WALLPAPER* AND JAGUAR CARS ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS!

In case you hadn't noticed, I've been posting the shortlist nominees for some of the categories for the fabulous Wallpaper* Design Awards all week. Now the winners have been announced and below are the results.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrtdn35PQMT-7LAAdvOnUQbjk6GVFPoDS1hYg0rZEE3UecHe2EVxhGIDuR38-ghubIzzrRIvXXBD4mma5MjSQvgSBdakJNa5bgcU_sqyyXdMUo57MiAXflZlwIo532HqIECuUSOhT5pKt/s1600-h/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153888987840096002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrtdn35PQMT-7LAAdvOnUQbjk6GVFPoDS1hYg0rZEE3UecHe2EVxhGIDuR38-ghubIzzrRIvXXBD4mma5MjSQvgSBdakJNa5bgcU_sqyyXdMUo57MiAXflZlwIo532HqIECuUSOhT5pKt/s400/Picture+2.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Well, not only did they announce the winners to the Wallpaper* Design Awards last night, but they had a rockin' party to do so. This is the fourth year of the annual Wallpaper* Design Awards. The first awards were launched in the January/February issue of Wallpaper* in 2005.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">The international design, fashion and lifestyle magazine, Wallpaper,* and headline partner Jaguar Cars have dramatically transformed the Old Sorting Office on New Oxford Street, London, into a spectacular venue to host a dinner and drinks party celebrating the nominees and winners.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This year the Design Awards are bigger and better than ever with 63 categories ranging from ‘Best City’ to ‘Best Stationery’ – a first peek at Tony Blair’s new graphic identity.</span><br /><p> In true Wallpaper* style they’ve gone one step further than simply opening an envelope to reveal the winners. Instead, they’ve teamed-up with digital animators, <a href="http://www.mainframe.co.uk/" target="_blank">Mainframe</a>, to produce animations for each winner of the Judges’ Awards.<br /></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Click on the winners below to see the animations.</span> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best domestic appliance</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/interiors/best-domestic-appliance/2030" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">‘Katamari 01’ speaker by Giyanze</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/interiors/best-domestic-appliance/2030" title="View animation"><img alt="‘Katamari 01’ speaker by Giyanze" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_01_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best furniture designer</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/interiors/best-furniture-designer/2031" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Tokujin Yoshioka</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/interiors/best-furniture-designer/2031" title="View animation"><img alt="Tokujin Yoshioka" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_02_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best new restaurant</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/food_drink/best-new-restaurant/2032" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Mathias Dahlgren, Stockholm</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/food_drink/best-new-restaurant/2032" title="View animation"><img alt="Mathias Dahlgren, Stockholm" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_03_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best new hotel</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/travel/best-new-hotel/2033" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Riva Lofts, Florence by Claudio Nardi</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/travel/best-new-hotel/2033" title="View animation"><img alt="Riva Lofts, Florence by Claudio Nardi" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_04_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best new private house</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/best-new-private-house/2034" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Ring House, Karuizawa by TNA</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/best-new-private-house/2034" title="View animation"><img alt="Ring House, Karuizawa by TNA" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_05_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best new public building</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/best-new-public-building/2035" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">New Museum, New York by SANAA</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/best-new-public-building/2035" title="View animation"><img alt="New Museum, New York by SANAA" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_06_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best city</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/travel/best-city/2036" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Los Angeles</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/travel/best-city/2036" title="View animation"><img alt="Los Angeles" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_07_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best fashion</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/fashion/best-fashion/2037" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Jil Sander A/W 2007 by Raf Simons</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/fashion/best-fashion/2037" title="View animation"><img alt="Jil Sander A/W 2007 by Raf Simons" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_08_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Best grooming product</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/beauty/best-grooming-product/2038" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">TweezLight</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/beauty/best-grooming-product/2038" title="View animation"><img alt="TweezLight" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_09_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><p> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/98_new_line_210.jpg" width="210" /><br /><b>Most life-enhancing item</b><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/technology/most-life---enhancing%20item/2039" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">$100 laptop by Yves Behar</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/technology/most-life---enhancing%20item/2039" title="View animation"><img alt="$100 laptop by Yves Behar" src="http://static.wallpaper.com/images/thums/98_10_winners_am10012008_i.jpg" /></a> </p><br />Other winners include <a href="http://www.apple.com/">Apple’s iPhone</a>, <a href="http://www.johnpawson.com/">John Pawson</a>, <a href="http://www.ariklevy.fr/">Arik Levy</a>, <a href="http://www.gampermartino.com/">Martino Gamper</a>, <a href="http://www.liberty.co.uk/">Tamara Salman</a>, <a href="http://www.ralphpucci.net/">Ralph Pucci</a> and <a href="http://www.oma.eu/">OMA</a>.