On Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 Surface and Moroso cohosted a live talk at Moroso’s showroom in Soho with architect and designer Daniel Libeskind and editor-in-chief Spencer Bailey.
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Studio Libeskind, in collaboration with Fevrier Carre Architectes and landscape architect Jean Mus, was selected to design the “Gare Thiers-Est” (East Thiers Station), as a result of an international competition sponsored by the City of Nice. The project involves the design of 20,000 square meters of high-end commercial space that will feature two levels of shops, a 120 room hotel and office spaces, a sculptural entry pavilion, a 200 seat auditorium below grade, and a restaurant offering an open roof terrace with views towards the sea on the top floor. Part of a major urban redevelopment of Thiers central station…
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Swarovski has partnered with renowned architect Daniel Libeskind to create a new Swarovski Star for the Rockefeller Center® Christmas Tree in New York City. The Star debuted in November 2018, alongside a Libeskind-designed retail pop-up featuring Swarovski crystal ornaments for the holiday season. The star and retail pop-up will be showcased during the holiday season in the coming years. Swarovski Star by Daniel Libeskind The new Swarovski Star is the first redesign of the famed crystal tree-topper since the inaugural Swarovski Star was unveiled in 2004, when the company first partnered with Rockefeller Center co-owner Tishman Speyer to present the…
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In the first collaboration between the architect and the luxury crystal producer, Daniel Libeskind and Swarovski present a championship-size chess set, whose pieces celebrate some of Libeskind’s most iconic buildings. With a board depicting maps of Milan and New York – the set uses materials from the worlds of construction – concrete and marble – as well as luxury: silver from Wiener Silber Manufactur and Swarovski crystal. The two crystal kings take the form of the Freedom Tower in New York. The Queen, also in crystal, is represented by Libeskind’s CityLife tower in Milan. The silver Bishop is the L…
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