http://www.nemaworkshop.com nemaworkshop Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:02:34 +0000 http://www.nemaworkshop.com en http://nemaworkshop.com/Awards http://nemaworkshop.com/following/nemaworkshop.com/Awards Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:02:34 +0000 nemaworkshop 1776771 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/1776771/006_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/1776771/006_o.jpg" align="left" /> Travel and Leisure - Best Restaurant, 2009 Contract - Best Restaurant 2009 Hospitality Design - Casual Restaurant Finalist 2009 Travel and Leisure - Best Designed Restaurant 2010 Hospitality Design - Best Casual Restaurant 2011 Floor Focus - Best Restaurant 2011 http://nemaworkshop.com/Recent http://nemaworkshop.com/following/nemaworkshop.com/Recent Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:22:37 +0000 nemaworkshop 603323 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/W MC CORNER MIRROR PEELING_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/W MC CORNER MIRROR PEELING_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/POEM016_16_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/POEM016_16_o.jpg" align="left" /> - Matt Robinson <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/SILVER HILL PINS_12_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/SILVER HILL PINS_12_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/silver hill action_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/silver hill action_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/SILVER HILL PINS 3_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/SILVER HILL PINS 3_o.jpg" align="left" /> Recent collaboration with Silver Hill Atelier. http://www.silverhillarts.com/ <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/triangle model_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/triangle model_o.jpg" align="left" /> >>>>>>>geometry!>>>>>>> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/LA VIE _640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/LA VIE _o.jpg" align="left" /> Excerpt from La Vie <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/new orleans 00_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/new orleans 00_o.jpg" align="left" /> We just came back from New Orleans - city of Louis Armstrong AND Fats Domino! Whoa Nelly. W French Quarter <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/light 2_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/light 2_o.jpg" align="left" /> light + lines <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/IMG_1340_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/603323/IMG_1340_o.jpg" align="left" /> Elvis spotted at d'espresso. http://nemaworkshop.com/Toby-s-Estate http://nemaworkshop.com/following/nemaworkshop.com/Toby-s-Estate Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:10:36 +0000 nemaworkshop 1231276 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/1231276/AU55_edited2_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/1231276/AU55_edited2_o.jpg" align="left" /> Australian coffee is soon to hit the streets of Williamsburg. The bold move in to the heart of hipster territory is backed by a devoted following the other side of the Pacific. Toby’s Estate operates independent of cultural and social influences - it’s more fun to make your own rules. http://nemaworkshop.com/W-FQ http://nemaworkshop.com/following/nemaworkshop.com/W-FQ Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:28:06 +0000 nemaworkshop 651772 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/651772/CHOP_UP_CHARLES_21_for web_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/651772/CHOP_UP_CHARLES_21_for web_o.jpg" align="left" /> Not only was Jazz born in New Orleans, it pulses through its veins. Incorporating elements from European and African music, Jazz emerged in the early 20th century as radical re-invention of what music could be. Jazz defies the confines of musical scores, embracing improvisation, emotion, spontaneity and interaction. What makes Jazz so captivating is that it exists in the moment yet is continually evolving and developing, creating a world within itself. It invites you to dive in and get lost inside of it as it rolls along. The secret of its alchemy is that it’s contextual, the dancers, the band members are all active components perpetually responding to one another. Ultimately it’s not only aural but experiential. http://nemaworkshop.com/Groupsoft http://nemaworkshop.com/following/nemaworkshop.com/Groupsoft Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:45:49 +0000 nemaworkshop 702988 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/702988/G-02 copy2_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/702988/G-02 copy2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/702988/G-03 copy copy_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/702988/G-03 copy copy_o.jpg" align="left" /> Continuous surface As a financial and industrial powerhouse, the city of Gurgaon is a hotbed of technological innovation. For Groupsoft's office space in Gurgaon, nemaworkshop found inspiration in the the company's specific organizational structure. Because Groupsoft emphasizes collaboration, a major component of the designs is the integration of communal spaces to accommodate informal meetings between team members. Central to the both proposed design are workstations optimized for teamwork. In option 1, a continuous surface which defines the desk itself and the overhead structure. Catering to the young and energetic staff the design incorporates a gaming room and a lounge space, encouraging staff members to interact with their colleagues in more casual contexts. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/702988/G-09 copy copy_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/702988/G-09 copy copy_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/702988/G-10 copy_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/702988/G-10 copy_o.jpg" align="left" /> Office topography In option 2, the seating areas interrupt the giant work surfaces creating an immense cohesive topographical landscape. It integrates multiple types of seating and an enormous work surface which in turn serves as the connective tissue binding the communal areas. Ultimately the Groupsoft prototypes demonstrate that the physical working environment should reflect the underlying structure of the company. http://nemaworkshop.com/Talk-1 http://nemaworkshop.com/following/nemaworkshop.com/Talk-1 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:44:59 +0000 nemaworkshop 603324 Living in New Orleans is like drinking blubber through a straw. Even the air is caloric. - Andrei Codrescu http://nemaworkshop.com/The-Smith http://nemaworkshop.com/following/nemaworkshop.com/The-Smith Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:33:27 +0000 nemaworkshop 692625 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/692625/2123733698_6982ae32d7_2 copy_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/692625/2123733698_6982ae32d7_2 copy_o.jpg" align="left" /> Turtle Bay “There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born there, who takes the city for granted and accepts its size, its turbulence as natural and inevitable. Second, there is the New York of the commuter--the city that is devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night. Third, there is New York of the person who was born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something. Of these trembling cities the greatest is the last--the city of final destination, the city that is a goal. It is this third city that accounts for New York’s high strung disposition, its poetical deportment, its dedication to the arts, and its incomparable achievements. Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness, natives give it solidity and continuity, but the settlers give it passion." -E. B. White "Here is New York" (1948) http://nemaworkshop.com/Mexico-City-II http://nemaworkshop.com/following/nemaworkshop.com/Mexico-City-II Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:33:48 +0000 nemaworkshop 657337 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 05_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 05_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 08_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 08_o.jpg" align="left" /> (image 10}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 12_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 12_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 04_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 04_o.jpg" align="left" /> Secret Expressions W Mexico City indulges in the chilango culture where luchadores mask natural identity in favor something surreal, fantastic and vibrant. It is a place of discovery and surprise, where secrets are expressed boldly and then concealed flirtatiously, as if belonging to a fantasy. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 19_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 19_o.jpg" align="left" /> {image14}{image8}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 13_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 13_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 14_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 14_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 16_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 16_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 07_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 07_o.jpg" align="left" /> Discovery Secrets are meant to be both concealed and discovered. The surprise of discovery is what makes them exciting. Secrets abound: drawers open and light shoots up, a banquet is cut showing it is stuffed with light, a pod opens or revolves to expose its secret function. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 06_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 06_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 03_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 03_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 17_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 17_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 18_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/657337/W Mexico City 18_o.jpg" align="left" /> Floating sense of indeterminacy It whisks guests into a world of possibility, where htey can expect the unexpected. The floating sense of indeterminacy is both palpable and thrilling. Like the W brand and the city itself, the hotel vibrates with energy . Secrets flicker and flash, creating an environment sparkling with social activity. http://nemaworkshop.com/Mexico-City http://nemaworkshop.com/following/nemaworkshop.com/Mexico-City Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:32:53 +0000 nemaworkshop 619204 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/619204/GuestRoomMC_7_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/619204/GuestRoomMC_7_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/619204/GuestRoomMC_4_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/619204/GuestRoomMC_4_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/619204/GuestRoomMC_8_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/619204/GuestRoomMC_8_o.jpg" align="left" /> Three-in-One nemaworkshop was invited to participate and eventually won the competition to redesign the guest rooms for a hotel in Mexico City. The winning design gently divides the space into three areas using a portal which wraps the floor walls and ceiling of the bed area. The slight sectional change distinguishes the sleeping area from the workspace and from the bathroom. The bathroom is provocative because not only is it open to the room but furthermore the freestanding shower is in the center of the space, defined by a cylindrical glass enclosure. Meanwhile underfoot, a pebble floor with tiny led lights mixed in lines the bathroom space. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/619204/GuestRoomMC_5_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/619204/GuestRoomMC_5_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/619204/GuestRoomMC_6_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/619204/GuestRoomMC_6_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/619204/GuestRoomMC_3_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/619204/GuestRoomMC_3_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/619204/GuestRoomMC_2_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/619204/GuestRoomMC_2_o.jpg" align="left" /> Ambient Headboard The screen behind the bed plays with the light from the dimmable ambient light wall, creating a headboard of light and shadow. Furniture negotiates the sectional changes with wheels so that it can slide the room with ease. A section of the space is lined with a ‘softwall’, a cushioned section of wall which displays postcards and clippings vertically. Programmatically, the space is inventive and proposes a more efficient functionality while atmospherically the space is fun, playful and pop. Can you see a giant gummy bear and not smile? http://nemaworkshop.com/Layla http://nemaworkshop.com/following/nemaworkshop.com/Layla Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:17:01 +0000 nemaworkshop 656297 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/656297/Layla entry view_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/656297/Layla entry view_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/656297/Layla dining room3_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="1440" height_o="1044" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/656297/Layla dining room3_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/656297/Layla dining room_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="464" width_o="2048" height_o="1485" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/656297/Layla dining room_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/656297/Layla dining room2_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="463" width_o="1868" height_o="1354" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/50674/656297/Layla dining room2_o.jpg" align="left" /> Dubai imported A Dubai-based entrepreneur interested in making his mark in the NY scene approached nemaworkshop to design a restaurant. Through researching traditional Islamic geometry and patterning, the design team decided to approach the project from the inside-out. The context was not as much about physical location as it was grounding the restaurant in the long and rich history of Islamic culture. The patterns transform through modern materials into something distinctly new and simultaneously integrated into authentic culinary and cultural lineage.