<br /><br />The full list of categories and winners are announced in Wallpaper’s Design Awards issue, available on 10 January 2008 and on <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com./">www.wallpaper.com.</a><br /><span><br />Judges Profiles:</span><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/travel/judges-profiles-andre-balazs/2007" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">André Balazs</a><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/interiors/judges-profiles-patricia-urquiola/2011" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Patricia Urquiola</a><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/judges-profiles-tadao-ando/2012" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Tadao Ando</a><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/art/judges-profiles-wong-kar-wai/2014" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Wong Kar-wai</a><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/fashion/judges-profiles-donatella-versace/2015" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Donatella Versace</a><br /><a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/art/judges-profiles-langlands--bell/2016" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Langlands & Bell</a><p> </p> Below is the press release- straight from the ultra hip digital director of Wallpaper* magazine, Kay McMahon, to yours truly complete with some pics of the bash.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tony Chambers, Wallpaper*</span> editor-in-chief, says:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“It is always a pleasure and a privilege to give the Wallpaper* stamp of approval to the </span><span style="font-style: italic;">experimentalists, innovators and dreamers of the past 12 months. From the $100 laptop </span><span style="font-style: italic;">to the €200,000 cashmere carpet, we’re celebrating great design wherever and </span><span style="font-style: italic;">however it appears. With the assistance of our panel of international judges (see their profiles above) – Tadao </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Ando, André Balazs, Wong Kar-Wai, Langlands & Bell, Patricia Urquiola and Donatella </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Versace – and with Jaguar once again as our associate, it has been a stellar year.”<br /></span><br />Now, about that party:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9P95PS60VSiZqUzpEkx6F9489sjLnbEr6o2tKBURzb8UBUK08Z7t2CSRVloTeZBqh9QyKYyWB4LsNzG1pNSZviGGAagc2mnUPf9wJeoiX9T-laf6V4q3LMVdLJMTy6TYKzGMKNJgVWsz/s1600-h/w-party-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153890194725906194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9P95PS60VSiZqUzpEkx6F9489sjLnbEr6o2tKBURzb8UBUK08Z7t2CSRVloTeZBqh9QyKYyWB4LsNzG1pNSZviGGAagc2mnUPf9wJeoiX9T-laf6V4q3LMVdLJMTy6TYKzGMKNJgVWsz/s400/w-party-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Venue </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Wallpaper* and Jaguar have dramatically transformed the Old Sorting Office on New Oxford Street, London, into a spectacular venue to host a dinner and drinks party celebrating the nominees and winners. Production of the event was managed by My Beautiful City, headed up by Robin Scott-Lawson.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9J0MzRSNWwjp9oiU4gDAJReUCi88aJo1LqRJJYntT-MsbCP9aGBsuOl1cSx9vw_a5ddgJvaVmWa2L2MIWZrAyNewZplAw_jhIZunfoJHvCH4HzF6DMitoU8HTLOfK76OcdoWZC-xMO5I/s1600-h/w-party-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153890259150415650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9J0MzRSNWwjp9oiU4gDAJReUCi88aJo1LqRJJYntT-MsbCP9aGBsuOl1cSx9vw_a5ddgJvaVmWa2L2MIWZrAyNewZplAw_jhIZunfoJHvCH4HzF6DMitoU8HTLOfK76OcdoWZC-xMO5I/s400/w-party-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Guests </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">250 guests accepted invitations to the dinner. Guests included the winners and nominees of all categories, the international panel behind the Judges’ Awards, as well as fashion designers, architects, interior designers and friends of Wallpaper*.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best cocktail menu:<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cocktail 1 </span>– Ten Fresh Martini<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Tanqueray No 10, lemon juice, gomme, shaken with ice and strained into a martini glass, garnished with lemon peel<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cocktail 2 </span>– Rosie Ten Collins<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Tanqueray No 10, lime juice, elderflower cordial, apple juice, topped up with soda, built with ice into a cocktail glass, garnished with slivers of apple<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cocktail 3</span> – Red Heaven<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wallpaper* Design Awards: Best cocktail </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">A unique blend of chilli, cucumber, apple, sugar, lime juice and fresh mint added to Smirnoff Black, pomme verte and apple juice, shaken with ice and a secret ingredient</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Goodie bag contents:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Wallpaper* Design Awards issue<br />Wallpaper* Los Angeles City Guide<br />Jaguar pen and magazine<br />Givenchy Rouge Interdit lipstick<br />Prada Infusion d’Iris miniature<br />TweezLight tweezers</span><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><span>My personal big thanks to Kay McMahon and the following people and companies who continue to support, encourage, promote and reward great design in all aspects:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wallpaper* </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">www.wallpaper.com</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jaguar </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">www.jaguar.com</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Production: </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">www.mybeautifulcity.com</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Drinks sponsors: </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">www.tanqueray.com<br />www.smirnoff.com<br />www.icelandicglacial.com</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Goodie bags: </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">www.wallpaper.com<br />www.jaguar.com<br />www.parfumsgivenchy.com<br />www.prada.com<br />www.tweezlight.com</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>

WALLPAPER* AND JAGUAR CARS ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS!

