Take a break with Dizajncafé!

The design proposal from the Zaha Hadid Architects’ studio successfully transforms what was once an ordinary space to an exciting new dimension in interiors.  Zaha Hadid’s inspiration was elemental water in all its forms and the result is a spectacular and influential space in the heart of London’s Chelsea Harbour.

Zaha Hadid and her team have created a design that is not just purely visual, it also uses the art of precision and control to help the visitor understand the relationship between the architecture of the space and the design of Roca bathroom products.

www.roca.com
www.rocalondongallery.com

Artek was founded in 1935 by four young idealists, Alvar and Aino Aalto, Maire Gullichsen and Nils-Gustav Hahl. The business idea of the company was “to sell furniture and to promote a modern culture of habitation by exhibitions and other educational means.” The founders of Artek advocated a new kind of environment for everyday life. They believed in a grand synthesis of the arts and wanted to make a difference in town planning as well as architecture and design.

Today Artek is renowned as being one of the most innovative contributors to modern design, building on the heritage of Alvar Aalto. Functionality and timeless aesthetics are the essential elements in the creation of every product that bears the Artek name. Artek’s comprehensive furniture system is based on the original idea of standards and systems, which has its origin from Alvar Aalto’s L-system. The standard and system thinking makes the furniture range versatile and allows it to be customised for individual projects. Artek’s furniture can be found in various types of spaces; from public spaces to homes, museums to schools and hotels to offices.

http://www.artek.fi/company

End of year is perfect time for redesign your office space., and you can start new year in new office. Here are some interesting ideas.
Bold design office

Schemata architecture office: mr_design office

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/18214/designbooms-top-ten-most-viewed-office-buildings-of-2011.html

Ripietra tiles look like natural stone, but are completely made of recycled material. The composite material is produced by extrusion and moulding, consisting of 55% polyethylene derived from urban waste and 45% of wood derived from industrial processing waste. The material is sturdy and weather resistant: it does not deform under the sun and does not freeze, for instance. Furthermore, the material is resistant to chemical agents and does not require maintenance. The tiles are anti slip.

http://materia.nl/575.0.html?&user_material[material_uid]=2347&cHash=3d21846440

Design Festa is a biannual international art event, and everyone can exhibit as long as its original.
10,000 artists exhibit, buy and sell their works in a variety of mediums turning this two day event into artistic chaos!

Artworks filled with creative spirit, converge within a vast spider’s web of innovative energy, theatrical art, culinary cuisine, and spur of the moment impromptu performances featuring cutting edge fashions, catwalk shows and so much more. Challenge yourself by walking through the Design Festa art world.

http://www.designfesta.com/about/index_en.html

The Croatian Interiors d.o.o. is a cluster association connecting domestic furniture and equipment manufacturers in order to design and furnish interiors. Working together through joint development and produced solutions, the associated manufacturers have become a leading group in the region. Their enterprises in global surroundings have made them excellent promoters of recognizable and autochthonous Croatian interior.
The founders of The Croatian Interiors, a group of ten domestic companies, possess all the necessary logistics for successful furnishing, meaning finding ideal solutions, designing, manufacture, execution of all the works in the interior, oversight of all the works and maintenance. In this way cluster is able to offer a full scale service following the ‘key in hand’ system.
The structure of serial manufacture by the cluster members includes all the products needed for interior furnishing – parquet and floorings, doors and construction joinery, all types of hardwood, panel and cushioned furniture for residential, catering and public spaces. Manufacture adjustability to investors’ particular needs, as well as years of experience in the field of design and production of unique pieces of equipment, together with a well-coordinated web of crafts-work and purchase of additional parts of equipment, have all given Croatian Interiors a reputation of a leader in furnishing.
The cluster members employ around 1500 expert workers. They also possess numerous reference sin all the fields of interior furnishing. By joining the cluster association, the companies have merged their expertise, as well as technical, legal and business resources in order to offer their clients top-notch service through quality, meeting deadlines and serious approach to tending to the agreed works.
www.hrvatskiinterijeri.hr

http://www.designspotter.com/gallery/news/2011/10/design-Philips.html?PHPSESSID=tkn1k8ti8532hjf6opr28musc2

Project by Study of design from Zagreb and Croatian interior manufactures.

ArdoMix, semi-translucent tiles that incorporates small marble pebbles into a coloured epoxy resin. The technology used gives a smooth surface with a visual depth that reinforces the aesthetic appearance.

http://www.dizajncafe.com/en/news/1/interijer/162/