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architecture this week, stefano pujatti, italian architect and founder of elasticoSPA, has completed the residential project entitled STONED. located in the northeastern italian comune of san quirino, the renovation comprises a single family house and an attached guest house. the project is distinguished by its materiality, a reinterpretation of traditional concrete and stone, which speaks to the vernacular of the heritage buildings of the area. pujatti’s inventive use of stone offers a contemporary element which maintains a seamless harmony with its context, as many of the walls of the original structure have been preserved.
showcasing the use of different materials, ZUO studio crafts the ‘bamboo pavilion’ exhibition hall in taiwan’s industrial city of taichung. ZUO studio partnered with taichung real estate development association in the design and construction of the pavilion as a demonstration of the pioneering spirit of the city in a traditional, naturalist exposition. the space serves to emphasize care for physical and mental health, a devotion to social benefit, and local craft and materiality. | ||||||||||
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design with the US government still in shut down this week, designboom brought you even more donald trump news. his presidency has certainly been charged with controversy and contradiction so far but, before you judge the man, why not walk a mile in his shoes? well, thanks to the president flip flops, you sort of can. with the aim of highlighting trump’s hypocrisy, designer sam morrison immortalized some of the president’s most contradictory tweets on to footwear.
in contrast to trump, polish designer zuzia kozerska's game celebrates the accomplishments of famous international women throughout history. she has recreated the classic guess who? game from the 1970s with a far more meaningful, inspiring and fun version called ‘who’s she?’. laser-cut from high quality baltic birch wood, ‘who’s she?’ flips up to reveal the portraits of 28 astronauts, athletes, painters, scientists and more. this ranges from early 20th century painter frida kahlo to tennis star serena williams and from performer-turned-spy josephine baker to pioneering aviatress amelia earhart. | ||||||||||
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art portugal-based studio vanessa barragão has produced textile products by utilizing wasted yarns salvaged from the textile industry. the textile industry is among the most polluting in the world, with such chemical processes as fiber treatment and dyeing, energy consumption by production machinery, and disposed fabric waste. barragão recognizes the harmful effects of these processes, which can cause oceans to heat up and potentially kill species such as coral and algae. as a result, the designer has upcycled wasted industrial fibers to create the ocean tapestry, an homage to the ocean, the origin of life on earth.
also in the art world, MGA entertainment has sued louis vuitton, claiming that their $59.99 USD ‘pooey puitton’ purse does not resemble the fashion house’s takashi murakami handbags. the plastic product at the center of the case has apparently surprised customers with its similarity to LVMH’s iconic bag’s colors and their name in general. this is clearly untrue according to the lawsuit, with the maker stating that there has not been an infringement on intellectual-property rights and should be protected as parody. | ||||||||||
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technology gearing up for CES 2019, segway has debuted the 'loomo delivery' robot that will autonomously transport packages along the final leg of their journey. small small goods from food to packages are set to ride segways in the future. it builds upon the ever increasing demand for delivery services with the aim of providing a more efficient, reliable, simplistic and fun solution.
also at at CES 2019, samsung showcases a clever, spacing-saving desk screen that aims to promote the ‘ultimate user productivity’. called the samsung space monitor, its sleek design and versatile functionality enables users to focus on what is on the screen rather than what is around it. | ||||||||||
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readers taipei based studio, whyixd, has created the fantastically-named ‘#define moon_’ project that consists of nine rotating light installations inspired by the movement of the moon. the design presents different positions of the planet earth's smaller companion, resulting in a remarkable sensory experience located at the national chiao tung university in hsinchu, taiwan.
in other news submitted by our readers, H2 architecture practice has designed the saigon thuong mai hotel in the center of vinh, vietnam. the new hotel is rebuilt from the existing one, and the main challenge for the architects was to create a more exciting and easily-recognizable façade for pedestrians. secondly, the interior needed to be redesigned for more effective use and to enable natural light and ventilation into the internal spaces. | ||||||||||
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