A Trip to Italy: Enoteca Boccaccio by Mim Design.Mim Design transports us to Italy with Enoteca Boccaccio, a multi-generational family owned and run Italian wine bar in the Melbourne suburb of Balwyn, set above the 60 year old Boccaccio Cellars. Within the compact 120 square metre...
Bronze & Beeswax Collection by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance.Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance and his team at Made in Situ have unveiled a set of organic and minimalist bronze candle holders and beeswax candles, developed in conjunction with a group of master craftsmen across Portugal. A homage to the...
Four Elements Collide: Yugen Dining by Architects EAT.Designed over three long yet rewarding years, this Melbourne restaurant by Architects EAT encapsulates a harmonious relationship between the four elements—earth, fire, wind and water. There are small details depicting the earth's central...
Smoke Without Fire: Smoked Room in Madrid by Astet Studio.Whoever coined the term ‘smoke without fire’ could well have lunched last at Madrid’s latest haunt designed by Astet. With its charcoal passages, sculpted black doors, dark brick backdrops, and chandeliers that look like lava balls,...
Reinstated Splendour: Historic Apartment in Gdansk by Akurat.At the end of the hallway of this Gdańsk apartment renovated by Akurat sits the golden kitchen island that feels closer to a piece of furniture than a separate room within a room. Its triangular brass-covered shape makes sense of a highly...
Perception, Perspective and Reflection: Ordinary Miracles by Rive Roshan.Rive Roshan returned to Dutch Design Week with Ordinary Miracles, an immersive exhibition that plays with perception, perspective and reflection. Held at LOADS 040 in Eindhoven, the artistic studio presented both sculptural objects and a...
Stories on Design: Captivating Curtains.Have you ever taken a moment to consider the power of the curtain? Far from mundane, the humble textile “structure” has the power to radically alter our perception of space and shape our architecture. From the unconventional,...
Familiar & Futuristic: The Glass Cabin by Mjölk Architekti.Mjölk architekti have completed a renovation of a 130-year-old cottage in Czech Republic’s Jizera Mountains with a glass extension. The home oscillates between familiar and futuristic, with the unusual layout capturing a multitude of...
Harmonious Contradiction: MASA and Sotheby’s Debut Collaboration.The first collaboration between Mexico City-based MASA Galeria and Sotheby’s, Harmonious Contradiction presents eight contemporary artists producing polished bronze and brass floor works for MASA. These extraordinary contemporary pieces...
