Whether it’s about designing a worthy alternative to the Apple AirPods Max or rewriting the time as we know it; forward-thinking designer Junwoo Kim is in the midst of it all.
In his latest outing on the drawing board, the South Korean industrial designer has visited time in the metaverse, which according to him, is a time different from the real. The designer has conceived a watch for the metaverse, which is not an NFT wallet, but an analog timepiece designed to see the metaverse and real-time on the same dial.
Designer: Junwoo Kim
While the tech world zeros down on the nuances of a virtual world capable of real-time interactivity, I am thrilled by the approach Kim brings to the Hamilton Oasis’ dial. He perceives that socializing, commerce, entertainment, learning et al, in the metaverse will happen in a time difference from actual reality.
Whether you choose to disagree, you cannot deny the incredible aesthetics of the Hamilton watch. The smartwatch allows one to check time in the two worlds, so you have track of time in real and the metaverse to strike a balance in both parallels. A round case watch with a crown at the usual 3 o’clock position and a time toggle button at 9 o’clock, the Hamilton Oasis has semblance to atelier Ming Thein’s horological wonders.
Cased within a sturdy metal body the hybrid watch features one evident minute hand on the dial. This is controlled by the side button, which on the toggle, moves the hand accordingly to show time in the metaverse. The nice tangerine accents on the chrome dial are accentuated by the orange color strap of the Hamilton Oasis Progress Edition watch that boasts a skeletonized dial giving the wearer a clear peek at the movement within.
Made from pre-consumer recycled plastic and sterling silver posts, these asymmetrical earrings from eco-conscious brand dconstruct are delightfully psychedelic. With one mushroom-shaped dangle and one smiley face charm, the earrings come in a range of colors, from red and silver to yellow, checkered and more.
Today black midi—the English band composed of Geordie Greep, Cameron Picton, Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin and Morgan Simpson—release Live Fire, a live version of their latest album Hellfire available exclusively as a limited vinyl at Rough Trade. Within lies “Sugar/Tzu,” a gorgeously chaotic collision of jazz and rock. It opens (in place of the studio version’s spoken intro) with snarling guitar before giving way to soothing keys, only to erupt into a rambunctious, frenzied riff. Listening to the track feels like a dizzying rollercoaster whose thrill thankfully never ceases.
The interiors mark the full completion of the 1,428-foot-tall (435-metre) skyscraper, which is the second tallest in the Western Hemisphere, and the skinniest in the world with a height-to-width ratio of 24:1.
Studio Sofield completed interiors for Steinway Tower in Manhattan
Sited on a street bordering Central Park in Midtown that has come to be known as Billionaire’s Row, the skyscraper has views looking north and south.
New York-based Studio Sofield designed the interiors for the skyscraper as well as the adjacent Steinway Hall, which is connected to the tower.
The 91-storey skyscraper has 46 residences, with an additional 14 held in Steinway Hall, as well as a variety of amenities.
The design included interiors for the lobby spaces that connect the tower and Steinway Hall
“With 111 West 57th Street, I set out to create interior architecture that was unmistakably and quintessentially New York,” said Studio Sofield founder William Sofield.
“While celebrating the vibrancy of today, I am a historian by nature and sought to honor and evoke the splendor of our city’s gilded age.”
Studio Sofield wanted the public interiors to reflect the “gilded age” of New York City
Interiors designed by Sofield includes the “block-long lobby sequence” that connects the two aspects of the tower. Here, the studio restored the original flooring of the Steinway Hall and used limestone, marble, blackened steel and velvet accents.
Murals in bas-reliefs of gold and silver leaves depict architectural landmarks of New York, and elephants were depicted elephants roaming through the city as a”tribute to the history of pianos”.
The swimming pool room has full-height windows
Another room in the lobby sequence was outfitted with bronze mirror cladding that leads to a “domed salon” lined with banquet seating.
On 58th street, a residence entrance featuring a granite porte-cochere with grillwork doors inspired by “the bronze filigree on the building’s exterior”.
Steinway Hall was renovated using themes from the original building
The bar area and the swimming pool are also in the hall structure. According to the studio, the bar was based on the “legendary King Cole Bar with its chic bar” with an ornamental balcony and skylights that further the material references to the original building.
Elevator vestibules for the tower were completed using custom-made doors by artist Nancy Lorenz. The swimming pool is 82 feet long (25 metres) and is housed in a double-height room with floor-to-ceiling windows.
In the skyscraper, the residences each occupy at least a single floor. Each home has a central room where the views to the north and south are prioritised, and these rooms lead to a “signature great hall, which often spans the full width of the tower,” according to the studio.
Grey oak and macauba stone were used for the flooring and nine-foot-tall doors separate the room.
