IKEA's Kåma Sutra Book, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design
Every week, we curate the best designs in art, architecture and graphic and product design so you can sit back and enjoy some beautiful works of creativity. Here are this week's picks:
Living With Sharks
Two bull sharks suspended in formaldehyde is just one of the artworks awaiting guests who stay in a suite in Las Vegas' Palms Casino Resort. The massive two-story Sky Villa, called Empathy Suite, is clad in over-the-top decor that was designed by British artist Damien Hirst and firm Bentel & Bentel.
[Read more at My Modern Met]
A Capsule Hotel Inspired By Teahouses
Japan's capsule hotels, aging shelters once relegated to desperate salaryman who had missed their last train, are experiencing somewhat of a renaissance. After the 9h Hotel showed us how design could help breathe new life into what was thought of as outdated, a number of different iterations have cropped up. The latest? A minimal teahouse-inspired capsule hotel.
[Read more at Spoon & Tamago]
Spell It Out With Your Body
collaborative type foundry NM type has produced an experimental font design by studying the dance of south african choreographer andile vellem. 'movement' is comprised of [sic] 121-characters inspired by the motions of the human body, translated by shapes written in the air.
[Read more at Designboom]
The Hayarden School For Refugee Children In Tel Aviv
With hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing from mostly Africa to Israel over the last decade, the educational system didn't have the resources to support the families and their children. To aid them, a 1960s elementary school in Tel Aviv was renovated by Ayelet Fisher and architect Chen Steinberg Navon of Steinberg Fisher.
[Read more at Design Milk]
'Your Guide To Satisfaction In The Bedroom'
Swapping out sex positions for interior arrangements, IKEA's Kåma Sutra book is designed to help you "master the art of loving your bedroom" by offering a series of design solutions and layouts for your sleeping space.
[Read more at Dezeen]
