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- A Wallpaper* ChristmasToday
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Christmas can be a tricky affair for those of discerning taste. For most, the festive period is an excuse to indulge in as much kitsch as possible. But where does that leave the tinselphobic, who might still like to send a card or wrap a present? We’ve done a bit of research and hunted down some more tasteful options to see you through the festive period…
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- Ross Lovegrove's Alpine CapsuleToday
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After a bout of radio silence, Ross Lovegrove makes a welcome return to the world of conceptual design with his latest project, the Alpine Capsule.
The capsule – designed for one-night stays – is audacious not so much for its visual reference to Anish Kapoor, but for its, literally, breathtaking location 2,100m above sea level in Piz la Ila in Italy’s Alta Badia region.…
- Toyota IQYesterday
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Toyota chose to launch their diminutive iQ city car amongst the glowing shop windows of a wintry Milan. From the initial pick-up at the Villa Malpensa, that perennial launch-pad for press events, rising up incongruously from the flat industrial landscape surrounding the airport, the test route was carefully calibrated to take in both the open autostrada and the cramped cobbled…
- Very Good and ProperYesterday
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Set up by a third of the Canteen founding trio, Patrick Clayton-Malone, together with design duo Ed Carpenter and Andre Klauser, design and production company Very Good and Proper espouses much the same philosophy for their products as Canteen does for food: simple and honest. We grabbed a few minutes with Patrick and Ed in their Hackney studio space to hear more…
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- Interactive floor plan: Trondheim cabinYesterday
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If ever in doubt about where in your lot to start building your future home, olden-day Norwegian wisdom suggests to trust the infallible instincts of the earth’s oldest inhabitants; the animals. Oslo-based Fantastic Norway’s latest work, a small but perfectly formed cabin in the country’s middle-north, did not embrace local traditional techniques of house building, but certainly…