«A house that is closed on the outside and open within.» That was the brief that architect Ferran Vizoso received when embarking on the design for this light-filled home situated in Port d’Addaia, Menorca. Architect Jesús Cardona Pons also collaborated on the project.
The Madrid-based studio Ábaton has just launched ÁPH80, a mobile home that can be moved around in a standard-sized truck, It is easy to erect and can be installed in all sites. It consists of three different ambiances: a lounge area with kitchen (complete with vitroceramic or gas hob, sink and extraction fan), a bathroom and bedroom. The […]
El Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) ha anunciado los ganadores de los 2013 RIBA National Awards, European Awards y los RIBA International Awards. Uno de los 52 proyectos galardonados por los National Awards y los EU Awards (43 británicos y 9 del resto de Europa) recibirá el codiciado RIBA Stirling Prize al mejor edificio […]
This project is a full transformation of a residence, dating from 1910, in Barcelona’s Ensanche district. In its 100 year history, and except for one-off modernisations, it had never been altered. Despite of its poor state, the ceilings, with their magnificent roses and mouldings, the tinted cement-tile flooring and some of the original carpentry work […]
Situated in Montfullà (Girona, Catalunya), this family home was designed by the Barcelona-based architecture studio Hidalgo – Hartmann. The horizontal plot is elevated above a pair of large taluses, and much like a watchtower it affords fantastic views of the agricultural plains that sweep to the cities of Salt and Girona. It is an exceptional site that […]
Here are the answers from the Q&A with Benedetta Tagliabue, director of estudio EMBT – whom she founded in the 1990s with her then partner the late Enric Miralles – one the most prestigious architects in Spain. She has just launched her first piece of furniture; the Tina chair chair for Expormim. This occasion has afforded us the […]
This is the first year fab.com has been seen in Milan, but that’s not such a strange thing if you take into account that this giant portal of online design retail was only founded two years ago in New York. Now its an internet phenomenon, with 12 million members, and a trip to Milan was called for Tom Dixon […]
Durante la pasada edición del Salone Internazionale del Mobile de Milán, Ford se convirtió en el primer fabricante de automóviles en participar activamente en el prestigioso evento de diseño que reúne la innovación y las tendencias en la capital de Lombardía.
Es el primer año que fab.com acude a Milán. Tampoco es raro que este gigante de la venta de diseño por Internet no hubiese visitado aún la semana del diseño teniendo en cuenta que la compañía se fundó hace tan solo 2 años en Nueva York. Ahora, ya con 12 millones de miembros apuntados a este […]
Ett Hem es vuestra casa en Estocolmo. Una casa a precio de hotel. Literalmente, pues su objetivo es que los huéspedes se sientan en su propio hogar. “Pueden encender la televisión del salón, coger prestado nuestro coche o sacar a pasear al perro”, asegura Jeanette Mix, la dueña del negocio. Con el valor añadido de […]
Gandia Blasco presents his News: a variety of outdoor furniture pieces manufactured with thermo-laquered aluminum, nowood, 100% recyclable polyethylene in a range of colors: white, bronze, sand, anodized… A good example is the unique collection Tropez designed by Stefan Díez, recently awarded with the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2013. Flat, designed by Mario Ruiz, awarded with […]
Fab.com, la compañía de e-commerce enfocada al diseño de cada día, propone en la próxima edición del Salone Internazionale del Mobile de Milán hacer realidad los sueños de los jóvenes diseñadores o estudiantes de diseño que desean «irrumpir en la industria». Tres diseñadores serán escogidos por un prestigioso jurado internacional el 10 de abril, y […]