Think and Dream New Ideas: Yukiko Nezu

Architect, Yukiko Nezu started her first design company called URBANBERRY DESIGN after her graduation. The name explains that small scale projects are like berries and that she puts seeds in urban contexts which will grow in the future. Continue

Displaying Projects Effectively in a Cool Showroom in Tokyo

Spinning Objects by TORAFU ARCHITECTS
This is a renovation project for a hotel fixture showroom. The showroom displays a huge amount of goods and if the numbers are ever increased, the space is designed to be spatially and visually pleasing. Continue

The Process of Creating: Tetsutaro Nakabayashi

Tokyo based, Tetsutaro Nakabayashi, is a design director and a product designer. In 1988 Nakabayashi graduated from the Kuwasawa Design School, and until 1997, he belonged to the Product Design Division of Masayuki Kurokawa Architect & Associates. Continue

Thai Architecture for the Hitech Asia Headquarter

HITECH ASIA HEADQUARTER by POINT. The new Hitech Asia directional building takes as clear reference to Thai architecture and decorative art traditions. The aim of this architecture is to find deep relations with the environment and the surrounding site. Continue

3,000 High-End Units in Chongqing’s Central Business District

Chun Sen Bi An Masterplan & Housing in Chongqing, China is situated just west of Chongqing’s newly developing Central Business District: This 13.8-hectare (30-acre) site has views to the south across the Jialing River to central Chongqing. It's currently in design. Continue

Presentation that Entertains Rather Than Just Show

A Design of exhibition and communication campaign of Spain Emotion. The colorful exhibition shows more than 50 products of Spanish design during Tokyo Designer's Week. Continue

Objects Provoking Social Interaction When Drinking Coffee

This project was focused on the most social and human side of objects surrounding coffee and the situations created around it. Presented are a collection of everyday objects that provoke social interaction on a natural and simple manner, with familiar situations interpreted in an unexpected way. Continue

Social Aspects of Bread

Our Daily Bread: Héctor Serrano Studio
Client: UCH-CEU. Problems waiting to be solved, can be find anywhere and in any shape, even when it comes to bread. UCH-CEU's design graduates had a project called “Our Daily Bread”. Continue

Water as an Interface: Playing with Illusions

Showroom by Héctor Serrano Studio for the leading Bathroom brand Roca. The space shows the results of the International Design Contest, Jump the Gap 2009 at 100% Design London. Continue

Nook: The Start of a New Company

The NOOK, by South Korean designer Patrick Frey is VIAL's first item of furniture, this has lead to a great start into the innovative market for the new family-running company. Continue

The Power of One Shot: Hirano Aichi

Hirano Aichi was inspired to become a photographer at the age of twenty, when he snapped a shot with his father's camera of a Shinto shrine. To him the scenery looked more realistic in the finder shone than it did in reality. Continue

Living and Working in the Same Building

The S Clinic by Office of Kenji Tagashira was not the easiest project in the world to construct as it’s located in the core of Osaka. Continue

Hironao Tsuboi’s evolving Perception of Design

Growing up as a child, designer Hironao Tsuboi, explains that he always had a curiosity devoted to discovering the unknown, in particular the mysterious circumstances of the world. Continue

Find out The Chou Char Cuisine’s Design Principles

Chou Char-grilled Cuisine by Office of Kenji Tagashira. The design of the cuisine is mainly constructed with the resource of rough wood found in a warehouse. Continue

A Generation of Change: Cinema Project Positioned on a Historical District

"Le Sélect" Cinéma, by AIR Architecture. The district in which "Le Sélect" Cinéma is located, is a historical one, placed in front of the Fontainebleau Castle which was ordered by the young François Ier and is also known for having been the place where Napoleon bid farewell to his soldiers before leaving for Saint Helen. Continue

Hotel surrounded by Nature

One of the local residents at Gudbrandsjuvet, is building a landscape hotel. The idea emerged at another site, Aurland, but it was never realized there. Continue

Building Displaying Digital Messages

Mauresque Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Córdoba. This architecture catches solar energy during the day. On the building’s façade you can spot moving messages on the golden skin and also other animated information. Continue