Design – ᐅ International Architecture & Design Awards 2023

ADC on August 9, 2023

PNY Burger restaurant, Nantes, France – ADC

Opening their 14th PNY Burger restaurant in Nantes, France, is part of the continuous learning process, that the owners, long term friends Graffi Rathamohan and Rudy Guénaire, have embraced. They opened their first PNY Burger (for Paris New York) at rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis in Paris in 2012. And the road...

ADC on August 7, 2023

Embodying Polished Essentialism, Formafantasma for Quadrodesign’s Open-Air Shower Celebrates Pure Sensation – ADC

Warm light, soft breeze, birdsong in the distance. A gentle stream of water spritzing sun-kissed skin. To shower in the open is to indulge in nature. As our planet’s vital resource, water is an element that those of us with the privilege of free access tend to take for granted....

ADC on August 3, 2023

Furniture designer Frederik Fialin: On playfulness, experimentation, and never being categorized – ADC

The Danish-born Berlin-based designer Frederik Fialin makes bold yet playful minimalist furniture from hard-wearing, often recycled materials. He relishes the juxtaposition he creates in his pieces, combining elements such as dark construction steel with bright velour padding. Though classically trained as a cabinet maker, Fialin is constantly pushing boundaries and...

ADC on July 9, 2023

Tree-like Columns Show The Craftsmanship Inside This Riverside Pavilion

Design practice firm JK-AR has shared photos of a riverside pavilion in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, which they recently completed that aims to reinvent East Asian timber architecture. Before the city was urbanized, the riverside was surrounded by bamboo forests. Inspired by this lost scene and memory of the city, the...

ADC on July 6, 2023

In Conversation: Christian+Jade on Exploring the Secret Life of Wood with Dinesen – ADC

Living organism, raw material, coveted commodity. From the forest through the trees to the floorboards we stand on, wood’s many facets make it a material of inherent tensions. When Christian+Jade, the Copenhagen-based design studio of Christian Hammer Juhl and Jade Chan, began to question why no two pieces of wood...

ADC on June 27, 2023

A Pair Of Wellness Cabins Perched Among The Trees

June 27, 2023 Thirtyone Design + Management has shared photos of a pair of green wellness cabins that they have completed for the Grand Hotel Timeo in Taormina, Italy. Designed as part of the hotel’s celebration of the iconic property’s 150-year anniversary, the cabins unveil a partnership with Dior, where...

ADC on June 22, 2023

Nicolene Van Der Walt's Wooden Objects Combine Artistic Freedom With Craftsmanship – ADC

Nicolene Van der Walt is a designer, artist, and woodworker who carefully crafts objects made of solid wood. Characterized by her minimalist aesthetic and repetition of geometric forms, Van der Walt designs equally functional and sculptural pieces. Through her background in fine arts and her traditional training in carpentry, her...

ADC on May 30, 2023

ADC Meets BOIR: Crafting Inventions To Highlight The Rich Culinary Culture Of The Mediterranean – ADC

An essential condiment and the indisputable treasure of the sea, salt is a ubiquitous ingredient in our daily lives. But, has the thought of harvesting your own salt ever crossed your mind? For the past years, interdisciplinary Croatian studio BOIR has cherished the time-honored tradition of salt harvesting with their...