Abstract City: The Satori Harbour Library by Wutopia Lab.An abstract ship with a bright red sail and the sound of waves are just two of the surreal elements in this abstract city created by Wutopia Lab. Designed as a library for employees to take pause, the interior unfolds with 2,000 square...
High Design: Alchemy Cannabis Dispensary in Toronto by Studio Paolo Ferrari.Alchemy is transforming the future of cannabis with the opening of Canada’s first highly immersive cannabis retail store in the heart of downtown Toronto. Designed by Paolo Ferrari, Alchemy’s innovative licensed flagship rejects staid...
Drunk on Materiality: Inns Whiskey Bar in Chengdu, China by Wooton Designers.Behind the sleek and mysterious entrance on an unassuming street in Chengdu, China an absorbing whiskey bar transports visitors to the inside of a copper still. Sinuous walls and curved arches in amber hues engulf patrons in the cavernous...
Maison Margiela Introduces New Store Concept by Studio Anne Holtrop with London Flagship.At Maison Margiela Bruton Street store in London, the defining structures of architecture – walls and columns – appear as detached objects. Artisanal furnishings reflect and alter ideas of familiarity. Recognizable shapes skew in form,...
Community Empowerment via Urban Development: Presence in Hormuz 02, Iran by ZAV Architects.Tehran-based ZAV Architects’ multipurpose cultural residence comprises vibrant rammed earth domes that form part of a broader social and cultural initiative on Hormuz Island in Iran. Dubbed “Presence on Hormuz”, the series of...
Aesop Paddington by Clare Cousins Architects.Aesop’s relocated Paddington store, designed by the brand’s long term collaborator Clare Cousins Architects, celebrates Sydney’s aquatic passion. The elegant scheme tells the story of the city’s intimate relationship with the water...
Gubi extends Pierre Paulin’s Pacha Collection.The first sketches that Pierre Paulin (1927-2009) drew for what was to become the Pacha Collection were simple pencil outlines that resembled illustrative clouds. One of those sketches went on to become the Pacha Lounge Chair that he...
Bonell+DoĚ€riga’s Apartment Renovation Inside Ricardo Bofill’s Walden 7 in Barcelona.Bonell+DoĚ€riga's renovation of an apartment in Ricardo Bofill's Walden 7 building in Barcelona brings a playful, contemporary tone to the iconic architecture, creating a home that feels equally contemporary and respective of its...
The Berkeley Bar & Terrace in London by Bryan O’Sullivan Studio.Bryan O’Sullivan Studio’s Berkeley Bar & Terrace is a new addition to the landmark five-star London hotel and its legendary Blue Bar. The interior by Irish designer is intimate, refined and layered with a sense of old-world...
