Zaha Hadid Shoes
Zaha Hadid is in collaboration with Brazilian eco shoes design company: MELISSA
The Brazilian company’s commitment to the environment with their vegan, recyclable plastic materials, have socially responsible trade and labor practices, and cute and affordable designs.
Zaha Hadid’s Mobile Art Pavilion for Chanel
Mobile Art was designed by Pritzker Prize winning, London architect Zaha Hadid and will be installed as a temporary structure at Central Park’s 1.5 acre Tumsey Playfield (midpark at 70th Street) from October 20 to November 9, 2008. It will be the architect’s first New York building – despite its transitory nature. Mobile Art has already been installed in Hong Kong and Tokyo and will travel after New York to London, Moscow, and Paris.
Despite the cool renderings and the ‘artistic mission’ of the project as a hip nomadic gallery, Mobile Art also serves as a pop-up ad for fashion brand Chanel and it’s 2.55 quilted style chain handbag. During its urban stint the pavilion will serve as a mini-museum or gallery to showcase the curated work of fifteen contemporary artists. It is also estimated that Chanel will donate a sum “in the low seven figures” to the Central Park Conservancy as well as a “use fee” of $400,000.
Kindergarden: Norwegian Architect
The two kindergarten, Fjellvegen and Sommereng is a result of a competition that Tromso municipality launched after a government decision that a place for all children.The municipality chose 70 ° Ns stimulating and playful föreskoledesign in doing away with the lack of barracks and other temporary solutions.
70 ° Ns solution is based in part on mobile inneväggar that easily allows staff to change their and their children’s environment as needed. Toys and furniture are partially integrated into the walls and it opens up so the bottom floor space for children.
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