SWISS DESIGN AWARD Swisspearl proudly presents the awarded work of product designer Michel Charlot! Overview Award category: Products & objects Work: Stool Essay Contemporary Product Design for Swisspearl with design culture. Simple, user-friendly forms have been found for the stools and tables. About the designer Michel Charlot is born in 1984. The product designer lives…
SAP Lobby, Budapest, Hungary
STRONG STATEMENT FOR A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY MádiLáncos Studio has won a tender to design the SAP New Offices in Graphisoft Park. We have worked on the office concept to create a very flexible office for the different lines of businesses. Main entrance Because it serves as the main entrance to the entire Hungarian SAP…
Coming soon product launch (3/5): Incora
NEW FAÇADE PANEL – INCORA Swisspearl proudly announces Incora, the brand new façade panel. Stay tuned and subscribe to our blog to be sure you don’t miss any part of the official product introduction. The granules – a natural contrast Part 3/5 A granular mix adapted to match both cement colors was developed for…
East Village Beirut, Lebanon
VERTICAL GARDEN East Village includes 13 loft units, each of the double height characteristic of the region: 10 duplexes, two penthouses with pools on each of their terraces, and one simplex, its balcony framed by red metal. On the simplex’s terrace is a private bar that overlooks the pubs and lounges scattered across Gemayzeh and…
Kystens Hus, Tromsø, Norway
GRANITE ANCHOR This new landmark facility offers a meeting space for diverse interest groups interested in the coastal region, and also seafood production. The permeable, fully glazed ground level is conceived as an extension of the public realm. The center’s upper part accommodates office spaces and is clad in a multi-faceted envelope reminis-cent of the…
Good Design by Tradition
Design The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (eda) published an article on Swiss design objects that have become design classics over the last years. fdfa admin Iconic Swiss designs like the pocket knife, the Helvetica typeface and the Swatch watch all have one thing in common: their combination of functionality and understated elegance. Swiss…
Tailored Architecture, Custom-fit building shells
Architecture and fashion are often set in relation to one another. The comparison between building coverings and body coverings reveals obvious and surprising parallels. The often invoked commonalities, however, have been overstressed at times. Several fundamental differences exist between the design of buildings and the design of clothing. Michael Hanak Customization is based on…
Wallis Annenberg Center for the performing Arts, USA
LETTERS TO THE SUN SPF:architects have transformed a dormant city block in the heart of Beverly Hills into a vibrant center for the performing arts. Combining the landmarked Beverly Hills Post Office building from the 1930s with a stateof-the-art, 21st-century theater, the builders created a unique ensemble, in which the two structures mutually highlight the…
Perforated or engraved panels
KNOW HOW Perforated or engraved panels can be used for many purposes, for acoustic or aesthetical reasons, to depict works of art, letters, logos, etc. However, the fabrication process is rather labor intensive both for preparation work and also for the actual routing out of shapes and drilling of holes. Decisive is whether the panels…
Parish Church of the Celestial Queen, Hungary
NEW HOME FOR THE PARISH CHURCH OF THE CELESTIAL QUEEN Located at the heart of the Hungarian capital, this former music school has been converted into a new home for the Parish Church of the Celestial Queen. Façade of the U-shaped building The scheme involved a careful restoration of the dilapidated historical building, which…