The Line Vases by Elisa Ossino

The Line Vases is a beautiful contemporary vases collection designed by Elisa Ossino. Designed for the manufacture Porro The Line Vases is Unique hand crafted pieces designed based on the pure and simple form of a cylinder. This Line collection is consists of different dimensions and proportions of vases. Bring them into one and resulting such a unique contemporary work of art that will blend to the place anywhere it placed. via

Minneapolis Model Builder Designs a Bridge Model for the Blind to Better Visualize the Stillwater Lift Bridge

Minneapolis architectural model builder, Feyereisen Studios, feyereisenstudios.com, recently completed a project for the Stillwater Lift Bridge. Unlike most architectural models, the model of the Stillwater Lift Bridge was designed so that the visually impaired could feel and better visualize the model. The idea to build a physical model of the Stillwater Lift Bridge was undertaken in an effort to enlist the assistance of the disabled community to make it easier for everyone to visualize and clearly... 

Schreder Lighting USA Introduces High Styled, Compact “Hestia” Street Luminaires Featuring Sealsafe Optical System

Integrating a compact design with high photometric performance and style in street lighting, Schreder Lighting USA introduces Hestia luminaires with the world-famous Sealsafe(R) Optical System, in the United States. Schreder Lighting USA, the newest of the 40-member Schreder Group G.I.E. located in 36 countries on four continents, is marketing the Schreder brand in the fields of Public Lighting, Floodlighting, Tunnel/Transit Lighting, Industrial and Urban Lighting. Crafted of aluminum and glass,... 

Meyda Lighting Creates Innovative Customizable ‘Fan-tastic Chandeliers’

Integrating form and function with lighting innovation and energy saving fan technology, Meyda Lighting introduces a new collection of customizable lighting fixtures integrating fan mechanisms. This innovation enables Meyda to custom design and custom build any lighting fixture with an operable fan built-into the unit. Meyda Lighting is a Meyda Tiffany company and the leading manufacturer of decorative and custom lighting. Tall Pines at Dusk (108064), the first design in the new line, features a... 

KYOCERA and Independence Power Announce Completion of 268 kW Solar Power System in Burbank, California

As part of the construction of a new private aviation hangar at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif., Independence Power has completed a 268 kW solar power system which meets 100% of the requirements for the new hangar and attached office building. The structure was built by Shangri-La Construction, and is occupied by Avjet Corporation. The structure has been certified at a LEED Platinum level, and is the first aircraft hangar to be entirely powered by solar power. The system consists of 1, 530... 

Napa Valley’s Historic Bardessono Farmstead Morphs Into America’s Greenest Luxury Hotel

Phil Sherburne, a pioneer in modern green development, will open his long-awaited Bardessono hotel, restaurant and spa in California’s famed Napa Valley during the first week of February. The 62-room luxury hotel with its 92-seat restaurant and bar is situated on the Bardessono family farmstead in the heart of historic Yountville. Sherburne, who was hand-picked by the Bardessonos to develop their six-acre property, promised an ecologically-friendly development that would literally “tuck itself”... 

The Seaford Life Saving Club by Robert Simeoni Architects

This community facility is located on the edge of a long public beach over a primary sand dune nearby to the suburb of Seaford, Victoria. Although the building’s main functions are to provide surveillance to the beach for safety purposes and storage of beach craft, a cafe and additional weather-protected meeting areas have also been catered for. This site-sensitive building is composed of a generally suspended timber structure with timber and glass infill walls. Timber batten screens and fully... 

Besa Lighting Introduces Sophisticated Damask Glass Décors for Wall and Ceiling Luminaires

Besa Lighting introduces Black and White Damask Glass Decors for a sophisticated look. These are featured in the Tamburo, Amelia and Slipstream families of wall sconces, pendants and flush mounts, respectively. Besa Lighting is a leading designer and manufacturer of decorative glass lighting. “Our new Damask Glass Decors harmonize functional light with flair, ” explained Rick Cash, CEO and Founder of Besa Lighting. “Great for contemporary, transitional or eclectic themes, our Damask... 

Villanueva Public Library by Alejandro Piñol, Germán Ramírez, Miguel Torres and Carlos Meza

If sustainable buildings can be understood as the resourceful result from the use of local materials, local workforce, economical restrictions, climatic particularities and a projected low maintenance, the Public Library for the tropical city of Villanueva in Colombia can be understood as such. Before the project had to face with such realities, we began intuitively with a strong urban spatial proposal, dressed in a minimal handcrafted technical solution. Also, and because it was the result of a... 

Proximity Named the highest rated “Green” hotel and restaurant in America

Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels announce that Proximity Hotel and Print Works Bistro have been awarded LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is the USGBC’s rating system for designing and constructing the world’s greenest, most energy efficient, and high performing buildings. Opened in late 2007, Proximity Hotel and Print Works Bistro are the first in the hospitality industry to obtain the USGBC’s top level of certification. Dennis Quaintance , the CEO and CDO (Chief...