HOLDBAR Presents ‘Don’t Run Out’ at Paris Design Week 2015.With environmental issues becoming an ever more important dialogue within societies and cultures around the world, more than ever it is crucial for the design industry at large to look at ways to improve the way we do things in respect to...
Stories On Design // Sheds, Cabins & Retreats.Although humble in stature, these mini-structures speak of the ultimate luxury - the luxury of stillness and more time, and rare pleasures of direct connection with nature. There is no denying the fact that the concept of a minimal,...
Maruhiro Flagship Store by Yusuke Seki Features a Floor Made of 25,000 Pieces of Ceramic.Tokyo based designer Yusuke Seki shared with us his latest project - a flagship store for Maruhiro, leading producer of Hasami ceramics, pottery and porcelain in Japan. The store's conceptual and experiential focus is an arresting stacked...
Planchonella House by Jesse Bennett // Cairns, Australia.Architect and builder Jesse Bennett designed Planchonella House with a simple idea in mind - to create joyful spaces, which inspire and enrich daily life. Set in tropical North Queensland, the house embraces heritage rainforest surrounds...
Cafe Fargo by Davidson Rafailidis // Buffalo, NY.Cafe Fargo by Davidson Rafailidis Architecture, converts a formerly neglected corner store into a small coffee shop in residential area of Buffalo. Working with a tight budget and avoiding the large amount of cost associated with climate...
Jorge Penadés Transforms Offcuts From Leather Factories into Structural Skin.Jorge Penades devised a new production method that transforms the apparently worthless waste from leather factories, into an innovative material that is made 100% from an animal source. The result is Structural Skin, a material-based...
Timber Community Food Hub by University of Berkeley + Kengo Kuma.From the Japanese architectural firm of Kengo Kuma and a team of students at UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design comes "Nest We Grow," an elaborate timber community food hub recently constructed on the island of Hokkaido. The...
‘Hair Highway’ Collection Made From Human Hair by Studio Swine.Hair Highway by Studio Swine is a collection of beautifully polished vessels and small objects made from human hair. By combining hair with a natural resin, the designers have created a composite material that provides a sustainable...
Iconic Swedese Lamino Chair Gets Reinterpreted by Nudie Jeans.Celebrating the 70th anniversary of furniture producer Swedese, Nudie Jeans have collaborated on a limited edition interpretation of the iconic Lamino chair, unveiled last week at Stockholm Furniture Fair. Nudie chose materials that age...
