Build Less, Build Better: Modernist Restraint and Japanese Design in North London.Not every renovation needs to get bigger to get better. Studio Hagen Hall's Heion House in Islington proves that the most considered move is sometimes the one you don't make. By working entirely within the original footprint of a Grade-II...
Architect’s London Apartment is Part Home, Part Material Experiment.EBBA director Benni Allan has turned his London apartment into a design lab wrapped in douglas fir. Living with Timber tests how affordable materials can be finished to last, while functioning as a gallery for collected objects and...
A Performance-focused Workspaces with Wellness Facilities for Small Businesses in Cologne.After years of offices trying to replicate home comfort, Valentyns shifts focus back to performance. Located in a 1960s Cologne building overlooking the River Rhine, the workspace by architect Thomas van den Valentyn spans 2,100 square...
Common Breads: MA Studio’s Fresh Take on Lebanese Street Food in London.A new London bakery by MA Studio, Common Breads brings the flavours and atmosphere of Beirut's streets to the UK capital. Inspired by the traditional Levantine bread Kaak, this immersive space near Victoria Station blends Lebanese...
Mayfair Residence by Child Studio.Child Studio was commissioned to create a residence for a London-based hotelier and restaurateur, with particular attention paid to the spaces to dine, host parties and entertain. Tucked away in a historic mews courtyard in the heart of...
Child Studio Transforms Belgravia Townhouse into Cubitts Eyewear Store.Inspired by the pioneering designer Eileen Gray, Child Studio’s Belgravia store for eyewear brand Cubbits is imagined as a contemporary interpretation of a classic drawing room. The interior features a series of bespoke display shelving...
Liquid Geology: CAN’s Experimental Material Research Launches a Debut Table Collection.Inspired by rugged coastal scenery and underwater deep-sea landscapes, this otherworldly collection with super-thin steel on chunky bases hints at looking through the tables through a watery lens, or a cross-section of a mountainous...
British Eyewear Brand’s Nostalgic Leeds Store by Child Studio.London-based design practice Child Studio has completed another store for the British spectacle makers Cubitts. Located within an ornate Victorian shopping arcade in Leeds, the interiors evoke nostalgia while paying homage to the design...
Cubitts Soho Eyewear Store by Child Studio.Child Studio's design for British spectacle-maker Cubitts Soho store references underground venues and subcultures that emerged in this buzzing London district, once notorious for its adult cinemas and sex shops. Walls are clad in...
