Fatima’s Reflection: How a Curious Student and a Dose of Heartfelt Nostalgia Led to a Very Special Fibonacci Stone Creation.A warm, tonal jumble of rosewood pink and pale nude, Fatima’s Reflection from Fibonacci Stone was created with the help of a university student nostalgic for her home country of Morocco. A heady mix of warm hues redolent of the...
Aesop Store in Park Slope, New York by Frida Escobedo.Set amongst the mid-century brownstones that are synonymous with the charm of Brooklyn’s Park Slope, Australian skincare brand Aesop has opened a new store designed by Mexican architect Frida Escobedo. A slight diversion from the...
Giopato&Coombes’ “To the Moon and Back” Lighting Collection Joins the Surreal With the Ordinary.Debuting during Milan Design Week 2019, the Milky Way, Moonstone, and Gem lights from ‘To The Moon and Back’ collection by Giopato&Coombes represent different phases of a conceptual jaunt into outer space....
Les Arcanistes: Studiopepe’s Captivating Manifesto Project at Milan Design Week 2019.In what was one of Milan Design Week 2019’s standouts, Studiopepe took literal and conceptual inspiration from artisanal materials for their manifesto project, dubbed ‘Les Arcanistes – The Future is Un/Written’. The large...
Belgian Designers’ BRUT Collective Explores Bodem (Soil) With a Limited Edition Furniture Collection.An emerging group of Belgian designers BRUT Collective returned to Milan Design Week for 2019 with Bodem (Soil) as the theme for their latest collection, inspired by the dusty charm of an archeological site. Nel Verbeke, Linde Freya...
ExCinere Volcanic-Ash-Glazed Tiles by Formafantasma for Dzek.After over three years of research and experimentation, Dzek has released ExCinere, a collection of volcanic ash-glazed tiles for architectural surfaces developed in collaboration with Formafantasma. ExCinere is an innovative tile...
Extraordinary Underwater Restaurant in Lindesnes, Norway by Snøhetta.Oslo-based firm Snøhetta have completed Europe’s first ever underwater restaurant in Norway. Appropriately named ‘Under’, the 495sqm monolith is submerged 5-and-a-half metres below the ocean’s surface. Inspired by a sunken...
Perfect Darkness Apartment Installation by Elisa Ossino & Josephine Akvama Hoffmeyer.Elisa Ossino and Josephine Akvama Hoffmeyer have cofounded H+O, spotlighting the immense design potential of tiles. Their first official installation ‘Perfect Darkness’ took over an 18th-century Milan apartment to showcase their first...
Parsonage Cafe in Victoria BC, Canada by Studio Roslyn.Striking a balance between thoughtful design and minimalism was paramount for Studio Roslyn in renovating Parsonage Café, ensuring it retained a sense of familiarity and community so as not to alienate an existing customer base, developed...