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Check Out The Places To Check-In: Wallpaper's Nominees For Best New Hotel

As the Wallpaper Design Awards wind down (the winners will be announced thursday, the 10th) I share with you the shortlist for Best New Hotel Category with lots of fun additional pics. <br /><br /><br />1. <a href="http://www.theboweryhotel.com/">The Bowery, New York, by Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ADSQD9Y3VeFetOYaqO_-qKeVJxBLheUWGUaxXuLwaJsxfZrX_hjK7DrPCy_EQ0umUcfO2gHX5p8brAI53I7u4j2CiMhpTeTtxe3YXTmxraHsxQyQTI1dqBTW7hMMOtbSffdDrWF-XkBW/s1600-h/testuser5_jan2008_01_hotel_g_EzaOW5_51aWIb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153292227904120210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ADSQD9Y3VeFetOYaqO_-qKeVJxBLheUWGUaxXuLwaJsxfZrX_hjK7DrPCy_EQ0umUcfO2gHX5p8brAI53I7u4j2CiMhpTeTtxe3YXTmxraHsxQyQTI1dqBTW7hMMOtbSffdDrWF-XkBW/s400/testuser5_jan2008_01_hotel_g_EzaOW5_51aWIb.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Thanks to charmingly old-world styling by the owners, this is the first boutique hotel to pop up in the formerly gritty Bowery neighbourhood. The interior is all mahogany, worn-in leather and open fires, easily recalling elegant 18th-century living. With service to match the styling, the comfort and nostalgia of the Bowery put it way ahead of its rivals in the boutique market.<br /><br />More pics:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSDKqb2DfUIoi0fRSpWOct3pnt__F0W0cWkUxBkniKS0G-KRPt96qd8u0Jpd6yBt14n7XmaK-4wi99QtVMOHNF-oMWvXSC3q3YbUsohfQFScTHvRhJniCeKosNRkQn1n9TdIJ2mRmna1N/s1600-h/Picture+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153306276742145778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSDKqb2DfUIoi0fRSpWOct3pnt__F0W0cWkUxBkniKS0G-KRPt96qd8u0Jpd6yBt14n7XmaK-4wi99QtVMOHNF-oMWvXSC3q3YbUsohfQFScTHvRhJniCeKosNRkQn1n9TdIJ2mRmna1N/s400/Picture+1.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV7d8BKBWLV8otr1SnSKYDTXBF1NEnZUub0Z0knsj8VCEsvL8ChCRoT3iUk83t0TEOP7_Dh-p10IhQOG4WTv9tS905xNr53E2B7zHvDI55d4NriOfEIvk5gF970AWQ8HeONtspu-xCnsk/s1600-h/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153306169367963362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV7d8BKBWLV8otr1SnSKYDTXBF1NEnZUub0Z0knsj8VCEsvL8ChCRoT3iUk83t0TEOP7_Dh-p10IhQOG4WTv9tS905xNr53E2B7zHvDI55d4NriOfEIvk5gF970AWQ8HeONtspu-xCnsk/s400/Picture+2.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMjmsbwzo6OVic426zaGCjT2MnsVmUebVAlm66dzTSxD55jSA-HzlW5xkWZkULd34YwhX36kXatHKThVNk7Yn8A-M6-t3xxR_GkRreWYNskCyBt74IHis47sq7jkyOSavvPkvN96o6LbU/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153306066288748242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMjmsbwzo6OVic426zaGCjT2MnsVmUebVAlm66dzTSxD55jSA-HzlW5xkWZkULd34YwhX36kXatHKThVNk7Yn8A-M6-t3xxR_GkRreWYNskCyBt74IHis47sq7jkyOSavvPkvN96o6LbU/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />2. <a href="http://www.lebellechasse.com">Le Bellechasse, Paris, by Christian Lacroix</a>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FioZDFI21kl_FbxnbgFLc4lm15oTDMnUihqZMu1m1qhKi-zZnEEwqfFLvVQWxGYMKrDfHFR_nTi9UjZMoaBY81lOgp85IjrxaU9IlJBmhyphenhyphenWr6pXe2wll7NazincYS6OC5_XHnfcudnOO/s1600-h/testuser5_jan2008_02_hotel_g_FzaOW5_nTaq0D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153292378227975586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FioZDFI21kl_FbxnbgFLc4lm15oTDMnUihqZMu1m1qhKi-zZnEEwqfFLvVQWxGYMKrDfHFR_nTi9UjZMoaBY81lOgp85IjrxaU9IlJBmhyphenhyphenWr6pXe2wll7NazincYS6OC5_XHnfcudnOO/s400/testuser5_jan2008_02_hotel_g_FzaOW5_nTaq0D.