A Sun, Underground: Mecca Coffee Foley Street by Killing Matt Woods.Is this outer space or red earth Australia? Familiar or futuristic? At Mecca Coffee Foley Street, Matt Woods has made a room that declines to define itself. Part Coober Pedy dugout, part moon landing, entirely cocooned beneath...
Studio Loho’s JonojĂ© is Strange, Sculptural & Impossible to Forget.Is it beautiful? Is it ugly? JonojĂ© refuses to settle the question — and that's what makes it so compelling. Studio Loho's new Bruges B&B runs on a push-pull between the simple and the sculptural: moments of quiet respite, then a hard...
Margherita Rui’s Symbolic Clay Installation Transforms Teatro dei Ragazzi in Torino.Margherita Rui has transformed the Teatro dei Ragazzi e dei Giovani foyer for Turin's tennis finals with an installation that speaks through archetypal symbols. The work honours Gea, the primordial mother of Greek mythology, using modular...
The Apple House by Okra Transforms a Neglected Orchard into a Community Wellbeing Hub.The Apple House transforms a forgotten orchard into a community education hub that puts material innovation to work. Conceived as a working infrastructure, it provides year-round programming that prioritises people with the least access to...
Master Ceramist Yoko Ozawa’s ‘Awaken’ Exhibition at MARS Gallery Explores Seasonal Transitions.In a captivating solo exhibition at MARS Gallery, Japanese-born master ceramist Yoko Ozawa presents 'Awaken', a collection of intricate stoneware pieces that capture the subtle transformation from winter to spring. Drawing on the Japanese...
THER Studio’s First Collection is a Curious Exploration of Opposing Mediums.Lisbon-based design studio THER explores materiality through a curious lens. A creative partnership between a talented ceramicist, Natasza Grzeskiewicz, and an accomplished woodworker, Tomás Fernandes, each designer brings a distinct set...
Digital Subculture Meets Material Research: Prophecies of Dust by Groovido.Groovido’s video-game like exhibition Prophecies of Dust delved deeper into the humble brick by showcasing a technological breakthrough in the heavy clay industry. Design duo Gianmaria Della Ratta and Georgia Gasco explore digital...
Tactile & Familiar: Holzweiler Copenhagen Flagship by Snøhetta.Snøhetta has designed the first international retail space for Norway cool-girl-fashion-brand Holzweiler, taking its unique Norwegian ethos abroad with a considered approach to materiality and experience. The space takes cues from the...
A Century-Old Seville Building Transformed into Four Apartments by Febrero Studio.This century-old townhouse in Seville was converted into four charming short-stay apartments by Febrero Studio. The final establishment is almost like a time capsule. Step into the old wing to go back in time. Step out of it to return to...
