BAUX, the brand started by Form Us With Love, has designed a new acoustic tile that was inspired by wood, parquet, and bricklaying. Just like their Träullit and Panels collections, Plank helps control sound while creating a modern look in natural colors and wooden textures. We use only natural materials. ادامه خواندن “Acoustic Tile”
If you’re like me, the words NASA, asteroid missions, and micro-gravity experiments probably bring to mind images of complicated spreadsheets, number crunching, and engineers toiling away in a million-dollar lab.
Did you think of designers? Me neither. But you should have. It is not a joke. I’m serious. ادامه خواندن “On Designer Self-Awareness”
The Du Tour Residence is a project led by Architecture Open Form who renovated it for a family who had owned the 1960s home for decades. Located in Laval, a city just north of Montréal, the house needed a more modern interior but it was important to the family to keep the heart and soul of the original design. ادامه خواندن “A House from the 60s”
Trapped in the sad world of hourly billing, spec work, and scope creep? Productized consulting is the perfect way to level up your design practice. It enables you to finally set your own rules for client work, eliminate proposals, and increase your monthly revenue. ادامه خواندن “Productized Consulting For Designers”
Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby created two new, indoor/outdoor tile collections for Mutina that give the user creative control to design a unique space thanks to the endless combinations the tiles afford. Both designs are bold and were inspired by experiments with geometry, color, patterns, and versatility. Take a look and imagine what can be created! ادامه خواندن “Barber & Osgerby Design”
hose hours—or days—where you’re working on a project and just can’t seem to make any progress or come up with ideas? Thank designer’s block for that.
We’ve all been there. Sometimes no amount of coffee, walks around the block, or cat videos can help you shake the feeling that it’s just not happening. And that’s a terrible feeling to have—especially if you’ve got a rapidly approaching deadline and a client who keeps asking how things are going. ادامه خواندن “Beating Designer’s Block”
When we’re in the very beginning of a new project and validating a product idea through testing, we’re miles away from proper usability testing (which we do later in the project). This is just one of the reasons we don’t refer to these sessions as usability testing or user testing—we instead call it product testing.
“You shouldn’t do product design without product testing.” ادامه خواندن “The Simple Guide To Product Testing”
Z-AXIS DESIGN renovated this 122 square meter (~1313 square foot) apartment in Taichung, Taiwan due to the fact that it was old and had a leak that caused mold issues. The design involved a new layout and a simple, refreshing scheme that involved white paint, dark wood, and grey concrete walls. ادامه خواندن “A Simple Apartment with a Clean Color Palette”
Merrydown is a minimalist house located in London, England, designed by McLaren Excell. The house was originally a single story home occupied by the client’s mother. The original layout placed the various programs in a cell-like formation having bedrooms and bathrooms on one side of the single corridor. ادامه خواندن “Merrydown by McLaren”
Designer and art curator Lauren Geremia, of Geremia Design, designed this apartment in the Mission District of San Francisco for a bachelor. With a Scandinavian feel, the relaxed and bright interior works well for the resident’s lifestyle and desire to entertain. The white walls offer the perfect canvas for a curated art collection by artists, like Noemie Goudal, Tauba Auerbach, and Josef Hoflehner, where each piece works as a contrast to the muted color palette. ادامه خواندن “A Scandinavian-Inspired Apartment in NY”