A Narrative Experience In A Patchwork City
Recently we stumbled upon this stunning 1:200 patchwork of a city that Dutch architecture student Arne Lijbers created at the Waag Society fab lab in Amsterdam. Lijbers used only three ingredients — cardboard, glue and a laser cutter. He says it took him a month to build his imaginary city, but the result is great. Click here for more […]
Temporary Architecture Now!
Cologne-based publisher Taschen is known for its picture-rich books that focus on art, design and architecture. In 2011 it launched Temporary Architecture Now!, a publication that sets itself apart from the other architecture books in Taschen's collection.
The Origami Phone Concept
For being light, strong and recyclable, cardboard has been used a lot lately in architecture and design. The Chinese designer Chengyuan Wei also chose this humble material to revisit the phone design. Composed of simple components, the Origami Phone unfolds from flat into a minimalistic 3D handset. Simple and functional, a good design lesson. The […]
A Portable Emergency Toilet From Japan
Last week Bit Rebels wrote an interesting piece about the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan. Although media attention in general has smoothly faded away and also focuses mainly on reports on radio-activity in Fukushima, Japan still has some major rebuilding issues to deal with. Electricity and tapwater are still not available at many places […]
Looking Cool At The Coffee Bar
Somehow geeks and coffee have become an inseparable combination over the last few years. Coffee bars are furnished with nerds and laptops, tweeting about the inspiring brainstorms they have had with other geeks. In our 2011 trend forecast we have observed how the ubiquitous coffee bar has become a showroom for lifestyle. We also described […]
Book Review: Made Of…
Gestalten is a Berlin-based publisher known for its visually oriented books on architecture, urbanism and design. Made of… New Materials Sourcebook for Architecture and Design, written by architect Christiane Sauer, is such a publication. Whereas new materials and innovations in architecture and design are practically always presented by boring corporate brochures, this book takes another approach […]
