creativity

The Power of the Bonsai Inspires This Museum Design

Washington, D.C. is the home of the U.S. National Arboretum whose mission is to “enhance the economic, environmental, and aesthetic value of ornamental and landscape plants through long-term, mu...
Technology and Feng Shui Entwined in Hong Kong

Sim-Plex Design Studio and its founder Patrick Lam cross boundaries in their approach to renovations of small spaces. Having himself experienced what life is like in a tightly fitted apartment, Lam us...
THE UNRESOLVED COLLECTION – An Exploration into 2020’s Reprogramming of Our Lives

IDF shares Miami-based, contemporary art and design-focused, Tile Brush Gallery‘s exhibition entitled The UNRESOLVED Collection, a collaboration between Geovanna Gonzalez and Jonathan Gonzalez. ...
Bejeweled with the Haas Brothers and Jessica McCormack

Jewelry designer Jessica McCormack and Los Angeles-based artists the Haas Brothers add an irreverent edge to fine jewelry with their new collection of bejeweled sculptures. The witty, biomorphic forms...
Dance and Architecture Collide

Come take a dip with us in this new short film by Greek photographer and visual artist Mariana Bisti, where architecture and the beautiful aesthetics of dance come together for a refreshing escape. ‘T...
Spotlight: Embroidery Art With Painterly Detail

Inspired by “nature, magic, and all things fantastical,” British textile artist Emillie Ferris stitches embroidery designs featuring butterflies, moths, bees, and flowers. She first began embroidering...
A Segmented Couchette Sofa Designed for Today’s World

Lucidi Pevere has created a unique set of seating furniture on behalf of La Cividina inspired by the sleeping sections in a train, which despite being connected, still provides user privacy. With soci...
Artist Spotlight: Hsu-Tung Han Creates Glitches in the Wood

Softness meets strength, imagination is twisted and digital images go with the grain in the mesmerizing works by Hsu-Tung Han, a Taiwanese artist with a distinctly modern take on the traditional woode...
Horacio Reyes Uses Lockdown to Reconnect with Nature

As the COVID-19 pandemic started locking everyone down worldwide, Vienna-based photographer Horacio Reyes Páez was also going into isolation with his family. After Páez’ suffered a flight cancellatio...

arts + culture

The Power of the Bonsai Inspires This Museum Design

Washington, D.C. is the home of the U.S. National Arboretum whose mission is to “enhance the economic, environmental, and aesthetic value of ornamental and landscape plants through long-term, mu...
Take “The Walk” and Appreciate Nature

At Thailand’s season-long festival Moonbaan Wonder, which highlights the country’s cultures, arts, music, food, tastes, talents, and unique identity, architectural firm Bangkok Project Stu...
A Gorgeous Retrospective on Mary Quant

As lover’s of all things fashion, IDF shares a delightful new exhibit. V&A Dundee’s major exhibition titled Mary Quant is the first international retrospective on the iconic British de...
Miami Beach was (Virtual) Host to Over 100 countries for UNITITLED, ART fair

IDF was delighted that art lives on despite the pandemic. UNTITLED, ART closed its Miami Beach OVR at midnight on Sunday, December 6th, 2020 after having welcomed nearly 40,000 visitors from more than...
Moving Dunes – Montreal’s “Curved” Street Mural

Moving Dunes is a temporary art installation on Montreal’s Avenue de Musée imagined and brought to life by NÓS, a Canadian design firm. As winner’s of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MBA...
Dallas Museum of Art Presents Moth to Cloth: Silk in Africa

IDF was just entranced with The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) new exhibition opening on December 20th called Moth to Cloth: Silk in Africa, which presents silk textiles from Ghana, Nigeria, and Madagasca...
Award-Winning New York Home Combines Art & Architecture

ART HOUSE 2.0 is an award-winning project designed by Carol Kurth Architects + Interiors. Located within a forested area in Westchester, NY, this home as a quiet contemporary design while being ecolog...
A New Look at Materialism by Studio DRIFT

IDF was excited to explore this refreshing take on the subject of consumerism through creative projects. Studio DRIFT’s Lonneke Gordign and Ralph Nauta engaged in a process they termed “de-producing”,...
Artist Spotlight: Hsu-Tung Han Creates Glitches in the Wood

Softness meets strength, imagination is twisted and digital images go with the grain in the mesmerizing works by Hsu-Tung Han, a Taiwanese artist with a distinctly modern take on the traditional woode...

