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Nikola Olic uses photography to bridge the divide between architecture and abstract art.
+ Gaining inspiration from renowned photographer Ansel Adams, Nikola captures and transforms sculptural city skylines and commonplace facades into stunning visual creations.
+ “Photography is in my view an introspective experience for both the photographer and the viewer, I am comfortable leaving the expectations and hopes of what people gain up to them,” Nikola told The Washington Post.
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Christian Haas’ Portado for Favius. Photo courtesy of favius.de
Ubiquitous yet bona fide, designers reimagine wooden stool design.
+ Made of solid oak, Portado—designed by Christian Haas for Favius—reinforces the stool as undeniably necessary melding function and beauty by way of its elegant two-leg design.
+ Smile Stool, another take by Spanish designer Jaime Hayon, uses a smiling expression carved into its cherry-wood seat to fortify its playful presence.
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Piero Lissoni’s furniture designs become the star in new film.
+ Piero’s KN collection for Knoll started in 2018. “We began with a swivel chair, then we raised it and added movement. But this chair had to have one special characteristic: it had to seem like a cloud, floating in the air. This led to [more designs],” he told Wallpaper.
+ The new film demonstrates Piero’s playfulness and simplicity by subtly personifying each furniture piece in a pseudo dance-number, introducing new designs while celebrating the old.
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Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec design a complete museum experience in Paris.
+ The Bouroullecs designed the public square and furnishings of both the exterior and interior for Tadao Ando’s Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection contemporary art museum.
+ Designed to ensure a sense of fluidity, people enter the museum greeted by three grandiose flags of white and gold, accompanied by tremendous glass lights and 19th century textiles.
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Jasper Morrison gives Vitra’s iconic cantilever chair design a sustainable update.
+ The classic cantilever chair was first introduced in 1926, a design from Dutch architect Mart Stam.
+ Now Jasper has updated the chair’s design with EVO-C, which uses gas injection molding technology. This method allowed the designer to recreate the original hollow steel construction with 100% recyclable polypropylene.
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Designer Michael Young launches Beer Buddy, a drink brand aimed at connecting creatives across Asia.
+ Launching at Design Shanghai, Beer Buddy started as a way to connect creatives at events. Each can or bottle has a QR code, which event attendees can scan to connect with other creatives at the event via a website.
+ Right now Michael is using Beer Buddy at events in Asia, but the beer itself is brewed with European hops and malt sourced from The Swaen, a 110-year-old malt house in Kloosterzande, Netherlands. “I wanted to create a taste that connects people globally not regionally,” Michael told Dezeen.
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Rolls-Royce revives its coachbuilding tradition.
+ Once a thing of the past, Rolls-Royce reintroduces coachbuilding, an old technique where the body of a car is custom-built.
+ Its latest luxurious coachbuilt car: a reinterpreted Boat Tail coupe that features a “hosting suite” containing an artful picnic set and carbon fiber seating.
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