UID Architects, Japan.

Hiroshima based UID Architects studio was founded in 2003 by Keisuke Maeda. Clearly an advocate of designing in section and 3D, every project pushes the boundaries of solid and void, inside and outside, public and private. I think this is...

Loft Apartment by William Tozer // London.

Situated in a former London factory, this loft apartment was designed by New Zealand-born, London-based architect William Tozer. I am quite intrigued with the choice of finishes in this apartment - exposed raw concrete ceiling celebrates...

The Turku Chapels // Finland.

There is something so powerful about essential, elemental space. Not one part more than needed, not one gesture less than necessary. The result presents as a single deft stroke, which conjures visceral and various reactions from the people...

IRO Hair Salon by Reiichi Ikeda // Osaka, Japan.

Humble materials considered beautifully, intricate patterns on the shopfront, pristine joinery pieces that double up as room dividers - these are just some of the reasons I was instantly drawn to the IRO hair salon in Osaka, Japan....

“Spomenik—The End of History” by Jan Kempenaers.

I wanted to post about an amazing book by Antwerp-based photographer, Jan Kempenaers, who spent almost three years photographing "spomenik(s)" in former Yugoslavia. Back in the 1980's, all the dutiful schoolchildren in the "old country"...

Acne Studio in Paris by Bozarth Fornell Architects.

As though Swedish fashion house Acne wasn't already so-hip-that-it-friggin-hurts, they had to go and commission this amazetown studio in the old Marais area of Paris. That would be right, wouldn't it? Designed by a Swedish architect...

Minimalist Clocks.

Here are three examples of interesting minimalist clocks I came across recently. (By the way, you probably don't want to know about the spelling mistake I originally made with the title of this post. Hahahaha! True story. Thanks goodness I...