UID Architects, Japan.

Hiroshima based UID Architects studio was founded in 2003 by Keisuke Maeda. Clearly an advocate of designing in section and 3D, every project pushes the boundaries of solid and void, inside and outside, public and private. I think this is...

IRO Hair Salon by Reiichi Ikeda // Osaka, Japan.

Humble materials considered beautifully, intricate patterns on the shopfront, pristine joinery pieces that double up as room dividers - these are just some of the reasons I was instantly drawn to the IRO hair salon in Osaka, Japan....

The Slow and Green: Yoyogi Village by Kurkku.

'Retail villages' have been an emerging occurrence in Tokyo as of recently, and Yoyogi Village is one such concept which integrates a green, slow space/ sanctuary with an exclusive retail experience for the sophisticated urban crowd. The...

House in Fukawa by Suppose Design Office.

Located in the suburbs of Hiroshima, House in Fukawa is a grown up version of "treehouse" designed by Suppose Design Office for a young family of four. The house occupies a small block and managing to squeeze in three bedroom boxes which...

Design Free Thursday | Flesh Love by Photographer Hal.

Have you ever been completely smitten and crazy-style in love, that you wanted to vacuum seal yourself into a bag with your loved one so that you could remain really close to them forever? Ummm... I kind of hope not, cause that's just...

‘Bang’ by Ryuji Nakamura at the CNAC LAB | Tokyo, Japan.

Some people are just too damn clever, aren't they? Seriously - would you look at these images for me? Who would have thought that a humble polyester ribbon could create such a dynamic and seductive installation piece? Well, not me! This...

House of Light.

Never thought I'd be posting about a nursery school on yellowtrace, or a child-care center as we call them here in Australia. Why? Because they are usually not very attractive to say the least. But I am quite taken by the beauty and...