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technology

History & Science United in a Visionary Concept

Amsterdam based architectural firm ZJA has revealed their plans for a unique underwater museum that will showcase a 271-year-old vessel that was part of the Dutch East India Company. But the uniquenes...
Virtually Healthy: Improving the Patient’s Experience Through Tech Innovation

Shifts in technology are making the healthcare landscape richer and more diverse, and an amplified perception of our bodies and our health help to fuel innovation. In thas respect, some big strides ha...
Why COVID-19 May Dampen Long-Term Energy Demand

It’s estimated that the economic and behavioral ramifications of COVID-19 will significantly reduce global long-term energy demand, according to the authors of DNV GL’s “Energy Transition Outloo...
Why Green Building May Be a Key to Affordable Housing

Green building and affordable housing continue to find new ways to fit together as the construction industry transforms. People who live in low-income housing often benefit the most from energy-effici...
Can this Antimicrobial Sliding Door Reduce Transmission?

Serenity Sliding Door Systems has recently released a new “Antimicrobial Slide”, the first complete sliding door system with antimicrobial finishes available for both healthcare and commercial office ...
How Virtual Reality Is Changing the World of Interior Design

In our increasingly digitized world, where everything from our phones to our thermostats is “smart,” it should come as no surprise that virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are starting to ...
No Sew? No Problem: Thoughtful, 3D-Printed Kindness for Frontline Care Workers

What’s that sound? Well, if you’re on a video conference call with Samantha O’Farrell, a civil engineer from Jacksonville, Florida, it just might be a 3D printer. That’s because the machine in h...
Study Shows the Benefit of Real-Time 3D Technologies

While digital twins have been used for years in manufacturing and aviation, adoption is slowly making its way to construction. These virtual models collect real-world information about a structure via...
Ambient Computing is Transforming Our Lives

Over the last few years, technology companies have been pushing to deepen the integration of computing platforms with our daily lives. One of their goals is to assimilate computers into our surroundin...

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sustainability

Why COVID-19 May Dampen Long-Term Energy Demand

It’s estimated that the economic and behavioral ramifications of COVID-19 will significantly reduce global long-term energy demand, according to the authors of DNV GL’s “Energy Transition Outloo...
Meet TUMI’s Travel Collection Made from Recycled Materials

TUMI, a travel and lifestyle brand, has launched Merge, the brand’s first travel collection made with recycled materials, as well as select styles within the Alpha Bravo and Devoe collections. The com...
New Recycled Paper Wine Bottle Poses a Lower Carbon Footprint Alternative

A new wine bottle made from recycled paper with a food-grade liner can be completely recycled after use. Packaging company Frugalpac reported that the bottle has a significantly lower carbon footprint...
Silo: A Yummy Proposal for Zero-Waste in London

Mycelium pendant lamps dangle above recycled-plastic dining tables inside Silo, a zero-waste restaurant in east London designed by studio Nina+Co. Silo is set within The White Building, a creative hub...
Smart Technology Helps Wastewater Collection Agencies Avoid Overflows

A San Rafael-based technology company XiO, Inc. has released a Lift Station Control System package designed to allow operators remote monitoring and control of pumps used to transport sewer waste thro...
Cleaner Seas Are Possible with Faster-Degrading Plastic

To address plastic pollution plaguing the world’s seas and waterways, Cornell University chemists have developed a new polymer that can degrade by ultraviolet radiation, according to research pu...
Education, Sustainability, and Vision: Millersville’s New Welcome Center

With the help of Spillman Farmer Architects, Millersville’s new Welcome Center is a beautiful, high-performance project that was designed to achieve Net Zero (meaning that energy consumed by building ...
Urban Land Could Grow Fruit and Vegetables for 15% of the Population

Growing fruit and vegetables in just 10% of a city’s gardens and other urban green spaces could provide 15% of the local population with their ‘five a day’, according to new research...
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Building Materials

Here we discuss reducing the embodied carbon of building materials and how it relates to the overall environmental footprint of healthcare buildings. Sustainable design challenge: reducing building ma...