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This was sent to us from the Romolo Stanco office.
It is Romolo’s own 120 m2 apartment which he designed on the top floor of the Hi-Fi house in Piacenza, Italy in March 2008.
Below a short synopsis of his project.
Indoor Environment Handbook:
Making Buildings Healthy and Comfortable
Philomena Bluyssen (Earthscan June 2009)
Ensuring that buildings are healthy and comfortable for their occupants is a primary concern of all architects and building engineers. This highly practical handbook will help make that process more efficient and effective.
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Design Activism:
Beautiful Strangeness for a Sustainable World
Alastair Fuad-Luke (Earthscan June 2009)
Design activists, who comprise a diverse range of designers, teachers and other actors, are setting new ambitions for design. They seek to fundamentally challenge how, where and when design can catalyse positive impacts to address sustainability. They are also challenging who can utilise the power of the design process. This book provides a rigorous exploration of design activism that will revitalise the design debate and provide a solid platform for students, teachers, design professionals and other practitioners interested in transformative (design) activism.
It provides a comprehensive study of contemporary and emergent design activism, collating, synthesising and analysing design activist approaches, processes, methods, tools and inspirational examples/outcomes from around the world. Inspired by past design activists and set against the context of global-local tensions, expressions of design activism are mapped.
The nature of contemporary design activism is explored, from individual/collective action to the infrastructure that supports it generating powerful participatory design approaches, a diverse toolbox and inspirational outcomes. This is design as a political and social act, design to enable adaptive societal capacity for co-futuring. This title reveals the power of design and designers to effect positive social and environmental change.
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I went to the press breakfast Thursday morning of the wood collection designed by Rodolfo Dordoni for Molteni&C.
Nothing we haven’t seen before but the first time the collection makes it to London. It can now be viewed at the Molteni & C Dada flagship store recently opened in London.
Below I posted some picture of the store and the collection.
The Store can be found at:
Endeavour house,
199 Shaftesbury Avenue.
London WC2H 8JR.
Fine Fabric:
Delicate Materials for Architecture and Interior Design
Chris van Uffelen (Verlagshaus Braun May 2009)
Fabrics are frequently used for temporary architecture and interior design. As a result of research and technology various types of fabrics have been developed with special qualities in terms of load, elasticity and ductility. This title presents 60 international architecture and design projects that show the different ways how fabrics are used
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A History of Interior Design,
John Pile (Laurence King February 2009)
Now in its third edition and fully updated with the most recent examples, A History of Interior Design tells the story of 6,000 years of domestic and public space. John Pile acknowledges that interior design is a field with unclear boundaries, in which construction, architecture, furniture, decoration, technology and product design all overlap. These topics are woven together in a fascinating narrative that runs from cave dwellings and temple architecture, through Gothic cathedrals and Renaissance palaces, to the grand civic spaces of the nineteenth century and the sleek interiors of modern skyscrapers. Embedded in a social and political context, detailed discussions of famous buildings, from the Parthenon to the Pompidou Centre, are interspersed with investigations of the domestic vernacular – the cottages, farmhouses, apartments and city terraces inhabited by ordinary people.
In this new edition, the evolution of interior design has been made even more accessible through the inclusion of a CD-ROM with an interactive timeline. Incorporating over 100 illustrations, this sets the great interior spaces of the world in the context of the social, political and technological developments of the time.
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The Complete Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid (Thames & Hudson April 2009 )
This is a complete monograph of Hadid’s early, unbuilt and built works, from her student years to the latest projects under development, and includes her furniture, stage and exhibition designs. Projects constructed, in planning or under construction are located around the globe. An introduction by Aaron Betsky, 2008 Director of the Venice Architecture Biennale, examines the architect’s career, both in the context of architectural history and as a manifestation of the current and future state of architecture.
