Centre For Virtual Engineering - UNStudio

Located on the research campus of the Frauenhofer Institute in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, the Centre for Virtual Engineering was designed by Dutch practice UNStudio.

Merging rectilinear and curved forms, the expression of the primary building integrates a rounded structure with bands of horizontal windows, configured to add a sawtooth texture to the smooth exterior.

The structure expands on contemporary understandings of new working environments whereby the organizational grid and separation of the work areas is replaced by the incorporation of extensive visual connections, spaces for incidental and planned meetings and flexible office laboratories with shared work stations.

UNStudio

Kingkey 100 - Farrells

Here are some photographs of the 442-metre Kingkey 100 skyscraper designed by architects Farrells, currently the tallest building in Shenzhen and tenth tallest in the world.

Completed at the end of 2011, the financial office tower was designed with a curving glass body and pointed tip. The curtain wall facade curls up at the base of the building to create a canopy over the entrance to the offices, while a shopping centre branches out from the other side.

A hotel occupies the uppermost 25 floors of the 100-storey tower.

Farrells

N-House - Takato Tamagami

Japanese architect Takato Tamagami has completed two homes in Tokyo that are tangled around each other.

Named N-House, the four-storey building for two generations of the same family features pointed overhangs, balcony terraces and a rooftop garden with an overbearing ceiling.

The whole building jolts around a courtyard that belongs to the smallest residence but is overlooked by both. The largest of the two houses has rooms on every storey and has a living and dining room that occupies the entire top floor.

Takato Tamagami

Designer Profile - Benjamin Hubert

Born in the UK in 1984, Benjamin Hubert studied Industrial Design and Technology at Loughborough University and graduated in 2006.

The London based studio was founded shortly afterwards in 2007 and specialises in industrial design across furniture and lighting sectors working with international manufacturers in Europe and Asia. 

The studio works on a diverse range of projects including both mass produced consumer products to limited editions. Benjamin Hubert has received international critical and media acclaim and has been exhibited internationally.

The studio has also received a number of prestigious awards including: Design of the year (British Design awards 2010) Best Product (100% design/Blueprint awards 2009) Homes and Gardens Young Designer of the Year (Design Classic Awards 2010) EDIDA International Young Designer of the Year 2010 and the A+W Audi Mentorpreis 2012.

Benjamin Hubert 

Pablo Labato Illustrations

Pablo Lobato is a graphic designer and illustrator from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Soon after finishing his studies, Pablo started working as a graphic designer for different magazines. This didn't last long before he started an illustration business, in his portfolio there are clients such as New Yorker, Rolling Stone and Time Magazine. Here is some of his work:

Bob Marley

Morgan Freeman

Jack Nicholson

Oasis

New Brooklyn Nets Logo - Jay-Z

The new primary logo, created by Brooklyn’s own Jay-Z, retains the shield from its previous iteration and adds that iconic brooklyn ‘B’ to the basketball that has been part of every logo since the franchise’s 1967 inception.

The new brand identity reflects the New York City subway signage of 1957, when Brooklyn last claimed a major league franchise.

Also designed were logos for clothing, hats and various products sold by the Nets.

Team USA Coca-Cola Cans - Turner Duckworth

The Team USA Coca-Cola Olympic Games campaign highlights the Coca-Cola 8 pack of athletes, graphically captured in action within their sports.

The designs cleverly use patriotic stripes to convey movement and context for the different sports. The cans will rotate throughout the summer with a new one hitting the market every 2 weeks.

Designs are also extended across larger can packs, bottle labels, and mini cans. the designs will also appear on in-store displays, premiums and select TV spots.

Turner Duckworth

iPhone 5 - Apple

Apple is all set to launch its new version phone later this year, already titled as the iPhone Plus.

iPhone Plus is expected to have a Liquidmetal body, all created without any uncomfortable junctions in between. One feature that has been greatly improved is the 10 MP rear camera and a front facing 2 MP camera with enhanced capability to shoot pictures.

The most exciting new feature of the phone is the Pico projector, which lets you cast photos and videos on any possible surface.

300 Series - Uniform Wares

London watch brand Uniform Wares have launched the latest range in their 300 Series of chronograph watches.

The new  300 Series chronograph watch has been designed to echo the simplicity of a mechanical stopwatch, with the legible, minimal detailing that has become a signature of the brand.

The new range is available in a collection of three finishes; a PVD rose gold case with a grey dial and light brown leather strap, a PVD black case with a black dial and black leather strap, and a brushed stainless steel case and dial with a dark brown strap.

Uniform Wares

Catchbowl - Torafu Architects

Japanese studio Torafu Architects have designed a lidded bowl that can be split into two parts and mounted on the wall as shelves.

A quarter segment of the Catchbowl provides a shelf for the inside corner of a room, while the remaining part can be hung around a column edge. 

The bowl has a sycamore veneer with a pattern of radiating triangles on the lid.

Torafu Architects