Summerhouse Piu by Patrick Frey Industrial Design; photo courtesy of the architects

The Seul-born Hannover-based industrial designer Patrick Frey has recently completed his first architectural project, a prefabricated single-storey summerhouse located on the outskirts of Berlin. The well-proportioned, light-filled house can be easily adapted into a holiday or weekend house, a study or even a house for year-round use. Frey, who established his studio in 2007 has collaborated on this project with the architect Björn Götte.

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'FIDA' portable folding mat by Patrick Frey for VIAL

2011 is all about redressing the old work/leisure balance and getting serious about down-time. (Well, that’s what we’re telling ourselves at the moment.) In the spirit of this, here’s a new product from VIAL, the Aachen-based design label, that celebrates the static.

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