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Christian Lacroix's second boutique jewel is a visual interpretation of Paris's seventh arrondissement. The history of the famously literary area has been transformed into a decorative scheme for 34 rooms in two adjoining buildings. Fantastical frescos adorn the walls and ceilings, while simple white fixtures and linens reinforce the contemporary luxury.<br /><br />More pics:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1nDmnyyR_sh_LcEPXD89aANferadi8BS9aJg8s8te0XJdu8Lt0WN2L8Q9zd6VsjE3n1YG_1XfyMA-EMkwClXInc9Q-37MkeAWOY7kPzurstIImHVV4wBzHVEbpoMcVen39GL-7l7R3pk/s1600-h/photo1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153304541575358146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1nDmnyyR_sh_LcEPXD89aANferadi8BS9aJg8s8te0XJdu8Lt0WN2L8Q9zd6VsjE3n1YG_1XfyMA-EMkwClXInc9Q-37MkeAWOY7kPzurstIImHVV4wBzHVEbpoMcVen39GL-7l7R3pk/s400/photo1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpCW0tSHQf12Qa_mOExcozDuP7xKza6HIM86-LcdwbdKJtyZ5FbgBX13oIAAXAvpUmGCM5P2aX6z8LmMFRmJpJ2FuxZlhJsn6V9vUarlEGkkzSyY8-_Un0YO6DcFU1JlsSo2-nIreCYgO/s1600-h/photo2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153304455676012210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpCW0tSHQf12Qa_mOExcozDuP7xKza6HIM86-LcdwbdKJtyZ5FbgBX13oIAAXAvpUmGCM5P2aX6z8LmMFRmJpJ2FuxZlhJsn6V9vUarlEGkkzSyY8-_Un0YO6DcFU1JlsSo2-nIreCYgO/s400/photo2.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFDCtLNTl29zyK_if8BWiSFlS-cSRtead3_R2ZWjQQFq7uXsYwQk2ros0pqjJi6LlhFACKsek8lbROOqyBZT_npanmFOFGOZlhB2mNchkMIzxfWKYVAYySbhYXP-N8U4xbYCxi0CK-zSP/s1600-h/photo5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153304374071633570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFDCtLNTl29zyK_if8BWiSFlS-cSRtead3_R2ZWjQQFq7uXsYwQk2ros0pqjJi6LlhFACKsek8lbROOqyBZT_npanmFOFGOZlhB2mNchkMIzxfWKYVAYySbhYXP-N8U4xbYCxi0CK-zSP/s400/photo5.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />3. <a href="http://www.lhw.com/property.aspx?propertyid=640">Fasano Rio de Janeiro, Ipanema Beach, by Philippe Starck</a>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcAolcipodGDPyw0AMgnDnqMKP60FsaTHIzLj9JUVs9b8Ef-SESdQgUcZiRvZ4ivaNp3ukvmLSstc0LkTDMcup3S2z4H0fR3MfBEQK-VAOnbAYHpIVHQEBdnqzHn1NSYxphbPAgjxrduN/s1600-h/testuser5_jan2008_03_hotel_g_GzaOW5_lTaq0D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153292910803920306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcAolcipodGDPyw0AMgnDnqMKP60FsaTHIzLj9JUVs9b8Ef-SESdQgUcZiRvZ4ivaNp3ukvmLSstc0LkTDMcup3S2z4H0fR3MfBEQK-VAOnbAYHpIVHQEBdnqzHn1NSYxphbPAgjxrduN/s400/testuser5_jan2008_03_hotel_g_GzaOW5_lTaq0D.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />The long-awaited Fasano Rio de Janeiro has arrived on Ipanema Beach, along with the Fasano Al Mare, its centrepiece Italian seafood restaurant by Michelin award-winning chef Luca Guzzoni. Starck designed the building and its interiors with a surprisingly Brazilian flair, maintaining the sophistication of the São Paulo original, but with a nod to its new Rio environs.<br /><br />More pics:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QoSRObvFoPCMJA3ktL5mIBqaLbXtoF3lbLobcupCVG4SspB6-H2U77R8CHILwWNnbzwz_Dope5mlu8qovQIcHfoE03kXe_XPxtuepeaftq7ygC1feH75L0vG4KXfj9IUm_8M5kKrGckR/s1600-h/starckroom.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153302793523668626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QoSRObvFoPCMJA3ktL5mIBqaLbXtoF3lbLobcupCVG4SspB6-H2U77R8CHILwWNnbzwz_Dope5mlu8qovQIcHfoE03kXe_XPxtuepeaftq7ygC1feH75L0vG4KXfj9IUm_8M5kKrGckR/s400/starckroom.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu16bY-Pk_1a5wlySY2dRtlS9ozHpHOkteRdWGrDe60HUJMzFRvgLW8SRuRJIfb0-AHezS_e7n0-fJK4_RkLVn_vmrQ4CSIIj4g_Ua2mmW79Zf_C7NfTzgMgTjl5Cc1oOtF8pEIyffBrdC/s1600-h/starckbath.