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The Wienerwald Restaurant located in Munich was designed by German architecture studio Ippolito Fleitz Group. Serving fast-food chicken and salads, the Wienerwald restaurant surprises its visitors with a fresh interior design and bold accents depicting the brand’s strongest points: high quality service, comfort and German cuisine in a contemporary design frame. Wood and leather were used to create a natural setting that was embellished with contemporary graphics and gold intrusions that evoke the crisp skin of its main product, the Wienerwald grilled chicken. A large, white and compact counter welcomes clients at the entrance, offering food choices on suspended menu boards, above the anthracite mosaic stone wall with stainless-steel units for food display.

The dining areas are visually delimitated, offering different seating options, from booths to high bar chairs and tables. All around, outlines of trees decorate the walls and mirrors, creating an open, fresh space and a selection of 15 wall plates tell the story of the brand using printed images.

 

www.wienerwald.de

 


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The new Dali Museum designed by architect Yann Weymouth and HOK architecture department is located on a scenic waterfront site in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, the 68,000-square-foot structure doubles the size of the original 1982 Dali Museum. Exhibits include oils, watercolors, sketches, sculptures and other works from a 2,140-piece permanent collection.

Despite the complex processes required to construct the building, which stands more than 75 feet tall and is adorned by 1,062 unique, triangular glass panels, the $29.8 million building project was completed on time and $700,000 under budget. Construction began in December 2008.

 

www.hok.com

 

From the designer Dave Hakkens:

“Dustball is a robot vacuum cleaner concept designed for public spaces. There are a lot of robot vacuum cleaners on the market but all designed for households. However they are fragile and not made to go over any cables, thresholds etc. This one had to be strong, industrial and flexible. However I did not want to give it an industrial/robot appearance.

Inspired by a hamsterball I came up with dustball. Usually there is no interaction with a robot vacuum. I created a little friend just rolling around and which you could push or kick in a direction to clean. It’s has no trouble with cables or anything like that, it’s strong, and when it rolls before your feet you just kick it out of the way.”

 

www.davehakkens.nl

 

Designed by Li Qiong, Qin Duyin, and Peng Junjie, “Home of the Firefly” is a lamp for outdoor use that brings new meaning to the relationship between humans and nature. Created as an habitat for fireflies, the lamp use the insect´s natural bioluminescence as an intelligent and eco-friendly alternative to traditional lighting.