New Line House: Studio Prineas Revives a 1960s Pettit & Sevitt Sydney Gem.In Northern Sydney's bushlands, Studio Prineas preserves the mid-century character of a Pettit & Sevitt 'Lowline' house while adapting it for contemporary family life. The project thoughtfully expands the original single-level home upward,...
A Disruptive Dance of Light and Shadow: La~De~Da Pendant by Nightworks.Nightworks Studio has unveiled a striking pendant light that dances between sculptural art and functional illumination. This latest addition to New Zealand company’s award-winning collection brings a playfulness to architectural spaces...
Hard Rock Cafe: Bloma Studio’s Caillou in Lyon’s Historic Quarter.Drawing inspiration from Albert Frey's Californian houses, Caillou café in Lyon mediates between raw rock formations and architectural elements. Bloma founders Jeremy Frenot and Julian Spagnolo have created an environment where mineral...
Meet Niels Diffrient, The Design Maverick Who Redefined the Act of Sitting.Design icon alert! Niels Diffrient—the godfather of ergonomics—didn't just create chairs, he revolutionised our relationship with sitting. His groundbreaking approach to ergonomics culminated in the Freedom chair for Humanscale,...
Bijou by the Beach: Anywhere Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects.In Bondi Beach, a 50-square-meter apartment by Brad Swartz Architects defies spatial constraints through innovative design. The Anywhere Apartment combines honest materials with sleek stainless steel elements, creating a versatile home...
A New Vision for Optical Retail: Six Six by Kennedy Nolan.Not your average trip to the optometrist. Kennedy Nolan's design for Six Six centres on a zig-zagging display wall that orients most product away from the street, encouraging unhurried discovery over forensic browsing. A largely...
An Immersive Gallery Space Transforming Surface Selection into Discovery and Reflection.Caesarstone's new Wingfield flagship is less showroom, more gallery. Designed by Studio Massive with placemaking by Studio Latitude, the 215sqm space invites architects, designers and consumers to explore Advanced Mineral and Porcelain...
A Lounge-like Jewellery Concept Store Where Fine Pieces are Served Like Drinks.For this concept jewellery store in Manly, Coffeyhallett looked to the neighbourhood bar as a spatial model. It's retail that doesn't feel like retail. A central bar, rich two-tone joinery, vintage lighting, and jewellery presented through...
This Tiny Gift Shop in Georgia Absorbs Its Entire Lakeside Setting Into Glass and Stone.Sitting lakeside at the 60-hectare Lopota Lake Resort & Spa in Kakheti, Georgia, this 48-square-metre gift shop by Studio Gypsandconcrete absorbs its waterside setting into every surface. Led by architect Lado Lomitashvili, the...
A Compact Seoul Café That Borrows the Language of the Office.Tucked into Gangnam's Seocho-dong, QDC by Indiesalon is a compact café that takes its cues from the office. The name—Quick Daily Coffee—borrows from the medical abbreviation qd (once a day), framing coffee as a ritual of productive...
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 19th Century Pub Transformed into Seven Layers of Atmosphere.Eleisha Gray's creative direction of The Waterside Hotel is rooted in production design thinking—atmosphere and sequence first, materials second. At Past/Port restaurant, colour became a shared language between Executive Chef Sarah...
Bar Monte Newstead is Studio Plenty’s Moody Ode to Post-War Italian Café Culture.Bar Monte Newstead by Studio Plenty is a moody, laneway-set Italian venue in Brisbane's inner suburb of Newstead. Drawing from post-war Italian café culture and the geometric clarity of Italian Rationalism, the studio has layered spotted...
Check In to The Lobby, Ellison Studios’ Hotel-Inspired Showroom on Chapel Street.Ellison Studios transforms Prahran's 1914 Conways Buildings into The Lobby—part showroom, part social space, all atmosphere. The space brings together the brand's growing collection, curated artworks by Hake House, and a selection of...
