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Layered Lighting with Laura Ashley Laura Ashley Lighting and Mirrors Creating an inviting environment within each room can be done by layering lighting throughout the home. Ambient, task and accent lights are the holy trinity to layering lighting, and when used correctly, can create serenity and practicality. Mary Buchanan, Creative Director for Laura Ashley Lighting and Mirrors explains, “Multi-functional space has become increasingly important over the last 12 months so layer your lighting at different levels to identify and support the variety of activities now taking place.” When it comes to task lighting, the Laura Ashley Isaac Antique Brass 3...

2021 Kitchen Trends: The Most Desired Colour, Revealed With the rising popularity of interior design content on social media, it’s no surprise that people might now be reconsidering their home decor. In fact, since this time last year, searches for ‘what colour to paint my kitchen’ have increased by 55% according to Google Trends data.   Keen to explore the current trends in home redesign, Uswitch.com compiled a list of 50 popular kitchen colours from an array of sources, and utilised SEMRush’s keyword search to discover the average monthly worldwide search volumes for each colour. This allowed Uswitch.com to rank the most, and...

REDRESS DESIGN AWARD 2021 WINNERS ANNOUNCED EMERGING FASHION DESIGNERS ACTIVATE LOCAL CIRCULAR ECONOMIES AS GLOBAL COMPETITION FIGHTS TEXTILE WASTE [13 September 2021, Hong Kong​] – Redress, the world-leading NGO working to reduce fashion’s waste, announces the winners of the Redress Design Award 2021, the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition that urgently seeks to catalyse multiple micro-circular economies around the world to reduce fashion’s negative environmental impacts, following the Grand Final fashion show that featured real and virtual models that took place in Hong Kong on 11 September. The Redress Design Award 2021 is supported by Create Hong Kong (CreateHK)...

Ready to go with sophisticated freeform architecture AirportAcademy, Munich (PresseBox) ( Weißenhorn , 07-21-15 ) Complex buildings of freeform architecture often not only serve as an architectural design element, they also fulfill a load-bearing function at the same time. In order to be able to cope with the individual concrete and formwork requirements safely and successfully, all those involved in the project work closely together on the subject of fair-faced concrete. A visionary innovation center is being built on the grounds of Munich Airport: LabCampus. With its direct connection to the international transport hub, Bavaria is becoming even more attractive...

Cat M319 and M320 Wheeled Excavators: More power, more speed and less maintenance (PresseBox) ( Munich , 07-21-16 ) Designed for performance and flexibility in use, the new 20-ton Cat M319 with a short tail and Cat M320 offers more slewing torque, a longer wheelbase and longer service intervals. The two newcomers, developed on the platform of the new generation of Cat mobile excavators, achieve up to 9% more slewing torque and thus shorten the loading cycles even when working on slopes. The extended wheelbase ensures a safe stance and a smooth ride, even when the machine is traveling at...