25 May, 2011 at 9:00
JDS is proud to announce its new office: JDS BRASIL!
After a couple of years studying the logistics and conditions of the market JDS decides to open its office in BRASIL. The new JDS office is located in the city of Belo Horizonte – Minas Gerais State, 3rd largest city in Brazil, caught between Rio, Sao Paulo and Brasilia. BELO, as we locals call it, has direct connections to Europe, North America and all of Latin America.
Saúde!
17 May, 2011 at 12:00
Here is a fresh photo batch of the Holmenkollen Ski Jump by Iwan Baan.
The photos were taken during the FIS Nordic World Ski Championship 2011 in Oslo, Norway.
For more information regarding these images, contact Iwan here.
17 May, 2011 at 9:00
World Architecture News judges have selected JDS as one of WAN’s 21 Architects for the 21st Century.
The initiative aims to highlight 21 architects who could be the leading lights of architecture in the 21st century; outstanding, forward-thinking people and organisations who have the demonstrable potential to be the next big thing in the architectural world. The jurors were looking for architects whose directional ideas are helping to shape the future of architecture, whilst keeping within the boundaries of commercial viability and sustainability.
The review concluded that only the five entries that absolutely blew the jury away on every count should be awarded ‘winners’, while sixteen practices were given the prestigious accolade of ‘highly commended.’ The five that were eventually selected as the leading exponents of the future of architecture were as follows: Atelier Ryo Abe (Japan), JDS Architects (Belgium/Denmark), Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos (Spain), Patterson Associates (New Zealand) and Reiulf Ramstad Architects (Norway).
More information can be found on WAN here.
12 May, 2011 at 16:00
MUUTO, the Danish product design label, has started shipping our designs to the American market by working with DWR – Design Within Reach.
Check out Stacked on DWR here
DWR is a retailer of distinctive modern furniture and well-designed objects that enrich daily life. They market and sell their products to both residential and commercial customers in the continental U.S., as well in Hawaii and Canada. They operate through their website, a call center and 50 DWR Studios in the U.S. and Canada. They present their assortment in an educational context, providing detailed information about the designer and key functional elements about each product.
From iconic mid-20th-century works to innovative items designed today, Design Within Reach sells clean and simple products, representing ideas, materials and processes that span categories and countries.
More info on www.dwr.com
and www.muuto.com
25 March, 2011 at 11:57
Donald Duck & Co. partake in the FIS Nordic Ski Championships with a special edition comic book dedicated to the games and the new Holmenkollen Ski Jump! You can grab a copy here (Norwegian text).
18 March, 2011 at 14:00
JDS Architects together with KLAR, Creo Architects and Sloth-Møller engineers, have won first prize for the new Faaborg Harbour Bath in the south of Fyn, Denmark.
The concept of the bath is based on the idea of creating an open sea bathing area with piers branching out seawards creating swimming areas between them.
The wooden piers form ramps, stairs, sitting opportunities and small pools for children. The Harbour Bath has changing rooms, a sauna and a 300 m² meeting point for boat tourism on land.
The Faaborg Harbour Bath will give the town of Faaborg a new public water space which will attract visitors and invite the locals to swim and enjoy water sports.
17 March, 2011 at 11:36
JDS and Francois Leclercq have been selected to work on the 300 hectar industrial port of Caen, France.
Caen is the capital of Lower Normandy in the French department Calvados. The city was destroyed during the Second World War and then rebuilt. This project is considered to become the second reconstruction of the city. The Presqu’ile de Caen is located between downtown and the seaside. It contains old factories and a number of industrial monuments.
16 March, 2011 at 11:34
27 is a journey into the heart of contemporary European architecture, under a permanent state of mutation. 27 is a joint venture between a filmmaker, two architects and a graphic designer travelling together to meet people engaged in the process of making the Europe of tomorrow. 27 is a trip to 27 countries and 27 practices, all led by young architects recognized in their own country and abroad.
JDS is one of the 27 practices participating in this amazing project.
MORE: http://27-theproject.com/
7 March, 2011 at 15:00
As part of the 101% Designed In Brussels 2011, JDS will be featured with several products and prototypes at the exhibition Belgium Is Design in FuoriSalone, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan. Belgium Is Design is a Label of Belgian creativity on the international scene.
The program 101% Designed in Brussels promotes the most promising and innovating designers on an international scale. Every year it encourages the presentation of Brussels based designers within the framework of international actions. This year at the Milan Design Week, 101% will not only present this year’s work, but also exhibit the work of the selected designers of the past 5 years.
Interested in meeting us at the fair? Please contact:
Wouter Dons
wouter@jdsa.eu
Belgium Is Design at FuoriSalone
12-17th of April 2011
Loggiato della Pinacoteca di Brera,
Via Brera 28, 20121 Milano
Walking dinner (invite only – contact us)
14th of April 2011, 7-10pm,
www.belgiumisdesign.be
http://fuorisalone2011.breradesigndistrict.it/events/detail/272
7 March, 2011 at 12:00
We’re happy to announce that our book AGENDA is out for a second print.
For this occasion we have updated the cover from the ski jump being an inclined Eiffel Tower to the actual ski jump that just opened last week for the 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.
You can read a past review of the book here.
You can purchase Agenda on Actar’s or Amazon.com‘s website.
We’re running a competition on JDS Architect’s Facebook Fan Page and on Julien De Smedt’s Facebook profile page, so you have two chances to win a copy of the new print!
