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A revolutionary running shoe was recently launched by Adidas in the form of the Springblade!
Claimed to be the most efficient shoe of its type in the market, it utilizes a method of energy return within its design, inspired by everyday objects such as springboards, pole vaults and motorcycle suspension, and the shoe propels the runner forward, thereby resulting in a noticeable increase in performance.

In the city of Marseille, appointed as the European Capital of Culture 2013, an inspirational event has been launched in Apartment 50, a privately owned space in a 1952 housing block designed by the legendary designer Le Corbusier.

The Herengracht Project refers to a 17th century town house on the banks of the Herengracht canal, one of the three largest canals in the city of Amsterdam, which was beautifully restored and given a new identity as a family residence, under the expert eye of Studio RUIM. 

Overlooking the deep Gravina gorge in the Unesco World Heritage site of Sassi of Matera in southern Italy, is the Hotel Basiliani. Reclaimed from the prehistoric limestone structures and cave dwellings and supplemented by walls of local tuffo...

In the upmarket area of La Moraleja to the north of Madrid, this single family residence is a design project undertaken by the practices of Dahl & GHG Architects. The brief from the client was that all rooms should enjoy a garden view and that street views should be eliminated entirely.

Overlooking the town of Graz, Austria, Villa P is a design project of the Austrian based practice of LOVE Architecture + Urbanism. The client is a doctor who wished the home to incorporate a professional space as well as being a family residence.

The Jade Museum is an art museum and exhibition space in a former office building in downtown Shanghai, China. While the exterior of the building was left in its original state, the interior was entirely gutted and the dynamics changed in order for it to function in its new role.