Archive for March 2011

Roofer by Benjamin Hubert for Fabbian

Italian lighting brand Fabbian will present a collection of pendant lamps covered in silicone tiles by London designer Benjamin Hubert in Milan next month. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Working with Limited Funds? Save with Discount Bedroom Sets

Are you a newlywed still sleeping on the hand-me-down bed you got from your parents? Or maybe you’re a retiree sleeping on one of the platform beds the kids left behind when they moved away from home. Either way, you’re probably on a limited budget, and may be feeling like you can’t afford anything better. [...]

Eduardo Souto de Moura wins Pritzker Prize

Dezeenwire: Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is the 2011 Pritkzer Prize laureate, the prize organisers have confirmed after details of the winner were leaked ahead of schedule. Read the full announcement below: (more…) Source: Dezeen

Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Mark Braun

Berlin designer Mark Braun talks about his latest work in this next movie from Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Finding the Perfect Children’s Bedroom Set

There will come a time in your lives when your little angels will start offering opinions—on everything! About this same time, they will start to realize that their rooms are a haven of sorts…a place where they can escape…to play games, watch TV, visit with friends, or even do their homework. Up until now they [...]

KHV60 by David Taylor

Designer David Taylor of Stockholm has created a series of candle holders made from layers of silver, steel and beech for Stockholm craft collective Konsthantverkarna. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Prepac Freemont Twin Platform Storage Bed Set

Creating a beautiful bedroom décor on a budget is not only possible, it is easy.  At least it’s easy when you choose Prepac Furniture for your modern bedroom sets.  For less than the cost of a bed from other, pricier manufacturers, you can have a complete set that will become the foundation for any look [...]

Dezeen archive: viewpoints

Dezeen archive: Sturgess Architecture’s glass viewing platform cantilevered over a Canadian glacier (above, top left) was our most popular story over the last week so we’ve grouped together all our stories from the Dezeen archives about viewing platforms and observatories. See all the stories » All our archive stories » Source: Dezeen

Dual Cut by Kitmen Keung for Sixinch

Hong Kong designer Kitmen Keung has created a lounge chair and ottoman but slicing a cube of foam in two. (more…) Source: Dezeen

[Cyber]Sewing Atelier by Estudio Guto Requena

Brazilian studio Estudio Guto Requena have designed an exhibition stand that changes color in response to how busy the space gets. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Brewster’s Discovery Walkway by Sturgess Architecture

Canadian firm Sturgess Architecture have designed a glass viewing platform to cantilever over a glacial valley in the Columbian Icefields of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Not All Discount Bedroom Sets are the Same

If you shopped for discount bedroom furniture only a few years ago, your choices would have been rather limited.  “Discount” was synonymous with “cheap” or inferior, and the styles and designs were bland and boring.  Fast forward just a few years, and you have manufacturers like Prepac Furniture or South Shore that give discount and [...]

The Espresso Lamp by Fly-Pitcher

Cape Town designer Piers Mansfield-Scaddan of Fly-Pitcher presented these lamps based on the faceted shape of a stove-top coffee pot at Design Indaba Expo in Cape Town last month. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Dezeen archive: shutters

Dezeen archive: following our popular story on House 77 by dIONISO LAB with its perforated aluminium shutters, this week (top right) we’ve compiled all the buildings from the Dezeen archive featuring shutters. See all the stories » All our archive stories » Source: Dezeen

Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom by Jean Nouvel

Photographer Julien Lanoo has sent us his images of the recently completed Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom hotel by French architect Jean Nouvel (more…) Source: Dezeen

Papela by Meirav Barzilay

Product designer Meirav Barzilay of Tel Aviv has designed this crumpled papery pendant light that comes scrunched up in a ball. (more…) Source: Dezeen