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Portugal’s success in the Euro 2016 football tournament is celebrated with “celebratory splashes of gold” on the kit designed by Nike for this year’s World Cup squad.
Unveiled by Nike yesterday, the home kit that will be worn by the Portuguese national team for the FIFA World Cup 2018 brings together vibrant shades of green and burgundy, along with a series of golden details.
Nike’s concept, which is calls “modern royalty”, is designed to honour the team’s success at the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament, which marked the first time Portugal had ever won a major football trophy.
It encompasses gold detailing on the Nike swoosh and player numbers, matching stitched details on the club badge.
“The collection is inspired by the success of two years ago,” said Pete Hoppins, senior design director for Nike football apparel. “That comes through in the home kit with this concept of modern royalty.”
By contrast, the away kit is intended to look to the future. White shirts are decorated with a dynamic mint green pattern and a bold red swoosh.
“With the home kit, we celebrated where we are with Portugal; the away is all about what’s next,” added Hoppins. “Portugal is a nation of discovery and that absolutely extends to their passion and attitude toward football.”
According to Hoppins, the design they came up with pays homage to the team’s stars of the past and present, including current captain Christiano Ronaldo.
“From Luis Figo to Cristiano, Portugal has a number of iconic characters who have led and united the squad,” Hoppins said. “Ronaldo is a Portuguese hero. “We wanted to tell the story of the modern king of football leading this new team.”
Both the home and away strips are made from Nike’s Vaporknit fabric – a mesh-like material that allows for better ventilation and aerodynamics.
Pre-match jerseys worn by the team during warm-up feature an enlarged version of the Portuguese cross from the country’s national flag.
“Together, the kits send a message that this nation is hungry for more success,” concluded Hoppins.
This year’s World Cup kicks off in Russia in June, and several of the competing teams have now unveiled their kits.
Nike, which ranked at 37 on Dezeen Hot List 2017, has also designed the strips for for the Nigeria and England teams, which combine designs from old strips with elements inspired by youth culture. It was also behind the flag-inspired French kit.
Meanwhile, brand rival Adidas has created kits for teams including Germany, Spain and Argentina.
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Photographe autodidacte, Little Shao est aujourd’hui reconnu pour son travail sur le milieu de la danse urbaine. Lui-même danseur, il photographie depuis 15 ans, notamment pour Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown ou encore Beyonce. Et il est appelé par des enseignes comme Red Bull ou Puma. Ces photos transmettent une véritable force à travers les mouvements des modèles qui sont capturés par l’objectif avisé de Thinh. Retrouvez son travail sur Instagram.
A mossy “living wall” with the pollution-absorbing power equivalent to hundreds of trees has been installed in London‘s Piccadilly Circus in a bid to combat the city’s unsafe air quality levels.
Designed by German startup Green City Solutions, the CityTree is billed by the company as the world’s first intelligent biological air filter.
It was created in response to research conducted by the startup, which revealed that approximately 9,000 Londoners and 50,000 Britons die prematurely each year from respiratory, cardiovascular and other illnesses associated with pollutants.
Each bench is equipped with a so-called “living wall”, which is filled with a variety of moss types that naturally absorb pollution. The whole design takes up a fraction of the space that would be needed to yield the same air-purifying results using 275 real trees.
“The ability of certain moss cultures to filter out and absorb air pollutants such as particulates and nitrogen dioxide makes them ideal air purifiers – but in towns and cities where air pollution presents the greatest challenge, mosses are barely able to survive, due to their need for constant water and shade,” said the firm.
CityTree, therefore, uses protective, shade-giving plants to create an environment where the specially cultivated mosses can thrive in the urban conditions.
Powered by solar panels, the living structure also collects rainwater and automatically redistributes it using an inbuilt irrigation system.
Using Internet of Things technology, it is able to measure and maintain its own performance and the plants’ requirements.
The wall of irrigated mosses also generates a cooling effect on the surrounding area, helping to combat the “urban heat island effect.”
The CityTree is not the first installation designed to combat pollution in urban areas – Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde created a Smog Free Tower, which he describes as “the largest air purifier in the world.”
Already installed in Rotterdam and Beijing, Roosegaarde claims he can “make a whole city smog-free.” Each tower sucks in polluted air at its top, before releasing purified air through vents on its four sides.
Green City Solutions’ CityTree has already been successfully launched in cities across Europe, including Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam and Oslo.
Now introduced to London by The Crown Estate, with the support of Westminster City Council, the company hopes to combat the city’s rising air pollution levels, which “consistently breach legal annual air pollution limits within the first few weeks of the year,” according to the company.
“In a short time, the CityTree has already become established as an effective way to create clean air environments in some of Europe’s most polluted cities,” said founder and COO Peter Sänger.
“We are delighted that London can now be added to this list and hope to see many more CityTrees across the country in the years to come.”
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The Turk Head Stool marries a minimal material combination with seemingly complex construction. It takes inspiration from the decorative Turk’s head knot in which a variable number of interwoven strands form a closed loop. While its resemblance is just as artistic, the knot makes for a functional, tight seat with a tad of cushion for comfort! It’s paired with a simplistic, raw wood base consisting of 3 legs for support. This peculiar piece is sure to be a conversation starter in any room.
Designer: Mauricio Ercoli
Matthieu Venot est un photographe français, il commence la photo en voulant effacer l’image grise et pluvieuse de Brest. Il ne sort que par beau temps pour que l’arrière plan de ses photos soit toujours d’un bleu immaculé. Il met en avant des couleurs pastels, très graphique, représentant l’humeur optimiste de l’artiste. Les angles de vues utilisés font en sorte que l’on oublie que le sujet est une rampe d’escalier, un mur ou une fenêtre. Retrouvez tout son travail ici, ou sur instagram.