Studio Gypsandconcrete Wraps Lopota Lake Resort’s Reception in Memory and Materiality.At Lopota Lake Resort & Spa in Kakheti, Georgia, Studio Gypsandconcrete has designed a glass-wrapped reception space shaped by the memory of a former rose plantation. Rosewood veneer and softly blushed copper carry the site's history...
Barcelona Meets Japanese Jazz Listening Culture at Jaç Hifi Café by Isern Serra Studio.Jaç Hifi Café in Barcelona takes its cues from Japan's jazz kissa — intimate bars where the music wasn't background noise, it was the whole point. Designed by Isern Serra Studio, the interior features a walnut bar that doubles as a...
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...
Interior Designer’s Apartment Makes a Compelling Case for Quiet Power of Neutral Palette.Nikita Kostik has designed his 64m² apartment as a study in restraint, proportion, and material intelligence. Working through his practice A01 Studio, Kostik stripped the space back to a circular open plan, letting the city skyline enter...
Check In to The Lobby, Ellison Studios’ Hotel-Inspired Showroom on Chapel Street.Ellison Studios transforms Prahran's 1914 Conways Buildings into The Lobby—part showroom, part social space, all atmosphere. The space brings together the brand's growing collection, curated artworks by Hake House, and a selection of...
Inside PB Studio’s Layered, Light-Filled Take on Modernist Living in Sopot.On a steep coastal plot in Sopot, Poland, ST House is PB Studio's refined take on mid-century Californian modernism. The three-level home is defined by an exceptional material palette—Taj Mahal quartzite, travertine, green onyx, Sakura...
David Pastor Liberates a Madrid Home From Nostalgia With Colour and Light.When David Pastor first encountered this Puerta de Hierro home, its modest architecture and mature garden stirred deep nostalgia. But inside, overly divided spaces and disappointing darkness told a different story. The owner's devotion to...
A Bold, Youthful Apartment in Kazakhstan Designed for a Son on the Brink of Independence.Almaty-based studio Sdelaemremont was to design an apartment a mother would eventually hand over to her teenage son. The result is bold, warm and loaded with personality—think unexpected veneers, a mirrored cube concealing a laundry...
A Victorian Terrace Recalibrated for a Slower Way of Living by Manifold.Manifold's considered reworking of a late-Victorian South Yarra terrace is stripped back to its essentials and rebuilt around daily life. Previous renovations had fragmented the interior; here, cohesion is restored through subtle...
An Immersive Gallery Space Transforming Surface Selection into Discovery and Reflection.Caesarstone's new Wingfield flagship is less showroom, more gallery. Designed by Studio Massive with placemaking by Studio Latitude, the 215sqm space invites architects, designers and consumers to explore Advanced Mineral and Porcelain...
Inside IF Architecture’s Compact Collingwood Studio Where Every Detail Does Double Duty.In Collingwood, IF Architecture has transformed a compact 100 square metre space into their studio that doubles as a design incubator. Bold colour, galvanised steel, and inventive spatial strategies define a workplace where nothing is...
Ippolito Fleitz Group Designs a Next-Gen Workplace in China’s E-Commerce Capital.Ippolito Fleitz Group has turned a five-storey building in Hangzhou into a next-generation workplaces tailored to China's thriving e-commerce industry. The 2,200 square metre show office is designed to prove that work environments can be...
A Refined Sydney Office That Blurs the Line Between Workspace and Retreat.Located within a historic Art Deco building, this private Sydney office by Coffeyhallett trades corporate convention for something more interesting. The design team stripped a generic tenancy back to its shell, reimagining spatial planning...
What do Family Restaurants and Workplace Design Have in Common? More Than You’d Think.When Kokuyo commissioned DDAA to design a workplace centred on learning, the Tokyo studio faced a key insight: you can't manufacture curiosity. Their solution drew from Japanese family restaurants—those 24-hour establishments where...
Kennedy Nolan Trades Corporate Posturing for Human-Centred Design in Melbourne’s Law Chambers.This isn't your typical legal fitout. At 181 William Street Chambers, Kennedy Nolan created a seductive work environment where bold colour sets the scene and clever design details follow through. The 1,560-square-metre space accommodates...