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153302711919289986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu16bY-Pk_1a5wlySY2dRtlS9ozHpHOkteRdWGrDe60HUJMzFRvgLW8SRuRJIfb0-AHezS_e7n0-fJK4_RkLVn_vmrQ4CSIIj4g_Ua2mmW79Zf_C7NfTzgMgTjl5Cc1oOtF8pEIyffBrdC/s400/starckbath.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBmvCb10VvCKeWodefqCgrynYpVPoZ0qlo-4B4MhMD4D9FkFCnIbpbrkxSa10dSP7VQom06a4y997svqbA_M8F2Wu8MXKcXSqX5xSZwEw3p75WLMs2YJzPxYXXZfRvbqAtb11VNoRDUhM/s1600-h/starckbed.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153302630314911346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBmvCb10VvCKeWodefqCgrynYpVPoZ0qlo-4B4MhMD4D9FkFCnIbpbrkxSa10dSP7VQom06a4y997svqbA_M8F2Wu8MXKcXSqX5xSZwEw3p75WLMs2YJzPxYXXZfRvbqAtb11VNoRDUhM/s400/starckbed.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEY7s91Ezfa-UdtYwySmNdbzVXDHL2YSDLaHtxKroihnsSTcs1hVZNspq5rYWgNwKIADTDs-GU7xEqdq3r2xHNDA_3TWfn_W_6_7HKJSgvQJ1eFxatSQSyW_SEmWe6Imb-oalVArQLKCb9/s1600-h/starckpool.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153302505760859746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEY7s91Ezfa-UdtYwySmNdbzVXDHL2YSDLaHtxKroihnsSTcs1hVZNspq5rYWgNwKIADTDs-GU7xEqdq3r2xHNDA_3TWfn_W_6_7HKJSgvQJ1eFxatSQSyW_SEmWe6Imb-oalVArQLKCb9/s400/starckpool.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />4. <a href="http://www.firmdale.com/">Haymarket, London, by Kit Kemp</a>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmq1UY69yFNFmMVMvfO6lKbQUEedkyt71DDQnT_emYvbo0XawmyeX8K3wH7u6zK-U9RjNU9XL1kTY6-fH2pa31nfa7t-7mvxfq0CwTxvOzA9qSCfNg_a6gCm-KbGadWHxfvgplJvIDMXTr/s1600-h/testuser5_jan2008_04_hotel_g_kAaOJ0_jTaq0D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153293039652939202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmq1UY69yFNFmMVMvfO6lKbQUEedkyt71DDQnT_emYvbo0XawmyeX8K3wH7u6zK-U9RjNU9XL1kTY6-fH2pa31nfa7t-7mvxfq0CwTxvOzA9qSCfNg_a6gCm-KbGadWHxfvgplJvIDMXTr/s400/testuser5_jan2008_04_hotel_g_kAaOJ0_jTaq0D.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />The latest launch of Firmdale hotels is housed in a stunning Regency building built by John Nash. The 50 individually designed rooms and suites are among the largest in London; the Shooting Gallery, a private event room, is decorated in hand-painted jungle wallpaper by de Gournay; and the 18m basement pool has a ceiling covered in fibre-optic lights.<br /><br />More pics:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBZIG4md2n-3sbf7Vd_8LR3ZWVMVnfzhxQFPAx4tNmHutx2VDufFQrxfnhgW4TxulBdCgy_JAlC4xwxmrL_O93BFdCj9e2B5beWzWj-zbvHTfRkI0v8CIGMmeBOAcyOC_InLPBK2VsQ_B/s1600-h/haymarketdesignhotels1_4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153300865083352658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBZIG4md2n-3sbf7Vd_8LR3ZWVMVnfzhxQFPAx4tNmHutx2VDufFQrxfnhgW4TxulBdCgy_JAlC4xwxmrL_O93BFdCj9e2B5beWzWj-zbvHTfRkI0v8CIGMmeBOAcyOC_InLPBK2VsQ_B/s400/haymarketdesignhotels1_4.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R9gc0_ojRqNyIvqkGkJRkq67PDZc8BXaaXWcnWbebWo5TrJ5FubQkUxG20N9bJtDyhdwEKibNdd38l1nFcZSslZ4pciLSEGcx7XF8acxzckOIAYwDvT3EcUTjKoQ15Bms-JYOwSx1BLo/s1600-h/haymarketdesignhotels2_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153300796363875906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R9gc0_ojRqNyIvqkGkJRkq67PDZc8BXaaXWcnWbebWo5TrJ5FubQkUxG20N9bJtDyhdwEKibNdd38l1nFcZSslZ4pciLSEGcx7XF8acxzckOIAYwDvT3EcUTjKoQ15Bms-JYOwSx1BLo/s400/haymarketdesignhotels2_1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGu2OTXpPzk9vbDVfkCSK7jndAZptfcgvXdXIZS7OtISAHOan-wE-XtiJmzFQMlCk0tAzECTydNn664AE1UvOM2r2GM1fN8Qex6