The skyscraper’s residences have wooden and stone floor
Hardware for the doors as well as other features like the freestanding bathtubs and the fixtures were sourced from long-standing US manufacturers such as PE Guerin, which, according to the studio, is the “country’s oldest architectural hardware firm”.
Other supertall skyscrapers – defined as one between 984 and 1,969 feet (300 and 600 metres) – designed by SHoP Architects include the Brooklyn Tower in Downtown Brooklyn, which is nearing its way to completion, having topped out earlier this year.
Billionare’s Row – the name for the luxury skyscrapers on 57th Street near Central Park in Manhattan, continues to see new developments, with New York studio ODA announcing the construction of a “fractal” skyscraper on the street.
With the beta launch of .SWOOSH on 18 November, Nike will debut a community platform for collectors to co-create and engage with digital shoes, apparel and other objects. It’s a first for the brand and will ultimately act as a hub for special product drops, and will even welcome trading between community members. “For web3, the first thing we did was lock down our own domains: .nike will be the place and .SWOOSH will be the home for all of Nike’s virtual creations,” Ron Faris, the director of Nike Virtual Studios, explains to High Snobiety. That said, visitors to .SWOOSH won’t find the typical web3 vocabulary, rather it’s an “on-ramp” for non-crypto natives. Read more at High Snobiety.
To meet FIFA’s hosting standards of 40,000 seats an additional 12,000 seats were added to the stadium. Due to Qatar’s hot climate, a canopy was added to the exterior of the stadium and a new cooling system was installed. Other changes include modern digital lighting which will animate the venue at night during the tournament.
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The compelling tale of one of America’s oldest craft breweries, @AnchorBrewing
The compelling tale of one of America’s oldest craft breweries, author David Burkhart’s The Anchor Brewing Story delves into the history of San Francisco’s beloved Anchor Brewing Co from the Gold Rush to Prohibition until today. More than 300 archival images accompany the thoughtful text, which even incorporates the original home recipes for the brewer’s Anchor Steam, Anchor California Lager, Anchor Porter and Liberty Ale. Beer drinkers, devout Anchor Christmas Ale fans and even those who appreciate a good come-back story will appreciate the 288-page book.
Architectural photographer Marc Goodwin has photographed behind the scenes at 11 Stuttgart-based architecture studios in the latest of a three-part series documenting architecture offices in Germany.
The layouts and decoration across the studios vary, from Asp Architekten’s colourful and brightly painted walls and pipes to SCOPE Architekten’s work areas organised along a window-lined wall of the former office space.
Goodwin spoke to Dezeen about his experience photographing the studios.
“I can’t say enough about the kindness of the team at Search in Stuttgart,” Goodwin told Dezeen.
“Backing up slowly and carefully to fit them into frame, I didn’t see a plinth behind me and would you believe I knocked a model off it?” he continued.
“This has never happened before as models are like treasures in a museum, but I was so focussed on the team at work that I didn’t see what was behind me.”
“I probably shouldn’t admit to this as people will think twice before letting me into their offices now, but let me assure readers it was a case of once bitten twice shy,” said Goodwin.
Goodwin founded his architectural photography studio Archmospheres in 2004 and has photographed over 200 architectural studios across the world providing glimpses into the interiors of typically unseen workspaces.
Goodwin and his studio Archmospheres have photographed architecture studios including Madrid-based architect Andrés Jaque‘s 12-person office, Paris-based architect Renzo Piano‘s Building Workshop and Mexico City-based architect Frida Escobedo‘s office in a former residential building.
Read on for a look into 11 architecture studios across Stuttgart:
In this space since: Marktplatz 10 since 2019, Marktplatz 6 since 2015 Number of members of staff: 43 Size: Marktplatz 10, 110 square metres. Marktplatz 6, 176 square metres Building’s history: Marktplatz 10, a former residential building. Marktplatz 6, former surgery
Industrial design students Park Hyeongwoo and Jung Jaepil, of South Korea’s Kookmin University, designed this amusing Flip Desk.
Citing “work and study” as too time-consuming to allow room for maintaining an orderly home, they present this as the solution for when an unexpected visitor shows up:
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Visitors or no, I might use this once a month just to clear my mind.
Package designers: As a reminder that you can’t go wrong targeting the beauty market, a company called Cadence is successfully selling pleasant-looking and rather pricey capsules designed to have beauty products decanted into them.
The plastic hexagonal capsules contain unseen magnets, and stick to each other.
A single capsule costs $14. A set of six runs $76, and a dozen will run you $145.
A custom-printed lid insert costs $4 (or three for $11, six for $20, twelve for $36).
There are also sets sold in “limited edition gradients.”
The company has landed press from the outlets you need to, to move products like these (Vogue, the Times, Travel & Leisure) and has built a robust social media presence. I wonder if they teach that stuff at ID schools these days.
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