Archive for the ‘Famous Designers’ Category
Philippe Starck Chandelier for Baccarat at Milan 2011
Posted by: Sahar on: 22 Mar ’11
For Milan Design Week 2011, world renowned crystal company Baccarat chose to showcase lighting solutions as proposed by eight of the most famous designers. One of these international designers is Philippe Starck who designed the ‘Marie Coquine chandelier’ making use of LED technologies. This chandelier features a classic looking candelabra which is structured around […]
Komb House Cairo by Karim Rashid| Concept Design
Posted by: Sahar on: 7 Jan ’11
Karim Rashid, one of the most prolific designers of his generation, having worked in over 35 countries, with over 3,000 designs in production and over 300 awards under his belt has designed the ‘Ideal Home’ named KOMB HOUSE. KOMB HOUSE by Karim Rashid is a smart and environmentally sustainable home concept and based on the […]
Casa Son Vida by Marcel Wanders | Residential Design
Posted by: Sahar on: 5 Jan ’11
World renowned designer and a personal favorite, Marcel Wanders, and award-winning Los Angeles, Switzerland and Hong Kong-based tecARCHITECTURE collaborated on the Casa Son Vida luxury villa on the Island of Mallorca. Located approximately 15 minutes outside of Palma de Mallorca in an exclusive community called Son Vida. The 8,500 square foot luxury residence acts to […]
Mobile Phones by Famous Designers
Posted by: Sahar on: 9 Nov ’10
iida and Alessi are collaborating to release distinctive phones designed with three world renowned designers, namely, Marcel Wanders, Patricia Urquiola, and Stefano Giovannoni. The idea behind this project was to ‘help you feel wonder each time you use a mobile phone, to enable you to anticipate unprecedented ways of communicating, to give you the power […]
Patricia Urquiola | Designer of Elegance
Posted by: Sahar on: 4 Nov ’10
A legend of Italian design, cultivated and elegant, with an extrovert Spanish temperament. This is the secret to Patricia Urquiola’s success. A designer who has given new meaning to living, classic and informal, intimate and versatile. The entire interior of the Mandarin Oriental Barcelona is the work of Patricia Urquiola who is renowned for her […]
Chanel to Donate Zaha Hadid’s Pavilion to Arab World Institute
Posted by: Sahar on: 4 Nov ’10
“ Chanel is to donate the exhibition pavilion designed by Iraqi-born British architect, Zaha Hadid, winner of the 2004 Pritzker Prize, to the Arab World Institute. The pavilion showcased artworks by contemporary artists inspired by Chanel’s iconic bag in 2008. Chanel will thereby perpetuate this work designed by one of the greatest contemporary architects. […]
Karim Rashid For Gorenje Appliances
Posted by: Sahar on: 25 Oct ’10
The Design Awards, held in London on October 5, 2010, honored products that showcased excellence and true innovation in design. One product that particularly caught the attention of the independent panel of judges was the Gorenje Collection, designed by Karim Rashid. This collection includes a range of ovens, hoods, and hobs featuring Karim’s signature curves […]
Impressions: Flooring by Marcel Wanders
Posted by: Sahar on: 17 Oct ’10
Dutch design legend, Marcel Wanders, has collaborated with Senso on a new line of flooring Called “Impressions”. ‘It’s more about the texture than the color,’ says Wanders. ‘Some of them look almost edible, like chocolate.’. That said, the colors are bright and the effect of three-dimensionality rather impressive. Senso, the firm behind the flooring as […]
