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...
Orama Residence in Sydney’s Woollahra by Smart Design Studio.The transformation of ‘Orama’, a gracious Victorian villa in Sydney’s Woollahra, involved the renovation and extension of an historic house. Smart Design Studio's brief was to enhance and expand the building to create a deeply...
Wall Cloud in Tokyo by Ryuichi Sasaki.Sections of wall appear to hang from the ceiling in this transformed attic of an old discotheque in Tokyo, now converted into offices by Sasaki Architecture....
Second Home London Office by Selgascano.An orange plastic tunnel forms a curvy seating area along the facade of this London office block - the first UK project from José Selgas and Lucía Cano, the architects of next year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. Located in a former...
Glass & Walnut Loft in Paris by Cut Architectures.Glass & Walnut Loft is a minimalist apartment in Paris that combines clean lines with a natural touch, designed by CUT Architectures. The interior was conceived to fit the intense social life of it's owners, offering a large living...
