craighton berman presents manual no4 5th anniversary launch.
chicago designer craighton berman‘s coffeemaker nº4 is a pour over brewer that celebrates the ritual of slow coffee. designed to be a serious pour-over brewer as well as a beautiful countertop object,...
View Articlecitizen centric cities – the sustainable cities index 2018.
above > london / courtesy arcadis in many cities, citizens face huge challenges to meet their basic needs of survival, including shelter, access to food, water and warmth. once these are met, the...
View Articlegreenport home by turett collaborative becomes living model for passive house...
architect wayne turett, after experiencing the benefits of living in the stunning all-electric passive house his firm designed for a year, the architect is well-versed to passionately express just how...
View Article2019 chicago architecture biennial week #7 calendar.
above > siisis, 2016 / bricks, digital prints on mdf, photographic prints, archival documents, mirror, acrylic / photos > gloria araya vincent meessen‘s work draws from history, assembling...
View Articlehousehold waste drives nendo design of n02 recycle chair for fritz hansen.
above > courtesy nendo and fritz hansen / photography akihiro yoshida household waste redesigned – introducing the n02 recycle chair from fritz hansen. n02 recycle is a new, all-purpose chair from...
View Articlelife-size sand traffic jam seen on miami beach during design miami/ 2019....
above > traffic jam (order of importance) the beach has been a symbol of leisure and prosperity for so many years, and in particular for miami but now there is a frontline feeling about the beach....
View Article2020 zero emissions all-electrified minified mini cooper se.
above> 2020 mini copper se / a heavier mini with a lighter carbon footprint, and maybe more nimble as her center of gravity is one inch lower. the mini se will start at $29,900 and be available...
View Articlenine yard studio creates a masterful minimal cabin concept.
a local architecture firm, nine yard studio serves up a modern cabin concept of three buildings: the main structure, a bunkhouse and wood store. as described by the architect: the three cabins include...
View Articlemaggie marilyn launches somewhere a consciously designed garment collection...
the complexities of pricing responsibly made clothing — increase product costs so you can pay workers more, or keep products cheap so that “sustainable” clothes will be more accessible? the designer...
View Article1920-21 mustang mach-e all-electric suv a hint of the past but mostly about...
if the new mustang mach-e doesn’t look like a duck nor walk like a duck why call it a duck? this new suv, though tagged with the past, hints of mustang in the head and taillights and ponies here and...
View Articleit’s about time greta thunberg for your #climatestrike.
above >thunberg skipping school in august 2018, sitting in front of swedish parliament to demand climate action / michael campanella—getty images starting in august 2018, a swedish 15-year-old greta...
View Articlezha to build new oppo telecommunications headquarters in shenzhen china.
following an international competition, zaha hadid architects (zha) has been selected to build oppo’s new headquarters in shenzhen, china. oppo launched their first phone in 2008, growing to become...
View Articletoday in 1633 galileo found guilty of heresy believing the planets evolved...
above > galileo on trial was forced to renounce his beliefs in copernican theory and the motion of the earth. summoned to rome by the inquisition on september 23 1632, he was put on trial and...
View Articleautonomous vehicle startup nuro gets nhtsa green light with their r2 electric...
a lot will be happening in the ev, self-drive marketplace in 2020. above, nuro r2 now they get a great opportunity to prove themselves. the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) has...
View Articlesalone del mobile.milano postponed until 16 – 21 june 2020. milan design week.
salone del mobile.milano has been postponed amid growing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak in italy, show officials have confirmed that the show originally scheduled for 21 – 26 april 2020, will...
View Articleelectric car charger evbox plugs into usa via chicago for long-distance...
holding back the electric revolution in the u.s.has been driver concern of feeling confined within the city with no long-distance trips for fear of running out of juice. that could change rather...
View Articleuk court over climate concerns blocks heathrow expansion.
above left > aircraft landing at heathrow airport over horses in a nearby field. photo: chris j ratcliffe / getty images uk walking the talk and the world says bloody good news. ~ DA editor heathrow...
View Article2020 inspired home show cancelled by coronavirus covid-19 concerns.
after careful consideration regarding the ongoing spread of covid-19 (coronavirus) overseas and recent cases in the united states, the international housewares association‘s board of directors has...
View Articleblack barn an off-grid residence by studio bark incorporates a range of...
in the scheme of things one million off-grid residences will not affect climate change. but the concept does inspire. what about off-grid condos, off-grid towers, neighborhoods… designed by studio...
View Articleyvonne farrell and shelley mcnamara of grafton architects awarded 2020...
above/below > utec – universidad de ingenieria y tecnologia by grafton architects won the very first riba international prize in 2016. photography: iwan baan the first two women business partners...
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