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Specular asymmetry

Paula — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:47:34 +0000

Pond by Nendo, (yes Nendo is always here). This time with a table set for Moroso, at a glance you see only the mirrored surface, but looking carefully all the graphics appear underneath the tops, reflected on the lower part. The black and white decorations contribute to the light and shadow, full and empty contrast, that this table set is all about.

Enhanced Architecture

Paula — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:12:06 +0000

I found this video looking through the June issue Wallpaper magazine, all about the “made in China”. Apart from the exceptional engineering and architectural work, what caught my attention was the sober use of colour, made visible just from some angles, not just adorning and communicating, but expressing all the richness of the Chinese culture.

Steven Holl‘s Linked Hybrid building in Beijing.

Moooi’s windows

Paula — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:32:53 +0000

A see trough maze, full of windows and corners was laid out for the exhibition. From the wallpapers to the carpets, the whole space was wrapped with the Moooi style. Full saturated colours, as the pink used for the ambience where Nika Zupanc’s Lolitas where starring.