Maison de Verre Paris by Pierre Chareau + Bernard Bijvoet.Maison de Verre, translating as ‘House of Glass’ saw a pivotal shift in how architecture responded to its time. Built in 1932, it was the collective brainchild of French Interior Architect Pierre Chareau, Dutch Architect Bernard...
Marcin Rusak’s ‘Flora’ Collection Made from Real Flowers Encased in Resin.Marcin Rusak’s mind-blowingly beautiful ‘Flora’ collection of furniture and lighting is made from real flowers encased in black resin. What? I KNOW! Combining Marcin Rusak’s interests in botanical aesthetics and materiality, the...
Loft Office in Rotterdam by Jvantspijker Architecture.Jvantspijker architecture has redesigned the main space of an old steam factory in the Delfshaven neighbourhood of Rotterdam into an open loft...
Dimore Studio Brings Glamour to Casa Fayette Hotel in Guadalajara, Mexico.Opened in September 2015 in Guadalajara’s booming Lafayette district in Mexico, Casa Fayette reflects the changing face of the area by blending the traditional with the super current. Hoteliers Carlos Couturier and Moisés Micha, the...
Nel Verbeke Invites us to Embrace Melancholy.Nowadays it’s as if constant happiness is what we should aspire to. This leaves no room for other, more reflective states of being and melancholy. And yet, in times gone by, these feelings were accepted in our daily lives as natural...
Georg Jensen’s New London Flagship Boutique by Studio David Thulstrup.Danish design house Georg Jensen has opened its new London flagship boutique on one of the city’s premier retail destinations, Mayfair’s Mount Street. The 175-metre-square store, spread over two levels, was designed by Copenhagen-based...
Invisible House by Peter Stutchbury in Sydney’s Blue Mountains.It's not often one gets a chance to visit a piece of significant architecture, let along stay in one. Now, thanks to the owners of Peter Stutchbury's 2012 'Invisible House' and Contemporary Hotels, you can do just that. While fortress-like...
Stories On Design // Room With a View.Room With a View talks about spaces that embrace their context wholeheartedly - the site, the location, the climate, vernacular architecture and more. What I love about all these examples is the demonstration of many different ways in...
Ekouin Nenbutsudo: Tokyo Temple Veiled in Trees by Yutaka Kawahara.Forming a refuge of tranquility in the heart of Tokyo, local practice Yutaka Kawahara Design Studio has created the magical ‘Ekouin Nenbutsudo Temple’ veiled in trees. This intimate and reflective building enables congregation and...
