The theme was Ossetian folklore, but its expression was a triumph of contemporary design.
In turn, collectors began to be receptive to the idea of mixing aggressive contemporary design with more classical pieces.
The Define series is reaching new heights in combining stylish, contemporary design with maximum functionality and noise absorbing features.
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Edifier is a leading designer and manufacturer of internationally award-winning audio speaker products featuring contemporary design and superior sound quality.
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Ms. Sunshine said that she had created seven apartments on the 38th floor, fully furnished with midcentury objects and contemporary design, all of which are now in contract.
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The hotel, which opened in 1997, has always been a top luxury option in Puerto Rico, and now the recent room renovations make it feel updated and chic the contemporary design has a sophisticated island twist (calming yellows and blues reflect the preeminent palette of the island).
It took art curator Eileen Tognini, 52, about 25 years and her daughter moving out to go to college before she and her husband finally turned the interior of their three-story, 2, 500-square-foot Victorian 1882 brownstone in what's called the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia into the contemporary design they'd long wanted.
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Don't miss Illums Bolighus (Amagertorv 10), with its four floors of contemporary Scandinavian design.
The interior also is layered with fine leathers that one would expect from contemporary Italian design.
The Netherlands is considered a contemporary-design superpower and has fostered a number of notable figures, whose limited-edition creations often combine industrial design with sculpture.
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In the northern end of the Marais is Gallerie BSL, which specialises in the contemporary industrial design of lighting as unique pieces or limited editions.
Vertical gardens, warm wood flooring, silk wall panels and contemporary room design are hallmarks of the glamorous 94-room Hansar Bangkok, tucked into a quiet side street in busy Ratchaprasong.
Ms. Yeung has already made her mark on the West: Her spiky heels are in the permanent costume collection of London's Victoria and Albert Museum as representations of contemporary Chinese design.
Philadelphia also has a strong contemporary-design community, with seven college-level design programs as well as a number of new design-company startups and stores, that has influenced the type of interiors people want.
On the surface, this daring Japanese-made smartphone darling cuts a dangerous figure, assuming a dual identity reinforced by the rigidity of its '80s-esque, hard-lined facial perimeter and the seductive curve of its aluminum back that all but screams contemporary industrial design.
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The city whose historical treasures tend to outshine its thriving and compelling contemporary-design scene is aiming to rectify that, and to make headlines for something other than bad news, by launching the Istanbul Design Biennial, an ambitious pair of exhibitions and related activities that will run through December 12.
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Frank Gehry, a godfather of contemporary American design if there is one, is shown crumpling paper or aluminium foil into a form, and then scanning the shape by computer in order to reduce it to two dimensions or make it into a model, so that a design can be refined or manufactured.
As well as selling works by 20th-century artists such as Man Ray, Alexander Calder and Keith Haring, Ms. Guinness also commissions contemporary artists to design for her.
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There is more Tassy creativity on display at the nearby waterfront Tasmanian School of Art, where the Plimsoll Gallery showcases innovative local, national and international contemporary art and design.
Maria Gabriela Brito is an accomplished interior designer, tastemaker and authority on why, where, when and how to display and mix contemporary art and interior design in any environment.
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Living in such small spaces is going to push people to furnish their own living spaces without an inherent sense of clutter or visual noise, says Theo Richardson, an industrial designer and co-founder of Rich Brilliant Willing (RBW), a Brooklyn-based contemporary lighting and furniture design manufacturer.
Others were: Why, when you design sleek, contemporary Southwest-style rooms, complete with deep soaking tubs, isn't there enough hot water to fill up the tub?
The design schemes feature contemporary cream-and-brown color palettes mixed with Eastern elements like calligraphy painted on the walls above the headboard, colorful Japanese-style pillows on the sofa and artwork Matsuhisa curated from up-and-coming Japanese artists.
Relative newcomer Prada, on the other hand, is going public: The company's art arm, the Fondazione Prada, has enlisted architect Rem Koolhaas to design a new contemporary art museum on an industrial site south of Milan.
It performs well and delivers ample comfort, with an attractive exterior design that still looks contemporary.
Showpiece closets are also an answer to a minimalist design aesthetic found in contemporary homes, becoming a practical space to house bulky furniture and other items.
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