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Poets and other types of dreamers have looked at clouds and somehow wished they could be touched, or perhaps they could wander with them.
This dream is explored with this installation designed by the Canadian design firm Mason Studio. They have created a field of clouds for the Toronto Design Offsite Festival 2013. Read more
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The recent meteor strike over Russia has shaken anybody who thought that these things only happened in the minds of scientists and film makers.
It is fortuitous therefore that a Russian architect, Alexander Remizov, has created a proposal for an Ark able to withstand floods and earthquake. It raises the question as to what provision we should make for disaster recovery? Read more
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A travelling exhibition with the intriguing name of “Pop Up My Bathroom” is already provoking interesting ideas. This one, “Bathroom Bubble”, is a luxury bathroom that … can be installed anywhere!
It commands a 360 degree view through its plastic membrane and brings a whole new dimension to the concept of personal, private space. Read more
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One of London’s summer delights, architecturally speaking, is the the Serpentine Pavilion. This year it will be designed by the young Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto. Read more
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A Polish design studio have put a spotlight on food waste by creating this table from stale baguettes. Studio rygalik used the amount of food wasted in Vienna as a case study, and found that the waste, could in theory, feed half the population of Gratz!
Baguette table makes the point in a particularly sculptural way. Read more
