madame hervé : behind the curtains Presentation - Know us The Public Institution of Cultural Co-operation (EPCC) Cité du design - Higher School of Art and Design, brought together, in January 2010, the Cité du design and the Saint-Etienne Higher School of Art and Design, on the same site, the former Arms Manufacture of Saint-Etienne. Supported by the City of Saint-Etienne, the Saint-Etienne Metropole, the Rhone-Alps Region, and the State (Ministry of Culture), it is a platform of higher education, research, economic development and promotion of art and design. The principal missions of the Cité du Design are: The raising of public awareness of design the development of innovation through design design researchthe organization of major events such as the International Biennial of Design of Saint-Etienne, or annual exhibitions both in Saint-Etienne and abroad.The Cité du design raises public awareness of design
Automobile Museum by 3GATTI Architecture Studio 3Gatti Architecture Studio of Rome and Shanghai have won a competition to design an automobile museum in Nanjing, China. An external concentric ramp allows visitors to drive around the exterior of the museum in their own car, past the exhibits to a roof-top car park. Visitors then descend through the museum on foot via an internal ramp. Here are more details from 3Gatti:
Les radiateurs, ou les nouvelles sculptures de votre intérieur : Archi#Déco#Design Quoi de plus banal qu'un convecteur ou qu'un radiateur en acier. Pas grand chose à vrai dire. Et pourtant, la révolution design a également touché ce domaine. Les constructeurs proposent des gammes toujours plus audacieuses.
Happy Things for Kids Cape Town’s World Design Capital 2014 inspection – Images and insights from day 1 Today was the first day of the official World Design Capital 2014 visit, and it started early with breakfast (and if photos are anything to go by, broad smiles) at Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). There our visitors were warmly welcomed by City of Cape Town Executive Mayor Patricia de Lille and Western Cape Premier Helen Zille and introduced in person to the city’s bid and visitor offerings. Here are a few insights and images from the morning. (All images are courtesy of Bruce Sutherland of the City of Cape Town) “Embrace the city and all it has to offer, as much as we [the city] embrace you.”
Howie Owl – hoot hoot! « 3EyedBear The first kit of the new year is this deceivingly simple looking little owl to expand the bird-population in 3EyedBear’s universe. We all know owls are one of the wisest creatures and this one certainly will be one day too. Thing is: she’s still very young and inexperienced, but she compensates that with a passion for reading thick books while you sleep. It don’t hurt to have her posted in your bedroom since owls hunt for little scary creatures by inborn instinct. She will watch over you.
Full House Interior Made From Wood Wood is really nice material to build anything that is touchable and I have seen a lot of different wooden house interiors but this one is way more bizarre of all of them. Venetian sculptor Livio De Marchi wasn’t satisfied only with regular furniture that can be made from wood, he decided to make almost everything in his house from wood and as you can see from following photos he done that pretty well. If you look in his wardrobe which is, of course, made from wood, you’ll find there a beautiful suit made from wood.