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...
Luisa Bebiano & Atelier do Corvo’s Renovation of the Old Ceramic Society of Coimbra 18th Century Building.The medieval city of Coimbra in Portugal has a history or handmade ceramics due to its clay-rich soil terrain. Set in an 18th Century building, the Old Ceramic Society is one of few remaining ceramics factories in the area and has been...
Jean Nouvel’s National Museum of Qatar Opens in Doha.Inspired by a blade-like mineral formation known as the ‘desert rose’, the National Museum of Qatar in Doha designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel features 11 galleries across 21,000sqm. Steel frame and glass-fibre reinforced concrete...
