DS-707 Seating System by Philippe Malouin for De Sede.The flowing, soft transitions of Philippe Malouin’s DS-707 modular seating for De Sede combines the postmodern era of Swiss furniture design with the clear, open structures of brutalism – the key source of inspiration for the...
Original Feelings Yoga Studio Berlin by Some Place Studio.The concept of flow – a term used in yoga practice to describe a sense of fluid movement and meditation – is the driving force behind Original Feelings studio in Berlin. The interior manifests flow through extended, smooth transitions...
Architectural Garden of Eden: The Island by Clément Lesnoff-Rocard.A refuge that feels worlds away from La Defense, Paris’ business district, architects Clément Lesnoff-Rocard and Gil Percal have designed a family home that looks inward to its garden and elements within nature to create The Island is a...
Abstract City: The Satori Harbour Library by Wutopia Lab.An abstract ship with a bright red sail and the sound of waves are just two of the surreal elements in this abstract city created by Wutopia Lab. Designed as a library for employees to take pause, the interior unfolds with 2,000 square...
High Design: Alchemy Cannabis Dispensary in Toronto by Studio Paolo Ferrari.Alchemy is transforming the future of cannabis with the opening of Canada’s first highly immersive cannabis retail store in the heart of downtown Toronto. Designed by Paolo Ferrari, Alchemy’s innovative licensed flagship rejects staid...
Drunk on Materiality: Inns Whiskey Bar in Chengdu, China by Wooton Designers.Behind the sleek and mysterious entrance on an unassuming street in Chengdu, China an absorbing whiskey bar transports visitors to the inside of a copper still. Sinuous walls and curved arches in amber hues engulf patrons in the cavernous...
Maison Margiela Introduces New Store Concept by Studio Anne Holtrop with London Flagship.At Maison Margiela Bruton Street store in London, the defining structures of architecture – walls and columns – appear as detached objects. Artisanal furnishings reflect and alter ideas of familiarity. Recognizable shapes skew in form,...
Community Empowerment via Urban Development: Presence in Hormuz 02, Iran by ZAV Architects.Tehran-based ZAV Architects’ multipurpose cultural residence comprises vibrant rammed earth domes that form part of a broader social and cultural initiative on Hormuz Island in Iran. Dubbed “Presence on Hormuz”, the series of...
Aesop Paddington by Clare Cousins Architects.Aesop’s relocated Paddington store, designed by the brand’s long term collaborator Clare Cousins Architects, celebrates Sydney’s aquatic passion. The elegant scheme tells the story of the city’s intimate relationship with the water...
