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refreshed TRUTHtags
refreshed TRUTHtags
 

During the last 4 months beside working on his new projects, Yatzer's favorite street artist, Krystian Czaplicki, has also refreshed some of his older projects from 2004,2005 and 2006 in London (England), Prato (Italy) and in his hometown Wroclaw (Poland). The pictures say the rest!

 

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The White Rabbit Restaurant in Singapore
The White Rabbit Restaurant in Singapore
 

The white rabbit is a restaurant & bar housed in an awe-inspiring and beautifully restored old chapel located off the Dempsey area in Singapore. They serve a fresh take on both classic European comfort food and age-old coctails - all inspired by the past, while cleverly showcasing the present.

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Little Building Cafe by Annie Coggan in Mississippi
Little Building Cafe by Annie Coggan in Mississippi
 

Annie Coggan is not only the editor of "Chairs & Buildings" blog but  a Designer/Artist who maintains a studio under the name Coggan + Crawford Architects. Her latest project, ''Little Building Cafe'' has opened its doors recently and if you are close to Starkville, Mississippi you should stop for a little coffee!

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Martin Sammer's transformer shelf
Martin Sammer's transformer shelf
 

Although he used to work as TV Journalist, Event-manager and Sushi Chef his fate was to become an industrial designer! Martin Sämmer right now lives in Amsterdam, working with Marcel Wanders and Yatzer believes his design star has just started sparkling!

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Marcus Tremonto at Covent Garden Super Design
Marcus Tremonto at Covent Garden Super Design
 

The Apartment gallery amongst other designers featured new lights by Marcus Tremonto from his collection “Lightworks”, a powerful process of illusion during the latest Covent Garden Super Design exhibition which  took place between 15 – 18 October in London.

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Arik Levy and Dominique Modiano for Christofle
Arik Levy and Dominique Modiano for Christofle
 

Christofle unveils four new creative collections whose architectural lines exhibit the style and exceptional work of newcomers, Arik Levy and Dominique Modiano. Currently, Christofle boasts fifteen luxury jewelry collections.

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Makeover of German Architecture into Knitted Art
Makeover of German Architecture into Knitted Art
 

German sculptor Annette Streyl uses knitting to transform hard, edgy, rectangular architecture into soft, formless, unpredictable work of art. One of her first knitted buildings was the Kunsthalle art gallery in Hamburg in 1999.

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Kyouei Liquids
Kyouei Liquids
 

Kyouei design will participate in the designboom mart in the 100% design Tokyo 2008. They will do lighting installation for the designboom booth with their new product, "Liquid Lamp" and they will also release one more new product, "Liquid Bookmark".

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What would a twenty-first-century Cinderella wear?
What would a twenty-first-century Cinderella wear?
 

Today, contemporary Cinderellas, who do not wait for their Prince Charming in order to go to the ball, but still love glass slippers, can finally see their wishes fulfilled! Kartell and .normaluisa present “Glue Cinderella”, a collection of transparent plastic ballerina shoes.

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Infinity Furniture Collection by Tangle Creations
Infinity Furniture Collection by Tangle Creations
 

Tangle Creations founder Richard X Zawitz, in partnership with Pierandrei Associati, Technodelta Srl of Milano, and Baci & Abbracci have joined together to co-produce and launch a unique line of sculpture-based furniture and an innovative lighting system based on Zawitz’s Infinity Art. 

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There is no more Mattoni !
There is no more Mattoni !
 

Hana Soukupová and Mattoni! Two famous names joined together in creating a new commercial project – an advertising spot that embodies all elements of a feature film within 30 seconds. Hana is wearing a dress made of water which you will never forget!

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Chiuso collection by Emma Elizabeths
Chiuso collection by Emma Elizabeths
 

Designer & stylist Emma Elizabeths believes that you see the beauty in objects much more effectively in black and white. This is the reason why her CHIUSO pieces are only available in monochromatic and Yatzer definetely agrees with her belief!

