Spanish studio MSB have designed a collection of steel-plate furniture including this desk, which combines a seat and table. (source dezeen) Read more...

During this year’s DMY Festival in Berlin the Dutch design duo Daphna Isaacs and Laurens Manders are going to present ’Tafelstukken’, their beautiful archaic-looking lighting series made from porcelain and oak tree. (source dailytonic) Read more…

In Hong Kong, because of the space, apartments are small and expensive. Gary Chang, an architect, decided to design a 344 sq. ft. apartment to be able to change into 24 different designs, all by just sliding panels and walls. He calls this the “Domestic Transformer.” (source miragestudio) Read more…

Cut two leg-wide holes ergonomically apart, line the holes and the excised disks with recycled plastics, and voilà, you just made your own OOoo Chair. (source pruned) Read more

Since transparency is common and expected, Sebastian Mariscal wanted to lead and transport people to a different place - a Latin American place. (source spaceInvading) Read more…

Toronto based Ministry of the Interior has turned a former birdseed factory into offices for production company Soft Citizen by combining a lot of creativity with sustainable methods and materials. (source mocoloco) Read more…

Coming so close to the end of the year we found it our obligation and our pleasure to invite you to a birthday party…a birthday party for a chair which despite its age will never grow old and we will never ever get bored of it! The Panton Chair by Verner Panton celebrated its 50th birthday//anniversary in 2009 as it reached the half century mark. It’s amazing to see how many technological and design changes and advancements occurred within these fifty years however this chair remained faithful to its original design. (source yatzer) Read more...

This design for a special cabinet-cabin by Jeroen van Mechelen (Studio JVM) creates a guesthouse within a newly designed villa that was carved out of a mountain wall in the village of Vals in Switzerland. (source design.nl) Read more…

People like to eat in group such as with friends or family in China. ‘Honeycomb’ is located in a commercial complex building that includes a movie theatre, shops and a skate rink. (source archdaily) Read more…

This is the second Kvadrat showroom by Bouroullec, situated in a harbour industrial building. As the first showroom was the starting point for the development of the North Tiles, this new space integrates the product 'Clouds'. (source mimosa) Read more…

The former palace of Louis Bonaparte built in 1807, situated on the Drift in the historic city centre of Utrecht, has undergone a total redesign over recent years. (source archdaily) Read more…

The RD (Roughly Drawn) Legs Limited Edition chairs are hand woven in 100% recycled domestic plastic waste. Building on the early experimental plastic processes developed by Richard Liddle, the design uses no glues or additional fixings in its production. All he add is heat and skill. (source abitare) Read more…

Internationally awarded designer Karim Rashid has launched a range of metal tiles for Australian firm ALLOY, creating a unique collection of eight metal tile ‘cells’ for interior and exterior designs. (source australian review) Read more…

The British menswear label Smithfield recently teamed up with furniture designer Peter Masters to create an eclectic and 100% recycled interior for their new Manchester shop. The dynamic space uses mailing tubes and shipping boxes as elements of digital-age styling, recycling them into incredible wall coverings, light fixtures, hanging sculptures, and clothing displays. (source inhabitat) Read more…

UK architects chris lee and kapil gupta of serie architects have designed 'the tote', mumbai, a banquet hall, restaurant and bar. (source designboom) Read more…

As Seen from Abroad (As Imagined from Within)
In conjunction with the release of GA Japan magazine's 100th issue is an exhibition entitled "Contemporary Japanese Architecture Seen from Abroad" at the GA Gallery in Sendagaya, Tokyo. GA is the ubiquitous Japanese publisher of hefty magazines, quarterlies and retrospective volumes on architecture and interior design. (source artscape) Read more…