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16-February-2012
Parametric Fragment
Japanese practice Takashi Yamaguchi & Associates have completed 'parametric fragment', a single family residence in a rural area near the Ise Bay in Matsusaka, Japan....
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16-February-2012
The "Monastery" Office
The user-experience consultancy firm Netlife Research commissioned Eriksen Skajaa Architects to rethink their offices and create new spaces for reflection and...
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15-February-2012
The Cabbage Chair
Cabbage Chair is a new product by Japanese designers Nendo made of waste paper from the pleated fabric industry. The paper is wrapped into a cylinder and cut vertically halfway...
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15-February-2012
The Gulag Apartment
Russian architect Peter Kostelov has refurbished an apartment in Moscow using industrial materials. The starkness almost recreates the feel of a Russian Gulag or prison yet a...
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18-January-2012
Using nature to impact design
With so many modern conveniences that enable us to live in perfectly comfortable houses year round, it's easy to forget that for a very long time, a comfortable interior existence...
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17-January-2012
Glass techniques
Glass is an art medium with seemingly endless technical versatility and a rich, long history. Basic elements of sand and soda lime are combined with coloring agents, then melted...
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20-December-2011
Anatomy of an Eco-friendly Interior
Reduce Recycle Re-use.What does eco-friendly mean? In my opinion it is a way of relating to the environment in a positive way. It is way of considering nature, preserving it and...
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15-October-2011
Stepping up to the Sustainable Design Challenge
Stepping up to the Sustainable Design Challenge Christian Merieau, MD - Samuel Creations Dubai in consultation with Melden Francia, reflects on the responsibilities and...
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15-October-2011
Design meets fashion
Design meets fashion: By Christian Merieau - Managing Director of Samuel Creations. Boundaries between Interior Design and Fashion Design are blurring rapidly and I...
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26-April-2011
Glass- An integral part of Interior Design
Mention the word 'Glass' to many interior designers and perhaps understandably, their first thoughts are of ornate chandeliers and for the 'more mature' designers, cut crystal...
