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Zaha Hadid has designed a new flagship store for Neil Barrett in Tokyo.  The duo teamed up with Patrik Schumacher to create a shop that shifts between architecture and sculpture, designed to parallel the same folding, pleating, cut-out and fixed-point design ethos utilized in the brand’s clothing. It seems to be a continuation of her fluid formal language w/ one of the most ambitious Corian projects to date.

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I am a sucker for computation as well as kicks. When the two are combined things really start to get crazy. It seems Zaha has jumped into the game w/ Lacoste. While esthetically they seem to be a step up form Crocs, I am not sold on rubber moccasins. read more

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Matthias Zentner has been commissioned by Mattoni Karlovarksé Minerální Vody, A.S. to do a spot that clads a woman in a dress made of water. The end results are amazing. You can see a brief description and video below. read more

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Flagship store Louis Vuitton, Japan

The design for the 10 storey (54 meter tall) flagship Louis Vuitton store in Japan aims to establish an architectural equivalent of the identity of Louis Vuitton in which classical and modern qualities are blended, reinforcing each other. The design inspires the visitor with a feeling of being in the House of Louis Vuitton by celebrating the qualities that make up the essence of the company, its products, its history and its future. read more

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Elena Manferdini’s installation explores the intricacies of lace at a scale far beyond the intimate size commonly associated with the material. Made by the knotting and intertwining of multiple threads, the dynamic dance of lacemaking is brought to the scale of the SCI-Arc Gallery. The antique Venetian Merletti, the Italian term for lace, are the crenellations that create a complex interface at the top of defensive buildings. read more

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‘trabecula bench’ by janne kyttanen

Great coverage of the advant gallery via designboom

avant gallery will be presenting ‘luxe life’ an exhibition of design and objects d’art running from december 5-9,2007. the show will feature furniture and lighting designs by finnish designer janne kyttanen for the f.o.c. label. read more

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Seems that Karl Lagerfeld is taking his job as artistic director of Chanel quite literally. His latest project? The Mobile Art container, which is to roam the world from 2008 to 2010 bearing installations by 18 international artists. read more

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Tattoos and physical mutilation are amongst the oldest forms of personal expression and identity. Subcultures have used tattoos as a form of self representation; a visual language communicating personality and status.

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Are you surrounded by jib-jabers? Do you work with a lot of people with ADD or maybe it is you that has the problem. I think I have an answer for you and it is “The office collar”. read more

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Amazing use of a feed + I want one!

News Knitter is a data visualization project which focuses on knitted garments as an alternative medium to visualize large scale data.

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