‘La Crepa’ Food Stall in Madrid by Plutarco.Housed within a neat 13 square metre shopfront, La Crepa is a little creperie and wine bar designed by Plutarco ā a Madrid-based studio named after a Greek philosopher paraphrased by Shakespeare and admired by Francis...
Malababa Flagship in Madrid, Spain by Ciszak Dalmas & Matteo Ferrari.Sometimes you get the perfect symbiotic relationship between client and architect. Itās like lucking out on your dance card. You score the perfect partner.Ā Ciszak Dalmas and Matteo Ferrari had just such a partnership when they...
Switchback House in Brooklyn by L/AND/A.Led by architect and artist Shane Neufeld, L/AND/A is a New York-based studio with a pared back, elemental approach to design. Established only last year, the practiceās primal aesthetic has now taken shape in the refurbishment of a...
Paul Matter Launches Flutter Lighting Collection.New Delhi-based studio Paul Matter has returned with a new collection of lighting, made from a signature mid-century modern palette of elegant brass, copper, stone, leatherĀ and blown glass. Each piece is handcrafted and precisely balanced...
Willow Urban Retreat in Melbourne by Meme Design.There are few things as beautiful in architecture as the simplicity of design expressed with pared-back materials, in a space exceptionally well planned. If youāre looking for an example, Willow Urban Retreat, designed by Melbourne-based...
Ishizuka Restaurant in Melbourne by Russell & George.Ishizuka Restaurant is a new addition to Melbourneās Bourke Street, and a welcome addition to its expansive, exciting culinary scene. Led by Acclaimed chef Tomotaka Ishizuka, the eponymous 16-seat dinner opened in January and is...
Swallowfield Barn in Langley, BC, Canada by MOTIV Architects.When Mum and Dad ask you to build them a house, as an architect youāve got a bit of latitude. You also have a budget that Mum and Dad will never let you forget. And you have a long-term relationship with them that will outlive any...
Lifestyle Academy in Shanghai, China by Mur Mur Lab.Shanghai-based studio Mur Mur Lab seems to have a fondness for futuristic, ultramodern retail spaces. Their work is centred on creating playful shopping destinations, which capture a sense of theatre and escapism ā those elements of...
Holiday House in Monterrey, Mexico by Tatiana Bilbao.Like something out of a Guillermo del Toro fantasy, this holiday home near the mountains of northeastern Mexico is an enchanting illusion in three parts. Called Los Terrenos (āThe Terrainā), the home is the work of Mexico City-based...
