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Shanghai World Expo’s Corporate Pavilion ‘Dream Cube’ is completed

We wrote about the ‘Dream Cube’ project by ESI Design last year: www.dsgnwrld.com. The building is now complete and opening to the public on Saturday, May 1st.  Incoming search terms for the article:cache:icq4AwBT4cQJ:www dsgnwrld com/beautiful-handmade-venetian-mirrors-14979/ handmade venetian mirrordream cube world expopavilion of cubeshanghai world expo dream cube

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‘Olympic Gold’ by Studio Lara de Greef

From Studio Lara de Greef: ‘In Greek antiquity major events were often depicted on ceramics. These events, from birth until golden wedding, were shown on a tragically, lofty manner. Today, this way of presenting is still used, for example by high quality Wedgwood china. These elegant, sophisticated, three-dimensional decorations are loved by people from all [...]

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British Pavilion for Shanghai EXPO 2010 by Heatherwick Studio

In September 2007, Heatherwick Studio leading a team that includes Adams Kara Taylor and Atelier Ten won the competition to design the UK Pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 Expo. Incoming search terms for the article:uk pavilion shanghai expo 2010british pavilion shanghai exposhanghai expo 2010British pavilionexpo 70 architectureSHANGHAI EXPOPavilionshanghai expo british pavilion2010 shanghai expopavilions at the [...]

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‘Floating Green’ by Ling Fan

(…) ‘Floating Green‘, a public art installation located in Shanghai Pudong Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, detaches the flat lawn from the earth it covers, folds it and structures it to form inhabitable urban furniture. Incoming search terms for the article:undefinedfloating green shanghaigreen art installation

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‘Open Wall Project’ at the Venice Art Biennale 09 by Shan Shan Sheng

Shan Shan Sheng’s ‘Open Wall Project‘ is a large-scale glass installation re-interpreting a section of the Great Wall for the 2009 Venice Biennale. Sheng’s Open Wall installation captures an interval of China’s heritage, translating this historic structure as a temporary zone of glass architecture. Incoming search terms for the article:undefinedVenice artvenice italy wall project

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Louis Vuitton: a passion for creation

Fashion brand Louis Vuitton has teamed up with artist Richard Prince to wrap the Hong Kong Museum of Art for a special exhibition. ‘Louis Vuitton: a passion for creation’ is a new show held at the Hong Kong Museum of Art in association with the Consulate General of France. The special façade is based on [...]

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music player made of china

‘We’re all used to the typical glossy music speakers in black, silver and all kinds of iPod flavors. Rarely do speakers look as pretty and delicate and Jie Ong’s china and petal-motified speakers. When you turn it off, it swivels into a simple china vase. You turn the volume up or down by twisting the [...]

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