Stories On Design // Mesmerising Mirrors in Art & Architecture.The magic of mirrors has played a theme role in our childhood stories - from mirrors on walls used by wicked step mothers to portals to step through into different worlds. Much like the world of childhood fairytales, todays Story is...
Prazeres Building in Lisbon, Portugal by Aurora Arquitectos.Portuguese studio Aurora Arquitectos frequently came across a dilemma when designing and intervening in apartment buildings: in order to have a garden, one must renounce the view, and in turn, to have a view it means being relegated to an...
Milan Design Week 2017 Survival Kit & Our Updated Must-See Milan Travel Itinerary.We are sharing some tips for the upcoming Salone del Mobile including our must-see Milan travel itinerary - from hotels, restaurants, bars & site seeing. If you’re heading to Milan Design Week 2017 this April (or heading to Milan at...
Second Home Co-Working Space in Lisbon by SelgasCano Features 1,000 Plants.Designed by award-winning Spanish architects Selgascano, Second Home Lisboa's jungle-like interior is bursting with vivid colours and abundance of...
MullenLowe Ad Agency Office in Winston-Salem, US by TPG Architecture.There’s a reason we all want to work in advertising agencies. And it’s not just because of the uber-cool clothes they get to wear. Rather, it’s because of fit outs like this. Who doesn’t want to work in an old tobacco factory with...
Monte Rosa Hut in Switzerland by Bearth & Deplazes Architekten.Perched on a ridge, yet dwarfed by a pretty vicious looking glacier, the New Monte Rosa Hut could easily be mistaken as a villain’s secret lair in an epic bond novel. Designed by Bearth & Deplazes architects, the five storey...
Peter Zumthor’s Allmannajuvet Zinc Mine Museum in Sauda, Norway.It’s a bleak Norwegian vista. What appears from the outside as a series of dark grey cubicles suspended from a stone wall offers no relief from the aggressive landscape of grey rock and wilderness surrounding it. The story behind the...
Apartment B in Berlin by Thomas Kröger Architekt.Everything about this exquisite refurbishment by Thomas Kröger in Berlin hits the mark on every level, with a meticulous and almost obsessive attention to detail that evokes pure joy. It would be easy to overlook the stunning...
Pannecau Apartment Renovation in Bayonne, France by Concheiro de Montard.Hidden behind the facade of a traditional French house in Bayonne lies a renovated heritage apartment masterminded by Concheiro de Montard. The architects refer to the central division of the apartment as The Equator - on each side lies...