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From a suspended net sculpture to a glass-bottomed pool, shelf lamps and a furniture showroom in Paris, these are the top VISI picks of the week series – week 220.
1. Janet Echelman’s Suspended Net Sculpture
“Recently suspended over Madrid’s Plaza Mayor was US artist Janet Echelman’s latest mind-bending thread sculpture,” says Content Producer Mary Garner. “Titled 1.78 Madrid, the piece commemorated Madrid’s 400th anniversary.”
Image credit: João Ferrand via archdaily.com
2. Glass-bottomed Pool by SCB and Benjamin Woo Architects
“How would you like to swim in this glass-bottomed pool?” says Online Editor Lindi Brownell Meiring. “Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) in collaboration with Benjamin Woo Architects, the pool, located in a skyscraper in Hawaii, is seven floors up. Scary!” For more information, check out how to design a patio, pool, and outdoor entertainment area.
Image credit: Nic Lehoux via dezeen.com
3. Jean Nouvel Designs RBC Furniture Showroom
“French architect Jean Nouvel has designed a showroom for contemporary furniture distributor RBC in Paris,” says Editor-in-Chief Sumien Brink. “Throughout the multi-story building are interactive screens displaying different stages of product development.”
Image credit: Flore Chenaux
Image credits: Alexandre Rimond via designboom.com
4. Ilsangisang Design Studio’s Light Shelf
“Seoul-based Ilsangisang Design Studio has developed a fun lamp design, entitled the Light Shelf,” says Copy Editor Kay-Ann Van Rooyen. “The lamp can double as a tiny shelf when it’s off, plus you can place this piece on a desk or mount it on a wall.”
Image credit: designboom.com
5. Mona Caron’s Plant Murals
“San-Francisco-based mural artist Mona Caron has a penchant for painting plants,” says Features Editor Amelia Brown. “Her pieces have graced buildings across the globe, from Spain and Taiwan to São Paulo and the USA.”
Image credit: thisiscolossal.com
