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Wonderwall’s Bape Kids opens in Tokyo

December 30, 2006 Marcus Fairs 0

Japanese interior design company Wonderwall has completed Bape Kids, a children’s boutique from cult clothing company A Bathing Ape (via dezain.net and jeansnow.net). Located in Harajuku, Tokyo, the store features a “soft-banana pool”. Wonderwall’s Masamichi Katayama has designed a number of extraordinary stores for the A Bathing Ape brand, including the Bapexclusive store in Aoyama,

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Wanders launches Mondrian South Beach project

December 27, 2006 Marcus Fairs 0

Yet more from Miami, yet more from Marcel Wanders: Morgans Hotel Group has sent us images of Wanders’ interior designs for Mondrian South Beach, a hotel residence on Biscayne Bay at Miami’s South Beach. Wanders’ concept is a “Sleeping Beauty’s castle,” with the 342 loft-style studios and apartments furnished by the designer towering above fantasy

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Z.BOX by Zaha Hadid

December 21, 2006 Marcus Fairs 0

Rove, the London gallery owned by Kenny Schachter, have sent us photographs of Zaha Hadid’s Z.BOX installation at Art Basel Miami Beach. Measuring 13 x 3 x 3 metres and weighing six tons, the installation was part of the Art Positions container exhibition held at Miami Beach earlier this month. The iron-framed, syrofoam-coated unit was

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Marcel Wanders launches Crochet Chair

December 10, 2006 Marcus Fairs 0

Design Miami update: Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has launched Crochet Chair – a seat made using the same technique as his iconic Crochet Table. The chair is constructed from individual, hand-sewn crochet flowers that are stitched together, formed over a mould and stiffened with resin. It is manufactured by Moooi. The chair was launched at

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WOKmedia show at Design Miami

December 10, 2006 Marcus Fairs 0

Design Miami update: WOKmedia, the London-based design team consisting of Julie Mathias and Wolfgang Kaeppner, have presented a furniture collection called Made in China. The work consists of antique Chinese tables and benches decorated with children’s toys and then painted white. The conceptual piece explores childhood memories and comments on the fact that 80% of

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Fabio Novembre store opens in Rome

November 25, 2006 Marcus Fairs 0
Fabio Novembre store opens in Rome

Milanese architect/designer Fabio Novembre has sent us images of his latest project – a flagship store for American shoe brand Stuart Weitzman at 27 Via dei Condotti in Rome. With Corian ribbons weaving across walls and ceiling to form shelving and architraves, the concept will now be rolled out at Stuart Weitzman stores elsewhere. “It’s

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