Filtered Rays: Yinka Ilori has created a kaleidoscopic pavilion in Berlin
London-based designer Yinka Ilori created a vibrant pavilion named Filter Rays that explores the relationship between light and colour.
Truly Design Crew creates a giant anamorphic mural in Milan
Truly Design Crew combines art, design and innovation with an anamorphic mural celebrating the plurality of perspectives and sustainability.
Mana Sazegara unveils vibrant furniture design collections in New York City
Architectural benches, multi-dimensional mirrors, modular stools and pop rugs. Mana Sazegara presents two brand-new design collections playing with geometry and colour.
BMW chameleon car changes colour at the touch of a button
Are you ready to drive a chameleon car harnessing the technology of Kindle’s electronic paper? At CES 2022, BMW unveiled the potential for future interior and exterior applications of the colour-changing E Ink coating in automotive.
Exposing the true colours of marketing… From Pantone Very Pery to chocolate purple battles
Archipanic looks into the true colours of marketing, starting from Very Pery, Pantone’s 2022 colour of the year, to Cadbury’s Royal Purple and Milka’s lilac but also Anish Kapoor’s blackest black and the pinkest pink.
In Milan, designers rethink marble and stone with sustainability in mind
Stefan Scholten, Birgitte Due Madsen and Studio Pepe present exquisite design projects challenging unsustainable marble and stone production processes.
Architects and locals transform Bell Park into a vibrant community space in Chicago
A shock-pink block party structure for communal gathering and an architectural-scale urban painting revive a vacant lot in Bell Park, Chicago.
Masquespacio’s colour-themed interiors for BUN restaurant opens in Turin
A welcoming green space, pink alcoves and a blue pool-hued zone for underwater-like dinners. Masquespacio’s interiors for the new BUN restaurant in Turin invite for a chromatic burger experience.
Proud Little Pyamid: Adam Nathaniel Furman ‘monumentalises joy’ in London
Adam Nathaniel Furman has created ‘Proud Little Pyamid,’ a giant psychedelic installation in the heart of Kings Cross.
9 of the most iconic and inclusive Pride flags explained
It’s Pride month! We look into the graphic design of 9 Pride flags celebrating the open-minded and inclusive fluid diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual – LGBT – community and beyond.
Everyone is awesome: LEGO® celebrates diversity with a LGBT+ design set
The LEGO® Everyone is Awesome buildable display model is inspired by the iconic rainbow flag, which symbolizes love and acceptance by the LGBTQIA+ community.
Flamboyant postmodernist architect Helmut Jahn dies in a bycycle accident aged 81
Helmut Jahn, the Flash Gordon of architecture, brought a ‘glitzy’ and bombastic attitude to postmodernism, from Chicago to Berlin, Philadelphia, Bangkok and beyond.
KNIT! phygital exhibition: international designers explore the potential of Kvadrat’s textiles
Vibrant interlocked convivial chairs, duct-taped blankets and ceramic tableware moulded with a fabric imprint are among the projects by international emerging designers on show at Kvadrat’s KNIT! phygital exhibition.
Memphis Group-inspired EBBA chair allows to mix and match graphic lines and colours
Thai design studios KAOI and THINKK translated Ettore Sottsass’ bold design into the playful EBBA chair which can be composed according the user’s personal taste.
BUZAO’s HALO design collection blends gradient colour with hazed glass
Rainbow gradient splashes and geometrical misty glass surfaces contrast in BUZAO’s HALO design collection for Gallery All.
I29 reinterprets the historic spaces of the Felix Mertis palace in Amsterdam with a colour-driven interior design
Splashes of colour, custom furniture and and contemporary interiors reference the glorious past of the Felix Mertis building in the Dutch Capital.
Colourful DESIGN BAR by Fredrik Paulsen blends contemporary aesthetics and gastronomy
Soft geometric shapes and mint, purple and deep red interiors thrive in Fredrik Paulsen’s DESIGN BAR at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair.
DiCE smart home device changes colour to make your home environmentally friendly
What if it a hand gesture or a swipe on the phone could monitor and control the energy consumption and environmental performance of your home? DiCE smart home device helps to check on air quality, control energy waste and monitor plants health through a colorful interactive design.
Yinka Ilori’s colourful Christmas tree at Sanderson London hotel
As you walk in the lobby of the Sanderson London hotel, Yinka Ilori’s colourful Christmas tree glows, framed by modernist architecture and eclectic interiors.
7 ‘Classic Blue’ atypical design and architectural projects going beyond the Pantone® hype
A cafe where to smell and taste pure blue-ness, an urban blue ‘lightscape’ installation raising awareness on climate change and a Russian Suprematism-inspired monochromatic bar in Moscow… 7 Classic Blue atypical projects going beyond the Pantone® hype!
Classic Blue is the colour of the year according to Pantone®. How visionary!
Experts at the Pantone® Color Institute declared that Classic Blue is the 2020 trending-colour. Doesn’t it sounds as if a global team of food arbiters announced cheese as the dairy product of the year?
De StraatMakers exhibition maps the urban colours of Eindhoven residents’ favourite venues
De StraatMakers collaborative installation, Atelier NL has invited Eindhoven’s residents to collect soil samples in their favourite urban places “to reflect on the unique characteristics of the very place we call home”.
Maxim Kashin’s ‘purple Suprematist’ pavilion invites to relax beyond time and space
Maxim Kashin has created a purple suprematist interior design highlighting the superiority of colour over the form and the pure geometry of space.
Maison Objet Fall 2019: 6 indie designs blending colours and materials in Paris
Colorful ‘brut vessels’ inspired by Le Corbusier’s architecture, ‘galactic’ tableware tuning with a David Bowie 80’s hit and dyed marble… At Maison & Objet Fall 2019, designers blended materials with colours in unexpected ways.
Pamela Tan weaves colourful strings for her PROJECTION: KITE installation
Pamela Tan’s PROJECTION: KITE colourful installation explodes the architecture of a kite to create a sense of festivity in Malaysia.
Inside the renovated Pavilion Le Corbusier in Zürich now open to the public
Pavilion Le Corbusier in Zürich has reopened after an extensive renovation that brought to life the architect’s final masterpiece. Conceived as ‘a synthesis of the arts’, the building combines art, architecture and life – with colors, iconic furniture and modernist interiors harmoniously blending with the surrounding garden.
Peeta paints large-scale optical illusions blending street art and architecture
“Unexpectedly, from my experience, the strongest street art lovers are generally older people who find a new way to live their city evaluating its aesthetics and social potentials, while younger generations harness art from Social Media,” says to Archipanic Italian street artist Peeta.
Daedalum ‘luminarium’ by Architects of Air is a mesmerizing sculpture of color and light
Dedalum new ‘luminarium’ by Architects of Air is inspired by Greek mythology, Roman architecture and somewhere between a womb and a cathedral.
Adam Nathaniel Furman’s ‘clumsy’ and colourful furniture collection is a “bourgeois’ nightmare”
Bold colors and patterns inspired by Sottsass and Mendini vibrate in Adam Nathaniel Furman’s ultimate collection developed with Abet Laminati.
2LG Studio dresses ercol’s LOVE Seats for London Pride
2LG studio’s fresh twist on the iconic LGBT+ rainbow flag dresses ercol’s iconic seat “to champion love, freedom, joy and ultimately, the belief that everyone has a right to be themselves.”