Creative Exercises: Hybrid Cities
all images courtesy of neomam and expedia We live constantly bombed with visual inputs by the media. Maybe this helps our imagination burst with new and unexplored ideas coming together. What would happen if we merge different cities and landmarks of our globalised World? Look at these ilustrations by the creative content agengy Neomam, which generate […]
Sources of inspiration: renewed Casa Vicens, by Gaudí
all images © casa vicens, all images by pol viladoms One of the most important features in Barcelona is its Architecture. This city has a creative vocation; Antonio Gaudí’s work is a perfect example. His first house was built by the end of the 1800’s. Why should it be visited? Because it belongs into the UNESCO “World Heritage” […]
Safety box, Lab or Shop? Have a look at this interesting retail space!
Smart Room Barcelona enjoys outbreaking interior design. Look at this bold proposal for Oliver Peoples Boutique in Miami by Dimore Studio (http://www.dimorestudio.eu/): the walls with a numbered reticle resembles a safety deposit box. Bold typography, plush blue fabric and old fashioned mirrors work together in order to create a sophisticated environment. Located in the Miami […]
Mirror Pavilion that reflects its natural surroundings
Smart Room Barcelona shares with you a special approach to exhibitions, architecture and nature. Portuguese studio “Depa” (http://www.depa.pt/) has designed a polygonal volume at the Serralves Foundation Park-Museum, in Porto. The pavilion, which links the Serralves Museum building with the park, is implanted next to the lake. Its reflecting surface generates a camouflage effect, […]
Art installation preserves memory of houses about to disappear
“Boston Ivy” plants (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) are climbing vines that cover outer walls of many buildings. They are also called “Japanese Ivy” and can quickly overtake the area in which they are planted, climbing on any support nearby. V Studio (http://www.5vstudio.com/) has developed an installation in China that preserves the memory of old towns that are […]
2018 BRINGS AN UPDATE IN OUR WEBSITE, FEATURING NEW PROJECTS
2018 is bringing us lots of inspiration and new projects. What a better way to start a new year, than making a summary of the good experiences from the last 12 months? We gathered all the good memories and placed them in our gallery so you can have a look at them. Stands in many different […]
Pantone reveals Ultraviolet, color of the year 2018
Just as every year, Smart Room Barcelona shares with you the colour of the New Year, by Pantone: “Ultra Violet 18 – 3838”. This hue is defined by the Pantone Color Institute as “dramatically provocative and toughtful, associated to the mystical and spiritual qualities ”. ¿Can you introduce this colour into your branding strategy? […]
Crystal Acqua Trees, a Christmas interactive installation
© Image Daici Ano Smart Room Barcelona enjoys Christmas lights and interactivity. We discovered “Crystal Acqua Trees”, a Japanese installation designed by Torafu Architects Studio, produced some years ago for the Holiday Season. Take a look at the video while you read our news: The artwork, located temporarily at Sony Square, in Tokyo, was composed […]
Masaru Ozaki’s Christmas Videomapping Installation in Tokyo
Smart Room Barcelona discovered a Christmas installation set some years ago by Japanese artist Masaru Ozaki in Tokyo, designed for the Parko Shibuya store. Even if performed in 2009, it still looks quite fresh! The basic support consisted in geometric volumes emulating trees, but the complete mapping projection was triggered when people swiped their mobiles […]
Astonishing Expo with Skyscrapper Conceptual Designs
(image © designboom) At Smart Room Barcelona we enjoy Architecture and expos. “Vertical City”: is an interesting exhibit at the Chicago Architecture Biennial 2017, which displays 17 skyscrapper conceptual designs delivered by 17 international studios. This expo commemorates the contest for the Chicago Tribune design, in 1922. The original competition required the participants to send […]