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Johanna House by Nicholas Burns
Johanna House by Nicholas Burns
 

This luxurious Australian family house is placed next-door to a national park. Nicholas Burns associates describe their creation as a discrete insertion into the landscape, a journey of gradual and layered concealment and opening of the landscape and ocean; contrasting contraction and expansion, heavy and light, opaque and transparent.

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Clover by Sander Mulder
Clover by Sander Mulder
 

The latest coatrack design by the industrial designer Sander Mulder is called "Clover" and is made for the company Blitsdesign in the Netherlands. It's just been released on a big fair in the Netherlands called Woonbeurs and will be in stores next month for just 59€ !

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Roberto Scafidi - Escritos
Roberto Scafidi - Escritos
9 October - 24 October 

Roberto Scafidi exhibits his colorful and vivid art at the Mill 100 art gallery in Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Scafidi is a contemporary Argentinean artist who deserves a place in the spotlight. With his graphic inspired artworks and choice of vivid colors Roberto Scafidi expresses his endless creative energy.

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Mama Shelter  by Roland Castro & Philippe Starck
Mama Shelter by Roland Castro & Philippe Starck
 

Located in the center of Paris, Mama Shelter is an oasis in the urban landscape. Created by the Trigano family and designed with the collaboration of Philippe Starck, Mama Shelter is poised to become the vanguard for a new type of boutique hotel.

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ABSOLUT Helmut Lang
ABSOLUT Helmut Lang
 

ABSOLUT vodka is proud to launch a radical medium to view and experience art, as a new online virtual “gallery” goes live, showcasing Helmut Lang’s “Alles Gleich Schwer”. This, a bold new exhibition of artworks, will be brought to a global audience as part of the artist’s vision of an ABSOLUT WORLD.

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Inamo Restaurant by Blacksheep in London
Inamo Restaurant by Blacksheep in London
 

A highly innovative new pan-Asian bar and restaurant scheme in London's Soho, which features virtual menus to be navigated via table-top projections. The interior of Inamo has been designed by Blacksheep.

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Rikke Jorgensen's illustrations
Rikke Jorgensen's illustrations
 

Rikke Jørgensen is a Copenhagen based illustrator. She graduated from The Royal Danish school of Fine Arts, as an Architect, and has worked as an illustrator on various national and international projects ever since.

 

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Mirage by Lorenzo Longo for Troconi
Mirage by Lorenzo Longo for Troconi
 

Mirage, the new fluorescent table lamp by Tronconi a fresh idea for next Christmas, shows perfectly Tronconi’s research for new materials and technologies. An optical illusion, a hologram representing the archetype of the table lamp.

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The factory of Tom Dixon
The factory of Tom Dixon
 

Tom Dixon and George Smith during the Design Week in London,  launched a new upholstery collection at ‘The Factory’ transforming a Knightsbridge ballroom into an upholstery factory creating a new collection on site.

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Damaris & Marc
Damaris & Marc
 

Damaris & Marc introduced the EIGG library for the first time at Maison&Objet'08 , inspired in "Cradle to Cradle" criteria and also inspired in their design research in micro-architectural furniture. It is the first piece of their following collection which will see light in 2009.

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School Complex in Greece by ONOFFICE
School Complex in Greece by ONOFFICE
 

Located 10 km south of Xanthi, a city of 60.000, in the middle of a fertile horizontal plane of agricultural properties, stands with a distinctive presence in the environment, by creating an urban fragment, a tight, whole new community. Project is consisted of seven different buildings.

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America-The Gift shop by Phillip Toledano
America-The Gift shop by Phillip Toledano
 

America the Gift shop is an installation project by the artist-photographer Phillip Toledano that reflects the current foreign policy in the fun-house mirror of American commerce. "We buy souvenirs at the end of a trip, to remind ourselves of the experience. What do we have to remind us of the events of last eight years?"

