Sitting on the Greenery

This great range is designed by landscape architect Dagný Bjarnadóttir for Furnibloom using plexiglass to cleverly house plants of all sorts. You choose, spices, vegetables or flowers, all easily cultivated and visible within the set of tables and stools.
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Moss Your City at The Architecture Foundation

‘Moss your City’ is a new exhibition at The Architecture Foundation and presents a sensory experience. Blueprint magazine comments 'Hit by the smell and humidity of damp moss that covers the walls, the installation offers an immersive experience that takes you from the busy London street to a mossy garden escape. This warm, green environment invites you to look touch and move deeper into the space.
Moss Your City is on display at the Architecture showcase at the LFA 2010. The Architecture Foundation, Ground Floor East, 136 – 148 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2TU - 19 June – 6th August
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Internships at The Think Tank

The Think Tank has a range of internships available in the Creative and Account Management teams. If you are looking to get a foot on the ladder in marketing visit the careers section of our web site to see how to apply. www.thinktank.org.uk/careers.php

Taking inspiration at NeoCon

MocoLoco takes a look at some of the inspirational new designs at NeoCon. Joel Berman's Heat Lamp (above), Luna Textiles' fabrics and shoes, the Steelcase node by IDEO, Allsteel Link Light and Knoll's new Antenna Workspaces, were five that caught their eye this year.

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DMY 2010 International Design Festival Berlin showcases young designers

In its 8th year, DMY 2010 International Design Festival in Berlin showcases the best in young design talent from across Europe. Design Milk's Berlin-based journalist Marie Sophie Bekker has been looking at some of the most inspirational and innovative designs.

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The Think Tank appointed as Formica Group’s PR and Media Agency for Europe

Having worked with the UK business for more than six years, and managing ad hoc projects in Europe during this time, The Think Tank has been appointed as Formica Group’s PR and Media Agency for Europe.

A successful programme of activities has been run over this period in the UK, including ongoing media relations.  Now, The Think Tank has developed a PR strategy to promote Formica Group’s activities in Europe supporting individual territories with events, case studies and corporate/product news.  The PR programme is led by Think Tank Director, Samantha Dawe.

The Think Tank will report to Simon Wild, Formica Group’s European Marketing Director.  Simon said: “This is the first time we have co-ordinated our PR activity in this way, and this centralized approach will enable us to support markets within Europe on a broader basis.  The Think Tank will co-ordinate activity and help us ensure our message reaches our target audiences in a number of our key European territories.”

The Think Tank will also manage all media planning across Europe to provide a consistent and targeted approach, focusing on specific media in key territories and pan-European titles.

A partnership with designer Tom Dixon for a European Roadshow, showcasing new products and designs, has also been developed.  The Roadshow began in Italy, has taken in Spain and Portugal, and now heads to Denmark, Belgium and Switzerland.

The Think Tank will continue to support Formica Group in the UK across a range of marketing communications activities.

Creating real world scenes from corrugated cardboard

Artist Don Lucho uses corrugated material to create entire 3-D worlds depicting real life scenarios. His sculptures have been featured all over the streets of Santiago, Chile including crashed cars, fallen airplanes and living spaces.

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Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas

Below are a series of stunning photographs by photographer Matthew Carbone of Frank Gehry’s latest project, the recently-completed Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas. This research centre for degenerative brain diseases is divided into two separate buildings connected by a courtyard.

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Latest Boutique Hotel opens in Singapore

Singapore's newest boutique hotel is the The Club by Ministry of Design. Situated in the uber chic Club Street conservation area it has 22 unique rooms, a rooftop skybar with alfresco deck and a destination F&B venue with a tapas bar on the ground floor.  Colin Seah, Design Director says, “Searching to ground the hotel in the context of Singapore as well as the historically rich conservation area of Club Street and Ann Siang Hill, we drew its inspiration from 2 sources.” “The first is Singapore’s colonial past, which we have made modern tongue-in-cheek references to through art installation like features such as an larger-than-life statue of Raffles with his head in the clouds as well as through some key furniture pieces and artifacts.

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