Boosted by digital design and manufacturing possibilities, a rising global group of independent ‘makers’ is making this crossover of furniture and architecture one of the hottest and most innovative fields of design. The featured practices have been working on a portfolio of works, both built and conceptual, large and small, that are visionary and exploratory in approach.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Kevin Lim has been selected as part of Heineiken’s Open Design Collaboration 2 co-creation team for a pop-up lounge to be showcased at London’s Design Week 2014. And she does it very well, with plenty of examples, section after section - from simple modular design to rooms within rooms, from disturbing foldable offices to captivating architectural shelving. As the definition of ‘designer’ expands and architects today create everything from jewelry to urban masterplans, a new wave of objects ranging from furniture to small-scale architectural inventions is transforming our interior spaces.This beautiful dressing table and Hollywood mirror provides a make-up artists dream and also serves as a barrier to stop you falling down the staircase behind. As the definition of 'designer' expands and architects today create everything from jewelry to urban masterplans, a new wave of objects is transforming our interior spaces. We will only use your personal information to respond to your enquiry and/or provide services you have requested from us. Black oak desk architected into the wall appears to float and blends in seamlessly with the cantilever staircase it sits under. Cantilever dining table we architected into this kitchen island provides a streamlined look to this long open plan space.

As the definition of ‘designer’ expands and architects today create everything from jewelry to urban masterplans, a new wave of objects is transforming our interior spaces. Driven by Design features 21 bold, young, architecture studio and practices established within the last 5 years. This book offers examples of this new design typology, by renowned architects and designers from around the globe. Furnitecture runs the risk of being the latter, but the truth is that reading it is anything but a waste of time: the content of the brief articles accompanying the sections is not limited to the subheading - Furniture That Transforms Space - it actually goes much further. Beautiful window seat with a view, architected into this walk in wardrobe where every square metre is maximised.

It is essentially the art of designing and building bespoke furniture that is architected into rooms. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The book features the work of a rising generation of designers across the globe who are starting to think about furniture in an architectural way, resulting in pieces that brilliantly transform interior spaces.

Furnitecture is a sourcebook exploring the furnishings, interior environments, and solutions for small spaces at the meeting point between design and architecture. As the definition of designer expands and architects today create everything from jewelry to urban masterplans, a new wave of objects ranging from furniture to small-scale architectural inventions is transforming our interior spaces. Together, this emerging collective of talents bring Singapore and Malaysia architecture to new levels of creativity and dynamism. The book presents over two hundred examples of this new design typology which sees the boundaries between furniture and architecture merge to become one. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

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HOWEVER STRANGE IT MAY SEEM, THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF ARCHITECTURE AND THAT OF FURNITURE CAN BE REDUCED TO THE SAME CONCEPT: TO SUSTAIN, CONTAIN AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE THE THIRD DIMENSION OF SPACE: THE VERTICAL. Presented in a compact, beautifully illustrated format, this volume will be an essential resource for designers and hip consumers everywhere. We designed this to house a 40” TV and a powered lift and swivel mechanism so you can watch it both sides – lying in bed or on a chaise.Cross-disciplinary collaboration reshapes our cities, redefines our lifestyles, and creates possibilities for a synergy between humans, technology and nature. Boosted by digital design and manufacturing possibilities, a rising global group of independent makers is making this crossover of furniture and architecture one of the hottest and most innovative fields of design.