Glory Days at Bondi Pavilion by COX.Conceived in a lockdown as a love letter to lazy summer days, Glory Days is Bondi’s answer to the nostalgic European holidays us Australians adore. Not another tourist café, but rather a space that expresses the duality of the city...
Contrasts of Starkness and Maximalism: EP Yaying by Franklin Azzi Architecture.Working with the collaborative duo Franklin Azzi and Serge Reffieux, Chinese ready-to-wear label EP Yaying is now armed with a new blueprint for all their future locations. Taking an old colonial house in Shanghai and renovating it...
Bio-Resin Dream: AGNSW Sydney Modern Building Gallery Shop by Akin Atelier.Designed by Akin Atelier, the Gallery Shop at AGNSW’s Sydney Modern building is an immersive first-of-its-kind bio-resin installation, developed in collaboration with surfboard designer Hayden Cox. Fluid contours of striated bio-resin...
Bonnie Bar & Restaurant in Paris by Jordane Arrivetz.Bonnie bar and restaurant, designed by Jordane Arrivetz, offers a new perspective of Paris with a breathtaking panorama. The interior has a space-age edge, with rounded forms and psychedelic accents. Chubby tan leather couches sit atop a...
A Zany Experiment with Colour: Madrid Apartment by Sierra + De La Higuera.This Sierra + De La Higuera-designed Madrid apartment gleams like a vibrant jewel box, courtesy of the traditional Moroccan zellige tiles that characterise the various spaces: the terraces and living room are underpinned by a linear yellow...
Between Fiction & Reality: Serena Confalonieri’s Site-specific Installation in Turin.Serena Confalonieri has designed a new site-specific installation named VolĂ©e at Teatro dei Ragazzi in Turin for the Nitto ATP Finals tennis tournament. The installation imagines a nature that invades the theatre’s foyer. A floral...
Material Research: RĂcino Lamps by EstĂşdio RAIN.Brazilian design studio EstĂşdio Rain has developed RĂcino, a series of lamps that filter light with plant-based polyurethane made from castor oil. With an almost incorporeal appearance, the collection elevates the natural aesthetic...
Casa Olivar by Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo.Rescued from a ruined state and a turbulent past, Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo bring new life to this once derelict apartment in the heart of Madrid. Adding layers, rewriting history and generating new memories, the duo draw attention...
Architectural Microsurgery: Loft Study House in Bilbao by Acha Zaballa.Acha Zaballa Arquitects have developed a prototype loft in the city of Bilbao that seeks to transform unused ground floor retail spaces into social housing. The home underwent a series of “microsurgery” interventions and stylistic...
