17thC Palazzo Transformed by Jean Nouvel into The Rooms of Rome Luxury Accommodation.It’s not often we get to see luxury accommodation served up with this much personality and flair, especially when the by-line reads as who’s who in the zoo – Alda Fendi of the famous Roman fashion dynasty FENDI, the renowned French...
3-8 Installation by Leopold Banchini & Laure Jaffuel at Centre Pompidou in Paris.Earlier this year, Swiss architect Leopold Banchini installed a permanent educational space in one of the Centre Pompidou’s exhibition rooms in Paris. Dubbed 3-8, the installation is designed to host dialogues between art and industries,...
The Modern House’s New HQ Inside Repurposed Church Hall Transformed by TDO architecture.TDO architecture has recently transformed a 20th Century church hall in London’s Southwark into a versatile workspace for The Modern House that celebrates light, material and the original fabric of the old building. As a speciality...
Paper Blinds by Natchar Sawatdichai.Seriously, who doesn’t get crazy excited about window blinds, right? Oh yeah, pretty much most people. Perhaps I’m alone on this one? Clearly, I’m not, because young designer Natchar Sawatdichai has spotted a gap in the market and...
Wellness Clinic in Braga, Portugal by Martins Architecture Office.When it comes to clean and pure architectural interiors, things simply don’t get much better than this Oriental therapy centre & wellness clinic in Braga, Portugal designed by Martins Architecture Office. Despite the challenges of...
RYU Japanese Restaurant by Ménard Dworkind in Montreal, Canada.Montreal-based architecture & design studio Ménard Dworkind employed a contemporary design approach underpinned with a Japanese sensibility for the design of Ryù restaurant. The duo prioritised hand-worked natural materials that would...
Le Corbusier’s Paintings Exhibited in a Modernist Villa Stenersen in Oslo.Many associate Le Corbusier with the idea of the house as a machine for living – or with radical urban plans involving high-rise housing blocks and efficient traffic systems. He was obsessed with the machine. And yet his fascination with...
70 Years of Inspiring Design Heritage and Smeg is Only Getting Started with their Best Collection Yet.This year Smeg celebrates a significant milestone – their 70th birthday – marked by several exciting releases, and most notably, the Dolce Stil Novo collection which is firmly positioned at the pinnacle of domestic kitchen appliances....
Converted Loft in the Heart of Shoreditch, East London by Chan & Eayrs.This converted loft space in the heart of Shoreditch, east London, is an elegant three-bedroom apartment brought to life by young British architects Zoe Chan Eayrs and Merlin Eayrs of Chan & Eayrs. Measuring approximately 270 square metres...
