The new hotel, congress and concert complex Malmö Live designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects is nominated for the Kasper Salin Prize 2015 - Sweden’s most prestigious architectural prize. The complex totaling 54,000m2 opened in May of this year and is fast becoming a cultural... View full entry »
The Orient pendant was designed in 1963 and was one of Jo Hammerborg's many commercial successes in the 1960s and 1970s. Lightyears relaunched the Orient pendant in 2013 with the intention of passing on Hammerborg’s design legacy to future generations and it has showcased its worth in the... View full entry »
It is exactly 10 years since Lightyears and Cecilie Manz launched the popular Caravaggio pendant. Back then the Caravaggio series consisted of 4 lamps, available in 2 sizes and 2 colours. The pendant gained immediate recognition and popularity on account of its outstanding and dramatic appearance... View full entry »
Since 2008 the Caravaggio table lamp and floor lamp have complimented Cecilie Manz’s characteristic range of high-gloss pendants. Now the family welcomes a table lamp and floor lamp in a matt grey lacquer as a supplement to the growing collection of matt Caravaggio pendants. The grey tone... View full entry »
Lightyears is pleased to be able to present a new oval large-room pendant light, which is a result of a new, successful cooperative relationship with the design duo Iskos-Berlin.A childhood fascination with aircraft and, in particular, the Zeppelin airships gliding with steady grace across the... View full entry »
Five Aedas-designed projects – The Forum, Heartland 66, Novotel Shanghai Hongqiao, Qingdao Lanhai New Harbour City J Life and Main Office Building, Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Tech Park – received 2015 Cityscape Awards for Emerging Markets for Commercial Project... View full entry »
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Leica Store blogged in Germany at Design & Technik News.http://www.those.ch/designtechnik/2015/03/12/leica-store-in-sanfrancisco/ View full entry »
Leica Store by WZ Architecture profiled at Retail Design Blog.http://retaildesignblog.net/2015/02/27/leica-store-by-wz-architecture-san-francisco-california/ View full entry »
Tomorrow’s Workplace – an office of the future concept – and the UNM Collaborative Teaching and Learning Building (CTLB), both designed by Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, received AIA New Mexico design awards.Tomorrow’s Workplace, which earned Dekker/Perich/Sabatini an Honor Award... View full entry »
On the eastern edge of Amsterdam's city center lies the Valkenburgerstraat; a major thoroughfare that was created in the 1960s, the eastern half of which saw the buildings that align it completely demolished and rebuilt during the 1990s. The street's western edge has retained its historic... View full entry »
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The new 1,600 seat concert hall in Malmö Live will open to the public with a festive premier program on the weekend 28-30 August 2015. The concert hall is the Centre piece of the Malmö Live complex, which also consists of a five star Clarion Hotel, Congress Centre, two... View full entry »
DesignPhiladelphia is the oldest design event in the country. It highlights the work of the city’s local designers, architects, and creative professionals. DesignPhiladelphia demonstrates Philadelphia’s reemergence as a 21st century city, molded by thoughtful design, the... View full entry »