Nostalgia, Materiality, and Melbourne Collide Inside Hannah St Hotel.Designed by Flack Studio, the 188-room Southbank property draws on French and Italian modernism, 1950s curves, and Deco-era Tokyo—layered with bespoke joinery, deep navy bathrooms, blush carpets, and corridors painted red. The exterior,...
A Garden in the Sky Becomes the Soul of This Ningbo Apartment.In Ningbo, China, a designer couple reimagined their top-floor apartment around an unlikely starting point: a three-metre-square garden open to the sky. The Inner Garden by OUTIN Design places two Japanese maples and wild ferns at the...
A Retail Interior of Quiet Authority in Melbourne’s Armadale.Working with the building's existing industrial bones—original brickwork, timber roof trusses, and restored skylights—AP Design House has delivered a retail interior grounded in material honesty. Aged leather sofas, vintage lighting,...
A Brisbane Salon Balancing Polish with Personality.Samantha Leigh brings quiet confidence to Haven Hair in Brisbane's New Farm. The salon unfolds from a brass reception desk and vintage chandelier to intimate treatment alcoves and a cocooned wash area wrapped in deep green. Materials like...
An Architectural Experiment on Dunghutti Country: Greybox by Welsh + Major.Welsh + Major's Greybox reimagines coastal living through an experimental lens, turning the traditional verandah homestead inside out. The design draws from unexpected sources—beachside motels, tractor sheds, cloistered abbeys—creating...
Francesca Anfossi’s Ceramic Lamps Bring a Painter’s Eye to Lighting Design.London artist Francesca Anfossi has unveiled three ceramic lamps that blur the line between sculpture and functional lighting. The series pairs ceramic with handblown glass, shaped by Anfossi's training as a painter and her Italian craft...
MA Studio’s Timber-Clad Bistro Blends Nostalgia with Saudi Hospitality.Juno Riyadh’s interior is anchored by an elongated timber volume that houses waiter stations, art nooks, and a glowing pizza oven. Poured terrazzo flows through the main dining space, while dark cement tiles signal a shift to cosier...
The Norm Opens as Bangkok’s Most Design-Led Rooftop Bar.Fritz Hansen continues its quiet repositioning from furniture manufacturer to cultural host with The Norm—a rooftop bar in Bangkok's Silom district designed by EKAR Architects and furnished entirely with Danish design classics. Set...
Office Reimagined as Curatorial Showroom in Paris’ Legendary Flea Market.At Paris's Paul-Bert Serpette market, ClĂ©o Interior Design has transformed an office for fine art transporters into a curatorial showroom. The space features both custom pieces and a rotating selection of collectible furniture borrowed...
