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The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake (magnitude 6.3) inflicted crippling damage on the Christchurch Cathedral which was the symbol of city. In response to this situation, Shigeru Ban Architects were asked to design new temporary cathedral.

The Edge House sits atop Megami Mtn. in Koyoen, in the Nishinomiya area of Hyogo. From this point the site commands a panoramic view from Kobe port all the way to the Osaka bay area.

The city of Lodz located in the centre of Poland is one of three biggest cities in the country. Before the World War II a highly prospering city with lots of industries, now is troubled with poverty and social problems. Although it has high aspirations to be a cultural oriented city of artist and students.

Berlin based label Reality Studio is run by designer Svenja Specht, who started to produce her own collections in 2005. She presented the  S/S 2011 in a rather unusual way during Berlin fashion week last summer: models wearing Reality Studio designs cycled through the streets.

Miss Led is a suspension lamp in aluminum and synthetic material with a 5w Led with a warm color. A small tube of only 25 mm diameter to create a wonderful light on the table. A peculiar methacrylate diffusing lens is slightly recessed to create an undazzling light.

The Colonia Designer Edition for Aqua di Parma is a limited edition of the iconic eau de cologne in a bottle designed by noted Milanese architect/designer, Luca Scacchetti. The inspiration for the 3-D design of black concentric circles on the yellow bottle came from... 

A legendary classic of 1960s hotel architecture, The Mykonos Theoxenia Hotel has made a glamorous comeback. The hotel manages to harmoniously meld with Mykonos’s radiant seascape as well as perfectly suit the Greek island’s dynamic local nightlife culture.