An Office In The Woods: Selgas Cano Architecture Wouldn’t you just love to work in this office? Spanish Architect firm Selgas Cano thrills us with their spectacularly vibrant yet low-impact office that just merges into the landscape. It is sleek with minimalistic furniture but creates quite a visual impact with it colours and use of environment. Working here would surely make you will feel like you are away from a busy life. Selgas Cano’s official website doesn’t list much about the project except quoting the materials they used: Trees, Plants, Acrylic, Polyster with fiber glass, Wood, Concrete If you simply must want to know more about it, you can email them. Photo Courtesy: Iwan Baan [Via] If you are interested in seeing more creative offices, check out our creative office post.
Arts and Crafts Design Award - Rules The Arts & Crafts Design Award is an annual international design competition. The contest is open for all nominated professional, amateur and student craftspeople and designers from any country.The Award is not divided in different categories and covers all Arts and Crafts-ideas and design concepts. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.The Competition will be exclusively held on the web and includes three selection steps: (1) Pre-selection by the internal jury (Nomination) (2) Presentation Round (3) Award Selection.The competition will exclusively be held on the web.SubmissionIn preparation for the annual award, an internal Online-pre-selection research will be held by our internal jury (by visiting each artists website). Thereafter, invitations/nominations are being sent to the selected craftspeople and designer.
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Saul Bell Design Award Participants Any designer 18 years of age or younger as of August 1, 2013 is welcome. Employees of Rio Grande or any affiliate or participating company (and immediate family members) may not participate. Judging Criteria There are no limitations on media, as long as the finished piece is wearable jewelry adornment and fabricated by the entrant. Pieces are judged on the following criteria: The innovation and uniqueness of the design. How to Enter To Enter Online You can register online right here! To Enter by Mail You can also download and fill out the entry form and supply one rendering* or photograph (at least 4" x 6") mounted on a white matte board (must be either 8” x 10” or 8-1/2" x 11"). Rio Grande 7500 Bluewater Road NW Albuquerque, New Mexico 87121-1962 Attention: Emerging Jewelry Artist *Please Note: If a photograph of the finished piece is also available, please provide both a rendering and a photograph. Entries are due November 29. Finalists Winners The Reward Schedule Agreement
Architecture Competitions, Events & News The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence (RBA) celebrates transformative urban places distinguished by their economic and social contributions to our nation’s cities. Winners offer creative placemaking solutions that transcend the boundaries between architecture, urban design and planning and showcase innovative thinking about American cities. One Gold Medal of $50,000 and four Silver Medals of $10,000 will be awarded. Projects must be a real place, not just a plan or a program, and be located in the 48 contiguous United States. Award winners may use prize money in any way that benefits the project. Each biennial award cycle is documented with detailed case studies about the winners and lessons learned about urban development in America.
Atelier Double-M | meuble Acier - Mobilier Design - Pièce unique - table - chaise - console - décoration intérieure - Acier brossé - inox - PACA INDEX: Award | INDEX: Design to Improve Life® INDEX: Award is awarded biennially in Denmark, under the attendance of HRH The Crown Price of Denmark, who is patron of INDEX: Design to Improve Life®. Since 2005, INDEX: Award has received 3,600 nominations from more than 80 countries. INDEX: Award is split into five categories: Body, Home, Work, Play and Community, representing the entire human life, inside to out. One prize worth €100,000 is presented to the winner in each of the categories. From the pool of nominations, an international jury of designers, design scholars and thinkers, business people and curators will select a group of finalists, who will be displayed in the world touring INDEX: Award 2013 Exhibition. All incoming nominations are evaluated according to three criteria Form, Impact and Context, and address large-scale challenges that the world faces today and/or will face in the future.
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