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Partners designs Apple Carnegie Library DC store - Wallpaper*
WEBOct 11, 2022 · Tomorrow morning, Apple’s anticipated Carnegie Library store will open its doors in Washington DC. Designed by Foster + Partners, the four-year-long project has seen the 200-year-old library painstakingly reinvigorated, in what is Apple’s most extensive historic restoration project to date. The Beaux-Arts style building has a rich and ...
11 high-concept stores around the globe worth travelling for
WEBAug 2, 2018 · With online shopping increasingly the norm, bricks and mortar stores need to deliver more than just the goods. They must be experiential, beautifully designed ‘mastershops’, enticing visitors off their apps and through their doors. Enter the Instagrammable concept store: minimalist marvels in German squares, architecturally …
Muji reveals the prefabricated Window House | Wallpaper
WEBOct 11, 2022 · Drum roll: Muji has unveiled the prototype of its latest prefabricated house project, aptly christened the Window House. Located in the seaside city of Kamakura, about 30 miles southwest of Tokyo, the design is adapted from architect Kengo Kuma’s 2008 edition of a Muji house. The Window House has a footprint of 80 sq m and is spread …
The 50 best Google Doodles of all time | Wallpaper
WEBJul 22, 2022 · On 20 August 1998, a week before a two-year-old Google become an incorporated company, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were heading to Burning Man festival. To mark themselves ‘out of office’ on their email signatures, they decided to overlay the famous Burning Man stick-figure on the Google logo (which then came with a Yahoo …
Inside Silicon Valley's finest workspaces | Wallpaper
WEBOct 20, 2022 · Here, we take a tour of the finest workspaces in Silicon Valley. (Image credit: Courtesy of NBBJ Architects) Samsung: Completed this September, Samsung’s new North American headquarters by NBBJ is the latest addition to Silicon Valley’s top crop of workspaces. Situated on the corner of a prominent street in San Jose’s tech hub, the ...
Downtown México | Wallpaper
WEBOct 9, 2022 · Downtown México — Mexico City, Mexico. Winner of the 'best fixer-upper hotel' in our 2012 Design Awards, Downtown, which has finally opened its doors, is located right in the heart of Mexico City's old pre-Hispanic city, in one of few remaining 17th-century palaces, the Palacio de los Condes de Miravalle. The red volcanic-rock façade sets ...
Lulu's, W Hoboken | Wallpaper
WEBOct 20, 2022 · Lulu’s, W Hoboken — New Jersey, USA. W Hoboken's Chandelier Room has undergone an artful transformation, courtesy of New York design studio Novogratz. The newly opened Lulu's, encompassing 4,000 sq ft of indoor and outdoor space, offers expansive views of the Manhattan skyline. Here, a star roster of artists has made its way …
How graphic design shaped the Russian Revolution | Wallpaper
WEBOct 6, 2022 · The eye-catching graphic design of early 20th-century Soviet propaganda is an especially memorable example, and currently in the spotlight at The Wolfsonian – Florida International University, where two overlapping shows are in progress. ‘Red and Black: Revolution in Soviet Propaganda Graphics’ (5 April – 5 August) is an installation of ...
The best outdoor art installations: a global guide | Wallpaper
WEBOct 6, 2022 · Al fresco, art is at its most accessible. It is used to commemorate, celebrate, shock, invite engagement and define the outdoor space it occupies. Read our guide to the best outdoor art installations to stumble upon, or seek out. Hugh Hayden, Brier Patch at Madison Square Park, 2022. Courtesy the artist and Madison Square Park Conservancy.