Sparky School of Design

This page will hold articles by Sparky on design across many disciplines and how to apply logic, along with a simple set of rules, that will enable your design appreciation and skills in visual communication.

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Ricardo Bofill” by Albert Moya

In Residence Ep 15: “Ricardo Bofill” by Albert Moya Architecture renegade Ricardo Bofill invites us into the 5,000-square ft former cement factory outside Barcelona that he calls home. Read the full feature on NOWNESS: http://bit.ly/10dz6Jz Watch more design videos here: http://bit.ly/design-playlist Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness

Rose Uniacke at home in London

Inside interior designer Rose Uniacke’s impeccably decorated Neo-Georgian London home.Read the full feature on NOWNESS: http://bit.ly/1QNBsao

In Residence – Series

A selection of videos under the title In Residence is a series of films by Nowness contributors. Film and video of Artists, Architects and Designers in their own homes. Inspiring and stimulating in the narration and explanation of their spaces and the things they do there.

Web & Print Design

A Simple Design Guide for Web + Print Useful tips to make your website look better. In design there is really, no right and wrong way of doing things. Besides thats what will make you unique. This is just a very practical guide, that I thought you would find quite helpful. But the key to […]

Berlin Wall Haus

When Helle Schröder and Martin Janekovic (XTH-Berlin) signed a 199-year lease on some land along the old Berlin Wall, they had a permit to build a row house, but despite the two shared walls, they wanted something that felt airy and light-filled. Solid glass and steel girders helped them avoid solid walls on the front […]

Mountain Zoo to Outdoor Hotel

When the young group of Vivood architects discovered an abandoned animal preserve perched on a hillside in the stunning Guadalest Valley (Alicante, Spain) they knew they’d found a home for their landscape hotel. With only a year to be up and running (and an angel investor waiting), they began constructing the rooms in a factory […]

Graffiti Details

Graffiti EurotrashA very graphic collection of details and scenes featuring street graffiti – sprayed, stencilled, painted, carved and chipped. Captured over various visits to Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, and other cities around Europe. Photos by Greville Edwards

A Bigger Plan

http://www.partofabiggerplan.com

The Future of Fabric

The Textifood exhibition originated from the project Futurotextiles and was dedicated to innovative fabrics. The exhibition originated from the project Futurotextiles and was dedicated to innovative fabrics. It is a French contribution to the Expo Milan 2015 a global event which was themed Feed the Planet, Energy for Life. Textifood exhibition offers the opportunity to discover the world of […]

Kinfolk Mag

Webby Awards

http://webbyawards.com/winners/2015/websites/general-website/lifestyle/greatist/ Other Great Links http://illusion.scene360.com

The Next Black

• The Next Black – A film about the Future of Clothing ‘The Next Black’ is a documentary film that explores the future of clothing. Watch as we meet with some of the most innovative companies on the planet to get their opinion on clothing and its future, including: heroes of sustainability, Patagonia; tech-clothing […]