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December 10, 2019
December 10, 2019 Photography ©NAARO MEAN* (Middle East Architecture Network) was recently commissioned by DIFC to create a sculptural installation in Dubai, that showcases 3d printing and uses a polymer made from discarded water bottles. The design of the pavilion creates an experience for the visitor that’s reminiscent of walking through an abstracted botanical form. […]
December 9, 2019
We’ve moved!… ‘The Cool Hunter Store’, our antidote to those tedious shopping experiences, can now be found on Coventry Street in South Melbourne AND as a pop-store in Fitzroy’s buzzing Brunswick Street (Until 5th Jan 2020). For those not familiar with our store or past pop-up spaces, imagine a retail-gallery hybrid, a place where you […]
December 4, 2019
December 4, 2019 Design studio SOFTlab, has recently unveiled ‘Spectral Grove’, a permanent outdoor public art installation, that’s located at the entrance of Pivot Park in West Philadelphia. Commissioned by developer Wexford Science + Technology, the University City Science Center, and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, ‘Spectral Grove’ marks the parks entrance by inviting visitors to […]
November 4, 2019
AntiStatics Architecture has designed a bamboo tower installation named “Woven Grove”, that was exhibited at Design China Beijing 2019. The installation is an exploration of the inherent material behaviors of bamboo and has been inspired by the craft-based practice of weaving. Photography by Design China As the properties of bamboo are highly pliable and flexible, […]
October 22, 2019
In this ‘Villa Series’ commissioned exclusively for The Cool Hunter, digital artist Massimo Colonna draws inspiration from the architectural styles of the Italian peninsular through the ages as he reimagines his successful ‘Pool Series’ from early 2019. ‘The Villa’ collection of digital pieces again features the pool as the ultimate symbol of luxury, wealth and […]
September 27, 2019
In many cultures, weddings are colourful affairs with costume changes and other colour-adding traditions dating back hundreds of years. In the Westernized world, however, weddings usually bring up visions of a lacy white bride and a black-suited groom. Lots of white flowers, gauze and princessy embellishments. Weddings are big business with various sources reporting that […]
September 24, 2019
September 24, 2019 Photography by NAARO Commissioned by Texas Tech University to design a permanent sculpture in Lubbock, Texas, MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY has created the Zephyr Pavilion, a windswept canopy that offers a shaded passage through the courtyard of the Honors Residence Hall. Photography by NAARO Four densely striped columns expand into bridging arcs, […]
September 23, 2019
Photography ©Tonu Tunnel Gwyllim Jahn and Cameron Newnham of Fologram, an Australian start-up building AR software for the design and construction industry, together with Soomeen Hahm Design, architect and computational designer Igor Pantic, and Format Engineers, have collaborated to create ‘Steampunk’, a modern curved wood pavilion. Photography ©Evert Palmets Created as part of the 5th […]
August 28, 2019
Six years have elapsed since we last had the pleasure of visiting one of Italy’s most exclusive and best-kept secrets, Castello Di Reschio, way back in 2013 . With so much time having passed we were excited and curious to see just how this estate had evolved over the intervening years. To briefly recap, Castello Di […]
August 27, 2019
This series of glass fruit explores a familiar ornament of another era and reimagines it in a new form. Through the skilled process of glass casting, the artist pays homage to the blown glass fruit makers, and their collectors, from the 1960’s. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted with the heaviness of the […]
July 29, 2019
Perianth Hotel is a neo-modernist boutique hotel in central Athens, Greece. It occupies a five-storey building from the 1930s and has only 38 rooms. The hotel was designed by the Greek firm K-Studio. Near Agia Eirini square The hotel stands by the Byzantine-era Agia Eirini square, in a lively neighbourhood of cafes, bars and restaurants. […]
September 27, 2018
Aman Tokyo was the first resort by Aman Resorts set in the heart of a city. Its design is the work of the Australian architect Kerry Hill, and a review by Bill Tikos for The Cool Hunter describes a stay in a top-floor suite as something closer to a spa retreat in the sky than […]
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