• Category: stories on design


    Thin Black Lines Revisited // Wardrobes & Clothes Racks.

    19th April

    And so my obsession with thin black lines continues. Much to my delight, I’ve been noticing a number of wardrobes, clothes racks & valets that have been stripped back to a single black line. These minimalist design pieces are like traces of sketches brought to life. Devoid of any superfluous decoration, they play with our perceptions of the second and the third dimension…



    Acne Studios in New York, Tokyo & Copenhagen by BOZARTHFORNELL.

    15th April

    There is a lot to love about these interiors. From the interior branding point of view, they are a study in perfection. Not only do they embody Acne’s painfully stylish aesthetic, each store speaks a consistent visual language while maintaining individual sense of identity…



    Mesmerising Mirrored Mood // Interiors & Art Installations.

    12th April

    Today’s post sings praises to mirrored interiors and art installations. I’m a huge fan of mirrors in interiors. Enormous, single piece mirrors that extend floor to ceiling. No joints please, thanks very much. Mirrors are the ultimate chameleons. They are slick, sharp, and they just work…



    Mesmerising Mirrored Mood // Architecture.

    22nd March

    Mesmerising Mirrored Mood is dedicated to reflective buildings that seamlessly blend into their immediate surroundings. In doing so – they almost disappear, and their boundaries become infinite. Mirrors posses special magical powers. They can dramatically transform a built space, where a building or an interior takes on the characteristics of whatever is around – the space either expands or dissolves, and our experience and perception is shifted…



    Beautiful Brickwork.

    26th February

    Had you asked me a few years ago how I felt about brick, I may have pulled a rather unenthused expression. For the longest time, bricks lived in the same brain cell as bad developer houses from the 90s. Oh, how things have changed. I am now an obsessive convert. I’ve come to realize the immense magic of that modular block and its infinite possibilities…




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