Prada Transformer, second stage – Architecture – Wallpaper.com – International Design Interiors Fashion Travel

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True to its promise Rem Koolhaas’ Prada Transformer has indeed transformed, for the first time, from an exhibition space into a cinema. After launching at the end of April with Miuccia’s Waist Down exhibition of skirts from across the globe, the incredible structure, sat next to the Gyeonghui Palace in Seoul, rotated from its hexagonal floorplan to the second stage – a rectangle.

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bouroullec brothers and japan brand: wajima collection

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The bouroullec brothers and japan brand have collaborated on the wajima collection, a group of products for the home which utilize the traditional Japanese lacquerware technique of Wajima. This is the first time that a designer overseas has worked with the brand which practices Japanese crafts and aesthetics.

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The Japanese Architecture of Terunobu Fujimori

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Very clean nice zen feeling. Good meditation space I expect.

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‘villa julia’, javier mariscal for magis at milan design week 09

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Great idea for kids play houses. Comes as a flat pack and the children get to assemble (with adult supervision) and then colour in themselves.

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