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A-Poc Able Issey Miyake crafts pleated lighting for Milan design week

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APOC stands for A Piece of Cloth and refers to a computer-programmed manufacturing technique introduced by the late designer Issey Miyake in the 1990s, in which garments are cut out of a single tubular piece of fabric. Each element is detachable and can be laid flat and stored when not in use.

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Tropical Architecture Bureau blends "old-world charm with the modern" for Keralan home

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Located in the city of Kochi, TropiBox is informed by the architecture of tropical modernism – a style developed in the late 1940s as a blending of European modernism with the vernacular techniques of tropical regions. The photography is by Turtle Arts Photography.

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Portals Collection furniture takes cues from Irish portal tombs

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New York-based Studio Bucky has created a furniture collection informed by Ireland's ancient megalithic tombs from reclaimed maple wood. Brushed metal details such as the key and keyhole on the Portals Mirror reinforce the concept of passage, transforming everyday objects into thresholds between spaces, memories, and interpretations."

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Wong Kar Wai references own cinematic style for Prada restaurant in Shanghai

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Wong described the concept of the restaurant as "tte-bche symbiosis: a seamless reflection between Italy and China, Shanghai and Milan." The restaurant is located in Shanghai's historical Rongzhai villa According to the filmmaker, the concept of tte-bche comes from philately, where two stamps are inverted, mirrored, and juxtaposed.

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Of Architecture mimics Edwardian terrace for north London home

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It said this informed by the concept of "decalcomania" the technique of squeezing paint between two surfaces to create a mirror image. Rather than literal replication, we applied this concept more thoughtfully," he added.

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Rotating sugar dispensers among designs from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

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Also featured are tea infusers informed by balloon vendors and a sewing kit repurposed from a vintage soda bottle. Apapacho (Snuggle)byMichelle Daz Melo, Diana Hernndez Lpez and Valeria Romero Rocha "Rooted in the Nhuatl concept of apapacho a heartfelt embrace this textile collection offers comfort and emotional connection.

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Designers experiment with traditional tile-making techniques for Pentagram x Huguet collection

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"It was an open brief: there was no limitation or restriction as long as Huguet was capable of manufacturing and developing each concept," explained Stavro, who initiated the project three years ago before leaving Pentagram in 2021 to set up her own studio. Le Corbusier informed Lobe's tile design.