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NEWS & TRENDS //
MEET THE GLOBE TROTTER COLLECTION BY MARCEL
WANDERS FOR ROCHE BOBOIS
The renowned French design firm, Roche Bobois and the beloved
Dutch designer, Marcel Wanders joined forces to create an epic
interior design collection of furniture, lighting designs and accessories,
entitled Globe Trotter. This sophisticated collection was inspired by
the Montgolfier brothers, who were the creators of the hot air balloon
and it is bound to take anyone on an adventurous and awe-inspiring
journey. The two leading design forces were able to majestically
combine history with fabled adventures, giving origin to a whimsical
and cheerful design collection that is comprised of rugs, chairs, tables,
sofas, lamps, sideboards and other elements.
FOSCARINI LAUNCHES NEW OUTDOOR LIGHTING
DESIGN FOR THE TWIGGY FAMILY
Foscarini has launched a new outdoor piece for their extraordinarily
creative Twiggy Family, the Twice as Twiggy Grid Floor Lamp. This
marvellous outdoor lighting design features architectural details and
an iconic shape just like most designs from the renowned lighting
company. The lighting brand completely reinvented this design by
adding a lightweight basket-weave composite shade that sways
effortlessly under tough weather conditions. The long stem of the
lamp is made of materials initially manufactured for fishing rods, to
counter-balance weight and create a graceful curve that hovers in the
air. This unique piece also has a LED integrated design and is available
as a suspension lamp. Its body is comprised of a coated fibreglass-
based composite material, PMMA, coated metal and aluminium.
ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS SET TO BUILD
PHILHARMONIC CONCERT HALL IN RUSSIA
The internationally acclaimed architecture practice, Zaha Hadid
Architects has been chosen to design the new Sverdlovsk Philharmonic
Concert Hall in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The group of architects led
by Patrik Schumacher were selected after an arduous international
design competition that was organised by the region’s ministry of
construction and infrastructure beating out 47 teams with a unique
proposal. ZHA has imagined an exceptional building inspired by the
physical characteristics of sound waves. This new re-interpretation of
the building will feature a 1,600-seat concert hall as well as a 400-seat
chamber music hall. Both spaces will be located within the surface
deformations of the suspended canopy, that appears to float right
above the new civic plaza.
