The (un-)dialogue between architecture and fashion

The latest initiative from the Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas is out to prove that the relationship between architecture and fashion isn’t as oblique as we think it is.

All that glitters: Metal In Focus

Metal has many applications in commercial architecture. We look at just a few.

Space Edra Residency Finalists

Introducing the talented designers in the running for the residency.

FreeDesigndom

Two Dutch cities. More than twenty events. For over thirty days. Introducing: 4 Weeks of FreeDesigndom. A month-long celebration of design and fashion starting on September 10, 2008.

This September will see the first edition of 4 Weeks of FreeDesigndom, which is basically a month-long celebration of creativity, innovation, fashion and design right in the heart of Holland. For this event the two Dutch cities of Amsterdam and Utrecht have combined forces and will host a great variety of internationally-oriented design and fashion events. Events that cater to the needs of design and fashion aficionados, industry and media professionals, as well as the general public.

Preliminary programme FreeDesigndom 2008
Platform21 = Hairdressing                            August 17 – September 28
DARE (Dutch Artistic Research Event)          August 29 – September 12
Utrecht Manifest                                          September (dates to be announced)
Streetlab                                                     September 11-14
Inside Design Amsterdam                            September 10-14
The New Stedelijk Museum                          September 19
ExperimentaDesign Amsterdam                    September 18-21 (opening week)
exhibitions run through                                 November 2
PICNIC’08                                                   September 24-26
Urban Play                                                  September 20 – November 2
Multiplicity & Visual Identities                       September 25-26-(27)
Via Milano New Dutch Design                       September 30 – October 5
Woonbeurs Amsterdam                                September 30 – October 5
Stedelijk Museum: The Site Hut                    October 3-4-5 and 8

Circling back to the future

In our third and final instalment on the Excellence line we find out how V-ZUG’s design team pushed the company’s established reputation for timeless aesthetics and the longevity of its products to the next level through innovation and inspiration.

Designed or built an amazing kitchen? Here’s your last chance for glory

Entries for the Gaggenau Kitchen of the Year close on April 30!

Architects, pack your bags: Australia, New Zealand and the UK reach landmark agreement

Signed by the AACA, the UK’s ARB and the NZRAB, this landmark agreement will help architects register and study across the three countries.

The Multi-Residential Building category at the 2023 INDE.Awards

Bosch partners with The Multi-Residential Building category at the 2023 INDE.Awards and there is synergy and understanding of the forward-thinking design required to make a stand out project.