Designer Maximilian Eicke’s Eccentric Home in Bali.For most of us, quarantine was a time of baking extravaganzas, newfound hobbies and pyjama-clad Zoom calls. But in Maximilian Eicke's case, the isolation was a little more life-changing. The German-born designer, who shuttles between The...
Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel by Kelly Wearstler.The corner of LA’s 11th and Broadway is a glittering pastiche of fashion boutiques, sports complexes and Deco architecture. So the fact that the Downtown LA Proper Hotel still manages to take pride of place here, is a bit of a minor...
Barefoot Luxury Jackpot: Kisawa Sanctuary Mozambique by NJF Design.Benguerra Island in Mozambique harbours many rare gems: Virgin shorelines, freshwater lakes, savannah and forest, tropical flora and fauna, and spectacular dive sites, to name a few. So when you find them all in one place, as in the case...
A Pink Apartment in Udine by Cristina Celestino.Before its redesign, this apartment in Udine would have been that pot-bellied uncle constantly out of breath. Simply put, it was in sorry shape—and it badly needed a facelift. Thus twirled in Milanese designer Cristina Celestino, with...
Hôtel des Académies et des Arts in Paris by Lizée-Hugot.In the time capsule that is Montparnasse, art can be seen everywhere. On buildings. Inside them. On walls and ceilings and doors and windows. And in the case of The Hôtel des Académies et des Arts, in its past, present and future. The...
West Block Twin Terrace in Melbourne by Brahman Perera.In the heart of old Melbourne, sits an 1860s house that blends right into its surroundings. Originally constructed as a boarding house, it is slim in its build and vernacular in its appearance. But the interior is a surprising antithesis....
A Rapunzel-style Apartment in St. Petersburg by Tim Veresnovsky.On the top floor of a palatial apartment enclave in St. Petersburg, hides a Rapunzel-like bolthole with a 22-meter ceiling. But unlike the doorless tower in the fairytale, this apartment by interior designer Tim Veresnovsky has no shortage...
A Modernist-Meets-Modern Home in Warsaw by Paradowski Studio.Set in one of Warsaw's most happening neighbourhoods, this apartment—designed by Paradowski Studio—is a home of old and new, of metals and mattes, of black and white and colour existing on the same spectrum. It’s here that modernist...
Architectural Rebirth: Castle-Turned-Convent in Corsica by Amelia Tavella Architects.Amelia Tavella has restored the 1,000-square-metre castle-turned-convent dating back to 1480. The crown jewel of the modern-day structure is, hands down, the copper skin cast over the original stone facade, taking care not to cover it...
