I fear I may be starting to sound like a broken record by now in telling you how much I adore heritage interiors. They are a huge love of mine – their decaying beauty captivates and inspires me, their peeling layers leave me intoxicated unlike most “new” spaces ever can. This 18th century apartment in medieval part of Barcelona belongs to Benedetta Tagliabue, a Milanese born Barcelona based architect who has done such a wonderful job in creating a very special home for herself and her family (her late architect husband and business partner, Enric Miralles, passed away in 2000).

This home is all about preserving the memories of the building, expressing the detailing and the artistry of the bygone era, creating a natural, comfortable, rich and authentic interior which appears to be a joy to occupy…

“Smoking Kids” is a compelling and slightly disturbing personal project by Brussels based photographer Frieke Janssens. She was inspired to create this series after watching a YouTube video of a chainsmoking Indonesian toddler. This is what Frike has to say about her project…

Did you ever have a moment where you saw something so awesome that you immediately proceeded to hyperventilate and had to quickly look for a paper-bag to breathe into and calm yourself down? No…? Yeah, me neither. I’m waaaay too cool for that… *Fidgets nervously* Oh ok, except maybe when I saw this.

At the recent Dries van Noten menswear fashion show at the Grand Palais in Paris, five painters were busily working on a 30m long mural while a bunch of well-dressed models strutted they’re stuff on the catwalk. The painters ignored the models walking behind them and continued working on their canvas wall, carefully recreating the work of typographer Job Wouters (aka Letman) and Dutch artist Gijs Frieling…

He Made She Made is a brand new concept art and design gallery that is opening it’s doors for the first time tonight! They will be showcasing some of Australia’s best young and emerging design talent, with their first showcase including Henry Wilson, Alex Fitzpatrick, Christel Hadiwibawa, Jennifer Edmunds and Ben Edwards – just to name a few. The gallery is run by four designers, who secured the space through the City of Sydney’s Oxford Street revitalisation project. Their aim is to showcase and promote the work of Australian creatives who are otherwise under-represented. Hurrah!

These guys are a self funded gallery and they would love to have your support by attending their opening night tonight and getting to know some local designers and artists. Who knows, you might even find that perfect piece for your next project…

Named after its façades filled with greenery, ‘Stacking Green’ was designed by Vo Trong Nghia for a for a thirty-year-old couple and their mother. The house is located in Saigon, a chaotic city in Vietnam with one of the highest population densities in the world, on a block of land which measures only 4m in width and 20m in length. The front and back façades are constructed of layers of concrete planters cantilevered from two side walls…