Stories On Design // Trees In Interiors, Revisited.Trees and large plants are a powerful way to soften almost any interior and bring a sense of the familiar to a space. As our lives continue to get progressively more hight-tech for most of us, we continue to yearn for and seek out a...
Stories on Design // One Floor Up: Design From Above.Photographic images of our planet from above are nothing new - there a number of notable examples that deal with cities, communities and larger areas which document our life, or our impact on the planet etc. But when it comes to images of...
Steel Curtain Installations by Daniel Steegmann Mangrane.Daniel Steegmann Mangrane's art practice covers various media. Although mainly conceptually informed, his installations engage the imagination of the spectator and attempt to articulating unstable meaning. His work develops thematically,...
Gallery Post // Jardins House by CR2 Arquitetura in São Paulo.CR2 Arquitetura designed Jardins House for a middle-aged couple and their daughter in São Paulo. The project arose from the idea of creating a private sanctuary in the dense urban landscape of Brazil's busiest city. The large concrete box...
Gallery Post // RT Residence by Jacobsen Arquitetura in Laranjeiras, Brazil.Although built over two levels, Jacobsen Arquitetura have designed the RT Residence in Brazil, to appear like a compact and stylish bungalow. Using an optical illusion at the front of the house and warm natural materials that blend in with...
Riviera Bar by Studio MK27 // São Paulo, Brazil.Originally open in 1949, the Bar Riviera became an important meeting place for the intellectual left of São Paulo during the 60’s and 70’s – a type of piéce de résistance during the Brazilian military regime. Living through the...
A House that Caused the End of a Marriage: Casa Redux by Studio MK27.Studio MK27, the firm led by Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan, produced the short film to accompany their recent project Redux House – a single-storey holiday home in the exclusive Quinta da Baroneza neighbourhood, north of São Paulo....
Stories on Design // Outdoor Rooms.In case you thought today's post is about "styling" your Verandas and Backyard Pergolas with a bit of lattice action, I'm afraid you're in for a huge dose of disappointment. Sorry / not sorry. If you're, however, in the market for amazing...
Gallery Post // Casa Maracanã by Terra e Tuma Arquitetos Associados.Maracanã House was built in the city of São Paulo by the Brazilian architecture studio Terra and Tuma Arquitetos Associados. The house is made of blocks of light concrete, hosting the family of Danilo Terra, one of the studio directors....
