trays for hay

swedish graphic designer clara von zweigbergk has created 'steel' danish brand hay. the set of organizing trays are 
reminiscent of the pattern blocks we played with in our youth, creating endless geometric designs. 
the trays are made from steel and are available in five different shapes, which each come in various sizes allowing to be 
nestled within one another. the trays are available in aubergine, coral, green, orange, pale green, white and yellow.
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creative desks: anna pants

Anna Pants, collaborator on BAS and addicted to MCM furniture and tiki stuff!

lego's world

Residing in Billund, Denmark are these stunning LEGO offices.
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catedral of LED's

The 2012 Light Festival in Ghent, Belgium was host to almost 30 exhibitions including plenty of 3D projection mapping, fields of luminous flowers, and a glowing phone booth aquarium, however with 55,000 LEDs and towering 28 meters high the Luminarie De Cagna,  with arches reminiscent  of Romanesque and Renaissance architecture with a modern twist of LEDs ,  is quite an impressive enchanted wonderland of light and color.
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DMX LED MOTORLIGHT WALL LIGHT

Designer Jake Dyson has created a wirelessly controlled, motorized wall mounted light to provide a tight beam or wide wash of light depending on the need and the desired environment.

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Contemporary Bauhaus

a private residence built in the center of a historic avenue and at the very heart of Haifa’s French Carmel neighborhood (Israel).
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Outside In by Takeshi Hosaka

Glass screens fold across the front of this house in Yamanashi, Japan, to transform a covered garden into an indoor dining room.
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residence wohiahrl-laymann

Pretty cool concept
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Guesthouse in Arima

Guesthouse inarima by japanese practice UZU architects is a renovation project to a small two-storey house located in an old hot spring resort in kobe, japan. Originally built after the second world war, the design takes careful measures to maintain the structure’s identity by preserving the traditional characteristics of its build.
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28 Black Hawk by Spore

We love the surprising color palette of the exterior. It’s youthful and kind of jarring compared to rest of its surroundings. The shape is nice, too; we like that big covered carport. And all those fun windows, big, small and random, are definitely a fun edition to the facade. By Spore Architectureand located in Livingston, Montana.

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533house

tokyo-based practice SUWA architects + engineers has shared with us images of '533house', 
a single-storey private residence in a cold region of nagano prefecture, japan. seeking to create 
a living space which mostly operates through natural means, the design features an inclined 
southern facade that lets in sunlight during the winter while facilitating natural ventilation 
during the summer. 
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Arthouse Cafe by Joey Ho

Triangular windows pierce the faceted walls that fold around a cafe in Hangzhou, China. Monochrome chairs and tables that furnish the cafe also feature triangular surfaces and facets.
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mountain hill cabin

The project is a winter cabin to be built in a highly restricted area in the mountain landscape of Ål in Norway. The cabin is designed as a landscape element that leads wind and snow around and over the building. One of the client’s initial wishes was to be able to actually go skiing, sledge riding and picnicking on top of the cabin.
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house S

german practice christ.christ associated architects have completed 'house S', an upgrade to a bungalow constructed 
in the 1960s by wilfried hilger in weisbaden, germany. to add space to the single family residence, three separate boxes 
connected with a channel glass corridor were placed upon the flat cantilevered roof. the arrangement generates open-air terraces 
with diverse atmospheres including a stone-paved courtyard with a pine tree, a meadow with an apple tree and a wooden
planked patio with a magnolia.