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SWIMS updated
SWIMS updated
 

After the first SWIMS collection..here comes the latest one just for the avant-garde ladies of the universe! Like the other SWIMS products, the design is simple and beautiful in line with company's Scandanavian heritage. In addition, the design incorporates lots of great details both for practical and aesthetic reasons

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Dupli Casa by J. MAYER H. Architects
Dupli Casa by J. MAYER H. Architects
 

The geometry of the building is based on the footprint of the house that previously was located on the site. Originally built in 1984 and with many extensions and modifications since then, the new building echoes the „family archaeology“ by duplication and rotation.

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Dazzling Restoration at the Metropolitan Opera
Dazzling Restoration at the Metropolitan Opera
 

Swarovski has collaborated with New York’s Metropolitan Opera to restore for the first time the eleven iconic crystal chandeliers that grace the Grand Tier Restaurant and lobby of the world famous opera house. Each chandelier has undergone a painstaking renovation process.

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''Guilty'' by Ivana Porfiri for Dakis Joannou @yatzer
''Guilty'' by Ivana Porfiri for Dakis Joannou @yatzer
 

Dakis Joannou is a Greek Cypriot industrialist and one of the leading collectors of European contemporary art. The earliest work in his collection is from 1985 and the latest one is his own yacht which name is "Guilty", a project of Ivana Porfiri and exterior camouflage design by Jeff Koons.

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one of a kind designs for GUBI
one of a kind designs for GUBI
 

GUBI made a cooperation with six designers, architects and artists in relation to Copenhagen Furniture Festival. Although the Festival finished, the  result of this cooperation, five "one-of-a-kind designs" will be on view  in GUBI’s showroom until the 23rd of December.

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@ chair by Brodie Neill
@ chair by Brodie Neill
 

Designed by the Award winning Australian designer, Brodie Neill, the “@” chair is a continuous line that winds around in a circle to create the symbol. Imagine a chair with the same feeling of the continuous looping in 3D form that allows us to sit comfortably while enjoying the design.

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Noe Duchaufour Lawrance for Baccarat
Noe Duchaufour Lawrance for Baccarat
 

The Rémanence light fixture, a superb, monolithic dark mirror, fits perfectly in Baccarat’s contemporary universe. When lit, it becomes a magical object, revealing the finely-chiseled phantom image of a classic candelabra. Specifically, the famous candelabra that belonged to the Czarina, the last empress of Russia.

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5.5 Designers for Baccarat
5.5 Designers for Baccarat
 

"Apparat" pays homage to the Harcourt glass. The collection 5.5 designed captures the aura of an iconic glass or a Marie Louise vase in filigree or gilt medallions, on glasses, carafes and vases. The pure forms of these objects, like the Dyonisos carafe, are chosen from among Baccarat’s contemporary archetypes.

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Hotel Habita Monterrey in Mexico
Hotel Habita Monterrey in Mexico
 

Opened in August this year, Hotel Habita Monterrey strikes with captivating architectural desicions by Agustin Landa and a rooftop pool bar that offers a 360-degree view combined with the comfort of a cool concrete canopy. The interior design is courtesy of Parisian Joseph Dirand.

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wallpaper with fringes
wallpaper with fringes
 

Diva is a textile wallpaper. The lower part consists of fringes and gives it a three dimensional quality as well as breezy charm. When attaching it to the wall, one first decides how long the fringes will be. Do they extend half way up the wall, or are they only in the lower third of the room? Neither is a problem.

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Szymon Szczesniak house by Moomoo
Szymon Szczesniak house by Moomoo
 

Polish architects Moomoo designed this house for the photographer Szymon Szczesniak, which features a dynamic skin,  a curtain that covers the long side of the elevation. The intermediate space changes during the day due to the winds of the area.

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Michael Anastassiades with Ilse Crawford
Michael Anastassiades with Ilse Crawford
 

Three Champagne Glasses and One Water glass, are the latest creations of the industrial designer Michael Anastassiades in collaboration with the founding editor of ELLE DECORATION UK, Ilse Crawford.

 

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