The Syrian opposition coalition negotiating in Geneva said Tuesday there can be no solution in Syria with President Bashar Assad in power, and called for international monitors to observe a cessation of hostilities agreement that has all but collapsed. The head of the U.S. and Saudi-backed coalition, Riad Hijab, also ... Read More »
Young Irish-born, London-based designer Claire-Anne O’Brien is not the first person to apply knitting to product and furniture design. But what’s particular about her work, shown recently at Designersblock during the London Design Festival, is its compelling formal quality. O’Brien creates pieces that border on highly defined sculpture, but which ... Read More »
With the industry facing tightened purse strings, Norwegian energy company Statoil said it was examining plug-and-play concepts of field development. The company unveiled the so-called Cap-X subsea development concept at a Barents Sea energy conference in Hammerfest, Norway. Jez Averty, a vice president in charge of exploration strategies for Statoil, ... Read More »
Poland’s president on Tuesday led state ceremonies honoring the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, young Jews who took up arms to fight against the Nazi German occupiers during World War II rather than be transported to a death camp. President Andrzej Duda led the ceremonies on the 73th anniversary ... Read More »
The Austrian designers of Hans Sapperlot have given traditional loden fabric a modern makeover by making ‘invisible stitches’ in its material so it can be used as chairs, carpets, lamps and much more. The water resistant fabric comes from the coarse, oily wool of mountain sheep. Its bluish green texture ... Read More »
In a world that destroys itself every given second, architects and designers are obliged to plan their products’ impact on the environment. Interior design in present days would be suicidally arrogant without the conscious use of space, resources and natural material. One contemporary approach that fulfills the requirements for environmental ... Read More »
Oil prices recovered from recent declines on pressure from oil labor strikes in Kuwait, though economic and production pressures pulled on Tuesday’s rally. Oil prices were off as much as 7 percent before the start of Monday trading in New York after talks between major oil states in Doha collapsed ... Read More »
The collaboration with Akira Isogawa for Designer Rugs started as a limited edition collection in 2005 and was an exercise in balance and harmony through colour. Public demand insisted on a second collection, where Akira further explored the possibilities of realising his beautifully colourful creations in the unique medium of ... Read More »
DRS Technologies UK Ltd is to provide rugged tactical displays and computing technology upgrades to the British military Bowman C4I system for combat vehicles. The work, worth $51 million, will be conducted by DRS Technologies UK and its U.S. parent company under a contract issued by General Dynamics UK. “This ... Read More »
The Marquise House – a tropical paradise, dynamic playground with artistic twists, an embodiment of young spirit, a family sanctuary or masterpiece in interior design? Or all of the above? Creating this São Paulo home the architects from FGMF Arquitetos had fallowed the limitations set by the steep parcel and ... Read More »
DRS Technologies UK Ltd is to provide rugged tactical displays and computing technology upgrades to the British military Bowman C4I system for combat vehicles. The work, worth $51 million, will be conducted by DRS Technologies UK and its U.S. parent company under a contract issued by General Dynamics UK. “This ... Read More »
The term “gut microbiome” refers to trillions of microbial cells that live in community in the digestive tract. Recently, studies have revealed that this community of bacteria has a profound impact on human physiology, metabolism,nutrition and the immune system. An unhealthy gut microbiota has been linked with a number of ... Read More »
