Bricks Decoded: From Humble Material to Sculptural Device.Over the last few decades, bricks have become art in all their wonderful simplicity, and are being seen as more than only a conventional, sturdy building material. Architects, artist and creatives from around the world have explored...
Giants with Dwarf by Stephan Hürlemann for horgenglarus.‘Riesen mit Zwerg’—or ‘Giants with Dwarf’—is Swiss architect and designer Stephan Hürlemann’s menagerie of towering creatures, cleverly fashioned out of dusty antique chairs and tables from the depths of the horgenglarus...
BRUT Collective of Six Emerging Belgian Designers Debuts In Milan.Made up of a group of emerging designers from Belgium, BRUT Collective revealed their first set of collectable design pieces at Salone last month. BRUT Collective's name is an acronym for ‘bold movements and emotions beyond...
House with a Guest Room in Taree NSW by Andrew Power.For Melbourne-based architect Andrew Power, proportion and arrangement are paramount—simple, uncomplicated proportions can be powerful forces of design, creating serene environments out of even the most common of spaces. For this...
Jinsik Kim’s Functional Sculptures Combine Design, Installation & Art Direction.Seoul-based designer and sculptor Jinsik Kim is interested in the borderline between art and design, but also the boundaries between life, objects and people. He opened Studio JINSIK KIM in 2013, and the heart of his oeuvre is centred upon...
Ishizuka Restaurant in Melbourne by Russell & George.Ishizuka Restaurant is a new addition to Melbourne’s Bourke Street, and a welcome addition to its expansive, exciting culinary scene. Led by Acclaimed chef Tomotaka Ishizuka, the eponymous 16-seat dinner opened in January and is...
Lifestyle Academy in Shanghai, China by Mur Mur Lab.Shanghai-based studio Mur Mur Lab seems to have a fondness for futuristic, ultramodern retail spaces. Their work is centred on creating playful shopping destinations, which capture a sense of theatre and escapism – those elements of...
Rural Meets Contemporary at Bejing Cottage Refurbishment by Christian Taeubert + Sun Min.First built in the 1970s, the home was left unoccupied and forgotten when its owners shipped off to the heart of the city. Beijing-based architect, Christian Taeubeut’s idea was to maintain the rustic identity of the house, but to layer...
In Our Image: Fragmented Sculptures of Humankind.We survey our favourite artists who are creating marble portraits and classical spinoffs that show off the human form, but also our fragmented, flawed nature—and the complicated, cracked, and crooked world we live in. Spanish...