TjQMgaJ5Tk7kaiTwrRUesTKLPuDefcOty1CQs31vT8/s1600-h/haymarketdesignhotels6_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153300714759497266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGu2OTXpPzk9vbDVfkCSK7jndAZptfcgvXdXIZS7OtISAHOan-wE-XtiJmzFQMlCk0tAzECTydNn664AE1UvOM2r2GM1fN8Qex6TjQMgaJ5Tk7kaiTwrRUesTKLPuDefcOty1CQs31vT8/s400/haymarketdesignhotels6_1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiv2BMi-8zrzQ8zLCZBLfNLQPJyEIxBSQq1gEmdLAFuGl0XZzyZY8oZ3kOOu8eU5_v4kqeyBv5hNtqZUhn4c5NzUHJ0fFk2OuQZ64HH5ZJbIxam-8VDdxzXk0pxBjjsuHPDm-Az6ZcNvFr/s1600-h/haymarketdesignhotels8_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153300637450085922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiv2BMi-8zrzQ8zLCZBLfNLQPJyEIxBSQq1gEmdLAFuGl0XZzyZY8oZ3kOOu8eU5_v4kqeyBv5hNtqZUhn4c5NzUHJ0fFk2OuQZ64HH5ZJbIxam-8VDdxzXk0pxBjjsuHPDm-Az6ZcNvFr/s400/haymarketdesignhotels8_1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />5. <a href="http://www.rivahotel.it/eng/hotel.html">Riva Lofts, Florence, by Claudio Nardi</a>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1m-39BADIk11F_htdrCTLn5LXjN0tJUw00RJwlBqr8BiOEjPLhVDQHIDUuYi-l94nQH9Ft1egqjAcIOaqV8OVPjD512JAsyOa-jlYo23Y1eG66DIXViaXdxhm9DYxW4Pd2gNtiog4uOvz/s1600-h/testuser5_jan2008_05_hotel_g_lAaOJ0_hTaq0D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153293168501958098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1m-39BADIk11F_htdrCTLn5LXjN0tJUw00RJwlBqr8BiOEjPLhVDQHIDUuYi-l94nQH9Ft1egqjAcIOaqV8OVPjD512JAsyOa-jlYo23Y1eG66DIXViaXdxhm9DYxW4Pd2gNtiog4uOvz/s400/testuser5_jan2008_05_hotel_g_lAaOJ0_hTaq0D.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Consisting of nine suites in architect Claudio Nardi's former studio, a historic factory complex, Riva Lofts' emphasis is on detail. Each lofty, light-filled suite is a chic ensemble of heritage and modern pieces. Mies Van der Rohe armchairs cluster round tropical wood tables in the breakfast lounge, while the bedrooms boast unique, artist-designed touches.<br /><br />More pics:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOLrKurG-U2M1FV9xGGlp86wqd9isE_qJzq-b7bkAgO-F6R5uF-PQRG31RVlIggEx52eLO6XxJqluCFq7FU07ypOXLgCFb6Vsc4zkExNvtd_GGNXdCDbMDKuTSF2bUq8Q_sbZENUeY-KL/s1600-h/14_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153299473513948642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOLrKurG-U2M1FV9xGGlp86wqd9isE_qJzq-b7bkAgO-F6R5uF-PQRG31RVlIggEx52eLO6XxJqluCFq7FU07ypOXLgCFb6Vsc4zkExNvtd_GGNXdCDbMDKuTSF2bUq8Q_sbZENUeY-KL/s400/14_b.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/R4QytFwBpfI/AAAAAAAAH7w/aNz1NTYPQ8M/s1600-h/13_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153299623837804018" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/R4QytFwBpfI/AAAAAAAAH7w/aNz1NTYPQ8M/s400/13_b.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazit4g30jWRuwt8ugRTLkqlLWv0VhVCWwaMcDztFmSlIVE38qDYWhvdklSs-kkJpSf32yYGol3TDBk1z_YXQjmJse4fONWBtQ3njR-BoVyBprtnRLW15j9lhC426a0kh6lhbZcPgNhBPn/s1600-h/07_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153299855766038034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazit4g30jWRuwt8ugRTLkqlLWv0VhVCWwaMcDztFmSlIVE38qDYWhvdklSs-kkJpSf32yYGol3TDBk1z_YXQjmJse4fONWBtQ3njR-BoVyBprtnRLW15j9lhC426a0kh6lhbZcPgNhBPn/s400/07_b.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAd9y1cbEnlwKeaNnbTnzl2aQVTZvb81aUp4hHOqfoE37v3YtCnaF_pi0oB2KSro8WJLbGTQSd9qOhvu_W5X-0ziUjVOLXRlTZojMJ6ILb1Roz2bonwfZLNn8iAun8oTLK1Ptpjr9KIw7/s1600-h/04_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153299765571724802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAd9y1cbEnlwKeaNnbTnzl2aQVTZvb81aUp4hHOqfoE37v3YtCnaF_pi0oB2KSro8WJLbGTQSd9qOhvu_W5X-0ziUjVOLXRlTZojMJ6ILb1Roz2bonwfZLNn8iAun8oTLK1Ptpjr9KIw7/s400/04_b.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />Don't forget to come back and visit on Thursday, January 10th when I post the winners of all the categories of the Wallpaper Design Awards(in conjunction with Jaguar).

