Joan Riusech Sánchez & Elisabet Colom Prats' Casa La Roca in Mallorca, Spain, a remodel "of a small and very modest house. The new wooden skin goes beyond the former shape to generate the roof garden." Via Arkinetia. Photo: Miguel Coelho.
This week's (and last week's) MoCo picks: NY Design Week edition.
Different perspectives of NY Design Week and ICFF at:
+ unbiege, "My First Time: A (Mostly) Graphic Designer's Top 10 ICFF Highlights".
+ psfk, "Piers Review: Are Design Shows The New Nightclubs?".
+ NOTCOT, "CCA Students + Yves Behar + Gaia & Gino + Dogs + 6 month studio period = an unbeatable match...".
+ funfurde, "There are 7 posts labeled, cleverly, ICFF Photos".
+ design*sponge. "my feet are sore and my voice is just about gone, which means it's design season in nyc!"
+ Core77, "New York Design Week coverage to date, in one easy package.".
And the-nothing-to-do-with-ICFF picks...

+ Besonías Almeida Kruk Arquitectos' Casa de Hormigón in Mar Azul, Argentina @ noticias arquitectura.
+ Designer Dan Hisel's Z Box @ Apartment Therapy, "the ultimate free-standing bedroom for small spaces. The Z Box combines a bed, shelving, closets, lamp, bedside tables and even a dog bed into a 12 ft. x 12 ft. x 10 ft. h space.".

+ David Oliver's The Drawing Pod close up at Apartment Therapy.

+ DESIGNMAI @ Core77, "DESIGNMAI's central exhibition, where Digitalability is highlighted, is less about hard coding and more about organisms and growth, for instance Tord Boontje's laser cut ornaments. And here.

+ ...and we-make-money-not-art's DESIGNMAI Flickr set. Above center and left, Lionel Dean's version of Philippe Stark's iconic Louis Ghost chair.

+ Kiki van Eijk's Brick carpet. Via the style-files.

+ Ora-Ito kitchen appliances made by Slovenian appliance brand Gorenje, "consists of fridge-freezers, ovens, ceramic hobs, extractor hoods, all faced in black glass and with either black or silver finishes and handles."

+ Brionvega gets relaunched by V12, first new product Alpha TV with built-in DVD player. Via David Report.

+ Panasonic BP electronic mountain bike, "a new electric bicycle that combines hipster street fashion with motocross style.". Via TOKYOMANGO.

+ Marc Owens' Da Vinci Alarm Clock, "If the user follows the directions given by the clock then they will be able to enjoy the benefits of a 21-hour day, with little of the associated tiredness they would normally experience.". Via pan-dan.

+ KapteinRoodnat's linear school playground structure. Via pan-dan.
+ Japan Design Net coverage of Milan, lots of images, navigation in Japanese only.

+ Monocle's Milan Design Diary (part one), editor in chief Tyler Brule tells it like it was.

+ TransPlastic by Campana Brothers, "The fibre used, Apuí, suffocates the trees in Brazilian forests and TransPlastic makes an analogy with this, as the woven fibre appears to be smothering the plastic furniture beneath.". See TransNeomatic.

+ LUXIA's theANEMIX, "a lighting system that creates unique 3D effects.". Via designboom.
+ BRAVE SPACE Scrap Wood Mountain Coat Rack @ Inhabitat, "the design takes advantage of the wood's inherent colorations to create the snowy white (yet green) alpine snow caps to adorn your wall and hold your coats in sustainable style.". Seen at BKLYN Designs.






