Transparency Matters: Furniture, Lighting & Art Collection by Draga & Aurel.Como-based duo Draga Obradovic and Aurel Basedow of Draga & Aurel have presented their new collection âTransparency Mattersâ for Milan Design Week 2019, their first solo presentation at Salone del Mobile in a decade. Spanning...
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 âTo The Moon and Backâ 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 2019âs standouts, Studiopepe took literal and conceptual inspiration from artisanal materials for their manifesto project, dubbed âLes Arcanistes â The Future is Un/Writtenâ. The large...
Extraordinary Underwater Restaurant in Lindesnes, Norway by Snøhetta.Oslo-based firm Snøhetta have completed Europeâs first ever underwater restaurant in Norway. Appropriately named âUnderâ, the 495sqm monolith is submerged 5-and-a-half metres below the oceanâs surface. Inspired by a sunken...
Library House (Casa Biblioteca) in Vinhedo, Brazil by Atelier Branco.Casa Biblioteca or âLibrary Houseâ by Sao Paolo-based architects Atelier Branco Arquitetura is set in the small forest town of Vinhedo. A private commission for a Brazilian philosopher, the design revolved around fulfilling a brief for...
Melt Collection by nendo for WonderGlass: In Conversation with Christian Mussati.Wonderglass have collaborated with nendo on a new collection, Melt. We caught up with Christian Mussati during his visit to Living Edge in Sydney for his insight on the collaboration, and on what constitutes excellent design. Watching...
House in Estrela, Lisbon, Portugal by Aires Mateus.The sheer concrete facades of Estrela House stand out amongst the slightly ramshackle homes that surround it, on a suburban street in the Portuguese capital Lisbon. Adding to the non-tradition, local architects Aires Mateus included a...
Organic Brutalism: Haight Fashion Store in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by MNMA Studio.Brazil-based architects MNMA Studio have completed a retail store for fashion brand Haight in the beachside suburb of Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, and the entire project is a how-to in organic brutalism. Faced with a challenging layout and...
House in Seville, Spain by Harald SchoĚnegger & Inmaculada GonzaĚlez.Architects Harald SchoĚnegger and Inmaculada GonzaĚlez restored a historical block in Seville as a contemporary family home for themselves, built around a central courtyard. An aged steel spiral staircase winds up across all four levels,...