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StudioDesk XL

All peripherals and excess cables are hidden just under the sliding desktop surface. The storage compartment is therefore conveniently accessed from above. An elongated slot across the width of the desktop allows the necessary peripheral & power cables to enter/exit at any point, thereby keeping the desktop clear of clutter.
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maranello library

construction for the 'maranello library' by milan-based practice arata isozaki + andrea maffei associati is now complete
and has just opened its doors to the public. divided into three volumes, the 1,175 square meter community center contains 
program for the book stacks, music and video library, multipurpose room and study spaces along with administrative offices
and storage facilities. partially underground, the low-profile structure maintains the flat roof is below the three-sided 
site enclosure sealing its contemporary appearance from the historical character of the established urban context.
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tori-tori restaurant

a collaboration between mexico-based firm rojkind arquitectos and design workshop esrawe studio, construction for 
the 'tori-tori restaurant' in polanco near mexico city is now complete. emerging from the ground like climbing ivy, 
the CNC routed facade appears to waver and curve. subtly different, the two layers of self-supporting steel were precisely 
handcrafted and finished to generate the dynamic effect. the outdoor terrace allows guests to eat or drink amongst natural vegetation 
while the furniture has been specifically developed for a comfortable dining experience. a complete collection of tables and chairs 
were created to enhance each interior area connecting the atmosphere and function.
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martinhal house

great use of volumes
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fuenf haeuser

zurich-based studio TIP (lukas lenherr) has shared with us images of 'fuenf haeuser', a multi-storey 
apartment building in rapperswil, switzerland. exploring a way of combining local helvetic typologies
into one structure to cater to a variety of client types, the project vertically stacks together four different
housing models while preserving its limited footprint on the plot. 
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Trinity Bellwoods

work by Cecconi Simone who has designed a model unit for a townhouse community in Toronto, Canada
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House in Hieidaira

The house is located in Shiga Prefecture halfway up Mt. Hiei. The client is an artist who needed an atelier and a house for his family with a space for his parents to live together in the near future…
by Tato Architects
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Franz Architekten

Great pool space!
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Offices for Bührmann & Partners

located on a narrow 1500 square meter cul-de-sac property in the residential area of Klein Windhoek. Earmarked for low-density office development in the local town-planning scheme, this area is gradually being transformed but without sacrificing its distinct residential scale
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surveillance chandelier

stockholm-based designers humans since 1982 have created 'surveillance chandelier'. the light fixture, formed from 
powder coated aluminum surveillance cameras, hangs from the ceiling with 5 to 6 cameras illuminating the room. 
the lighting object comes in an edition of ten pieces, each hand-made by the designers. the chandelier is based
on an earlier version by the studio entitled surveillance light, which designboom covered previously here. 
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The White Hotel in Brussels

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villa 3s

a house near Graz Geidorf, Austria with "a very limiting land-use plan and a very ambitious budget". 
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Turn of the century place

this awesome apartment located in Vasastan, Stockholm, Sweden
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perimeter tray

A versatile serving tray with clean lines and elegant materials. The solid wood base is bordered by a durable aluminum frame.  A modular Carrara Marble cheese board can be repositioned as needed or removed for greater service area

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The Mark Brothers

A set of 5 little figures that can be attached to any standard electricity cable, and identify to which device the cable belongs.

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cabin-et house

tokyo-based practice tomohiro tanaka architect atelier has shared with us images of 'cabin-et house', 
a three-storey private residence for a couple and their two cats in hirai, japan. situated on a small site 
measuring just over 54 m2, the design eliminates internal partitions to maximize the available
floor space, resulting in a compositional arrangement of one room per each floor. 

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Azzedine Alaïa Executive Suites

One of three executive suites in Paris, designed by legendary fashion-turned-interior designer Azzedine Alaïa.
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urban spa

The overarching concept for this 2,900-square-foot beach-side modern house was to transform it into an urban spa-like retreat. The house is perched along Malibu’s Pacific Coast Highway, and features access to the beach in the back. A transitional interior entry courtyard, laid with rectangular cement pavers and bordered by smooth river rock and tufted grass, introduces the primary design element of the home—a seamless union between interior and exterior spaces, with crisp linear architecture, ambulating plan, and visual access throughout.
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mima house

portuguese practice mima architects have created 'mima house', a prefabricated dwelling currently resting in viana do castelo
in northern portugal. flexible, light and fast produced, the cost of the 36 square meter structure is comparable in cost to a 
mid-range car. a modular 1.5 meter grid arranges four windows along the facade as well as interior walls which may be 
easily moved by two people. 
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