Here’s a look at eight of the buildings that will make up the BIG-masterplanned EuropaCity district, set to be built on the outskirts of Paris.
UNStudio, Atelier COS and Hérault Arnod Architectes are among the European firms that have been selected to design buildings for the sprawling new leisure district, which is planned for an 80-hectare site near Charles de Gaulle International Airport.
BIG was appointed masterplanner of the EuropaCity complex by the property subsidiary of French retail chain Auchan back in 2013.
At the time the practice said: “EuropaCity will offer on an unprecedented scale a mix of retail, culture and leisure around a defining theme: Europe, its diversity, its urban experiences and its cultures.”
The Bjarke Ingels-led firm envisioned a complex themed around the concept of “rolling hills”, set amidst a grassy parkland.
Competitions were then organised to find designers for the various buildings that will make up the complex – apart from one, which BIG is designing itself.
With the designs of all main buildings now announced, here’s a closer look at each one:
Contemporary circus by Clément Blanchet Architecture
Parisian architecture firm Clément Blanchet Architecture won the competition to design a performance venue for the development, seeing off competition from Bernard Tschumi and Moreau Kusunoki Architectes.
A roof stretching between tent poles of varying heights will evoke the nostalgia of a circus big top. Open at ground level to connect with a plaza, a platform level will host seating for 1,500 people.
Concert hall by Hérault Arnod Architectes
Pantin-based Hérault Arnod Architectes won the contest to design a 7,000-seat music venue, beating entries from AL_A and CAAU.
A series of horizontal and inclined levels will lead visitors from the main street behind the venue through and down to the outdoor auditorium. Slim white columns support the roof, which will overhang the outdoor stage. Atop the roof, circular canopies will shelter another public space.
Selected over entries from Manuelle Gautrand and Peripherals, Dutch architectural studio UNStudio won the competition for the development’s cultural centre with their design that features a rooftop open air cinema with sweeping views over the French capital.
Three intersecting volumes clad in rust-coloured weathering steel will house multiple indoor cinema screens, as well as onsite training and production studios for film and TV.
Three star hotel by Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia
Italian architecture firm Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia is to design an affordable three-star hotel for EuropaCity.
The design for a multi-story building, with a glazed facade under a humpback roof, won against designs from Jérôme de Alzua and Basalt.
Five star hotel by Atelier COS
Parisian architecture firm Atelier COS was chosen to build the development’s five-star luxury hotel. The practice was up against entries from Dominique Perrault Architecture, Stefano Boeri Architetti and La Cime Architectural Design.
Designed to evoke the area’s agricultural history, the architects have promised “fireflies, rooftop fields and a bamboo-covered atrium”. Renders show a series of glowing translucent cubes set into a sloping, flower-covered hill overlooking the city.
Four star hotel and convention centre by AAVP Architecture
Paris-based AAVP Architecture is to design a hotel and convention centre for EuropaCity. Its entry won against designs submitted by BDP and BLP.
The conference centre will be encircled by a ring of slim vertical louvres described by the architects as the “exoskeleton of a sleeping mythical animal”. Above, a cluster of house-like gabled roofs will form the 500-room hotel.
Four star hotel and children’s cultural centre by Franklin Azzi Architecture
Parisian firm Franklin Azzi Architecture was selected to design a 400-room hotel and a cultural centre for children, in a contest against SCAU and Maes Architectes Urbanistes.
The glazed facade of the centre looks out over a plaza and a park, while the upper levels that form the hotel will be cloaked in greenery and shaped like mountain peaks.
Water park hotel by Chabanne Architecte
A hotel with a water park attached is to be designed by Paris and Lyon-based firm Chabanne Architecte. Entries were also submitted by Benoy and WATG.
Expanding on the “rolling hills’ concept of BIG’s masterplan, contoured stacked and staggered towers rise like eroded canyon walls above a series of pools and waterfalls, flanked on one side by swooping water slides.
Exhibition hall by BIG
Not one of the design competitions but a new design, BIG has re-worked plans for the entrance to the train station to feature an exhibition hall.
The hall will form a pedestrian gateway to EuropaCity. Renders show a raised walkway on fluted columns planted with trees passing through a tunnel formed of curving arches.
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Perhaps you’ve been enamored by one of those beautiful leather cases for your iPhone, and now cover your piece of premium smartphone technology in lovely veggie-tanned leather. But what of the Airpods that come with it, I say? The Airpods are designed with a flossing-kit aesthetic, looking as simple as the iPhone looks premium, so if you’re going to cover anything with leather, it better be that white plastic case.
Elago’s leather Airpods case has a divine design. It wraps the case in high-quality natural cow-hide leather, available in both brown and black. The case is secured by a brass fastener, which gives it a beautiful retro feel (if you’re into that sort of vibe), and comes with a brass carabiner, allowing you to hang the case from your bag or anywhere else. It even comes with a cutout at the base to let you charge your Airpods without having to take them out of the beautiful leather housing.
Designer: Elago
You could just paste this router somewhere in the Imperial Army’s space fleet in the latest Star Wars movie and no one would know the difference. It’s absolutely wicked looking and will probably scare malware away with its cold and calculating design. Named the King-kong Router (I’m not sure why), this concept has 8 antennas that fold underneath the router, making it look like an 8-legged alien creature that you just don’t want to mess with. Flip it over to take a look at the triangular vents through which this beast breathes, and look at its front to find six steely blue/red eyes looking at you as you browse the internet… searching for ways to defeat aliens that attack you in your sleep.
Designer: Lyle Yang
Embracing visual heaviness and experimenting with the unconventional material of recycled rubber crumb, Ammar Kalo designed a series of tables with bulbous rubber bodies that appear to have been sliced in half, revealing a solid white oak interior.
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