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Miniview: Mondrian Singapore Duxton deconstructs the shophouse

Hotel Designs

With some of Singapore’s hottest operators opening new F&B concepts over the coming months, it will create a new culinary epicentre for food and drink lovers across the region. Carter was taken with the big idea of the deconstructed shophouse. To rediscover old details in contemporary and unexpected touches.”

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Cavernous restaurant by Spacemen feels like "stepping into a giant pot"

Deezen

Based between Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur, Spacemen conceived the interiors for Bar Kar "around the concept of primordial community cooking". The private stucco-clad dining room mimics a cocoon "We deconstructed the elements of primordial living in ancient times and put them into an abstract composition," Tan said. "We

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hug Concept Store by Atmosphere Architects for UMA WANG

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If Pompeii is UMA WANG’s deconstruction and restoration of history through design, then this space tries to trace back this lost civilization through all the materials. The concept of space is also reflected in the presentation. This is Pompeii. Which was destroyed because of Vesuvius, and got eternal for the same reason.

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Nendo and Daniel Arsham create "functionality out of what is broken"

Deezen

The installation focuses on creating functional pieces out of broken objects Sato told Dezeen that the project was "inspired by Daniel's longstanding theme of 'fictional archaeology' – the concept of partially destroying contemporary everyday objects and making them feel as if they were unearthed from the past". "An

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Made by Fire explores "the power and fragility of Bohemian glass and porcelain"

Deezen

Image by LLEV Further examples are the Birth of the Future Behind Glass by artist František Jungvirt where Jungvirt has reinterpreted the design of traditional vases by deconstructing them and a vase by LLEV studio that was made by blowing molten glass into a mould made from mycelium.

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The legacy of deconstructivism "makes me want to retreat to the back of the room" says Bernard Tschumi

Deezen

Deconstructivism was built on intellectual rigour and a desire for exploration that contemporary architects do not share, says French-Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi in this exclusive interview as part of our series on the style. It's the contraction between constructivism and deconstruction.

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Suiyue Art by DA INTEGRATING

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Yulin Road, a gathering place for contemporary artists, has bred avant-garde artistic and fashionable lifestyles. A blending of old and new, deconstruction and reorganization Inspired by the artworks of the artists Christo and Jeanne Claude, the pure white facade blends with the old building to sculpt the texture of time.

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