Check Out The Places To Check-In: Wallpaper's Nominees For Best New Hotel

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Wallpaper Whittles It Down To The 5 Top Furniture Designers

There are so many amazing furniture designers out there I don't know how <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com">Wallpaper</a> even managed to cut it down to 5 finalists for the Wallpaper Design Awards but they did, and here they are:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.alfredo-haeberli.com"><br />Alfredo Häberli</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAyikR0FaaDOs69mi2AN2NIfEE-hYZvHwHV4scVqY-hMGakEz8Yr-6ONalgDxgJ1pFQF1QKm27vxFqQaPjlT1xFlWJCM0fNl-rHsn83pJt7Z3LDegy9AWM4bfO7m8cOK8LuAa8sqwIsBC/s1600-h/testuser5_jan2008_01_furniture_g_2DaWBA_ANaqqx.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153155175497704770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAyikR0FaaDOs69mi2AN2NIfEE-hYZvHwHV4scVqY-hMGakEz8Yr-6ONalgDxgJ1pFQF1QKm27vxFqQaPjlT1xFlWJCM0fNl-rHsn83pJt7Z3LDegy9AWM4bfO7m8cOK8LuAa8sqwIsBC/s400/testuser5_jan2008_01_furniture_g_2DaWBA_ANaqqx.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />A unique ability to mix up a form-follows-function base with creative flair and a large dash of humour has made Zurich-based Alfredo Häberli sought after by a host of international clients. As well as designing the <a href="http://www.camper.com/web/en/home.asp?idioma=2">Camper</a> store in Paris, and a line of men’s shoes, the versatile Häberli has this year launched new creations for <a href="http://www.luceplan.it">Luceplan</a>, <a href="http://www.aliasusa.com">Alias</a>, <a href="http:/www.moroso.com">Moroso</a> and <a href="http://www.kvadrat.dk">Kvadrat</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.barberosgerby.com"><br />Barber Osgerby</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrKUrOgE6BkApByyxBHQitAkmqvdR1bSr4wBnhvI8CHwHlOlttLBxFHzallxvY2A-JSxhm_voJievEAPWVgumlKUhjzBLVf2w-kUm2gRk-IgH_w-4nE3XMFGUYJrsSUb3Tpz4l48Gaf7z/s1600-h/testuser5_jan2008_02_furniture_g_ENaqqx_ddayDw.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153155360181298514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrKUrOgE6BkApByyxBHQitAkmqvdR1bSr4wBnhvI8CHwHlOlttLBxFHzallxvY2A-JSxhm_voJievEAPWVgumlKUhjzBLVf2w-kUm2gRk-IgH_w-4nE3XMFGUYJrsSUb3Tpz4l48Gaf7z/s400/testuser5_jan2008_02_furniture_g_ENaqqx_ddayDw.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Jay Osgerby and Ed Barber are at the top of their game. Not only has this year seen them launch high-calibre products for <a href="http://www.establishedandsons.com">Established & Sons</a>, <a href="http://www.cappelini.it">Cappellini</a>, ClassiCon, Flos and more, their interior architecture firm <a href="http://www.universaldesignstudio.com">Universal Design Studio</a>, lauded for creating the furniture for the <a href="http://www.dlwp.com/building">De La Warr Pavilion</a>, is working on the retail space for the <a href="http://www.arup.com/industrial/project.cfm?pageid=3265">Battersea Power Station project</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hayonstudio.com">Jaime Hayon</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCcrWxoKOgCzOlFYyry_Pi0QoPUz2hAchsWcAeJouggpkcmEu7v3152_umuOx0INo8EsT64E4l7WY7qpL6FGtetGEkAlXHLB0HV3xA4WttbkHpLF-m3kIuwWnZrPjKz8KYlMcIx_jgnl8/s1600-h/testuser5_jan2008_03_furniture_g_FNaqqx_bdayDw.