Design & Trends

Design & Trends features articles on all that is luxurious in architecture, furniture, art, artists, design, interior design, and the latest trends from around the world.

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Growing Vases Blooming from Flowers by Nendo

For a recent project designers Nendo were challenged with showcasing the artistry of venerable Czech Bohemian glass maker Lasvit’s Glassblowers in an abstract, impractical and incomplete way.

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Two Tables Marks the 150th Anniversary of Italy’s Unification

Two Tables by Nucleo marks the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy. They represent two distinctive and important features of the creation of the Italian identity. They are inspired by the myths of two organizations that together shaped the history of the unification of Italy.

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Shattered Lights – Lamp by Ira Rozhavsky

Shattered Lights is made from broken tempered glass coated with a silicone lining and the edge of the lamp is lined with white LEDs, is strangely but not unattractively absorbing.

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The Glass House in Cape Town

We increasingly find ourselves coming across stunning examples of residential architectural-delight in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. In this case, the owner requested a modern, glamorous, open plan, light-filled house with views from all rooms into the garden and the architects certainly delivered.

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The P-Light Modern Chandelier by Angelo Mangiarotti

The P-Light chandelier is a modern, delicate and rather simple chandelier. It is composed of transparent, white or black crystal pieces, depending on your selection, entirely hand made, and arranged on metal structures and available in three different sizes. The Vistosi of Murano glasswork exclusively makes the shape of the lamp.

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When Minimalism, Space and Angles Collide: The Pittman Dowell Residence

With a contemporary look and minimalist features, the Pittman Dowell Residence is a nonconventional structure that takes full advantage of modern technology and design. The architect, Michael Maltzan, was tasked to “disrupt and dismantle the hierarchy of spaces”

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