The Wave Formed Footbridge merges sculpture and architecture in a way that offers a completely new experience to those who walk across and through it. The design was inspired by visualizing the idea of people walking across the bridge and in doing so, form a kind of wave of energy that could conceptually deform the… Read More The Wave Formed Footbridge: Michael Jantzen
“My sole aim is to leave everything in suspension, in flux, in order to avoid our community solidifying into a conventional academy. Our initial resources may be few, but our spirits are high, receptive, and excited, and that seems to me to be the most important thing right now”. Walter Gropius, architect, founder of the… Read More LIFE IN FLUX – To Challenge Apathy in the 21st Century
Molecule Contemporary Design, the silver metallic freight structure set back from the road near the intersection of Cerrillos and Baca Street, presents, New Topographies, an evening in celebration of the first Design LAB Juried Exhibition launched in conjunction with Design Santa Fe 2012. The evening event will showcase Adriana Siso’s project, the design and construction… Read More 2012 New Topographies / An Evening at Molecule-Design Lab
January 07, 2010, |by Kyung Lah, CNN Satoshi Miura crawled into his rented room, dropping his bag in the corner. It didn’t take long to get settled — home tonight is a capsule. The rooms are boxes in this capsule hotel about the size of a coffin. But no matter, says 45-year-old Miura. He’s only… Read More Japan’s capsule hotel now a coffin-sized home
Multifunctional space – What else do we really need? This is my idea of a perfect space. The impeccable classy design formed out of moving parts in 258 square feet. The next step to this “Lego-style” apartment would be mobility. Wouldn’t it be great to have this transformable, multifunctional habitat be able to fit perfectly… Read More Lego-style apartment transforms into infinite spaces
Re-Posted, GOOD Magazine, Chappell Ellison, Dec 7, 2011 American Airlines’ filing for bankruptcy protection last week provoked a surprisingly little reaction from the media or regular travelers. Perhaps we’ve grown immune to the whims of the rapidly changing airline industry, where the past three decades have seen the merging and dissolution of countless carriers. Yet… Read More Travel Woes: How American Airports Lost Their Glamour
Boxpark is a new shopping mall built from standard-sized recycled shipping containers. Located in London’s ultra-hip east end, the shops are achingly trendy, with the majority selling tee-shirts, shoes and some jeans. All with attitude, of course. The container village is painted black and white and contains 60 containers which are stacked two stories high and… Read More Boxpark: First Shipping Container Pop-Up Mall in London