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153155879872341346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCcrWxoKOgCzOlFYyry_Pi0QoPUz2hAchsWcAeJouggpkcmEu7v3152_umuOx0INo8EsT64E4l7WY7qpL6FGtetGEkAlXHLB0HV3xA4WttbkHpLF-m3kIuwWnZrPjKz8KYlMcIx_jgnl8/s400/testuser5_jan2008_03_furniture_g_FNaqqx_bdayDw.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Jaime Hayon's flamboyant style has won over even hard-nosed minimalists, while his willingness to try his hand at most things has companies fighting to get him on board. His installation for <a href="http://www.bisazza.it">Bisazza</a> at the Milan Furniture Fair was the talk of the town, as were his products for <a href="http://www.bdbarcelona.com">BD Barcelona</a>, his ceramics for Bosa and his complete overhaul of <a href="http://www.lladro.com/porcelana/redeco/;jsessionid=JFXLRIANJ0VW1QFIDAFSFFGAVAMAUIWB">Lladró porcelain</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.marcelwanders.com"><br />Marcel Wanders</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsU_7CjrvoWlRrMCUGAzWZx2H3YdrWKu-8s-LrvkvHEyABX5XIzm_cvn6RY_prRBhJUZL75NOqQBSmyqKLW2c2ik2mqCR51wNBDX82_12q6k7rcXCKnP48_jHuBretd9by9wVW2SvGcnz/s1600-h/testuser5_jan2008_04_furniture_g_GNaqqx_jcaacw.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153156017311294834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsU_7CjrvoWlRrMCUGAzWZx2H3YdrWKu-8s-LrvkvHEyABX5XIzm_cvn6RY_prRBhJUZL75NOqQBSmyqKLW2c2ik2mqCR51wNBDX82_12q6k7rcXCKnP48_jHuBretd9by9wVW2SvGcnz/s400/testuser5_jan2008_04_furniture_g_GNaqqx_jcaacw.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Marcel Wanders' fame seems only to fuel his creativity. Taking over a huge space in the <a href="http://www.zonatortona.com/">Zona Tortona</a> during the Milan Furniture Fair, the Dutch designer blew everyone away with a magical installation. Part of the Wanders Wonders collection, the giant lamps and bells were mixed with elaborate rugs and cabinets. Equally splendid was his <a href="http://www.voltex.fr/product_info.php?products_id=1517&language=en">'Skygarden' lamp </a>for <a href="http://www.flos.it">Flos</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tokujin.com">Tokujin Yoshioka</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIFzFuJiPrtTJjYGYYNl-35faRTE9cJzz9z-MdUQtOSSQ0j-JstBr8NrW5buxu-pnwxOF1CSghGSKI_hCFoYKgLuHzgiq6OzEufWLMWms0kS4FBmkNcwv-cqhtJzUnJ0vY-bBDK3hmtn_/s1600-h/testuser5_jan2008_05_furniture_g_OaayDA_hcaacw.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153156201994888578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIFzFuJiPrtTJjYGYYNl-35faRTE9cJzz9z-MdUQtOSSQ0j-JstBr8NrW5buxu-pnwxOF1CSghGSKI_hCFoYKgLuHzgiq6OzEufWLMWms0kS4FBmkNcwv-cqhtJzUnJ0vY-bBDK3hmtn_/s400/testuser5_jan2008_05_furniture_g_OaayDA_hcaacw.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />An apprentice to Shiro Kuramata and Issey Miyake, Yoshioka set up on his own in 2000. He’s behind the <a href="http://www.isseymiyake.com">Issey Miyake</a> shop in Tokyo, as well as exhibition space for Miyake, Hermès, Muji and Peugeot. While his furniture for <a href="http://www.driade.com">Driade</a> is acclaimed, it was his design of Moroso’s showroom in Milan this year, incorporating work such as his 'Panna' chair, that got the cognoscenti going.

Wallpaper Whittles It Down To The 5 Top Furniture Designers

There are so many amazing furniture designers out there I don't know how Wallpaper even managed to cut it down to 5 finalists for the W...

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