The third edition of PLDC will take place in Madrid between 19 - 22 October

Madrid is hotting up. This October sees a predicted 1,300 visitors head to the Spanish capital for the Professional Lighting Design Convention (PLDC) 2011, a major further-education event, where new lighting solutions, information sharing on research results, cutting-edge technologies and business networking are all on the agenda. (more…)

The winning projects of the 11th edition of the International Design Contest by Andreu World

Earlier this week, on the opening day of Feria Habitat Valencia, the Spanish furniture manufacturer Andreu World has unveiled the winning projects of this year’s, 11th edition of the International Design Contest organised by the company. (more…)

'Nort' side table by the Valencian Estudio Estres

We’re currently in the beautiful, sun-drenched city of Valencia at Feria Hábitat Valencia 2011 - an annual design fair, which this year attracted some 950 exhibitors from more than 20 countries. And while the industry heavyweights present their relatively recent products from across the furniture, lighting and textile sectors, an impressive number of 40 recent graduates and young, up-and-coming design practices, showcase their talent with an array of innovative, at times surprising, products and prototypes at the coinciding nude (Nuevo Diseño Español) exhibition.

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'Just fold it' screen by Kutarq

Ahead of next week’s Feria Hábitat Valencia fair (20 – 24 September), Kutarq, the Valencia-based practice established by the architect and product designer Jordi López Aguiló has just realised this perforated, modifiable screen intended for outdoor use. Aptly named ‘Just fold it,’ the screen ‘takes different spatial configurations depending on the angle between each module.’ (more…)

'Bark' chair by CreativeAffairs

The latest addition to Architonic’s growing collection of fresh, innovative and frequently out-of-the-ordinary prototypes by young and up-and-coming designers from all over the world, this elegant, yet playful, chair has been realised by the Barcelona-based practice, CreativeAffairs (who our regular readers will remember from July’s ‘Osux’ post). (more…)

'Tree' table lamp by Estudi Ribaudí for Faro (ES)

Estudi Ribaudí, the Spanish design studio led by Jordi Ribaudí has recently realised this collection of curiously detailed table, floor and pendant lamps for the Catalan manufacturer Faro. Called ‘Tree’, the black-and-white series ‘was created from the interaction between humans and their natural environment to offer harmony and light.’ (more…)

Carabanchel Project by Dosmasuno Arquitectos; photo by Miguel de Guzman

Dosmasuno Arquitectos, the architectural practice established in 2002 by Ignacio Borrego, Nestor Montenegro and Lina Toro have realised this highly-expressive, seven-storey (including basement) social housing building located in the south-western suburban area of Madrid, Carabanchel. Characterised by its numerous protruding volumes, the Metabolist structure has been completed in 2008 and encompasses 52 single-, 35 double- and 15 triple dwellings as well as over one hundred parking slots, commercial premises and an adjacent green area. (more…)

New Cultural Centre by Fündc; photo by César Gª Guerra

Hailed as ‘the largest urban intervention of the last decades made on Pozuelo de Alarcón municipality, Madrid province’ and covering a total area of 20.000-square-meters, this imposing concrete cultural centre and the adjacent ‘network of pedestrian spaces’ has been recently completed by the Spanish practice specialising in architecture and urban planning Fündc. (more…)