IRO Hair Salon by Reiichi Ikeda // Osaka, Japan.

Humble materials considered beautifully, intricate patterns on the shopfront, pristine joinery pieces that double up as room dividers - these are just some of the reasons I was instantly drawn to the IRO hair salon in Osaka, Japan....

House in Fukawa by Suppose Design Office.

Located in the suburbs of Hiroshima, House in Fukawa is a grown up version of "treehouse" designed by Suppose Design Office for a young family of four. The house occupies a small block and managing to squeeze in three bedroom boxes which...

Wearable Interior.

I am completely smitten by Hiroko Nakajima's graduate collection titled "Welcome Home" in which she used interior furnishings, reminiscent of her childhood room, to create these sculptural pieces of...

‘Bang’ by Ryuji Nakamura at the CNAC LAB | Tokyo, Japan.

Some people are just too damn clever, aren't they? Seriously - would you look at these images for me? Who would have thought that a humble polyester ribbon could create such a dynamic and seductive installation piece? Well, not me! This...

House of Light.

Never thought I'd be posting about a nursery school on yellowtrace, or a child-care center as we call them here in Australia. Why? Because they are usually not very attractive to say the least. But I am quite taken by the beauty and...

Setagaya Flat | Naruse Inokuma Architects.

So... what to do you think of this Tokyo apartment renovation by Naruse Inokuma? Personally, I am struggling to find the words to express how much I love it. It is a difficult one, as this apartment is quite unconventional. Yes, well......

Design Free Thursday | I am more than my face.

I don't know about you, but I find this series of photographs absolutely hilarious. And really clever and sweet at the same time. Japanese photographer MitsukoNagone uses herself as the subject in her series 'I am more than my face : )'....

Akio Hirata’s Exhibition of Hats by Nendo | Tokyo, Japan.

Ahhhh, Nendo, Nendo, Nendo... Is there ANYTHING you people cannot do? Seriously? Your talent it almost sickening. Except, I am completely in awe and too dazzled to feel sick right now. Anyway, back to the story. What you are looking at...

Balloon Bench | Satoshi Itasaka of h220430 Studio.

Holy smokes. This has to be one of the sweetest things I've seen in AGES. First of all - how friggin gorgeous is that first photo. *Squeal!* Balloon Bench is a sculpture created by Japanese designer Satoshi Itasaka from h220430 studio....