Showing posts from August, 2011

HBL Exhibitions: Live from Tendence

ASA Selection at Tendence 2011 WGSN-homebuildlife reports live from gift and accessories fair Tendence in Frankfurt, Germany. Here are the top three trends to emerge from the annual event so far: W…

HBL Book of the Week: Less and More

ABR 21 Signal Radio by Dieter Rams & Dietrich Lubs, 1978 Dieter Rams is one of the most important designers of the 20th century. Alongside Dietrich Lubs, he was instrumental in shaping the future…

LDF 2011: Marimekko at Heal's

Heal's and Marimekko will launch this limited-edition of the Mistral sofa, upholstered in Marimekko fabric, at the London Design Festival 2011 Finnish design brand Marimekko are to hold a pop-up…

HBL News: Melbourne is world's most liveable city

The results of 2011's Global Liveability Survey see Melbourne take first place, beating Vancouver - which had held the top position in the survey since 2002. The BBC reports that Australian and …

South Tyrolean architecture

Photography by Luke Tebbutt During a recent trip to South Tyrol, WGSN-homebuildlife was fascinated to see how contemporary architecture was being integrated into a traditional setting. South Tyrol is…

Design Indaba Shanghai

Robert Wong speaking at Design Indaba 2011 South Africa's renowned design fair and conference, Design Indaba , has announced a partnership with the city of Shanghai. As well as the launch of Desi…

Museum of Arts and Design celebrates fashion in film

New York City's Museum of Arts and Design is hosting a three-day event celebrating fashion, design and style in film on September 9-11 during New York Fashion Week. MAD has partnered with Vanity…

HBL Blog of the Week: Turntable Kitchen

Turntable Kitchen Turntable Kitchen is a blog devoted to pairing music with food. San Francisco-based founders Kasey and Matthew regularly post recipes, album reviews and hand-picked 'Musical Pa…

Designer dogwalk at Bergdorf-Goodman

Best In Show: Designer's Dogs Take the Catwalk; image via www.terra.com Bergdorf-Goodman has announced that it will again stage a designer dog catwalk show during New York Fashion Week. The US d…

HBL Retail: Lane Crawford A/W 11/12

Environment Captain, Lane Crawford A/W 11/12. Image copyright: Nick Maggio Hong Kong department store Lane Crawford has categorised its forthcoming autumn/winter 2011/12 collection into three theme…

Restoration Hardware Launches New Publication

A new print magazine from American brand  Restoration Hardware showcases the most complete expression of the brand to date and represents another example of the emerging trend of custom publishing…

This Is Design & Designers In Residence

Candlestick Telephone, 1920; image courtesy of the Design Museum Collection London's Design Museum has just opened its doors to two new exhibitions, both running until January 2012. The first, T…

Nendo's monochrome solo exhibition

Japanese designers Nendo have created monotone rooms to showcase their work at the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute . Split into two rooms, Nendo's solo show later this …

HBL Retail: Jonathan Adler in London

Home Accents Today reports that Jonathan Adler will be opening s store in London. The 3,000 sq ft store with two-levels will be Adler's first international freestanding branch is set to open i…

HBL Analysis: Luxury lounging

Cashmere bed socks by the White Company Luxury loungewear is a market that has been steadily growing since 2009. Harder economic times in the West have changed social habits, meaning people are mor…

HBL Analysis: Rupert Sanderson x Ellermann Flower Boutique

Carnation Pink by Ellermann for Rupert Sanderson For the launch of British footwear designer Rupert Sanderson ’s latest shoe – designed exclusively for Asia and named after the city of Hong Kong – he…

DeLight

WGSN-homebuildlife recently spotted this multi-functional light stand at Hong Kong's Design Mart.  Designed by THREE PLUS TWO DESIGN , the integrated container at the base of the light stand can…

HBL Retail: HMKM to design Galeries Lafayette's China store

Galeries Lafayette's flagship store on Boulevard Haussmann, Paris London design consultancy HMKM have been chosen to design French department store Galeries Lafayette 's launch in China, wi…

Fujitsu Iris: a transparent tablet

This new concept for a transparent tablet is by Liu-Wei, Yao Kai-Chi, Hong Ruei Hong & Cheng Ya-Fang for Fujitsu. Called Iris, it presents a number of convenient features enabled by its transpare…

HBL News: Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple

Today, Apple ’s board of directors announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer. The board also named Tim Cook as the new CEO. Jobs has been elected Chairman of the Board and Co…

HBL Analysis: The A-Z of Japan

A for Akita, from the A-Z of Japan by Yoriko Yoshidahas Japanese artist Yoriko Yoshidahas has created The A-Z of Japan, an illustrated book which depicts the Roman alphabet through Japanese customs …

Louis Vuitton: Architecture and Interiors

Louis Vuitton: Architecture and Interiors provides a complete guide to Louis Vuitton’s retail spaces, designed by renowned architects such as Shigeru Ban , Zaha Hadid and Kengo Kuma . The book will…

Quirky at Bed Bath and Beyond

This week, product designers from Quirky , the company that crowdsources product development, have taken over the store window of the Bed Bath and Beyond at 620 Sixth Avenue, to showcase the concept…

Cork couture: Anna Grindi interviewed by the New York Times

Anna Grindi's non-woven cork fabric; image via New York Times Italian designer Anna Grindi spent more than a decade developing a non-woven fabric using cork, reports the New York Times . Once she…
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