Stories On Design // Trending Terrazzo.Some people have a love/hate relationship with terrazzo. Divisive as it may be, itâs ALL love around here, baby! We canât get enough of the quirky colour combinations, the clash of materials and the sense of movement and vibrancy it...
1930s Villa Kaplansky in Antwerp, Belgium Restored by B-Architecten.Sometimes you just have to gut the place and start again. Pull out all the windows and demolish the inside. Itâs not pretty, but if the jobâs worth doing, itâs worth doing well. B-architecten, the architectural studio behind this...
Stories On Design // Old Meets New: Architecture of Renewal.We are extremely lucky to have a world filled with creative geniuses that appropriate spaces which are built in one era and transform them into a space that harmoniously incorporate a contemporary one. Be that by planning, use of material...
The Mirror of Our Nature: Immersive Multimedia Installation at the 70th Cannes Film Festival.'Lo Specchio della Nostra Natura' or âThe Mirror of Our Natureâ is an immersive multimedia experience that highlights the wonders and delights of Italian cinema. Showing at the Cannes film festival, curating a series of cinematic snap...
Charming Unfinished Character of Sala Beckett in Barcelona Refurbished by Flores & Prats.The Sala Beckett theatre transformation has been a resounding success taking an old dame gracefully into a new era whilst keeping the integrity and character of the original building. Sala Beckett is a place were the most renowned Catalan...
Architectural Marble Carvings by Matthew Simmonds.Matthew Simmonds is the artistic savant behind these exquisite carved marble sculptures. Inspired by a life-long fascination of stone buildings, and drawing on skills learnt as an architectural stone carver, Simmonds' work takes stone...
Spectacular Renovation of The National Library of France by Bruno Gaudin & Jean-François Lagneau.In 2007 Bruno Gaudin Architects were commissioned to start a major planning overhaul on the Rue de Richelieu location and complete a comprehensive modernisation of the library buildings. Whilst Gaudinâs company was responsible for the...
Barcom Terrace in Darlinghurst, Sydney by Arent&Pyke.Today we rekindle our love for the talented duo Juliette Arent and Sarah-Jane Pyke of the highly successful Sydney-based studio Arent&Pyke. Since our last interview with them in 2010 theyâve been busy. Originally built as a single...
Herero Tribe in Namibia Photographed by Jim Naughten.Namibia has had a tumultuous and violent past. One that might not at first seem synonymous with art or fashion. But that's what London based photographer Jim Naughten has done - brought conflict and costume paradoxically together. In the...
