Aranya Art Center in Qinhuangdao, China by Neri&Hu.Neri&Hu, have designed the stunning Aranya art centre, set inside a seaside resort community in Qinhuangdao, China. Like an impenetrable rock, sitting firmly in the shifting environment, the exterior of the gallery is composed of concrete...
Aesop Opens Sydney Store by Snøhetta.The newly opened Aesop Pitt Street, set on a pedestrian mall in central Sydney, is the skincare company’s largest retail space to date and Norway-based firm Snøhetta’s first Australian store design. Bringing the magnitude and...
Blacksmith Provedore in Lake Mulwala, NSW by The Stella Collective.The Stella Collective was inspired by nostalgic reflections of Aussie summers in the late ‘60s and ‘70s for Blacksmith Provedore in Lake Mulwala, NSW, a destination known as a resort town away from the ‘big smoke’, synonymous with...
Menorca Experimental Hotel in Spain by Dorothee Meilichzon.The Menorca Experimental Hotel sits on 30 hectares of green, tranquil land, within a revamped 19th century ‘finca’, or agricultural estate. The whitewashed compound was carefully restored by a team of local craftsmen, under the...
Dá Licença Boutique Hotel in Estremoz, Portugal.Set in an eco-reserve outside of the historic city of Estremoz, Portugal, Dá Licença Hotel owners Vitor Borges and Franck Laigneau were hunting for their own personal holiday home when they came across a grand property. Enlisting the...
Chica Bonita in Sydney’s CBD by Studio Gram.Already operating a local institution by the beach in Manly, Chica Bonita have opened a second Mexican restaurant located in the Sydney CBD, designed by Studio Gram. The seamless interior belies the fact that the designers were working on...
Built with Brickworks: Sydney Rail Operations Centre by Jacobs & Smart Design Studio.The Rail Operations Centre for Sydney Trains by Smart Design Studio and Jacobs is a vast award-winning structure. Red brick facades from Bowral bricks define the building with two arched openings spanning forty and forty-five metres...
Superette International Boutique in Auckland, New Zealand by DesignOffice.DesignOffice looked to create a layered and materially rich interior for the new Superette International store in Auckland, respecting the raw appeal and volume of the existing warehouse space while adding subtle depth through new,...
Porter’s Paints Launches Smooth Impasto & Colour Collection 16.The new Smooth Impasto paint collection by Porter's features 44 rich and textured colours with a velvety matte finish. As well as colour, the focus is on application, characterised by a lack of uniformity with distinct layering and subtle...
