions to address the poor quality of air in urban spaces, the prototype dress utilizes pollutant-absorbing concrete to purify the air as it is worn.
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shai akram + andrew haythornthwaite: furniture landscape at queen of hoxton
published 01.24.11
the system is a landscape of surfaces including prop bars for standing and drinking, seats and tables connected to one another by archways of scaffolding.
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