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October 28, 2021
The island of Mallorca has seen its fair share of what we call invasive luxury architecture but there are also many beautiful exceptions that reference local materials and techniques and incorporate them into a modernist, minimalist whole. Casa Fly is a perfect example of this, designed in 2017 and completed in 2020 by Bratislava, Slovakia-based […]
October 26, 2021
Architect Barry Condon of Condon Scott Architects has completed a small home in Wanaka, New Zealand. The homeowners wanted a home that would reflect the compact and cleverly designed nature of Japanese houses. The home is completely covered in warm cedar shingles, which have the added benefit of being low maintenance. The floorplan is tight […]
October 25, 2021
Architecture firm Dersyn Studio Co. has recently completed Turtle Bay @Hua-Hin, a small eco-lodge in a seaside area in Thailand. The lodge includes an organic eatery, chef’s table, café, a workshop area, local artisan’s souvenir shop, as well as homestay-style lodging. Existing large trees and a lotus pond were incorporated into the design, while the […]
October 24, 2021
October 24, 2021 Panos Sakkas and Foteini Setaki of design studio The New Raw, has created a limited edition of their Ermis chair, which has been crafted from the waste material of their in-house production facilities in Rotterdam. The New Raw does a lot of research by design, which by nature, is very wasteful. Everything […]
October 20, 2021
October 20, 2021 SkLO, a studio that designs and manufactures handblown glass lighting and objects, has created the Hold sconce and pendant light. Respecting the richness of glass as an organic material and the historical craft tradition it embodies, the designers, with a studio in California, worked with their team of master glassblowers in the […]
October 18, 2021
Located near the ancient Xi’an City Wall’s Yongning (South) Gate in Xi’an, the new HEYTEA café is aiming to connect the past with the present. This is nothing new as pretty much every café project coming out of China right now reveals similar aspirations. Designers trip over themselves talking about emerging lifestyles and historical metaphors, […]
October 16, 2021
The three-bedroom, three-bathroom Hamptons residence has many of the features of a traditional clapboard barn, but it is in fact only a few years old. The owner of the house is antique collector and seller, interior designer Michael Del Piero, who with architect Kathryn Fee, created this finely balanced hybrid. The property, overlooking a golf […]
October 7, 2021
Blue Bottle Coffee the American chain established by musician James Freeman in California in 2002, has opened its first permanent store in Osaka, Japan. Now owned by the global consumer-brand giant Nestle, the chain opened its first three Japanese stores in 2015 in Tokyo and it now has about 20 stores in total in Japan. […]
October 6, 2021
Finding a gift for an interior designer, architect, or design lover can sometimes be a difficult task, so we’ve put together a collection of more than 50 gift ideas to make your life easier. Let’s take a look at the various gifts we’ve found ranging from fashion and home decor to kitchenware and stationery. Style […]
October 4, 2021
One of Hong Kong’s newest restaurants, Estro was created by such a level of celebrated talent that it could have been a problematic enterprise and a painful process. Michelin-star chef Antimo Maria Merone, multiple award-winning restaurant operator, founder and CEO of JIA, Yenn Wong, and highly acclaimed architect and designer André Fu, each have an […]
September 24, 2021
The brand-new Pera Perou villas are located on the mountainous, sun-baked Kefalonia, an island in the Ionian Sea, west of mainland Greece. With its colourful history stretching all the way back to antiquity and beyond, Kefalonia offers a dreamy and magical backdrop for this small, secluded resort. Athens-born owner and designer Kleoniki Androni has always been […]
September 12, 2021
Berlin-based designer Michael Hilgers has created COBBO, a modern single bed designed for student housing, small apartments, and guest rooms. Designed for furniture manufacturer OTTO, the bed has a simple Nordic-inspired design with solid oak legs and white storage cabinets that are located above the sleeping area. The opposite side of the bed is a […]
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