Twelve flower-shaped chairs blooming with design
Archipanic’s new design contributor Antonella Galimberti collects 12 flower-shaped chairs and design stories to celebrate spring with comfy alcoves, vibrant petals and crafted bouquets.
Pipe Dreams: optimism blooms in Paola Sakr’s collection of tubular vases
Simple shapes and materials, resilience and a positive attitude are the ingredients of the ‘Pipe Dreams’ collection of vases by young Lebanese designer Paola Sakr.
Moooi’s Hortensia Armchair is made from 30.000 flower petals
Have you ever taken a seat in a blooming flower? Born as an impossible digital project on Instagram, the Hortensia Armchair by Andrés Reisinger & Júlia Esqué is a dream come true thanks to Moooi, and now available to all in real life.
Spring is in the air at Collect 2021. And so is the will to restart after a these trouble times
Collect 2021: at the 17th edition of the only gallery-presented art and crafts fair, many are the pieces inspired by budding plants, blooming flowers and thriving reefs. It’s about time to leave the winter behind. Check the pieces we liked the most.
Atelier Boelhouwer’s ‘Insectology: Food For Buzz’ project let urban bees thrive
Urban greenspaces are not that bug-friendly. With the ‘Insectology: Food For Buzz’ project Matilde Boelhouwer teamed up with engineers and biologist to devise artificial flowers allowing bees, bumblebees and other impollinators to thrive and literally make some buzz in town!
Tokyo Olympics’ design: up-cycled medals and retro-style pictograms
Tokyo Olympics’ design: medals made from discarded smartphones, torches upcycling temporary constructions in the wake of the Fukushima calamity and pictograms inspired by the icons firstly introduced for Tokyo 1964 Games.
Cherry blossoms inspired Tokujin Yoshioka to design the Tokyo 2020 Olympics’ torch as a symbol of peace
Japanese Designer Tokujin Yoshioka unveils new images of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch which is made from recycled aluminium originally used in the construction of prefabricated housing units in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster.
Happy 2020 from Archipanic!
We wish you a blooming new year!
Jean Nouvel’s National Museum of Qatar opens to the public
Interlocking concrete disks compose Jean Nouvel’s National Museum of Qatar, a cutting edge architecture merging with the desert landscape. Inside, 11 galleries narrate the history of the country with multi-sensorial exhibitions.
Marcin Rusak’s Perma collection upcycles discarded flowers
Petals, stems and buds from the excess accumulated by florists create exquisite patterns in Marcin Rusak’s Perma bespoke furniture.
Fuorisalone 2018: 7 secret gardens, eclectic forests and green pavilions in Milan
Four seasons flourishing under the same roof, a glowing-city at Brera Botanic Orchard and a forest of lanterns under the castle. Nature conquers Milan Design Week 2018; discover green pavilions by Kengo Kuma, piuarch, Mario Cucinella, Carlo Ratti and more…
Secolo XXI debuts in Milan with the Giardino Botanico collection of velvet chairs
The Giardino Botanico collection by Artefatto Design Studio for Secolo XXI pays homage to the pure and simple elegance of Nature.
Maison & Objet 2018: 5 exquisite vases set to reign over the living room with style
Composite vase-bouquets, feminine and elegant linear designs and architectural concrete inspirations. Archipanic picked 5 exquisite vases on show at Maison & Objet 2018.
Preview Fuorisalone 2017: 7 blooming designs in Milan
Spring kicks in with Milan Design Week just around the corner. We selected 7 blooming designs and installations by Nendo, Front, Piuarch and more on show at Fuorisalone 2017.
Hydrangeas blossom in Marimekko S/S 2017 design collections
Marimekko presents new design collections bring spring into homes with geometric hydrangeas and urban-inspired geometries.
Perrier-Jouët Fleurs des Rêves: colour-changing flowers by Bompas and Parr
Perrier-Jouët Fleurs des Rêves: Bompas and Parr created colour changing flours for an dreamy installation that blends the vernaculars of French decadence, chemistry and an ultra-exotic flower shop.
Missoni Home tableware blossom with multicolour floral designs
Multicolour floral patterns bloom in Missoni Home tableware collections in collaboration with the historical porcelain manifacturer Richard Ginori 1735.
Perrier-Jouët Ephemeral Design by mischer’traxler
At DesignMiami/ 2014, Perrier-Jouët installation by mischer’traxler featured a mechanical garden that bloomed when you moved away from it and botanical patterns that blossomed from mirrors to the walls as soon as you turned away.
Wig Vase
Young designer Tania da Cruz designed Wig vase, a ceramic creation inspired by Amedeo Modigliani portraits that allows in-bud flower designers to go crazy experimenting floral hairstyles.
Garden Glory
Garden Glory design brand of green-fingers’ tools plays the tongue-in-cheek card to affabulate “glamorous people with dirty nails”.
Balance Vase Sets
Colourful clay vases lock together with a steel tray thanks to hidden magnets that keep them in a upright position. Design by Hallgeir Homstvedt for Muuto.
Studio Job Archives
NLXL browsed through Studio Job archives to present a wallpaper collection that pays homage to the estabilished design team.