Hogarth Architects have remodelled the interior of a listed apartment on Queen’s Gate Terrace in South Kensington, London. Retaining the historic fire surround and cornice but removing later partitions and a false ceiling, the architects inserted a two-level timber structure containing the kitchen, bathroom, a mezzanine and storage.

Martin Magielka / Untitled, Wes / Footpatrol, Richard Vaughn / Triumvir, Angel Cabada / Supra & KR3W, Selim Varol / Toy Giants, Jason Maggio / OFFICIAL, Mike McCarney / Akomplice Clothing, Jeff Staple / STAPLE DESIGN, Kazu Mataraki / DREAMTEAM CLOTHING, Alex Valman / HOMEROOM, Derrick / Dangerous Work, & Jeremy Castron / UNDRCRWN.

via: JC|Report Liam Maher is on a militant tailoring mission. With little more than a few jacket prototypes and a rigorous, Dogma 95-style manifesto, Maher launched Young Meagher three years ago—and the menswear line/conceptual fashion project has been incubating whilst wrapped in a shroud of secrecy ever since. A self-described “failed art student”, Maher began […]

To tell the truth it is the plantation of the rubber tree in Vietnam. Most rubber goods which exist in society are born from the resin of these trees. Of course, when the rubber of the tire and the shoes of the car from this resin, with you think, it is the strange feeling. Every […]

Lejkarama’s inherent design philosophy begins with an examination of created & found objects. Transforming & modifying them into new aesthetic purposes. [ link ]

via: designboom The danish artist Olafur Eliasson‘s longstanding interest the connection between natural phenomena and industrial technology is reflected in his discourse with the BMW H2R racing car. Eliasson was commissioned by BMW to develop the ’16th BMW art car‘ back in 2005 and he has been closely collaborating with architects and scientists since then […]

URB Magazine : Art + Creative Direction by The KDU Issues No. 151 & No. 152 Next 100 Out Now A Great American Magazine Reborn : Keep Watch KDU provided full creative direction & design on this project. Peep Nontype’s editorial genius, see his visual house dance. More image’s on Lex’s site and more here. […]

I talked about the minor side of things in my Islands post. Office for Metropolitan Architecture have completed the master plan for Waterfront City, a new city proposed for Dubai. The 140,000,000 square metre development, set on an artificial square island, will be built by Dubai-based developer Nakheel.

via: [ Kyle Cherry ] Canvas is a computer for the 21-centuery designer. Incorporating both modern and traditional design techniques into a computer that will increase the quality and productivity of the designers work. Canvas well allow an artist or designer to use the PC with little to no training By making the PC experience […]

Terry Pawson Architects [ link ] Twin Houses, Kingston upon Thames wins approval The new development is sited on the plot of an existing private house dating from the 1950s. Two new interlocking houses, each with its own central courtyard, have been sited around a number of mature trees already on the site, creating a […]

out of the darkness, a gold face reminds us of what we left inside of the earth.

Tokujin Yoshioka designs exterior for SWAROVSKI named “Crystal Forest“, the exterior is covered in stainless-steel pieces reflecting fragmented views of the street. As the key elements of the shop, the facade is covered with stainless-steel mirror reliefs. It reflects the various scenes from the different angles and sparkles brightly like a “Crystal Forest”.

via: link Cape Town architects MMA have started work on a pilot project of ten affordable houses built using a sand-bag construction system. The house is the first of 100 experimental, low-cost homes for former shack dwellers that will be built at Freedom Park on the outskirts of Cape Town. The houses each have a […]

KDU has completed another URB MAG w/ Erykah Badu on the cover. At boundlessny store. Magazine should hit shelves real soon. Independent business at its best. Design & Music. Stepping identity and aesthetic to another level whilst simultaneously synchronizing a culture.

Translation Marketing Steve Stoute, left, and Jay-Z are opening Translation Advertising in New York to help marketers reach multicultural consumers. “There are people who don’t understand the culture,” Jay-Z said. JAY-Z is a Grammy-winning rapper, a club owner, a clothier, a fledgling hotelier, the part-owner of a basketball team and the former president of a […]