LAX Bar in Vienna by Four Artists from Austria & Germany.Taking over the former record store Schallplatten Brigitte, one of the first in Vienna dating back to 1959, LAX Bar is an homage to Adolf Loos' famed 'American Bar' conceived by four Austrian and German artists. Beyond a preserved...
Gable House in Roßleithen, Austria by mia2/Architektur.Built on a slope, on the site of a small settlement, in the alpine region of Roßleithen, Austria, sits a very simple, perfectly articulated home. It was designed to blend harmoniously with its surroundings, bringing the outside vista...
Vorm – Fellows – Attitude Installs Monumental Turd-Like Sculptures at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam.Being able to laugh at ourselves and all the things that make us human is a special, powerful kind of therapy. Taking a little of the seriousness and pomp out of contemporary art, Vienna-based artist collective Gelitin has installed a...
Loft Panzerhalle in Salzburg, Austria by Smartvoll Architects.There is no question Smartvoll Architects’ loft in the Salzburg's historic Panzerhalle, is breathtakingly beautiful. It’s the sort of space you’d give your right arm to live in. Or your left arm. Or frankly any limb capable of...
An Underground Krypt Bar by Büro KLK in Vienna, Austria.What’s cooler than a new underground bar in Austria? Accidentally discovering the stairway to a bordered-up semi-legal underground jazz club from Vienna’s jazzy 50s and 60s, and then restoring and reinventing it as new. Such was the...
Stories On Design // Sliced Architecture.Sliced Architecture is an ode to skylights, primarily, but not just your regular, run-of-the-mill skylights. Puh-lease. When has regular anything been the topic of discussion around here? Exactly! Sliced Architecture takes into account...
Oasis No. 8: Waste Heat Installation in Graz, Austria by Markus Jeschaunig.Bananas. Seems Europe is nuts for them. Statistically it’s the most popular tropical fruit in Europe and it’s available all year round in most supermarkets. But that comes at a cost - the environmental kind. It’s a cost that Markus...
Stories On Design // Fierce Fireplaces.Fireplaces are kind of a big deal. The reason we all love them so much is, not only do fireplaces provide a major focus in any room, they are also the ultimate social lubricant. So much better than a television, a lot more interactive...
‘Slow Graffiti’ Installation by Alex Da Corte at Vienna Secession.American artist Alex Da Corte creates videos, sculptures, paintings, and immersive installations with a striking cinematic quality. Exploring the formal potential of artefacts of consumer culture, Da Corte twists their immediate...
