Salt, Fire, Heat, Acid: Bar Kar Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur by Spacemen.In Spacemen Studio’s design for Bar Kar, an immersive wood-fired restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, elements of heat and fire are reimagined via terracotta stucco walks, fiery mesh installations and the earthy hues of red travertine in a...
Cultural Ambiguity: Ikoyi Restaurant in London by Studio David Thulstrup.With a material palette reduced to its essence, David Thulstrup has designed the new London home for fine dining restaurant Ikoyi. Located within 180 The Strand, the restaurant offers an interior rich in energy, warmth and sensory...
Recooked Leftovers: Mo de Movimiento in Madrid by Lucas Muñoz.Mo de Movimiento is no ordinary restaurant. It’s a phantasmic space brought alive from dead objects, each one resuscitated, repolished and transformed into something new. For most designers, an interior like this would have been a tall...
Black Diamond by AD Architecture.Come dine with us inside a space that appears as an architecturalisation of a world that’s a lovechild of Grand Canyon and Richard Serra. This impressive moody terracotta interior is AD Architecture’s Black Diamond, a French restaurant...
Breathe Architecture’s Sustainable Distillery for Four Pillars Gin in Melbourne.Melbourne-based architecture studio Breathe joined forces with cult Australian Gin purveyors Four Pillars to deliver a new carbon neutral distillery in the Yarra Valley. Dubbed Four Pillars 2.0, the project is entirely carbon-neutral—the...
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...
The Architecture of Time by Nel Verbeke.Nel Verbeke is driven by the emotional power of design. More than by the form or function of objects, Brussels-based designer’s practice examines both the past and the future, critically reflecting on the current zeitgeist. Her latest...
Gräffenberg Merges Fashion & Wellness with Gender Neutral Skin-nurturing Clothes.In a world-first, Gräffenberg presents the Ernst Collection – a skin-nurturing fashion line that infuses fabric with an antioxidant complex. Merging fashion and wellness, the cotton and hemp pieces have permanent skincare properties and...
The Relic Shelter: Fuzhou Teahouse by Neri&Hu.At Fuzhou Teahouse by Neri&Hu, a series of contrasts play out among elements that are bright and dark, light and heavy, coarse and refined, as visitors enter the grand hall where the structure of the ancient residence is...
