Motel Bones, Ibiza Spirit: Inside The Whale Narooma on the NSW Far South Coast.Some hotels are designed to be photographed. The Whale has been designed for the slower business of sitting still. Opened this June in Narooma on the NSW far South Coast, the boutique hotel pulls the spirit of 1970s Ibiza up against the...
Émile Sala’s Organic 1970s Arles Villa Opens as Luca Pronzato’s Casa Ideale.Some houses are built; Villa Bank was practically dreamt into being. Émile Sala's sculptural 1970s villa near Arles banishes the straight line for curving, elliptical rooms that roll into the landscape. Heritage-listed and long the...
A Sydney RSL Institution Reimagined Without Losing Its Soul.After more than 75 years of service to veterans and the Rose Bay community, Club Rose Bay has reopened following its first major transformation since 1979. Led by Merivale with architecture and interiors by Akin Atelier, the project...
A Dual-Key Singapore Apartment Unified Into a Multigenerational Family Home.In Singapore's condominium stock, the dual-key apartment was conceived for landlords — a larger residence and a smaller studio sharing one front door, leased or occupied separately. Ascend Design was asked to reverse the logic. A...
Palm Court Energy Meets East London Grit at Conductor, 3,400 sqm Flexible Hospitality-Inspired Workspace.A workplace that makes you forget it's a workplace—that was the brief, more or less, at Conductor in Stratford, East London. Interior studio Tabitha Isobel collaborated with architect Studio Multi to transform a 3,400 sqm flexible...
When Design Hits All the Senses: Nike x Jacquemus Pop-Up at Paris Fashion Week.Random Studio's Nike x Jacquemus pop-up at Le Marais proves that the details matter. The installation celebrated the Moon Shoe revival by merging 70s gym culture with ballet studio elegance. Pommel horses, kettlebells, and ballet bars sat...
Studio Latino’s Gutsy Design Layered Over 1970s Bones in Milan.Studio Latino has transformed an 80-square-metre apartment in Milan's buzzing Nolo, where the deep blue kitchen reads like a piece of statement furniture, anchoring the open-plan space with colour and character. Rather than concealing the...
Respectful Revival: Stef Claes Transaforms a 1970s Belgian Seaside Gem.Architect Stef Claes approached this 1970s Belgian seaside house with a clear philosophy: honour what makes it special while updating for contemporary life. The bold triangular roofline, sculptural concrete fireplace, and generous...
Night Palm’s Tiffany Howell and Ellison Studios Unveil Sofa Collab Blending 70s Sensuality with 80s Decadence.Hot off the heels of their Sydney flagship opening, Ellison Studios unveils Poet—a statement sofa designed in collaboration with Night Palm's Tiffany Howell. This clever fusion of 80s decadence and 70s sensuality emerged from a creative...
