Turn Your Office Into A Gym
By Joop de Boer
We’ve always been passionate about modular and flexible furniture concepts that allow for multiple functions. Here we’ve got another great example that combines two apparently incompatible functions. Industrial designer Darryl Agawin came up with ‘No, Sweat!’, a piece of office furniture that completely converts into a gym set-up. The three-element workspace furniture set that can be easily changed when one’s in desperate need of a work-out.
Read more →Indoor Street Food Stall Pops Up In London
Creative studio eks why zed designed the interior of this temporary bun shop in London. The lay-out of the 10 square meters shop is inspired by the Japanese ‘izakaya’ format, and shows that low-cost can make a big impact.
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Takushi! Tokyo’s Lovely Taxi Lights
By Joop de Boer
Tokyo is one of those cities with a very outspoken and recognizable style. This becomes even more clear when you take a look at remarkable lights on the roof of its taxis. The Japanese capital is filled with these colorful expressions that give identity to each of the cabs. Lifestyle and travel blog Been Seen refers to the Takushi signs as a “passing parade of neon art”.
Read more →Pop-Up Hotel Room Folds Out Of A Suitcase
By Bob Wiebes
Travelling isn’t cheap. Even after you’ve paid for your flight, there is still the challenge of finding an affordable hotel. Trying to find the balance between cheap and comfortable is an art in itself, but Swiss-made portable hotel room Hotello might just make our search a lot easier.
Read more →Spruce Stove: An Innovation In Burning Wood
By Joop de Boer
The Dutch product designer Roel de Boer (also known for his tree huts) and Michiel Martens came up with a new type of stove. The so-called Spruce Stove was presented during the Salone del Mobile in Milan, earlier this month.
Read more →Local, Authentic, Sustainable: The Style Of The New Artisan Economy
By Ted Pouls
The so-called New Artisan Economy has become hotter than hot in our cities. This trend is especially visible in the form of new, small-scale companies focusing on local craftsmanship. Consumers are more and more demanding for local products that are produced in a sustainable way, with care for the environment. Keywords in the New Artisan Economy are local, authentic and sustainable, whether we’re talking chocolate, jeans or bicycles.
Read more →Nomadic Creative Agency Pops Up Around The World
The more humanity becomes portable, the more work gets flexible. Two years ago we claimed that the new office is no office. Following that idea, a group of students at Hyper Island decided to tour the world and pop up as a creative agency where needed.
Read more →Jules Basement: A Bar You’ll Probably Never See The Inside Of
By Bob Wiebes
During the early twenties and thirties, the ‘speakeasy’ started to pop-up throughout the United States, illegaly selling alcoholic beverages as a result of the Prohibition. Although alcohol is now very much legal, the speakeasy concept happens not to be dead just yet with the opening of Jules Basement, a new exclusive bar in Mexico City.
Read more →Plug-In Capsule Hotel Gives New Life To Vacant Building In Moscow
A while ago we featured the Sleepbox, a movable, 4-square meters capsule that functions as a comfortable and modern hotel room. The concept’s best feature, that it can be ‘plugged in’ anywhere, has been brought into reality as its designers have transformed a vacant building in downtown Moscow into a true Sleepbox Hotel.
Read more →Pre-Fabricated Brand Identity For Sale!
By Joop de Boer
Identity and product designer Ben Pierrat offers a complete brand identity for sale. His brand Hessian comes with a name, website, diverse style elements, many logos and all the other elements that make a good identity. The only thing the buyer has to come up with is the product or service that the brand wants to sale.
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