Stylecraft & Eikund Bring Iconic Mid-Century Norwegian Design to Australia.Norway has a rich design history and a long tradition of craftsmanship ranging from boat building, weaving and felting to rosemaling, Viking art and furniture making. But somehow, the country is often overshadowed by its neighbours in...
Cubitts Soho Eyewear Store by Child Studio.Child Studio's design for British spectacle-maker Cubitts Soho store references underground venues and subcultures that emerged in this buzzing London district, once notorious for its adult cinemas and sex shops. Walls are clad in...
(Entre)Tempos: A Tribute to Jorge Zalszupin.Polish-born, naturalised Brazilian designer and architect Jorge Zalszupin (1922- 2020), would have turned 99 on June 1st. As an homage to his legacy, ETEL, the official editor of his designs since 2005, presented an exhibition set inside...
Commune 303: Tiny Moscow Apartment by Room Design Büro.Paying homage to Hans Scharoun’s Schminke House in Germany and Russian constructivism, Room Design Büro have designed a practical and playful Moscow home for one all within a tiny 27 sqm footprint. With built-in furniture and flooring...
Flashy Yet Modest, Eccentric but Purposeful: Sir Roy Grounds House in Balmain by Conrad Johnston.Director of Fox Johnston Conrad Johnston’s new home in Balmain, Sydney may have just awakened our love and appreciation for 70s architecture. This is Sir Roy Grounds House, appropriately named given that it was once occupied by Roy...
A Life of Ease Without Excess: Dune House in Perth by Ohlo Studio, Simon Pendal & Steven Postmus.In keeping with true modernist principles, the guiding ethos for Dune House was better space rather than more space. The existing footprint was converted from the cramped, 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom house into an airy 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom...
Child Studio Transforms 1960s London Post Office into a Japanese Restaurant.Celebrating the unique history of a disused post office building and the neighbourhood, Child Studio's scheme for Maido Sushi restaurant pays tribute to London's modernist heritage. The Japanese references are subtle, presenting themselves...
Pintor Pahissa Residential Entrance Lobby Refurbishment by Miel Arquitectos.We love a good "spatial underdog", like this previously daggy 70s residential lobby that didn't have much going for it in terms of volume or ceiling heights, but Miel Arquitectos still managed to create something fun and memorable without...
Kew Residence by John Wardle Architects.Framed by overarching trees and three luscious elms is John and Susan Wardle’s Kew Residence. Originally designed by Horace Tribe in 1951, the house is now beyond recognition through undergoing three transformations. The latest...
