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[INFOGRAPHICS] Maison&Objet: Top 5 Objects for the Home, Hotel and Restaurant

January 20, 202048 secs770 views

January 2018—The perfect occasion for professionals in the hotel, restaurant and interior design industries to discover the latest…

Art & Design

Ouzville, Beirut: Art as a Catalyst for Positive Change

January 17, 20204 mins415 views

How can urban art transform a neighborhood and its population? The Ouzville project in a southern suburb of…

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IMM 2020: The Hottest Trends for Interior Design

January 16, 20204 mins1625 views

Everyone wants to know what the future holds – and in the world of home furnishings, it is…

Architecture

Ariston’s Modular Home for Extreme Climates

January 15, 20206 mins1649 views

As a leader in the global thermic comfort market, Ariston launched its comfort challenge to ensure that thermal…

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Our Monthly Mix of Artists: Man vs Nature, Fiction vs Reality

January 15, 202012 mins935 views

January 2020—Participating in the Art Projects platform of this year’s London Art Fair, three talents explore the natural…

Architecture

Making a 3D-Printed House into a Home

January 15, 20202 mins628 views

The city of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, recently dubbed an innovation hub by Urbact, is the site of…

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Lebanon: Focus on Local Design

November 26, 20196 mins134 views

September 2019—The third edition of the Beirut Design Fair demonstrated the diversity of present-day Lebanese design and increasing…

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Q&A: Constructing Stories from the Soil

November 22, 20194 mins127 views

How does soil impact architecture and the people for whom we build? Read our interview with architect Lina…

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Hospitality: New Luxury for Our Tech-based Society

November 21, 201912 mins370 views

The millennial area. The daily and constant use of technology. The blending of spaces, where the restaurant is…

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Sleep + Eat—Editor’s Pick of Distinguished Hospitality Products

November 21, 20193 mins100 views

November 2019—This year’s Sleep + Eat event in London offered a large array of newly released products. We…

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Q&A: Big Data & Artificial Intelligence in the Restaurant Industry

November 21, 201915 mins175 views

Smart kiosks and Robot-chefs and waiters; do players of the restaurant industry need to embrace Big Data and…

Art & Design

Documentary—Ukrainian Craftsmanship at Risk of Extinction

November 20, 20191 min73 views

What do you know about Ukrainian Design and its roots? What types of craftsmanship existed there 900 years…

Art & Design

Layer Designs Smart Objects to Benefit Health

November 19, 20192 mins69 views

Balance of Being is a collection of smart objects by Layer Design for Panasonic. The near-future design concepts…

Architecture

Snøhetta’s Under, a Wave-washed Wonder

November 18, 20193 mins188 views

The Norwegian design firm is making a splash with its submarine restaurant offers diners a unique perspective In…

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[Op-ed] BDNY—A Focus on Hospitality Spaces

November 15, 201910 mins72 views

November 2019—New York City was electric, vibrating with the pulse that it, alone, possesses. Inside the Javits Center…

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Abandoned Newspaper Printing Plant into Multi-purpose Cultural Venue

November 15, 20193 mins80 views

Transforming an abandoned newspaper printing plant into a multi-purpose cultural venue is the kind of challenge that would…

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Interview. Preciosa Lighting on Its Luxurious Pearls

October 31, 20197 mins194 views

Preciosa in the Czech Republic owns an extensive portfolio of crystal chandeliers and lighting for luxury hotels, royal palaces,…

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Video. “Construction Needs To Go Digital”

October 30, 201937 secs61 views

At the Year in Infrastructure Conference in Singapore, Bentley Systems and Topcon Positioning Systems announced their new joint-venture…

Events

Smart Workspace Design Expo

October 30, 20191 min58 views

Amsterdam, 17-18 October 2019—The Smart Workspace Design Expo welcomed representatives from major companies like Airbnb and Linkedin to…

Events

Cersaie—New Products, Bathroom Fun and Eco-architecture

September 24, 20195 mins72 views

September 2019—The place to discover the latest ceramic and other surface coverings and bathroom furnishings, Cersaie hosted exhibitors…

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Maison & Objet—New and Outstanding Products for the Interior

September 18, 20195 mins52 views

September 2019—The interior design fair in Paris, Maison & Objet featured new products from top designers and brands.…

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Interview. DreamHomes, Malaysia: Building for a Healthier Lifestyle

September 4, 201910 mins56 views

In this interview with Life Research Wellness founder Dr. Michael Tan (N.D.), we learn about the importance of bringing…

ArchitecturePeople

Lagos, Nigeria. Forced Evictions to Develop Africa’s Fastest Growing Mega City

September 4, 20195 mins104 views

Lagos, Nigeria, welcomes the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ)—a $25 billion project with presence of over 64 global…

ArchitecturePeople

Interview. Architecture Student, 22, Solicited for VR and Smart City Project

September 4, 20199 mins58 views

What happens when a 20-year-old student introduces Virtual Reality to an architecture school that hadn’t been aware of…

ArchitecturePeople

Q&A: Artificial Intelligence for Our Smart Cities

September 3, 201914 mins

Following the 4th edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia last June 2019, Echangeur held an important…

Architecture

The Edge—The Smartest Building in the World

September 3, 20193 mins122 views

Once upon a time, all we asked of our buildings was that they shelter us from the elements.…

Art & Design

Print Your City: Plastic Waste into Urban Street Furniture

September 3, 20192 mins

An initiative that combines 3D printing, recycled plastic and citizen participation? That’s Print Your City by The New…

Art & Design

New Type 80 Lighting by Anglepoise

September 3, 20191 min

Renowned British industrial product designer Sir Kenneth Grange, in his 90th year, designed the new Anglepoise Type 80…

Architecture

Uptown Milano, First Zero-energy Italian District

September 3, 20191 min

As we look to reduce our consumption of energy, professionals such as architect Alessandro Scandurra and engineer Umberto…

Architecture

The Waterview Connection, a Bridge that Decreases Air Pollution

September 3, 20191 min

New Zealand-based architects Warren and Mahoney, in collaboration with Boffa Miskell and the Well Connected Alliance, designed the…

Architecture

Mjøstårnet—The World’s Tallest Wooden Building

September 3, 20194 mins150 views

A sleepy town in central Norway seems an unlikely hotspot for architectural innovation, but Brumunddal has shot to…

Art & Design

A Food-Themed Art Exhibition in Paris

September 3, 20194 mins

In spring 2019, the construction site for the future Table Square, a venue dedicated to gastronomy and bistro-style…

Events

eRetail: Digital Identity Summit

June 27, 20196 mins

Understanding digital identity and joining the network can protect e-retailers and customers from fraud and ensure a frictionless…

Art & Design

The World’s First Eco-friendly Toilet Brush

June 25, 201956 secs

The young French company Biom Paris launches its first product: bbb La Brosse, the world’s first eco-friendly toilet…

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Q&A: Representing Strong Women in Art Basel Switzerland

June 19, 201910 mins

Centuries of struggle, excluded from the records of art history, women fought for recognition in a field dominated…

Architecture

Q&A: How the Quzhou Sports Campus Became Eco-friendly

June 14, 20196 mins88 views

The focal point of the Quzhou Sports Campus has always been to develop an urban space that ties…

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