Stories On Design // Coworking Spaces.You would've had to have spent the last couple of years in a coma if you'd failed notice the rapid rise of Coworking Spaces. Ongoing development of technology and the good old internet have enabled the proliferation of countless...
TECHTILE #3: NOSIGNER Wrap a Gallery Interior in Aluminium Foil.Techtile #3 by Japanese multidisciplinary design studio NOSIGNER is a temporary exhibition that took place in 2010, which saw the designers wrap the entire gallery space in imprinted aluminium foil. The space was ‘spontaneously formed’...
Nendo’s Border Table Collection Utilises Corners of Rooms as its Structure.Japanese studio Nendo have designed a minimalist table collection that looks like it has been drawn onto surfaces at the Eye of Gyre gallery in...
Ekouin Nenbutsudo: Tokyo Temple Veiled in Trees by Yutaka Kawahara.Forming a refuge of tranquility in the heart of Tokyo, local practice Yutaka Kawahara Design Studio has created the magical ‘Ekouin Nenbutsudo Temple’ veiled in trees. This intimate and reflective building enables congregation and...
Wall Cloud in Tokyo by Ryuichi Sasaki.Sections of wall appear to hang from the ceiling in this transformed attic of an old discotheque in Tokyo, now converted into offices by Sasaki Architecture....
Beauty Library & Cafe by Nendo in Tokyo’s Aoyama.Nendo’s last project is dedicated to beauty and food - a store where you can buy cosmetics, and also drink coffee in a library-like retail...
AKQA Tokyo Office by Torafu Architects.Japanese studio Torafu Architects have transformed this basement level into a pretty sweet workplace for the global advertising agency AKQA. Although largely underground, the raw industrial concrete shell with 6m high ceiling is centred...
Stories on Design // One Floor Up: Design From Above.Photographic images of our planet from above are nothing new - there a number of notable examples that deal with cities, communities and larger areas which document our life, or our impact on the planet etc. But when it comes to images of...
Flower Bouquets Frozen in Blocks of Ice by Makoto Azuma.The self-described botanic artist Makoto Azuma has consistently looked for new ways to explore the beauty of plants, flowers and bonsai by placing them in incredibly unique settings. His latest exhibition, 'Ice Flowers', offers a...
