Design duo david/nicolas have crafted two exclusive elevator cabins using their signature design approach of combining high quality craftsmanship and old world nostalgia. The result is a juxtaposition of retro-futurism and a truly one of a kind elevator experience.
Read MoreExpo 2010 was held in Shanghai, China. The international event gave counties and corporations a stage to showcase their unique culture, identity and technology alongside local industry and innovation. The Finnish elevator behemoth Kone designed a three story glass shaft and complimentary elevator cab that shuttled people through the vertical landscape.
Read MoreNicknamed “The Vessel,” the dynamic structure that has captured the attention of media, designers, critics, as well as visiting and resident selfie hunters alike rose out of the multi-billion dollar Hudsons Yards development in New York in early 2019. At 150ft (45 metres), stairs climb up in every direction providing the public a one of a kind vertical climb unlike anything constructed before.
Read MoreRem Koolhaas' stacked and staggered public library is an eleven story monument to public space and level transition in downtown Seattle. Celebrated for its brilliant planning, the architects solution for an urban library has more to do with exploration than it does books and records.
Read MoreLouis Vuitton joins the forefront of luxury retail spaces that celebrates level transition with a bespoke elevator experience. The brands new luxury boutique, a marvellous three storey “townhouse”, features a double-helix glass elevator and display that spirals through all three floors.
Read MoreEquipping the Eiffel Tower with safe passenger lifts was a major concern of the government commission overseeing the Paris Exposition. Although some visitors could be expected to climb to the first level, or even the second, lifts clearly had to be the main means of ascent.
Read MoreEntering Restoration Hardwares massive New York store, guests will discover a soaring central atrium with a high-speed glass elevator as the central showpiece that transports visitors up to the skylit rooftop park. “It wasn’t the internet that killed retail stores; it was a lack of imagination and investment,” explains CEO Gary Friedman.
Read MoreElevator design is not something many people think of. Even professional architects, urban planners and designers overlook their significance to modern buildings and cities as a whole. Over the past decade our team of vertical transportation specialists has worked to elevate the narrative around these little spaces in a big way.
Read MoreWhile graphic design is not new in the elevator industry, companies like Adobe and Amazon have leveraged the unique elevator environment in the past to brand their offices, Lumine has taken the concept much further with the evolving collection of art elevators in their Japan department store.
Read MoreThe 'CHANGE' elevator intervention, envisioned by designers Kristine Matthews and Karen Cheng, both on the faculty at the University of Washington resulted in a unique collaboration between art and business—two distinctly contrasting disciplines. The result, a custom elevator installation that allow riders to reflect upon the dynamic relationship between business and change.
Read MoreOriginally opened in 1979, the Atrium on Bay features OTIS panoramic traction elevators overlooking a 14 storey atrium. The building takes up most of the block bounded by Yonge, Dundas, Bay, and Edward Streets in Toronto's Commercial heart, just north of the Eaton Centre.
Read MoreDesigned by Eberhard Zeidler and Bregman + Hamann Architects as a multi-levelled, vaulted glass-ceiling galleria, modelled after the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, the Toronto Eatons Centre is a one of a kind mall in downtown Toronto.
Read MoreA Belgian warehouse elevator get's a graphic makeover by illustrator Darrin Umboh. A member of the Dutch artist agency Shop Around, his work explores traditional graffiti styles with contemporary illustration for an instantly recognizable effect.
Read MoreNuzzled beneath the CN Tower in downtown Toronto, Harbour View Estates is set's the golden standard for Condominium Design. The community is composed of four towers, town houses, and one of Toronto's largest private recreational facility.
Read MoreBy capturing key features and bringing them directly into the elevator reduced the amount of decorative materials in the building subsequently celebrating the original architectural intent. Natural granite columns anchor the corners of the elevator to the buildings exterior in both elevator designs.
Read MoreThe Balfour Building is one of Toronto's lasting piece of Art Deco architecture owned and maintained by WTF Group. Their dedication to preservation and heritage inspired this custom wall graphic recreating the architectural elevations by Jewish Architect Benjamin Brown.
Read MoreThe 5 storey Dominion Public Building was built between 1926 to 1935 for the government of Canada at southeast corner of Front and Bay street, Toronto.
Read MoreArtist Richard Artschwager has designed the insides of four elevators at the new Whitney Museum of American Art, in New York City. The elevators are the only permanent art in the building, whose galleries opened their doors in 2015.
Read Moreel·e·va·tor /ˈeləˌvādər/ noun
a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels. "in the elevator she pressed the button for the lobby"
A Work of Substance was tasked to redesign and rebrand The Fleming Hotel, originally opened in 2006. A new take on the architecture, interior, products, and identity transformed The Fleming into a 66-room boutique hotel that is a true reflection of Hong Kong.
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