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Color Planning for Interiors,
An Integrated Approach to Color in Designated Spaces
Margaret Portillo (John Wiley April 2009)
Evidence-based approach to colour planning lets you discover the impact of colour on people and space. Color Planning for Interiors is based on the findings from a study that the author conducted across the USA. The author interviewed noted designers and colourists about the projects that best represented their approach to colour. As a result, you’ll discover how leaders in the field examine colour from compositional, symbolic, behavioral, preferential, and pragmatic perspectives in order to arrive at a carefully considered solution. Moreover, you’ll see how designers and architects apply this knowledge to a broad range of interior spaces, including workplaces, restaurants, retail settings, healthcare facilities, and private residences.
Complementing theory and research, real-life examples are presented from interior design projects that consider colour in relation to light, materiality, and interior architecture. In addition, full-colour diagrams, photographs, and design renderings illustrate concepts throughout the book to help you understand how to select and work with colour.
From the fundamental principles of colour theory to innovative applications, all aspects of designing interiors with colour are examined, making this book ideal for all professionals and students in interior design who want to develop the full potential of their colour palettes.
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Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors,
Basic Skills
Rosemary Kilmer W. Otie Kilmer (John Wiley April 2009)
Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors serves as the essential reference for designers preparing interior construction documents, explaining how to do a new construction, remodeling, or installation project. In a highly visual format, the book covers drafting fundamentals and conventions; drawing types, plans, and schedules; and computer-aided design (CAD). With expanded coverage of the preparation and communication of construction documents in digital formats, drawing interior perspectives, and more, the text also serves as an invaluable study reference for the contract documents section of the NCIDQ exam. A new companion website supplies template grids for schedules and contract documents for practice exercises.
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London Interiors
Jane Edwards (Taschen March 2009)
London is swinging again. The latest design trends, the best musicals, the most innovative plays and films are born in the capital of “Cool Britannia”. What catches on in Notting Hill, Soho and Hoxton now influences taste as far away as the North Cape and Tierra del Fuego. At the same time, the city on the Thames, one of the most cosmopolitan on the planet, is home to people from every corner of the world and has assimilated many of their traditions and tastes.
With over 300 pages of rich colour photographs, London Interiors takes an intimate look at more than 40 private residences, among others the Indian-inspired hideaway of musician Talvin Singh and an amusing houseboat moored in Kew. From a 1930s penthouse at Highpoint Two, landmark of British Modernism, via the eccentric home of a “Royalist” living among Lady Di memorabilia to a loft crammed with “sexy kitsch”, the tenth volume of the successful Interiors series is a window on the private worlds of a handful of Londoners whose homes reflect the city in all its spirited diversity.
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Lessons Learned from the Barratt Green House:
Delivering a Zero Carbon Home Using Innovative Concrete Systems
G Hodgson (IHS BRE April 2009)
This title is intended for housing professionals interested in the challenge of delivering housing to zero carbon standards. The Barratt Green House, winner of the 2007 Home for the Future competition, and built on the BRE Innovation Park, uses innovative concrete products to achieve this aspiration with the design and construction involving the application of concrete products in the building fabric. Discussion follows how zero CO2 emissions were achieved through the adoption of low carbon and renewable energy technology. Key conclusions and the wider lessons learned are also brought together.
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Small Spaces
Making the Most of the Space You Have
Rebecca Tanqueray (Ryland Peters & Small March 2009)
Living space is a precious commodity. Few of us have as much space as we’d like, whether we live in a studio or have a key room that’s just too small. Rebecca Tanqueray presents compact homes that show how clever use of colour, lighting or other elements makes for a spacious feel. She explores the organisation of space, including areas for living, cooking, working, bathing and sleeping, and how to make your home multi-functional. Solutions tackle elements crucial to the compact home - including dividing space, using colour, lighting and texture, and clever storage and furniture.
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This is an interesting product. An 8 by 4 foot board out of recycled plastic. 100% recyclable and claimed to be an alternative to plywood.
It was introduced at the ecobuilt exhibition and should be available on the market in June.
We didn’t get any technical data sheet or pricing yet so it’s not entirely clear what the possibilities are for the interior use but it is definitely worth keeping an eye out for this product.
Produced by 2K Manufacturing Ltd
Product website: www.ecosheet.com
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