Turning Back Time: Bar Nouveau in Paris by Atelier Alma.On Paris’s Rue des Haudriettes is a bar with a floor intact from the 1970s. Or so a first look would have you believe. In reality, the floor wasn't laid then, but it was made then. “One of the most remarkable features of this project...
Dialling-up the Whimsy: Jules Brisson Transforms Trade Magazine’s Paris Office.Jules Brisson breathes new life into the Paris headquarters of Le Betteravier Français—the trade magazine for the sugar beet industry since 1952. Feeling remote from the beet fields they were writing about, the magazine editors got the...
Chubby Chic: Pang Mei Noodle Bar in Beijing by Office AIO.Edging onto an open air courtyard in Beijing’s commercial district, Office AIO’s third outpost for Pang Mei Noodle Bar embraces the chubby shapes. The playful and gregarious venue fosters an exchange between people at the restaurant,...
Mesmerisingly Rhythmic: The Ribbon Fabric Store in Cochin by Workers of Art.Dancing through this fabric store in downtown Cochin is a red unraveling ribbon. Built out of red powder coated tubular steel, this central, guiding element weaves through the space as the hero of the store. The dancing architectural...
Deliberate and Daring: Mozart Townhouse in Antwerp by Poot Architectuur.Poot Architectuur’s rebirth of a rather grand, four-storey 19th century townhouse in the heart of Antwerp is laced with strong heritage bones that have been given a second life through a series of deliberate, and fairly daring,...
Window to the Water: Venice Apartment by Eligo Studio.A Venetian family with a proclivity for art and architecture approached architect Alberto Nespoli of Eligo Studio to redesign their space with a simple ask: to highlight the features of the original architecture. Alberto, of course, was...
Smooth as Butter: Primerochnaya Concept Store by Polina Ditsman.Almost as if the store was a cake wrapped in creamy white fondant, there's something smooth and seamless about Polina Ditsman’s design of multi-brand concept store, Primerochnaya. The architect, interior and furniture designer shares how...
Classic and Ambient: STH Restaurant in Adelaide by Adrian Condina.Mesmerisingly ambient, STH is an upscale eatery in Adelaide’s Unley neighbourhood designed by Adrian Condina. Grounded in the Italian heritage of its owner, the design draws inspiration from the classic brasseries and bistros of Europe,...
Big Personality, Compact Space: Nest Kitchen by Studio Doherty.The design potential of the Laminex range is on full display in Nest, with Studio Doherty employing several surfaces and techniques in the construction of the kitchen. Playful but not at the expense of practicality, Melbourne-based studio...
