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V&A Unveils Dazzling Christmas Tree Installation: ‘All Lit Up!’ by Anna Lomax

Tina King — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:48:36 +0000

This holiday season, the V&A South Kensington has outdone itself with its annual Christmas installation, revealing All Lit Up! by the renowned artist and designer Anna Lomax. On display at the museum’s Cromwell Road Entrance from Monday, 25 November 2024, to Sunday, 5 January 2025, this unique creation reimagines the traditional Christmas tree with a bold, LED-lit design that merges playfulness…

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Ndarja Marks Tirana’s Changing Skyline With a Thoughtful New Landmark

D5 editorial — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 07:23:27 +0000

Located on Myslym Street in a central district of Tirana, where old and new converge, the Ndarja building adapts to the ongoing transformation of the urban morphology landscape by offering a serene space for residential, hospitality, offices, and commercial use. The building is surrounded by lush vegetation and illuminated by a reflective water surface, which helps soften the structure’s solidity…

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Interview with Cheng-Wei Lee: Bio-Inspired Design Meets Landscape Architecture in “Exoskeletons”

Mirna Huhoja-Dóczy — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 05:42:00 +0000

Cheng-Wei Lee, winner of the “Emerging Landscape Architect of the Year” title at the BLT Built Design Awards 2024, presents his experimental project Exoskeletons. This project delves into arthropod exoskeletons’ structural and morphological principles as a source of inspiration for new construction methods in landscape architecture. A Bartlett School of Architecture graduate at UCL…

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Interview with Sonal Aggarwal: How Her Avant-Garde Approach Earned Her Emerging Interior Designer of the Year Title

D5 editorial — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 05:09:00 +0000

Talented Sonal Aggarwal, a rising star in interior design, has captivated the design world with her boundary-pushing approach to spatial and sensory design. Her award-winning project, a flagship store that fuses the avant-garde fashion of Yohji Yamamoto with the deconstructivism of Lebbeus Woods and the ethereal qualities of the California Light and Space movement, has garnered the “Emerging…

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Mocha Mousse Brings Earthy Elegance as Pantone’s Color of the Year 2025

Tina King — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 04:55:00 +0000

Pantone has announced its highly anticipated Color of the Year for 2025: PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, a luxurious and evocative shade of soft brown. This warming hue, reminiscent of cacao, coffee, and chocolate, is designed to transport our senses and evoke feelings of comfort, harmony, and indulgence. In an exciting debut, Pantone partnered with the lastminute.com London Eye to unveil the…

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Everything You Need To Know About Design Miami 2024

D5 editorial — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 07:33:15 +0000

Design Miami has announced the programming for the Miami Beach fair’s 20th edition, when it returns to its flagship location at Pride Park from December 4-8, 2024, with Preview Day on December 3. Under curatorial director Glenn Adamson’s chosen theme, Blue Sky, over 45 world-leading galleries are set to present contemporary and historic highlights that demonstrate the power of a “blue sky thinking”…

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A Deep Dive Into The Renovation of Rome’s Termini Station

D5 editorial — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:06:10 +0000

Rome’s Termini Station is a true icon of modern Roman architecture, serving as the city’s most significant intermodal hub and one of Europe’s major transit centers. This landmark building was, however, in need of a makeover since Rome wanted to open up the original post-war modern-style 19th-century structure to the surrounding Servian Walls. In comes L35 Architects, the studio responsible for…

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Explore the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center: A Gateway to Discovery at Missouri Botanical Garden

D5 editorial — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:04:15 +0000

The Missouri Botanical Garden is a global leader in plant science research and the nation’s oldest continuously operating botanical garden. Entering a new era, the Garden engaged Ayers Saint Gross and Michael Vergason Landscape Architects to design an iconic visitor center and complementary gardens as the primary gateway for more than one million annual visitors. The state-of-the-art Jack C.

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Invisible and Eco-Conscious: A Brazilian Family Retreat Rooted in Nature and Sustainability

Leonor Gomes — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:13:36 +0000

GAK House is an almost invisible family retreat located in Porto Feliz, Brazil, which literally translates to “Happy Port.” Conceived to give the residents a place to ground themselves in nature, the home was designed by Bernardes Arquitetura following the client’s request: develop a structure that would blend into the landscape and be invisible to passersby. Green roof slopes gently from the road…

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Cierre1972 Leading Home Design Trends for 2025 with Timeless Wood and Leather

D5 editorial — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:13:12 +0000

cierre1972 is care, precision, and constant research of innovations, always aware of market requests at every scale, as exemplified by the coffee tables/bedside tables and accessories introduced in 2024. On top of that, looking carefully, one could peek into the new trends, materials, and finishes of 2025: wood and leather will again be the must-have of home furnishing.

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