OLED Installation by labme

labme, an open source design platform for the creative usage of OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes), created the world’s largest OLED installation with 1400 OLEDs provided by OSRAM.

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Nordpark Railway Stations – Innsbruck

photo credit: Werner Hutchmacher

Rising from the midst of grey and white of Innsbruck’s surrounding alpine peeks is the stage for Zaha Hadid’s 1.8 km long Nordpark Cable Railway. Comprised of four new stations and a cable-stayed suspension bridge over the river Inn, takes you from the center of Innsbruck to the top of the mountain in less than half an hour.

The design for each station adaps to the specific site conditions at various altitudes, whilst maintaining the coherent overall architectural language of fluidity. This approach was critical to the design for the railway, and demonstrates the seamless morphology of Hadid’s most recent architecture.

photo credit: Werner Hutchmacher

photo credit: Werner Hutchmacher

photo credit: Thomas Mayer

photo credit: Roland Halbe

photo credit: Werner Hutchmacher

photo credit: Roland Halbe

Shell & Shadow’: a unique architectural language of fluidity inspired by natural ice formations, for stations along Innsbruck’s northern chain of mountains. Lightweight organic roof structures float on concrete plinths, their soft shapes and contours creating an artificial landscape that describes the movement and circulation within.

“Each station has its own unique context, topography, altitude, and circulation. We studied natural phenomena such as glacial moraines and ice movements – as we wanted each station to use the fluid language of natural ice formations, like a frozen stream on the mountainside.”
Zaha Hadid.

Zaha Hadid, an architect who constantly continues to amaze and inspire me with her creations taking in the natural landscape and creating something futuristic in feel yet relevant, workable and infinitely modern.

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Lilypad House by Jorge Hrdina Architects

Jorge Hrdina Architects have designed the Lilypad house in Sydney, Australia.

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Description from the architect:

The Lilypad House was designed to accommodate ease of access by wheelchair and provide the inhabitants with a sanctuary from typical suburban consolidation.

The refined twin portal frames of radial timber laminations stand as freestanding structures that anchor the two ends of the house.

Rather than completely consume the site as the neighboring houses, the lilypad house employs low walls and ceilings while wrapping itself around a sun filled garden courtyard that forms a connection with the park directly opposite. No physical boundary exists between the house and the natural landscape, allowing for a thoughtful meander between public and private.

Visit the Jorge Hrdina Architects website – here.

Photography by Brett Boardman

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Unique Staircase Design by Philip Watts

This unique staircase design was created by Philip Watts Design for a private client. Talk about unique, right? It is very sculptural, yes - and somehow reminiscent of a spinal column or an elongated shiny ribcage. The piece is super intense and probably an acquired taste, but unarguably mind-blowing. Leave it to Philip Watts Design to come up with something of this impressive and dramatic nature. A piece like this has so much influence in an interior scheme and certainly makes an unforgettable statement. In this case, we love the idea of contrasting the shiny staircase against the weathered brick wall. For more inspiration, go to Philip Watts Design.

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Modern Day Bells

Lin Yu (Yuu Rin)

Designer: Rie Isono

I don’t know what should I call these – modern day sound objects, bells or soundscapes. Japanese designer Rie Isono has clearly succeeded in encompassing traditional casting techniques and modern technologies & aesthetics to produce this murmur of a sound like hand made products.

Put it in the living room, on the door, in window or on your desk, I suppose it can be your relaxation-play buddy. Lin Yu series is available in 3 variations.

Kotorin ( Lin Yu series)

(Material: copper alloy – gold finish, pendulum: hematite -natural stone,
frame: aluminum)

This sound object serves dual purpose. It can hold a card, a to do list or a photograph in its beak.

Door Rin

(Materials: copper alloy, pendulum: brass, frame: aluminium, height : 9 centimeters, accessories: metal plate for wooden doors and magnets for metal doors)

As the name suggests this Lin yu can be attached to door.

Mawarin ( Lin yu series)

Check all about these beautiful sound objects here and here.

Just touch or sway and play sound.

(Photo credits: Ryoukan Abe and last image source: Assiston)

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Artistic Map

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World map or work of art! Map as seen on the website: Havaianas

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