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TWA Terminal, New York City; by Eero Saarinen and Associates (1962). In 1962, New York City's TWA terminal at JFK Airport set the bar for futuristic urban design. Today, the tubular terminal  is abandoned, following TWA’s financial deterioration and eventual sale to American Airlines. Great Big Story  has unlocked its doors in the below video, come explore with us.   Images...

CTZ sets new standards in the design of flip-top tables for meeting, conference and training rooms. Designed by Taku Kumazawa to complement the DAYLIGHT stacking chair program. Winner of the Good Design Award in Japan, CTZ flip-top tables bring to the market features that enable anyone to use the table confidently at any time. CTZ flip-top tables incorporate straight line...

The Euforia Tapas Restaurant is located in one of the main tourist attractions in Mallorca, Cala Ratjada. Vondom's Africa and Wall Street Chairs and Mari-sol Tables all designed by Eugeni Quittlet, fill the space. “What the sea dragged to the shore, on the shore it shall remain”, is the starting point of the project. The weathering steel, the bleached wood...

Sony Music offices showcasing the flexibility, openness, and collaborative environment of new office spaces - Ke-Zu Planning and designing offices isn’t just about choosing pretty furniture and arranging desks. There’s a lot of considerations to be made, from the diversity of people who’ll be working there to the emerging technologies that will need to be seamlessly integrated into the design...

And in this case it comes from the silver screen and the folk at Sancal. The illustrator Maria Herreros welcomes in the New Year with Note Design’s Tonella lounge chairs protected by Sofia’s penetrating stare. Download your calendar here.

Expormim’s Moixent showroom. In 1984 an Indonesian ban on the exportation of raw materials caused La Exportadora to once again reassess its business model. A joint venture was signed with an Indonesian supplier who would export semi-finished wicker products to Moixent, where they would then be completed. La Exportadora enjoyed increasing sales as well as demand from emerging markets: the Caribbean, Africa and Polynesia. New production...

KEZU and SYDNEY INDESIGN 2015 Immerse yourself in familiar domestic rituals whilst exploring the newest designs from the Milan Fair, ICFF New York and Neocon in a life affirming installation by Other Architects. Showcasing furniture and lighting from leading international brands Andreu World, Axona Aichi, Bernhardt Design, Enea, Expormim, Forestier, Lzf, Parachilna, Sancal and Vondom. Take the direct bus between...

Rituals: The Art of Tradition KE-ZU in collaboration with Other Architects / otherothers for Sydney InDesign 2015.  Perhaps, in the absence of communal life and collective belief, it is the routines and habits of the home that constitute our remaining engagement with ritual. In our closed and hidden spaces, we harbour secret superstitions and private rites. Far from being inconsequential, these...

Marble slabs, green wall panelling and Andreu World's Smart Chair take centre stage at Michel, a Helsinki restaurant by Finnish architect Joanna Laajisto. Photography Mikko Ryhänen.    

Monday Morning Music is back this Friday at The Newsagency. You've heard of K Pop and J Pop but have you ever heard of Saigon Boom Boom? The new music video single is by Mai Khoi, a Vietnamese musician who recently moved to Sydney to start a multi-racial band by the name of Fish Sauce. Mai Kho hit the headlines...