Showing posts from October, 2011

HBL Exhibitions: Meet Design, Turin

T he outdoor: Dror Benshetrit (Tron Armchair for Cappellini) and Philippe Starck (Archimoon for Flos) After a successful exhibition in the breathtaking scenery of the historic Market of Trajan in Rom…

To Make A Tree by Fabio Novembre at Qubique

Fiat and Fabio Novembre 's To Make A Tree installation is currently on show at Qubique , the next-generation tradeshow taking place in Berlin's disused Tempelhof airport this week. The insta…

HBL Tradeshows: Live from Qubique

Welter at Qubique 2011 WGSN-homebuildlife highlights the emerging trends from the first-ever Qubique , held at Berlin's disused Tempelhof airport and billed as a "next-generation trade show&…

HBL Tradeshows: Live from Dutch Design Week 2011

Rachel Griffin at Design Academy Eindhoven, Dutch Design Week 2011 WGSN-homebuildlife reports on the emerging trends at Dutch Design Week 2011 in Eindhoven: Haptic experiences: Soft surfaces and unus…

WELOVEART presents BOOM-box

Taking the concept of a boom-box to the extreme, 1024 Architecture has teamed up with arts events consultancy WELOVEART to install BOOM-box at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris. It is an el…

Paul Smith for Maggie's Centre

Paul Smith has designed the interiors of the newest of the 15 Maggie’s Centre buildings, situated in the grounds of Nottingham City Hospital. The building, which has been designed by architect Pier…

HBL Retail: Clements Ribeiro for John Lewis

Design duo Clements Ribeiro have launched a limited edition cushion for John Lewis . The new design draws inspiration from vintage trends mixed with dip-dye detailing to give the cushion what the pa…

HBL Book of the Week: Gaveta de Bolso

Gaveta de Bolso by Juliana Cunha and Luda Lima Gaveta de Bolso by Juliana Cunha and Luda Lima (Ed. Prólogo, 2011) is a book with a plus: it allows the reader to be part of it. With words by 23 year …

Design Academy Eindhoven: Top five graduation projects 2011

The Synergy of Colour by Yannic Alidarso, Design Academy Eindhoven, Art Direction by Petra Janssen, Photography by Femke Rijerman WGSN-homebuildlife is currently visiting Dutch Design Week 2011 in …

HBL Retail: The Lollipop Shoppe's new store

British retail brand The Lollipop Shoppe have sent us photos of their new Brighton shop, which opened last week after relocating to The Lanes, a thriving shopping area known for its independent and…

HBL News: The State of World Population 2011

Quinta Monroy housing project by Alejandro Aravena: houses which residents can complete themselves. Image via Elemental British broadsheet The Observer reported on Sunday that the United Nations…

HBL Tradeshows: Live from High Point

Jonathan Adler at High Point 2011 Decorative accessories are refreshed with the revival of nested product, while black and white colour combinations see no sign of fading for the interior market. Her…

HBL News: Floormaker launch

Floormaker is a website that has been recently launched to offer consumers a rare chance to buy a range of flooring online for both commercial and domestic flooring projects. Floormaker’s purchasing…

HBL Blog of the Week: Margaret & Joy

Run by two professional tabletop directors and food photographers, Margaret & Joy is the perfect example of a great lifestyle blog. Photo-montages of culinary adventures, roadtrips and fresh pro…

Daniel Buren for Hermès at Villa Panza

Once home to the famous Italian art collector Giuseppe Panza, Villa Panza is now one of FAI Fondo Ambiente Italiano ’s properties – where Hermès is currently presenting its new wearable art projec…

HBL News: Ikea to build eco-homes for Olympics

Ikea has announced that its first British housing development will be located in Stratford, next to the Olympic Park, the London Evening Standard reports . The Strand East development, built by the i…

HBL Tradeshows: Live from Bangkok International Gift and Homewares Fair

WGSN-homebuildlife reports live from Bangkok International Gift and Homewares Fair , Thailand, highlighting the emerging trends from the show so far: China girl: Products referencing specifically Ch…

San Pantaleo, Sardinia: print & pattern inspiration

In the second round of our photo highlights from Sardinia, we focus on print and pattern - with vibrant examples found on everything from fabric to tiles.
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