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Seven creative ways to use solar panels

Posted by thedesignblog 589 days ago (Editorial)



Ankit Dahiya: With the evolution of solar energy and its various forms of utilizing it, the energy has gained massive popularity. This energy is the most famous renewable energy as it is available in vast quantity and its available all time. The energy is viewed to be the best alternative energy to other conventional sources of energy. This energy is mostly utilized using solar panels which are used in arrays that form a grid like structure to harness the solar energy. These solar panels are re




Amit Sainwal: Unique and unusual custom car designsMost Unique and unusual custom car designs You might often not come across the unusual designs of cars, however, whenever you do they not only make you turn your head on the road but also linger in your memory for a long time. Some of them will be remembered as the nice art pieces while some others could scare the hell out of even the bravest of guys when they sneak up behind you in the dark. Well, here is a list of some unique and unusual




Vanga Kalyani: A Bizzare BuildingUnusual yet Creative design One of the reasons why urban surroundings are so fascinating is their architecture. Shaggy, old, dull surroundings or a weary construction or an important place could be made to look exquisite with just a little touch of excellent architecture. Architects and constructors nowadays are planning and designing buildings in a way that they not only look better but also symbolize the future. Here are a few bizarre yet fascinating buil




Susanne Nobis has the enviable privilege of living in this gorgeous, tranquil house in Berg by Lake Starnberg (Starnberger See), a popular southern Bavarian recreation area for the residents of the nearby city of Munich. As both the client and the designer, engineer/architect Nobis designed the home and office for her own four-member family and for her architectural practice. It is a beautifully minimalist, modern take on a traditional twin wooden boathouse, popular by the lake. While the bo




Viewed as an object of authority in its early days, the chair was reinvented as an everyday household object. In today’s curious society, the chair has taken on new life in the hands of inspired furniture designers. Thanks to modern technology’s fantastic versatility, chairs and armchairs can be designed and fabricated to express ideas and emotions. The Arms Chair comes from talented designer Oleksandr Shestakovych. “Always ready to welcome you in its embrace“, the chair


Fun Game Incentives for Kepping a City Clean

Posted by freshome 692 days ago (Editorial)



In case you ever wondered how the residents in your city could become more responsible when it comes to littering (or perhaps how you could stop your kids from throwing various papers around the house), keep on reading. A fun and innovative awareness campaign was implemented for the the city of Lucerne in Switzerland. Here is an excerpt from the article published at Neue Luzerner Zeitung about these unusual game incentives: The action “Lucerne shines” was launched already in 1999. At that time,




Some residences get their names from certain elements that remind us of things. The Eyebrow House is one of those houses that received a makeover and a new name, perfectly adapted to its appearance. The architects, Portland-based Doon Architecture, took the existing structure and reshaped it into a modern home, resembling the arches of an eyebrow. The firm describes the work done of the house: “Plans called for opening up the rear of the house to the backyard and create vaulted interior b




The latest edition of the fantastic iPhone/iPad app magazine Edition29 Architecture features Villa NM, a stunning residence designed by Dutch architect Ben Van Berkel of the firm UN Studio.Destroyed in a fire in 2007, this sculptural upstate NY residence happened to be of the first internationally recognized reinterpretation of the Glass House. Fortunately, it is slated to be rebuilt, but at this time we can only see it through photographs.Villa NM graces the cover of Edition29 Architecture Iss




What will the future of information technology look like? Sound like? Behave like? Designer Lukas Franciszkeiwicz envisions a minimal, shape sorter, toy-like instrument adapted for the social networking revolution that also makes a profound statement about our modern addiction to digital interaction & how computers already dictate our decisions. Fusing mind & machine, Beta is one glimpse into how our future relationships might be with such technological concepts that may be able to pred




Design team of Serghii Makhno and Vasiliy Butenko have completed the interior for a restaurant in Kiev, where you can fell like baby bird while drinking cocktail or have a dinner at tornado top. This restaurant can be classed as modern European and offers a molecular kitchen style dishes. The main aim while designing this restaurant space was to create an environment that is natural, modern and comfortable.This restaurant features two areas: a two-storeyed dining section and relaxing bar area.




Great, aesthetically pleasing design needn't be limited to traditional architectural forms such as houses and public buildings. Utilitarian spaces, such as car parks, present architects and designers with a unique opportunity to bring beauty and harmony to the everyday functional spaces that are normally ignored by great design minds. We're excited to report that the tide is changing, evidenced by these good-looking car parks. Modern design is all about "experience" and these car parks




Designed especially for Milano Expo 2015 and presented to the Comieco Expopack Design Competition in 2011 is the new recycled paper-made water container – Life. The water container is designed primarily to offer the essential service to the city of Milan – free access and use of public water. Another purpose of designing this water container is to promote the diminution of plastic containers as well as a sustainable culture regarding water and natural resources. The water container



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