by Studio XAG

Used to running projects that range from bespoke installations, to design and production of entire window schemes, Studio XAG has created a windowpane in London – on Mount Street – for French fashion designer, Christian Louboutin. (mais…)

Masdar Institute campus by Foster + Partners

The Masdar Institute, a facility devoted to sustainable research in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, is the first of four buildings planned for the urban quarter, and will generate more solar energy than it consumes. (mais…)

Seil Bag by Lee Myung Su design lab

The South Korean designer, Lee Myung Su, came up with this bright solution to turn urban cycling into a safer and actually viable activity. In today’s traffic-infested cities, the Seil Bag arises as an useful safety&signalling device capable of adding some politeness and civility to the relationship between cars and cyclists.

Seil Bag is a compact backpack equipped with a LED display that communicates wirelessly with controllers attached to the bike handlebars. Instead of using hand-gestures to indicate turns, what by the way can lead to accidents, this product enables various directional and emergency signals, as well as more playful interactive images, like emoticons and simple messages. (mais…)

The METRO ART AROUND THE WORLD in 150 images

Modernism, Surrealism, Art Nouveau, Pop Art, Realism, Post Modernism… In the major cities around the world it’s possible to travel through all these periods and movements of art by METRO. The sophisticated architecture and the thrilling design of metro stations impress even the less trained eyes, those whose sensibility and perception have already been damaged by the quotidian in a metropolis. “Surely this is how contemporary art can really connect with society and also brighten up a daily mundane trudge”, says David Bennett, author of Metro: The Story of the Underground Railway. Works of art, unique ornamentation and distinctive signalling schemes instigate contemplation and can be thought-provoking for the everyday commuters as well as an attraction for visitors and turists. The station can often be a neglected part of the railway scene, but they usually are the first point of contact the passenger has with the subway system and they ought to be well designed, comfortable, covenient and pleasing to be and to look at. From London to Moscow architecture and design play a fundamental role in defining the environment of the stations.

Hop on board and discover hidden surprises of great cities’ undergrounds (mais…)