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INTERVIEW WITH MARGARET SPRUG Margaret Sprug is a principal of Miller Hull Partnership in Seattle. She received a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A & M University in 1986, and a Masters in architecture in 1993 from Columbia University. After running her own firm in New York from 1994 to 1999, Sprug joined Miller…

The American Architecture Prize honors designs in the disciplines of architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture with the goal of advancing the appreciation of architecture worldwide. Each submitted design was evaluated by the esteemed AAP Jury on its own merit on the dimensions of Design Excellence, Innovation and Function. Congratulations to all of our winners.…

In architecture, digital aids make it possible to design free forms. Already in the pre-digital era, repeated efforts were made to break away from the right angle and regular geometries. Nowadays, it seems that there are no limits to imagination. All that is left to discover are the paths for implementing the ideas of form…

ALICE HOUSE 2 – COUNTER CITY is a 240 square metre public architectural installation situated next to the Toni-Areal in Zurich. The project is based on an experimental format for collaborative design and construction conceived by ALICE (Atelier de la Conception de l’Espace) — a laboratory of EPFL led by Dieter Dietz.     ALICE…

NEW FAÇADE PANEL – INCORA Swisspearl proudly announces Incora, the brand new façade panel.   The one-of-a-kind result – a vivid character Part 5/5 Drawing on meticulous precision and long-standing expertise, the Niederurnen factory has always produced quality products for façades made from fiber cement. However, the spreading technique using natural marble granules is a…

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…

Design The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (fdfa) 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…

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…

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…

TECHNICAL VISIT ON SITE A good project is not just based on good products – it is as important that all elements are considered and worked just right during installation. For this reason, for Swisspearl it is always a key concern to be present on site in order to assist and advise the local installation…