Showing posts from June, 2011

HBL Retail: Homeplus virtual subway stores

Tesco's Homeplus virtual subway stores mixes QR technology and retail with public spaces. Time-poor commuters in South Korea can ‘shop’ the billboard-style advertisements that simulate traditi…

HBL Book of the Week: Design*Sponge at Home

Design Sponge at Home (Official Book Trailer) from The Panic Room Videos on Vimeo . This week's choice is much-awaited, and has just become available to pre-order. Written by Design*Sponge edi…

Peter Zumthor's 2011 Serpentine Pavilion

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 © Peter Zumthor; photograph: Walter Herfst Renowned Swiss architect Peter Zumthor unveiled his new Serpentine Pavilion this week, in an annual tradition that sees th…

Curious Ways of the Olden Days by Saadiqah Rahman

Root Brush & Tooth Powder by Saadiqah Rahman One of the stand-out designers at Camberwell College of Arts ' 2011 degree show was Saadiqah Rahman , a graduate of the 3D Design programme whose …

HBL Retail: Barbecues

Astor Wohnideen GmbH As the weather warms up in the northern hemisphere, consumers look forward to al fresco dining and traditional outdoor barbecues: the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association (HP…

HBL Blog of the Week: Supertacular

Edited by Pascal Panagiotidis, Supertacular is a stylish blog which reports on the worlds of architecture, art, fashion, graphics, interiors and photography. Stories are carefully selected; it's…

HBL Retail: Lombok & Earthborn paints

Lombok's Tottenham Court Road store Lombok’s stores and website now offer Earthborn paint’s full range of eco-friendly Claypaints and Eggshell wood finishes. Lombok customers can view all 36 co…

HBL Analysis: Playful lighting

With awareness of sustainability now common and LEDs no longer a novelty, consumers want something else from their lighting products. Playful themes are highly appealing to our emotions; with this in…

CrystalDock

Slovenian accessory brand Calypso Crystal have launched a luxury iPhone dock crafted entirely from crystal. Called CrystalDock, the product is available in four designs and is compatible with all mo…

HBL Retail: Habitat stores outside London set to shut as Home Retail closes in on deal

All UK Habitat stores except three in central London are set to enter administration as part of a deal to sell the indebted designer furnishings and homewares chain, putting 900 jobs at risk. UK h…

HBL Retail: Wallace Sewell A/W 2011

London-based textile studio Wallace Sewell have sent us photos of their new A/W 2011 collection. The range comprises colourful scarves and tactile woven cushions, and continues the studio's inte…

HBL Book of the Week: The Art of Not Making by Michael Petry

Unique Mono-Block Resin Chairs xxx by Sam Durant The Art of Not Making: The new artist/artisan relationship by Michael Petry (Thames & Hudson, 2011) is a weighty new coffee-table book which expl…

Alma table by Roberta Rampazzo

Alma table by Roberta Rampazzo Brazilian designer Roberta Rampazzo has launched a new table, made from wood scraps with an acrylic frame. The idea is to show how noble wood can be even in its most u…

Maison & Objet preview: Tamawa

USB key by Alain Berteau for Tamawa Tamawa have sent us images of the collection they will be launching at Maison et Objet this September. The Belgian design brand is dedicated to finding creative n…

Solo Houses

Pezo Von Ellrichshausen Architects for Solo Houses Solo Houses is a new architectural project which aims to give up-and-coming architects a chance to make their mark, affording them free rein to cre…

HBL Retail News: Dell targets new demographic

The Dell Inspiron IM5030/S2800 Planet Retail reports that Dell is targeting the Hispanic community with the launch of a new Spanish laptop computer. The operating system and keyboard are in Spanish…

HBL Blog of the Week: COMBI on board

Brazilian blog COMBI on board is run by graphic designers Laressa Quaglia and Naia Ceschin, and is updated daily with interesting news and images from the fashion, print, graphics and design industr…

Bless at Arnhem Mode Biennale

The Arnhem Mode Biennale in the Netherlands is fast becoming one of the must-see events on the design calendar. Running for one month at the AkzoNobel building in the city of Arnhem, the show adopts…

Jill Shaddock at the MMU degree show 2011

Bowls and cups by Jill Shaddock Ceramic artist Jill Shaddock 's beautiful range of tableware is one of the stand-out exhibits at Manchester Metropolitan University's 2011 degree show . Noodle…

Slim Taste, Hong Kong

Image Credit:  David Woo , Flickr All the furniture and décor of Hong Kong restaurant Slim Taste is made from, or clad entirely in, brown cardboard. From tables, chairs, crockery, trays and light sha…
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