Savona, the Italian city located in the Liguria region, has a new gem of art and culture in the heart of its historic district: the Museo della Ceramica (Ceramics Museum). The eagerly awaited museum has now been completed thanks to the commitment and close collaboration that saw the Fondazione A. De Mari (A. De Mari…
The Volatevia shelved, designed by Livia Chisari for Formabilio, bring to mind ;eaves blown by a gust of wind, arranged along the walls of the home - adding a poetic yet functional touch. Volatevia shelves are made of bent metal sheets, very simple to fix to the wall. They provide a creative and original solution,…
Meyda Tiffany Lighting is sponsoring "In Company with Angels: Seven Rediscovered Tiffany Windows," an exhibition of stained-glass angels created in 1902 in the renowned studios of one of the most illustrious designers of the early 20th century, Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933). The exhibit opened recently in the Museum of Art, at the Munson-Williams Proctor Arts…
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), New York Upstate and Canada East chapter, has awarded the St. George’s Chapel project and Anatolia Tile project with 1st place in Small Commercial and 2nd place in Large Commercial categories, respectively. The St. George’s Chapel project also received the highest distinction of the 2014 Annual Awards —…
The City University of New York (CUNY) will shortly unveil its new science campus in Upper Manhattan, consisting of the Advanced Science and Research Center (ASRC) and the City College Center for Discovery and Innovation. Bendheim’s channel glass and Optichroic SatinTech dichroic architectural glass define the interior and exterior of the 390,000-square-foot science complex. The…
The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies have selected over 110 new buildings, commercial and institutional developments, landscape architecture, and urban planning projects from 36 nations for The International Architecture Awards for 2014. Hundreds of submissions were received for this year’s annual Global…
Anthony Glynn has just headed home to Bath from the Chippendale International School of Furniture near Edinburgh. He was highly commended for his work at one of Europe’s premier furniture design and restoration schools, and now plans to start up his own bespoke furniture business. ANTHONY GLYNN, IN HIS OWN WORDS I had a 20-year…
Caroline Baumann, director of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (formerly Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum), has announced plans for the opening of the renovated and restored Carnegie Mansion and the 10 exhibitions that will inaugurate the revamped and expanded gallery spaces. The only U.S. museum devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design, Cooper Hewitt will open its…
A Canadian student has won a prestigious award from the Chippendale International School of Furniture, one of the leading schools of furniture design and restoration in the world. Gary Staple, from Halifax, has won Student of the Year for his portfolio of work, which includes a stunning tea cabinet with intricate inlays, and which will go…
Is it possible to make an extensive restoration of a listed building without destroying the original architecture? This is the tough challenge facing a Danish art museum, which was designed by the world-famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Northern Denmark is home to an architectural treasure, constructed in white marble: KUNSTEN – Museum of Modern Art.…