Seeing Double: Casa Gracia in Madrid by Hanghar.Hanghar have split a single 1970s Madrid apartment into two near identical dwellings. Inspired by Louisiana Interiors, Gaudi’s Casa Vicens and Caccia Dominioni’s double doorways in Villa San Valerio, the research oriented architecture...
A House of Many Faces: Warehouse Transformation in Porto by Fala Atelier.Fala Atelier experiments with scale and domestic conventions in this Porto warehouse turned home. Conceived as a series of cuts across the lengthy perimeter, the extensive space is now separated via an inner courtyard. Yet it's the...
A Balmy Residence in Wroclaw by Furora Studio.A Wroclaw home full of treasures, Diana Żurek and Gutek Girek of Furora Studio have layered compositions with modernist lines, shades of art deco and playful influences of Las Vegas. The project came through an old friend who shared a...
Beeline Design’s Geometrica Furniture Collection is a Striking Memphis-inspired Fantasy.Melbourne furniture maker Beeline Design has launched Geometrica, a striking new collection that balances shades and shapes inspired by the Memphis Design movement with elements reminiscent of the Art Deco period. The collection plays with...
Mattiazzi’s Milan Showcase is a Masterclass in Reuse & Recycling.With Konstantin Grcic as creative director at its helm, Mattiazzi highlight an ongoing dedication to sustainability through a restrained showcase with major impact. The design of their booth at Salone was uncomplicated with reusable...
Studio Kuhlmann’s Lucid Dreams Pays Homage to the Fleeting Refuge of a Midday Nap.Studio Kuhlmann’s debut solo exhibition pays homage to the fleeting refuge of a midday nap—a momentary escape from the demands of reality into the realm of unconsciousness. Held at St Vincent’s gallery, the exhibition displays the...
All Eyes Up: An Apartment in Poznan by Paradowski Studio.A high ceiling can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on which way you look at it. Just ask Zuza and Piotr Paradowski of Krakow-based design office Paradowski Studio, whose latest project, a 250-square-metre apartment in Poznan, and...
Ross Gardam Takes Over a Brutalist Space to Present Latest Editions & Luminaires Collection.Melbourne-based industrial designer Ross Gardam takes over a brutalist space ‘under construction’ to present the studio's latest editioned pieces and new collection of luminaires. The pieces adorn the distressed concrete architecture,...
These Dental Labs & Clinics (Almost) Make us Feel Like Going to the Dentist.Why does hygiene have to be boring? Not only boring, but often cold, uncomfortable and uninviting. Just a few things we’ve come to expect from places and spaces within the healthcare sector. While there are rules and regulations in place...
Civic yet Intimate: Casa Los Tigres in Mexico by César Béjar Studio.Casa Los Tigres is a home with many facades. To the streets of Nuevo Vallarta, it presents as a closed off private residence—solid walls with minimal punctures impose a high level of privacy from the small beachside town of Culiacán....
Haute Elegance: Articolo Home Debuts at Milan Design Week.We have a soft spot for the Australian brand Articolo Studios who’s trajectory we’ve followed with keen interested over the last few years. Needless to say, we were thrilled to witness the brand’s proud expansion into the furniture...
Take a Showroom and Make it a Home: USM Shanghai by Halleroed.It’s safe to say everyone is very familiar with IKEA’s super clever business model of aspirational home displays. Well the Swedes have done it again, and this time it’s a serious step up from IKEA. For USM’s private showroom in...
Four Unique Coffee Shops to Break Your Doom Scroll.Ever walked into a coffee shop on the other side of the world and had the eerie feeling you’ve been there before? No longer just the hallmarks of Starbucks, homogeneous designed cafes can be found all over the world—yet these venues...
Zenn Design’s Refreshed Melbourne Showroom is a Layered and Tonal Retreat.Melbourne’s Zenn Design have unveiled a new look showroom to coincide with their continually evolving and elevated furniture collection. Working with Karin Bochnik, the newly refreshed space is a highly textured and tonal retreat that...
An Eye Catching Jewellery Boutique in Ahmedabad by Muselab.This flagship jewellery boutique in Ahmedabad by Muselab is like no other—at least not in a 500m radius. With at least four similar type-stores on the street, the studio had to create an eye-catching space unlike its competition....
Lost Profile’s Refreshed Melbourne Showroom offers a Peek into the Singular World of Oliver Wilcox.Lost Profile’s Melbourne showroom and working studio hybrid offers a peek into the creative process behind the brand—and the unique and singular world with Oliver Wilcox at its helm. Laid out much like a home, the showroom is filled...
Like Inside of a Coffee Bean: Ido & Friends Cafe by Aurora Design.Resembling the inside of a coffee bean, Aurora Design’s concept for Ido & Friends Cafe offers a humble retreat into the world of coffee, while remaining unpretentious and accessible. Embracing various types of chocolate brown timber, the...
Hopper Joint in Melbourne is Brahman Perera and Jason Jones’ Love Letter to Sri Lanka.Hopper Joint has been a long time coming. The Sri Lankan diner in Prahran is a personal project eight years in the making for Melbourne designer Brahman Perera who has weaved his own heritage and familial customs into a space that breathes...
Four Unique Coffee Shops to Break Your Doom Scroll.Ever walked into a coffee shop on the other side of the world and had the eerie feeling you’ve been there before? No longer just the hallmarks of Starbucks, homogeneous designed cafes can be found all over the world—yet these venues...
Like Inside of a Coffee Bean: Ido & Friends Cafe by Aurora Design.Resembling the inside of a coffee bean, Aurora Design’s concept for Ido & Friends Cafe offers a humble retreat into the world of coffee, while remaining unpretentious and accessible. Embracing various types of chocolate brown timber, the...
Harnessing Materiality & Light: LES Berlin by RHO.Designed to be a highly flexible event location, LES Berlin is the kind of space that lies dormant until it is called upon. Lonely and stark, a series of hard surfaces build up the bones of three distinct areas—canteen, bar and event...
Salt, Fire, Heat, Acid: Bar Kar Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur by Spacemen.In Spacemen Studio’s design for Bar Kar, an immersive wood-fired restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, elements of heat and fire are reimagined via terracotta stucco walks, fiery mesh installations and the earthy hues of red travertine in a...
Now Showing: De Witt in Dordrecht by Studio Modijefsky.It’s often not a single moment of revelation that leads to the burst of excitement and inspiration so often brought on by good design, but rather, a collective of moments and measures that have been orchestrated so clearly and...