Intertextile Shanghai – March 2019
When 3D printing lets you produce incredibly realistic wood
What if technology were to surpass the laws of nature? As mentioned in the “Quantum Alchemy” concept – Multiverse Theme in the SS20 Influences Trendbook (from page 86), this dreaded phenomenon could be on the verge of becoming a reality. The reason: engineers from Columbia University have achieved the feat of creating blocks of wood with an ultra-realistic effect using a 3D printer.
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Kengo Kuma pays homage to Catalan architecture with the new Camper store in Barcelona
After designing the Milan flagship store in 2016, Kengo Kuma has just finished renovating a new Camper retail outlet in Barcelona. Located opposite the famous “Plaza Catalonia”, the store pays tribute to Catalan architecture with its numerous vaults reminiscent of Gaudi’s work.
Margarita Talep’s algae-based packaging
Say goodbye to plastic packaging with an ultra-short lifetime and toxic production methods! Margarita Talep has developed a new kind of bioplastic produced entirely using organic elements.
Aquazzura has a new store at the heart of Milan, decorated by the architects Casa do Passadiço
The Florentine label Aquazzura has just opened its new showcase at the heart of Milan. Carte blanche was given to Casa do Passadiço’s interior designers, Cláudia and Catarina Soares, who have come up with a precious and elegant space inspired by seventies’ Italian style.
MODTISSIMO PORTUGAL CONFERENCE – FEBRUARY 2019
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HeyShop explores the limits of online and offline commerce
By collecting data on our everyday behaviour, technologies end up knowing us better than ourselves. Following the example of Style Check, mentioned in the AW20-21 Influences Trendbook (page 7), DayLab studio has just completed the interior of the “HeyShop” store in Shanghai, China. Relying on both online and offline commerce resources, HeyShop offers a unique shopping experience in a space with a minimalist and futuristic décor.
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Ripple: designed by an algorithm, manufactured by robots
Architect and designer Layth Mahdi works with materials using highly innovative methods. Generated by algorithms, the lines of his series of vases and tables are subsequently cut in marble by robots. A decidedly technological design and manufacture that nonetheless evokes the erosions of nature.
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A new showroom for Bally in Milan
Bally is opening a new chapter with its showroom in Milan. The Swiss luxury footwear brand has an impressive showroom of over 2,400 square metres on four levels with a masterful décor worthy of the most beautiful theatres.
