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Christian Louboutin and Pierre Yovanovitch perch chairs on legs informed by "iconic women"

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Photo by Eric Petschek The Nefertari chair, named after ancient Egyptian queen Nefertari, channels royalty with golden-bronze heels added to the feet while Zenobie is a homage to the third-century queen of Palmyra in modern-day Syria with a band of turquoise stones around its front legs.

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Space-age design informs Nodaleto shoe store by Rafael de Cárdenas

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The studio also linked the shape of Nodaleto 's signature heels to chairs featured in Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The design, driven by the concept of 'hyper-modern hospitality', explores shapes and materials that echo the feel of a space station as well as an idea of a glamorous future," said the Rafael de Cárdenas team.

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Ten architecturally significant museums designed by famous studios

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Find out more about Guggenheim Museum Bilbao › Photo by Hufton + Crow Jewish Museum, Germany, by Daniel Libeskind Another prominent example of deconstructivism is Daniel Libeskind 's extension to the Jewish Museum in Berlin , which opened in 2001.

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Aalto in Detail

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Although their "catalogue of components" is presented simply as one photograph per page accompanied by the most basic of information (project name, location, dates), the couple is clear to point out that Aalto did not work alone. demonstrates our love of details" and "serves as inspiration for our own architectural work."

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Diébédo Francis Kéré explains three key projects in exclusive Dezeen videos

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In the first video, Kéré explained how the form of the pavilion's canopy was informed by a tree in the village of Gando, Burkina Faso, where he grew up. Designed in 2001, while he was still studying architecture in Germany, the building represents many of the ideals of climate-appropriate architecture of his future work. "[The

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Sustainable Practice: How To Create a Concrete Oasis in a Forgotten Public Space

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Sign up for key information about the 12th Annual A+Awards, set to launch this fall. Others — for example Toronto and San Francisco — have set out to place modern green spaces on the roof of in-service interchange hubs. Sign up for key information about the 12th Annual A+Awards, set to launch this fall. Now home to 1.4

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Design experts to address world's most pressing challenges at Hong Kong's Business of Design Week

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They will participate in important conversations on designing climate-resilient communities, milestones in modern design and more. BODW is organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), a non-governmental organisation formed as a partner of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) in 2001. A number of designs will be on show.

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