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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Carpet Of Shoelaces (Laces)

Nate Silverstein and Andrea Postenbog created "an evolving sculpture "- a carpet of flat shoe laces



Backoff carpet is easy to use, uncomplicated in courtship - it can be washed, wrung out and dried.


The creators claim that their creation - not just an ornament hearth, but a living structure, which is constantly changing and moving under your feet.


Say how many pairs of laces used in a carpet, the creators difficult

Currently, the carpet can be ordered on this site[http://www.shoelacerug.com/]. Carpets are available in two sizes: 1 meter by 2 meters and 2 meters by 4 meters. Color - black and white.
You can place your order on the carpet other coloring


The cost of the carpet 1 meter by 2 meters - $ 250, 2 meter by 4 meter - $ 500.


Saturday, September 26, 2009

Shop Romanticism In China

Shop Romanticism is in the area of Lake Xihu, near the center of Hangzhou. "Network" is made of metal frame, stirofoma, fiberglass, epoxy resin and covered with paint.





Saco Keichiro about your project:

"The customer asked me to do the interiors, which no one could repeat. Other requests not. I tried to grasp this idea and develop it further. Since no more wishes were not so, I asked the customer about the concept of the boutique and relationship selling clothes with the surrounding space. This eventually turned organic network, passing through the entire space of the boutique. Clothes - our second skin, the space - our third skin. And my design is somewhere between the clothes and space. "










Designer: Japanese architects Keiichiro Sako and Takeshi Ishizaka from SAKO Architects.
Location: Hangzhou, China

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Arabic Restaurant "Switch"

Well-known industrial designer Karim Rashid finished interior design Dubai restaurant "Switch". The peculiarity of "Switch" is that its futuristic curved walls constantly change their color. This design course is designed to help the restaurant achieve its primary goal - to make dinner something more than just a necessity.




Karim said that the "Switch" was created as "an oasis, free from chaos. Inside the restaurant, according to the designer, created a unique atmosphere. The name "Switch" means not only switching but also a change of direction, transformation, change. Karim asserts that due to the continuous change of color, prostratstvo restaurant supposedly sends the visitor a fascinating journey and makes dinner an unforgettable experience.




The restaurant under the guidance of top chef from South Africa prepared Mediterranean cuisine.

Monday, September 21, 2009

The Interlace In Singapore

New set of collective housing in Singapore, there is still in draft form, but it is localized on the map. This concept, presented by the Dutch architecture studio OMA, called The Interlace. It consists of 31 piled in a pyramid block that can hold 1 040 apartments at 170 thousand square meters of space (and 8 acres of terrain).






Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Beijing Bubble

The Beijing team of architects with the eloquent name of MAD ( "Crazy") completed construction of the first of a series of works conceived in the form of a bubble.

First, quite original structure, called "bubble Hutong 32", provides a toilet and a staircase in hatonge-traditional type of Chinese dwelling, which is based around a courtyard. Hatongi are now threatened with extinction due to the rapid development of Beijing.
The "Beijing bubble" of MAD provides for expansion of such bubbles in many hatongah city to improve living conditions, while maintaining the established urban landscape. The project was presented at the Venice Architectural Biennale in 2006. And now, three years later, the first bubble appeared in the small courtyard in Beijing.








Monday, September 14, 2009

Shattering Door By Leandro Erlich

Incredible art installation by Leandro Erlich, a talented artist from Argentina. It is currently on display at Luciana Brito gallery in São Paulo, Brazil.







For more cool projects by Leandro Erlich, visit leandroerlich.com.ar