Christopher Boots on the Synergies Between Food and Lighting in Collaboration with Gaggenau.“I feel the synergies with food and lighting can’t be separated”, says Melbourne-based industrial designer Christopher Boots. He was approached by Gaggenau to create a unique lighting display for their Melbourne showroom to coincide...
Green Massage in Shanghai by Vermilion Zhou Design Group.Vermilion Zhou Design Group has created Green Massage in Shanghai’s Huangpu Qu district to emulate the mysterious beauty of the moon. Upon entering, clients are thrust into the depths of a different, calmer world. Continuously curving...
Otherworldly Jiyu Spa in Shanghai by Hip-Pop Design.Influenced by Freud, Chinese studio Hip-Pop Design has imagined Jiyu Spa in Shanghai as a distinctively different example of wellness interiors. This highly imaginative project is presented an entirely artificial environment in an urban...
Utter Space Photography Studio in Beijing by Cun Design.A hunk of textured stone sits at the base of a cascading canyon of suspended shapes. This is the first image one is confronted with upon entering Cun Design’s Utter Space Photography Studio in Beijing. The entrance is theatrical,...
Living Archive: An AI Performance Experiment by Ben Cullen Williams for Studio Wayne McGregor.In a world where technology is sleek, neat and, on a good day, obedient, Ben Cullen Williams’ AI performance experiment, challenges us to see the machine as much more than a servant to our needs. Living Archive sees the fusion of tech...
U.LAB Atelier in Seoul by Design Studio U.LAB.U.Lab design studio transformed a 1931 former rice mill in Seoul into their own Atelier, driven by the concept that shady spaces, neither too dark nor too bright, amplify imagination and creativity. Lighting was the most important...
Bosco Mishka Bar in Moscow by Sundukovy Sisters.Set on Moscow’s Red Square, Bosco Mishka cocktail bar has been overhauled by Sundukovy Sisters. Located within the 19th century building that houses the iconic GUM shopping center, the sisters took a minimalist approach that looked to...
Egg of the Universe South Eveleigh Yoga Studio by Brewer Architects.Since one yoga studio at the new Egg of the Universe South Eveleigh location couldn’t have windows, Brewer Architects employed a jewellery box-inspired design, cladding the walls, floor and ceiling in plywood suspended on a series of...
Rose Street Residence in Fitzroy, Melbourne by Fieldwork.We indulge in a supremely clever transformation of a former, yes – umm, brothel. This cunning Residential Alterations & Additions project saw Fieldwork Architecture add a new dwelling to the rear of the existing 6-metre-wide terrace....
