Interior Design Blog
Eco-friendly pavilion from 2000 recycled beer crates
August 31, 2010
August 31, 2010
Eco-friendly architecture is in vogue around the world with innovative building materials cropping up. The latest is 2000 beer crates used to make Boxel, a temporary experimental pavilion created by digital design students from the University of Applied Sciences in Detmold, Germany within a week. Turning beer crate into building is sure an eye-popper!!
Unmissable designs at Decorex and Tent
August 27, 2010
August 27, 2010
Jenny Brewer, idfx
Amidst the frantic to-and-fro through the countless stands of Decorex and Tent London this September, there are two places that every visitor is sure to see - the café and the bathrooms! Wallpaper and fabric designer Louise Body and branding design studio Vonsung will be using this fact to their advantage, with Body designing the bathroom walls at Decorex, and Vonsung creating a pop-up café and bar at Tent London.
Urban Picnic
Jenny Brewer, idfx
This bank holiday weekend furniture designer Gareth Neal will be taking over neglected spaces around East London, creating pop-up urban picnic sites for Londoners as part of the Vauxhall Collective's Great British Weekend initiative. With ping-pong, egg and spoon races, hula-hoops and a selection of specially made furniture in newly grassy spaces, the event promises a fun, summer fete atmosphere for city picnickers.
9/11 Museum: Commemoration to the Twin Tower tragedy
August 20, 2010
August 20, 2010
Not too many people would like to be reminded of the tragic tales of 9/11. At the same time not too many would like to forget what happened on that fateful day. The 9/11 Museum, being built 70 feet below ground zero, is unfolding as a chilling reminder of the gap created in the Manhattan skyline after the collapse of the twin towers.
The Future: It's in IKEA's hands
August 18, 2010
August 18, 2010
Jenny Brewer, idfx
Last Thursday a panel of well-known design commentators including Naomi Cleaver, Oliver Heath and Charlie Luxton gathered at the Barbican Centre to discuss what our kitchens will look like in 2040. The event marked the launch of a Future Kitchen report, commissioned by IKEA and carried out by The Future Laboratory, which sparked an animated debate between the designers, architects and analysts, as well as the consumer audience. 'We need a kitchen that gives us more control, and works for us,' Cleaver explained.
RUX Vanishing Mosque concept wins 'Design as Reform' competition
The image of a prayer space has been traditionally represented as an iconic haven within the public sphere and a realm of serenity within four walls. However, the Vanishing Mosque by Manhattan-based design studio RUX in UAE capsizes all these notions. What if a mosque was not a building? What if it simply vanishes into the fabric of a city?
A truly innovative idea, the concept presented by RUX is the winning entry in the Mosque category at the 'Design as Reform' competition organised by Dubai-based Traffic. The mosque is not conceived as a building; rather it is woven into the urban fabric of the city. The orientation is in the direction of Mecca, while using a forced perspective to remind worshipers of the eternities ahead.
Brennan & Burch focus on interiors
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Regulars on our wallpaper pages at idfx, fashion and interiors brand Brennan & Burch have made the decision to leave behind the clothing and accessories side to concentrate on surface design.
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