Duddell’s Cultural Concept Destination in Hong Kong by Ilse Crawford.Duddell's Hong Kong is a cultural concept venue designed by the one and only Ilse Crawford. Despite Duddell’s undeniable opulence and grandeur, Crawford took her signature humanistic approach to design, where people are placed at the...
Hospitality, Retail and Commercial Interior Design | 2013 Archive.01 | “Hotel Black” Temporary Installation by Studio Guilherme Torres at MostraBlack, Brazil. 02 | Ett Hem Hotel by Studio Ilse // Stockholm, Sweden. 03 | Hôtel Paradis, Paris. 04 | Monsieur Bleu by Joseph Dirand at Palais de Tokyo //...
Gumtree Garden Pop-Up Bar by Yellowtrace.I'm so excited to share with you one of the latest projects designed by Yellowtrace - the Gumtree Garden pop-up bar which took place over just 4 nights during November. This very special pop-up bar was built in less than 48 hours,...
The Standard by GamFratesi // Copenhagen, Denmark.The Standard in Copenhagen is the latest venture by renowned Danish ”gastronomic entrepreneur” Claus Meyer, with world famous jazz musician, Niels Lan Doky. Together with the Danish-Italian design duo, GamFratesi, they recently set out...
Oval Barcelona by Flexoarquitectura.You see, as much as I love a project with a big fat budget to work on or to share with you, I am also quite partial towards projects that were time and budget challenged, but have managed to rise to the occasion. I've said it before and...
INSIDE World Festival of Interiors Shortlist // 2013.INSIDE World Festival of Interiors is the largest design awards programme dedicated to celebrating interior design excellence from around the globe. The 2013 shortlist just got announced and it's super hot. But let me warn you - this is...
Volkshaus Basel Bar and Brasserie by Herzog & de Meuron // Switzerland.It's not often I allow a "press release" do all the talking, but when the architects' words are this good, you just have to go with it. Although, one would expect the project description provided by the (st)architects like Herzog & de...
La Hache Restaurant by Pascal Claude Drach // Strasbourg, France.Pascal Claude Drach from My Beautiful created the branding and interior design concept for La Hache (French for "axe") - a restaurant and brasserie in Strasbourg, France. The rich history of La Hache dates back to the 13th century - year...
Captain Melville Restaurant & Bar by Breathe Architecture // Melbourne.Inspired by the ghosts of the former inner city nightclub's first patrons, Captain Melville in Melbourne was recently refurbished and re-invented as a restaurant and bar by the local studio Breathe Architecture. Previously known as Mac’s...