Björk performs in 3D printed Rottlace mask based on her facial structure
Icelandic musician Björk unveils the Rottlace mask, a 3D printed design by Neri Oxman that was shaped from the artist’s musculoskeletal system.
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter design the world’s first Children Centre developed with children
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter develops kids’ ideas and wishes to design a volumetric and silvery-wrapped children centre in Copenhagen.
HAY 2016 collections and new lighting-brand wrong.london debut in a labirinth of rooms
A maze of interiors allows visitors to discover HAY 2016 collections including flatpacked sofas and outdoor furniture by the Bouroullec Brothers, a perforated plastic moulded chair by Scholten & Baijings as well as the new lightings of debuting brand wrong.london.
Blå Station celebrates 30 years of out-of-the-box design in Milan
Blå Station celebrates 30 years of out-of-the-box furniture born from international collaborations at their Milan furniture store… Because “Design is a sustainable investment that needs to be tried and touched for real, not with just a remote click” said at Blå Station to ArchiPanic.
Landskating: 9 great stories of concrete ramps from Tokyo to Paris
Landskating: 9 great stories of concrete ramps from Tokyo to Paris… What happens when architects and skaters team up to make cities friendlier?
SmallerObjects, bigger revenue: Claesson Koivisto Rune new business model sees designers and entrepreneurs
SmallerObjects presents a new collection developed by international designers who believed in Claesson Koivisto Rune alternative royalty model.
Iceland: extremely Nordic design goes on show at the Aurora exhibition
Aurora exhibition at Stockholm Furniture Fair offers the chance to dig into the unique features of each Nordic country. We picked Iceland. Here extreme conditions became the cradle for a distinct creative approach: sulphure designs, flat-packed paper lamps and even furniture made of whale bones and shark teeth.
Modernism reimagined: Norm Architects and Anderssen & Voll design new collections for Menu A/S
Renown designers created Menu new collections of chairs, accessories and tableware according to the motto “Modernism Reimagined”.
Republic Fritz Hansen gives new life to Arne Jacobsen’s Oxford Chair
Iconic design for XXI century charisma. Republic of Fritz Hansen updates the empowering sling silhouette of Arne Jacobsen’s Oxford Chair.
Vertical cemetery: a respectful reconversion of a grain silo on Malmö harbour
Swedish students propose to turn a disused grain silo into a columbarium-inspired vertical cemetery as a sensitive solution for Malmö port area.
Northern Lighting 2016
Northern Lighting launches Buddy, Birdy and Granny; quirky light-design companions that touch base with ergonomics and nordic feel.
Iittala and Issey Miyake present a home collection for everyday rituals
Minimal and simple home collection by Iittala with fashion designer Issey Miyake highlights Japan and Finland increasingly similar aesthetics.
Nordic Cinema flat-packs IKEA…
Pop-corns, comfy seats and good-humour, Nordic cinema meets IKEA: get ready for flat-packed vendetta and odd furniture-mates.
Normann Copenhagen launches Nic Nac storage collection
Nic Nac: Nicholai Wiig Hansen designs Norman Copenhagen new collection of colourful and glossy steel containers and trays to keep things in order with style.
TALENTS À LA CARTE 2016: Scandinavian designers experiment on materials
Baked upholstered mirrors, chemically oxidated sculptures, and poured bowls with fluid patterns. Emerging Scandinavian designers showcase their alchemic attitude at Maison&Objet’s exhibition TALENTS À LA CARTE.
Ice Hotel in Lapland features design ice-suites to snuggle under in before spring melt
A forest of Gothic columns, the set of a horror movie, and even an elephant in the room. Sculptors and architects from around the world design art suites of the soon-to-be-melted Ice Hotel in Northern Sweden.
by Lassen launches Frame 2D-looking design shelves
Frame design collection of cubic shelves that look like 2D drawings allows endless compositions and can be hung on the wall or simply seat on the floor.
Moreau Kusunoki Architectes wins Guggenheim Helsinki competition
Winning proposal by Moreau Kusunoki Architectes for Guggenheim Helsinki competition features a hub of darkly cladded pavilions.
Louis Poulsen relaunches an iconic PH lamp
Danish brand Louis Poulsen relaunches an iconic PH lamp by architect Poul Henningsen: the new PH 3½-2½ will be available with an oxidising copper shade.
Transparent Speaker by start up PEOPLE PEOPLE
Transparent Speaker by Swedish start up and design agency PEOPLE PEOPLE brings music, wireless cutting-edge design and a sustainable approach in the living room.
Claesson Koivisto Rune w151: giant conical lamps
Wästberg launches a conical set of supersized pendants that rebalances the original role of the lamp itself: to create a room in the room. Design by Claesson Koivisto Rune.
Form Chair
Form chair by Simon Legald for Normann Copenhagen merges hundreds of chairs from design history.
Trollstigen Visitor Centre: fjords architecture by RRA
Toughened by Norwegian hard winters, Trollstigen visitors center by Reiulf Ramstad Architects challenges wilderness with a concrete and cor-ten steel structure that stretches dramatically until plunging into the fjords’ mist.
Tension Lamp by Nick Ross: a Lighting to Fish For
Nick Ross’ Tension Lamp bends like a fishing rod and wins 2014 Muuto Talent Award.
Helsinki Guggenheim Museum: revealed the six finalists’s designs
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation unveiled the six shortlisted concept designs for Helsinki Guggenheim museum.
Pixelating Norway
Pixelated design by Snøhetta and The Metric System was selected for new notes by the Norway Central Bank and pays homage to Norwegian coastal landscapes.
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.
Kukkuluuruu by Marimekko
Inspired by the wildlife inhabiting Finnish forests, Sanna Annukka designed for Marimekko a collection with jazzy and quirky graphics for tableware, fabrics and home accessories.
Nordic Architecture in Africa
The exhibition in the Nordic Pavilion in Venice shows how modern Scandinavian architecture became an essential component of foreign aid to East Africa in the period 1960–80, and how the ideals of the Nordic welfare system found expression in a number of construction projects.