Inspired by the ghosts of the former inner city nightclub’s first patrons, Captain Melville in Melbourne was recently refurbished and re-invented as a restaurant and bar by the local studio Breathe Architecture. Previously known as Mac’s Hotel, the building dates back to 1853 – the time when the first settlers descended on Australian shores. In the spirit of this historic narrative, the fit-out is conceptually based on the scene of mass occupation of Australia in the 1850′s by immigrants chasing gold in the Australian Gold Rush…

Restaurant NamNam is a Singaporean eatery in central Copenhagen. Designed by young danish studio HolmbäckNordentoft in collaboration with Christina Meyer Bengtsson, the restaurant opened it’s doors in late May 2012. I really love the way the designers have managed to create a curious fusion of Singapore kopitiam style with Scandinavian design aesthetic…

Is it just me or does this look like the kind of place where unicorns and Snow White would hang out? This outdoor dining pavilion is full of romance and fairytale whimsy. It suggests a history of slowly creeping vines which, over many years and many passing seasons, have eventually swallowed the building whole…

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – LA houses like this are what happens when modernist ideas go to the coast, unwinds by the beach, and unravels in all this louche, approachable brilliance. This is the sort of modern house you’d want to be your friend…

Situated in Copenhagen’s Frederiksberg, Restaurant Radio takes its name from the city’s old Radio House. Owned by Claus Meyer, Denmark’s”gastronomic entrepreneur” and the creator of world famous Noma (the two-star Michelin restaurant voted best in the world in 2010 and 2011), Radio’s philosophy is all about about high-quality seasonal ingredients grown at Meyer’s own organic farm just outside of Copenhagen…