Mitchelton Winery Hotel in Nagambie, Victoria by Hecker Guthrie.The Mitchelton Winery Hotel is one of a number of new, luxury lodgings colouring Victoria’s quiet, sunny wine country. In Central Victoria (apparently Victoria’s best-kept wine secret), it’s also the second historic regional hotel by...
Caravan 2.0 Restaurant in Seoul, South Korea by Flack Studio.One of the many very cool things about Caravan Hapejong restaurant in Seoul are the rows of powder blue Featherston Scape dining chairs. I love this iconic Australian early 60s-era chair, its brass circle feet, and its inimitable curve...
An Underground Krypt Bar by Büro KLK in Vienna, Austria.What’s cooler than a new underground bar in Austria? Accidentally discovering the stairway to a bordered-up semi-legal underground jazz club from Vienna’s jazzy 50s and 60s, and then restoring and reinventing it as new. Such was the...
Poli-Piel: Jorge PenadĂ©s Serrano’s First Solo Show at Gallery Machado-Muñoz in Madrid.Jorge PenadĂ©s has kept up his innovative exploration of left-over materials with a new eight-piece collection that pushes the potential of leather as a sturdy structural material, presented as part of Madrid Design...
Marble-Made Tent in the Galaxy: Romola Restaurant in Madrid by Andres Jaque.Bursting from the former garage space of a 40s-era Luis Gutiérrez Soto building in Madrird, Romola Restaurant immediately reminds me of the jade powder room in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz. Its futurist...
Campamac Osteria di livello in Langhe, Italy by Fabio Ferrillo of OFF Arch.Fabio Ferrillo typically plays in the high fashion world, but this time the Milanese architect has lent his knack for emotive interiors to an osteria in the heart of the Langhe region in his native...
Bentwood Cafe in Fitzroy, Melbourne by Ritz&Ghougassian.Ritz&Ghougassian have shared with us their latest hospitality project, Bentwood café, set within the old Thonet showroom at 237 Napier Street in Melbourne’s Fitzroy. Bentwood café’s interior pays homage to the old custodians of...
Jonathan Richards’ Own Residence in Sydney’s Darlinghurst.It’s such a treat to give you an exclusive look at the latest residential project by one of my favourite Australian interior designers, and all round excellent humans, Jonathan Richards of SJB. To top things off, this is Jonathan’s own...
Rare Bookseller’s Office Space in Surry Hills, Sydney by Busatti Studio.Busatti Studio was commissioned to create an inspired new workspace and an important showcase for renowned Sydney bookshop Hordern House and their vast collection of rare books, manuscripts and paintings. Antique books and rare...