Apartment honors history with fabric images

February 1, 2019  |  Projects

Designer Cory Gans of Boston’s Planeta Design Group had a unique idea to honor the history of the site where the new Montaje Apartments in Sommerville, Mass., now stand. Gans wanted to incorporate photographs from the old Ford Motor Company assembly plant that once inhabited what is now Assembly R…
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Truck wraps promote Wreaths Across America program

February 1, 2019  |  Projects

Each December, wreaths are laid at Arlington National Cemetery as well as more than 1,400 cemeteries across the U.S. and abroad to remember fallen soldiers during the holiday season. What began in 1992 as a gesture of respect by Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Company, Harrington, Maine…
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Dramatic visuals for luxury car show

February 1, 2019  |  Projects

It’s all about the visuals when you want your brand to make an impression at a busy exhibition. That’s something that Belgian exhibit builder Conceptexpo understood when it was contracted to create stands for Porsche and Ferrari at the January 2018 Brussels Motor Show. Conceptexpo chose Van Stra…
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Helping children heal through fabric graphics

February 1, 2019  |  Projects

A hospital can be a scary place for children facing serious illness. Medical equipment and sterile surroundings hardly make for a comforting atmosphere. Step into Nino Jesus University Hospital in Madrid, Spain, and it’s a much different story. Colorful butterflies and birds cover the ceilings of …
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Mural brings a taste of the tropics in San Francisco

February 1, 2019  |  Projects

Tanduay Rum, the Philippines-based international brand, wanted to create a little bit of home on the rooftop terrace of the company’s U.S. headquarters in San Francisco. They looked to Moss Inc., a developer of brand environments, to create custom art to transform the expansive space. Moss designe…
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Exhibition combines the physical and digital worlds

January 1, 2019  |  Projects

Contemporary artist Michael Rees likes to create artwork that connects to a specific space. His experimental exhibition at Grounds for Sculpture, a 42-acre sculpture park, museum and arboretum founded on the site of the former New Jersey State Fairgrounds, began in the exhibit hall looking for inspi…
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Upward mobility: on-the-go hot air ballooning

January 1, 2019  |  Projects

Who doesn’t wish they could just fly away once in a while—especially at the sight of hot air balloons gracing the horizon? But expense, equipment and accessibility can make hot air ballooning prohibitive for the average person. FlyDOO, a start-up company based in southeast France, is aiming to c…
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Robotic fabric flowers react to people

January 1, 2019  |  Projects

The natural world is constantly changing. Take a walk through a meadow and the view is different from one moment to the next. That’s the idea behind the kinetic sculpture called “Meadow,” on display at Dutch Design Week 2018 last October. Studio Drift, an Amsterdam-based design firm, created t…
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Safety in style: the foldable bike helmet

January 1, 2019  |  Projects

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Reversible all-weather tent

January 1, 2019  |  Projects

Cool in the summer, warm in the winter and waterproof in a rainstorm, the weatherHYDE tent is built for people who like to enjoy the great outdoors all year long. In fact, maker Billion Bricks Ltd., a Singapore-based nonprofit design and technology studio, also envisions the tent as a humanitarian r…
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