Setsugekka Japanese Restaurant in Shanghai, China by Sun Tianwen of Shanghai Hip-Pop.Set in an early 20th-century building, aspects of traditional Japanese culture imbue Setsugekka restaurant through a contemporary lense, with seemingly disparate tones and materials working to create a punchy yet harmonious space. The...
Best New Lighting from Euroluce 2019.The biannual lighting fair â Euroluce 2019, held in parallel with Milan's Salone del Mobile, brought together over 420 global lighting brands who showcased some of the most progressive and innovative lights this year. The biannual...
Anna Karlin Debuts in Milan With Expanded Furniture & Lighting Collection.With an installation at Rossana Orlandi, Anna Karlin debuted new additions to her ongoing âSubverting Domestic Familiarityâ furniture & lighting collection, exploring the relationship between natural forms and the precision of the...
Transparency Matters: Furniture, Lighting & Art Collection by Draga & Aurel.Como-based duo Draga Obradovic and Aurel Basedow of Draga & Aurel have presented their new collection âTransparency Mattersâ for Milan Design Week 2019, their first solo presentation at Salone del Mobile in a decade. Spanning...
Giopato&Coombes’ “To the Moon and Back” Lighting Collection Joins the Surreal With the Ordinary.Debuting during Milan Design Week 2019, the Milky Way, Moonstone, and Gem lights from âTo The Moon and Backâ collection by Giopato&Coombes represent different phases of a conceptual jaunt into outer space....
Les Arcanistes: Studiopepe’s Captivating Manifesto Project at Milan Design Week 2019.In what was one of Milan Design Week 2019âs standouts, Studiopepe took literal and conceptual inspiration from artisanal materials for their manifesto project, dubbed âLes Arcanistes â The Future is Un/Writtenâ. The large...
Extraordinary Underwater Restaurant in Lindesnes, Norway by Snøhetta.Oslo-based firm Snøhetta have completed Europeâs first ever underwater restaurant in Norway. Appropriately named âUnderâ, the 495sqm monolith is submerged 5-and-a-half metres below the oceanâs surface. Inspired by a sunken...
Library House (Casa Biblioteca) in Vinhedo, Brazil by Atelier Branco.Casa Biblioteca or âLibrary Houseâ by Sao Paolo-based architects Atelier Branco Arquitetura is set in the small forest town of Vinhedo. A private commission for a Brazilian philosopher, the design revolved around fulfilling a brief for...
Melt Collection by nendo for WonderGlass: In Conversation with Christian Mussati.Wonderglass have collaborated with nendo on a new collection, Melt. We caught up with Christian Mussati during his visit to Living Edge in Sydney for his insight on the collaboration, and on what constitutes excellent design. Watching...
