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September 2011, 28
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atelier tekuto: mobile smile project
published 09.28.11
currently in production, this housing initiative provides victims of the 2011 tohoku earthquake and tsunami with easily transported and quickly installed dwellings which double as a long-term residential solution.
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hi matic hotel paris: an urban ecolodge
published 09.28.11
now open, designboom returned to the hi-matic hotel to see if it is truly living up to its environmental standards. we were pleasantly surprised with how efficiently it merges ecological sustainability and comfort at affordable rates, while still remaining trendy.
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eliumstudio: express side tables
published 09.28.11
creating the essence of a table out of the most basic of materials, the structure of the express side table is reduced to its simplest expression: a lampshade frame
and a tray that are assembled together with a rope.
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moshe safdie: condominium at bishan central
published 09.28.11
the 38-story residential complex in singapore provides high density housing with family amenities and lusciously planted community gardens.
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veronika wildgruber: softwood cushion chairs
published 09.28.11
expressing the soft appearance of cushions, upon closer inspection, one observes that the seat and back of each chair is sculpted in solid wood, hand carved to give tufted and quilted looks.
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cayce zavaglia: embroidered portraits
published 09.28.11
realistic impressions of people are executed using crewel embroidery wool, for which over time the artist has created a system of sewing threads in a sequence that gives the appearance of a particular color or tone.
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ICU architects office: kok
published 09.28.11
a three-dimensional composition of horizontal and vertical voids, the collective residential building promotes a sense of communication and openness between inhabitants as well as with the city.
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rafael violy architects: firstsite contemporary art
published 09.27.11
this museum's crescent shaped galleries display contemporary art juxtaposed amidst one of britain's first ancient roman settlements.
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typewriter cocktail machine
published 09.27.11
the typewriter-esque device allows you to literally, 'taste your own words' converting words into drinkable concoctions.
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