Venice Architecture Biennale 2010

Direct from Venice, Lucy Bullivant reports on the major talking points at this year’s Architecture Biennale.

Spinifex launch new website

Spinifex Fans has launched a new and much improved website. The new site better showcases the Spinifex range of ceiling fans and ceiling fans with lights.

Johnson and Johnson

TREND ALERT! BRIGHT PRINTS AND PATTERNS

It’s no secret that strong, minimal geometric lines are in. But how can you freshen and soften those harsh composites for a more inviting, liveable/workable space? Polka – a new EchoScreen print story by Woven image – gives designers the answer.

Special delivery for the people of Ofload

Our economy and society rides on the freight and logistics sector, which translates into an enormous responsibility for the people behind the scenes who keep supply chains moving.

A brick envelope shapes life in Kerala

In Thrissur, India, LIJO.RENY.architects has wrapped a family home in a perforated brick envelope that moderates heat, encourages natural ventilation and creates a series of layered indoor and outdoor spaces.

Paola Lenti makes a case for colour confidence

At dedece Sydney, Anna Lenti introduced the Chromatic Alphabet, a new design tool intended to make architects and designers less hesitant about working with colour.

Elemental materials for elegant domains

For centuries, stone and timber together have been used to translate architectural ideas into tangible spaces and places. There is a soul-level response to their sensory qualities, one that translates into an immersive feeling of connection and belonging.