Two Cork Houses in Palafrugell, Costa Brava by López Rivera Architects.Two houses rest upon a sloping site both completely immersed in the dense woodland of Palafrugell, Spain. Wrapped in cork panels, these stealthy structures mirror the stippled texture and mottled grey tones of surrounding slender pine and...
Plywood House in Palma de Mallorca, Spain by SMS Arquitectos.Spanish studio SMS Arquitectos have delved deeply into the construction process of this terrace home in Palma de Mallorca, exploring the craft of plywood manufacturing - a traditional process of the Spanish island. The use of CNC...
Fruit Salad Handmade Cement Tiles by Juju Papers.Avery Thatcher wanted to bring the complexity and ornamentation of a handmade mosaic into a room without requiring a complicated installation....
WRECK: Bentu Design’s Regeneration Experiment of Everday Ceramics Waste in Chaozhou, China.BENTU went deep into the daily-use ceramics industry in Chaozhou, China, and tried to reveal the disintegration of culture behind this ancient city with huge commercial value and industrial...
The Material Space: Davidpompa Opens New Showroom in Mexico City.Metal bars, rough multicoloured copper, raw brass and big rocks fill Davidpompa's new showroom. Raw metal surfaces and stones reflect the brand's affinity for honest materials, creating a space with a conceptual layout, overlapping planes...
15 Clerkenwell Close in London by Amin Taha Architects + GROUPWORK.To fully appreciate the ruinous formation of 15 Clerkenwell Close by Amin Taha & GROUPWORK, we must first understand the compelling past of the site in which it sits. In its place was once an 11th-century limestone Norman abbey that was...
Fibonacci Stone Announces an End to Lead-Time Frustrations & Releases Another Series of New Colours.If you’re keeping tabs on Fibonacci and recall our earlier article in which we explained there would be more to come from the Australian terrazzo stone company, here's an inside scoop on their latest collection updates. You're...
ISTORIA Hotel in Santorini, Greece by Interior Design Laboratorium.A deserted private residence neighbouring a deep blue patch of the Aegean Sea was transformed into a boutique hotel for travellers with eclectic taste, inspired by luminous images of the Mediterranean locations....
Colourful, Geometric Small Furniture Pieces by Antwerp-based Nortstudio.Antwerp-based Nortstudio focuses on the design of small furniture and lighting pieces through an exploration of new techniques and interesting colour combinations. Unafraid to experiment and push boundaries, always in search of the...