Salt Salon Borough Proves Commercial Spaces Can Be Cultural Destinations Too.Unknown Works has reimagined the hair salon experience with Salt Salon Borough, transforming a Victorian warehouse into a three-level sonic playground. From roboformed steel speakers to half-tonne suspended mirrors, every element serves...
A.B. Lafitte Creates Moody Fig-Toned Sanctuary for Tulsa’s Silk Salon.TJ Woodberry isn't messing around. Her new Silk Salon in Tulsa's historic Greenwood District is a 204-square-metre statement that luxury beauty spaces can—and should—centre Black women. Located where Black Wall Street once thrived, the...
Graphic Precision: Atelier HA’s Colourful Pigalle Apartment.Atelier HA transforms a modest Pigalle apartment into a study of graphic precision and colour confidence. The design strategy focuses on two key interventions: a dramatically graphic kitchen with lacquered fronts and patterned tiles, and a...
At Above The Clouds Melbourne Store, Pattern Explores Restraint as a Form of Richness.Above The Clouds' Melbourne expansion showcases Pattern Studio at their most considered. The young practice has refined their signature "unexpected dualities" theme into something more nuanced for the Collins Street store. It's retail...
Studio Manifold’s Design Double-Header in Melbourne’s Collingwood.In a heritage-listed building on Collingwood's Peel Street, Studio Manifold has designed two distinct but philosophically aligned projects I can only describe as a design double-header. Mane, a gender-fluid retail experience, and Two Birds...
Terrazzo, Steel, and Memory: Reimagining Caccia Dominioni’s Legacy in Milan.What would Caccia Dominioni do if redesigning his own work for today's living? This question guided Tenet's renovation of a 100-square-metre apartment in Milan's Mondelli building. The transformation preserves key elements from the 1961...
Mathias Kiss’ Latest Exhibition is a Critical Examination of Our Aesthetic Addictions.The latest exhibition from French-Hungarian artist Mathias Kiss, transforms his Paris studio basement into a dystopian mise-en-scène examining beauty standards and digital narcissism. The white cube environment showcases Kiss's blend of...
Studio Doherty’s South Yarra House Celebrates Mindful Design.When Studio Doherty took on this South Yarra project, what began as a decorative refresh of a 1930s home evolved into a much more comprehensive project. Working within the existing footprint, the team created a sophisticated family home...
In Madrid, a Modern Studiolo Bridges Renaissance History with Contemporary Living.Hanghar Eduardo Mediero transforms his 1970s Madrid apartment with a deep green studiolo that serves both as furniture and contemplative space. Industrial materials and Renaissance architecture references merge to create a unique living...
