Accusta tiles are simple to install. The lightweight tiles can be mounted on walls or ceilings using a patented bracket and small nails, eliminating the need for drilling

U.S. furniture firm Beaufurn enters the panel category with sound-absorbing Accusta

The trend toward open work spaces, open lobbies and open restaurants means fewer barriers for noise. And while the open concept isn’t going anywhere, the noise is. Without barriers, sound travels across spaces and reverberates off surfaces until it loses all its energy, creating a disruptive environment. To address this need, Beaufurn introduces Accusta, a…

July 21, 2014

Karma is prized for its deeply saturated colours with distinctive radiant reflections

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Colour like no other: Trend Group’s saturated Karma glass mosaic collection

Karma is the unsung hero of the Trend glass mosaic collection. This drawn glass, hand-cut transparent mosaic, with its characteristic natural veining and deep internal fold lines, is the basis for Trend’s highly regarded designer patterns like Liberty, Metropolis and Subway, yet is also available as a tile range in its own right. Architects and…

July 18, 2014

AFTERBURN by Civilian Projects [Nicko Elliott, Ksenia Kagner], Brooklyn, NY, United States. Photo credit: Louise Tanguay

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Summer means gardens

The 15th edition of the International Garden Festival officially opened on June 28 and presents 22 contemporary gardens at Les Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens. Imagined by 65 designers from Seoul, Santiago de Compostela, New York, Philadelphia, Basel, Amsterdam, Paris and Montreal, the 22 contemporary gardens of the 2014 edition offer an original way…

July 10, 2014

The Vitra Slide Tower by Carsten Hller. Photo by Julien Lanoo / Attilio Maranzano

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The latest work of art/architecture at the famous Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany: the Vitra Slide Tower

Last week, the Vitra Slide Tower by Carsten Höller was inaugurated, adding a new structure to the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. With its prominent clock at the top, it is not a building in the classical sense but a viewing tower with a slide – and a work of art that enables…

June 25, 2014

This year's top of the tops: The Shard. Photo by Malcolm Chapman

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Top of the tops: the winner (and runners-up) of the Emporis Skyscraper Award

The Emporis Skyscraper Award, the world's most renowned prize for skyscrapers, this year goes to London. The tallest building in Western Europe, The Shard, was chosen by an international panel of experts from more than 300 skyscrapers that are at least 100 metres (328 feet) tall and that were completed during the previous calendar year. The award, given…

May 22, 2014

From the Discovery collection: the bold, striped Parterre and the more subtle Ellement

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A world to Discovery

Wherever Brentano’s design director Iris Wang goes — whether visiting a mill in Japan, mountain climbing in Death Valley or simply driving through the Midwest — she records the moments that capture her attention in drawings and notes. Inspired by these travel journals, the patterns in Brentano’s spring Discovery collection explore the world through her artist’s…

January 31, 2014

"ORNAMENT/ARMAMENT" Three glass replicas of the iconic AK-47, the most widely used assault rifle in the world, hover above two acrylic boxes emitting soft diffuse coloured light. A playfully pink-hued gun repositions the destructive AK-47 as an ornamental toy. The recent death of Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the Russian assault rifle, raises new questions about the legacy of the AK-47, which has outlived its creator

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Neon nights

The latest exhibition at Bulthaup Toronto is entitled Orest Tataryn: Brilliant Disguise. Opening night is this Wed., Jan. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition runs through April. ALL ABOUT OREST TATARYN: BRILLIANT DISGUISE The neon pieces in Orest Tataryn's latest exhibition, Brilliant Disguise, feel familiar and legible, and yet they are unreadable and unrecognizable.…

January 27, 2014

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Farmboy Fine Arts goes to Azerbaijan

Opening this April, the Fairmont Baku and Flame Towers in Baku, Azerbaijan, will boast a world-class, museum-quality fine art collection of over 100 original pieces and over 300 reproductions. Sourced and curated by Vancouver-based art consultancy firm Farmboy Fine Arts, the Flame Towers collection features paintings, photographs and sculptures that all complement the building’s luxurious…

March 18, 2013

Fuoco (2010) was based on an historic photograph of the famed Venice opera house, Teatro La Fenice.

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Treasure Trove

Trove, the award-winning New York-based design firm that creates distinctive, mixed-media wallpapers, is pleased to announce that the Brooklyn Museum has chosen six patterns for the museum’s permanent Decorative Arts Collection. The Brooklyn Museum, known for excellence in presenting dynamic and innovative visual art, selected Trove for its unique textile design and its New…

March 3, 2013

Rendering of Hong Kong's Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, designed by Foster+Partners architects, set to open in mid-2013.

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Arconas goes to Hong Kong

Canada's Arconas , the specialty furniture manufacturer of seating for airports and public waiting areas, recently won a contract to supply over 5,000 seats to the new Hong Kong Cruise Terminal. Kai Tak Cruise Terminal , designed by Foster+Partners architects will open in mid-2013, providing a gateway to Hong Kong, and from Hong Kong to…

January 14, 2013