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March 14, 2009

andres jaque architects: tupper home


'tupper home' by andrés jaque architects
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spanish firm andrés jaque architects have created the 'tupper home'. the design is
nominated for the premio mies van der rohe award and has been selected as
a finalist in the x spanish biennale of architecture and urbanism to be held in july 2009.

tupper home is the first product offered by tupper shop, a catalogue of architectural
merchandise marketed by the andrés jaque architects office, an initial prototype of
which has been built in madrid. proposed as an alternative to the official line of urban
planning, it is based on the experience of demonstration marketing – tupperware, avon,
herbalife, thermomix- which gained popularity following world war II and has proven
effective as what could be called a pop distribution network of fresh behavior patterns.

the tupper home is an architectural and financial answer to three public concerns
that highlight the crisis in the development model underlying spain´s residential
fabric in the euro era, and for which detailed home design is compulsory waypoint.


'tupper home' various components
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'tupper home' bedroom area
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'tupper home' various components
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'tupper home'
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'tupper home'
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'tupper home'
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floor plan of 'tupper home'
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floor plan of 'tupper home'
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elevation plan of 'tupper home'
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elevation plan of 'tupper home'
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where different accessories can be placed in 'tupper home'
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March 9, 2009

Pizza Kobra !! It's amazing!

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If someone offered you a Pizza Kobra, you’d probably wonder whether to salivate or run. As it turns out, the PizzaKobra is neither food nor reptile: it’s a very cool lamp that bends to your will.

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The name comes from the fact that the lamp can look like a pizza, a cobra, and a score of other shapes. It’s a coil of soft metal that you can bend and manipulate to illuminate your space in unique ways. When it’s not lighting up your desk, it doubles as a beautiful and personal piece of art that is shaped by you.

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This innovative lighting solution won Best of the Best in the 2008 Red Dot design awards, and for good reason. The design is approachable and fun, yet it looks pretty high-tech and awesome. You can’t help but play with it and move it around.

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It appears that the PizzaKobra is not available in the US, but if you live in one of the 64 other countries where it is sold you may be able to mess around with this gadget in your own home. Visit the distributor’s website to see if there is a seller in your country.

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