In an effort to redress the balance between the resources of the wadi and the people living around it, the Arriyadh Development Authority has implemented a comprehensive development strategy, a programme of works that aims to restore and develop Wadi Hanifa as an environmental, recreational and tourism resource.

The CUSTO BARCELONA collections for men are always iconic and surprising. For the Spring / Summer of 2011 CUSTO proposes bold colour combinations with dark colours and contrasts. Abstract geometric or stylish figurative patterns result in a colourful, eclectic and yet easy to wear, bohemian and loose style.

The Spring / Summer 2011 women’s collection by CUSTO BARCELONA is all about positive energy, freshness and free spirit. Clothes with a lot of personality, colour and the characteristic graphics applied either as micro-geometries or figurative prints. CUSTO proposes boho comfortable and loose clothes for the day and a sexy look for the night with asymmetries and dark metallic colours.

MAISON&OBJET, the trend-setting design trade show taking place in Paris from September 3 to September 7, 2010 comes with a very interesting special report from the Russian design scene in ‘Talents à la Carte’. Six Russian designers present their work and some of their projects are quite impressive.

Key design objectives focused on a single U shaped volume that makes full use of the site as well as the use of local materials, reduced energy use, and enhanced thermal performance.

‘…My philosophy is basically not to have one, but always experimenting and trying new things. My inspirations change constantly, and I prefer not to dwell too much with what I did last season, but instead start fresh’.

The simple form of the building volume, the high degree of prefabrication, its excellent cellulose-fiber thermal insulation, as well as the application of calorific value technology and external shading all contribute to making this a very economical and ecological building.

A tapestry of PV-cells clad the mountain, as if the hills are covered in gold. On top of the hills, windmills are generating part of the energy needed for the 3.000 social houses and at the same time they work as icons/landmarks. 100% of the energy demand is generated on site by a combination of solar-, and wind energy.

An MVRDV Classic: The Expo 2000 Netherlands Pavilion shows a mix of technology and nature, emphasizing nature’s make-ability and artificiality.

It is the first house whose elevation has been made entirely of a plastic insulating material -Thermopian. Usually, this material has been used only for roofing.

The interior is treated in a fluent way with overlapping sequences of space and light in section and plan. This duality of focal and flow is the theme of the building.

The premise of the book is that an ecological approach is urgently needed both as a remedial device for the contemporary city and as an organizing principle for new cities.

PILLOW is a collection of armchair, pouf, table and flowerpots.

The project “the last resort” follows the strategy of a last resort and tries to challenge known and familiar concepts and show alternative ways of living.

New Cyber-shot™ digital camera for beautiful, low-noise images. Slim, stylish TX9 with Superior Auto mode, 1080i Full HD movie and 3D Sweep Panorama.

The staircase as a compressed spatial motion element of a former free field.

A bathroom where mutually alternating fragmentary mirror surfaces and lighting fixtures form a jigsaw puzzle of an image and a reflection.

Paris based photographer Marc DA CUNHA LOPES depicts a series of paradoxical skeletons in a domestic background.

The proposed structure WOVEN endeavours to capture each of these identifying aspects of local environment, tribal society, and trans regional entrepreneurship in the outer and inner characteristics of one emblematic elevated building.