Category Archives: Architecture & Design

Hotel Branding | When you’re already known for your carefree furniture… go the distance… plant a flag [1]

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Dedon is a furniture brand from Germany, popular for their all-weather artificial wicker furniture. Their popularity is huge in resort areas – especially in beach destinations across in South East Asia. And if the old adage “imitation is the greatest … Continue reading →

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Quotes + Thoughts | Tom Sachs on innovation

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

If you worship money, you’ll always feel poor. I worship innovation and I always feel like I’m not doing enough new stuff. That’s my impulsiveness. “ ~ Tom Sachs, Contemporary Artist Inspiration: Wall Street Journal, American Debt Project, Fashion versus Art, Tom … Continue reading →

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Design + Aesthetics | A modern take on the wash basin

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

An interesting take on the wash basin. I don’t know how functional it is, whether it splashes water all over. When traveling and sampling boutique hotels all over the world, many of which make design as an essential part of … Continue reading →

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Quotes + Thoughts | On Design Definition

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Thinking about meanings instead of features, searching for radical changes instead of improvements, proposing visions instead of satisfying existing needs… can be nurtured only by top executives. ~ Design-Driven Innovation, Roberto Verganti Inspiration: Rainwillow

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Quotes + Thoughts | On Design Definition

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Design, stripped to its essence, can be defined as the human capacity to shape an make our environment in ways without precedent in nature, to serve our needs and give meaning to our lives. ~ Toothpicks and Logos: Design in … Continue reading →

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Quotes + Thoughts | On design-based problem solving

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

In an era of fast-moving markets and leap-frogging innovators, companies can no longer merely “unlock” wealth. Today they have to actively “create” wealth, or end up in the fossil layers of business history. As a result, brand-builders have a once-in-a-lifetime … Continue reading →

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Book Review | Design-Driven Innovation, Roberto Verganti

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Design-Driven Innovation: The Power of the Elite Circles Roberto Verganti, Professor of Management of Innovation, Politecnico di Milano Verganti … tells how design innovators add “unsolicited meaning” that consumers don’t even know they’re craving – and they create products people can’t … Continue reading →

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Ecochic Design that celebrates nature’s best

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Santiago-based Architecture Firm AATA Arquitectos Asociados has a knack for bringing to life eco-friendly concepts with a modern twist. See my other post on their prefab green cubes in Easter Islasnd, the Morerava Eco Cabins.  AATA has brought their design to … Continue reading →

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From the genius design mind of Shigeru Ban

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Japanese Architect Shigeru Ban is renown for his austere simple lines (well… he’s Japanese right?) and his generous use of natural materials (another Japanese trait right?).  Particularly paper and bamboo! Here’s a glimpse into his creative mind. Bianimale: Exhibition Design … Continue reading →

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Let the spotlight shine on true home-bred design talent from Bali [3]

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

Still on Yoka Sara and the brainchild of his creative design mind. This creation, Villa La Trä, is an exclusive hideaway villa in secluded area of Canggu Beach, just North of Seminyak.

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