Interview: Jeremy Bull of Alexander &CO.Jeremy Bull of Alexander &CO believes that “At the centre of design, is humanity. I think design fails when it forgets this fact, we are not only in pursuit of some design mythology, we are commissioned by real people within a context,...
Tsukimi Restaurant in New York by Studio Tack.Brooklyn-based design firm Studio Tack have completed Tsukimi Japanese restaurant in Manhattan’s East Village, reinterpreting Japanese design principles while avoiding indulgence in any clichés. In Japanese tradition, both...
Shelter from the Storm in North London by Holland Harvey Architects.Holland Harvey Architects are the brains behind this sensitive redevelopment, transforming a disused North London supermarket into a place the homeless could call home. Shelter From The Storm is a London based charity and shelter that...
The Village Cafe in Uttar Pradesh, India by Portal 92.Contemplating various village-like settlements and their inevitable change under the influence of globalization drove Delhi-based design firm Portal92 in conceptualizing The Village Café in Moradabad, India. Textures and volumes were...
Blacksmith Provedore in Lake Mulwala, NSW by The Stella Collective.The Stella Collective was inspired by nostalgic reflections of Aussie summers in the late ‘60s and ‘70s for Blacksmith Provedore in Lake Mulwala, NSW, a destination known as a resort town away from the ‘big smoke’, synonymous with...
Interview: Jade Nottage and Cushla McFadden of Tom Mark Henry.Jade Nottage and Cushla McFadden met on the first day of their Interior Architecture degrees at uni, and in what must only feel like fate, went on to found one of Sydney’s most burgeoning interior design practises Tom Mark Henry. We...
Shinbashi Yakiniku Restaurant in Carlton, Melbourne by Pierce Widera.An illuminated white bar with gridded timber slats suspended above forms the focal point of Shinbashi Yakiniku restaurant in Melbourne’s Carlton. Pierce Widera use a glass brick wall to act as a divider between two large banquet tables,...
Orana in Residence Restaurant Pop-up in Surry Hills, Sydney by SJB.Chef Jock Zonfrillo of Orana restaurant champions native and local ingredients, translating Indigenous gathering and cooking techniques into a fine-dining experience. With this in mind, SJB created a lush and sensory fit-out for the...
Chica Bonita in Sydney’s CBD by Studio Gram.Already operating a local institution by the beach in Manly, Chica Bonita have opened a second Mexican restaurant located in the Sydney CBD, designed by Studio Gram. The seamless interior belies the fact that the designers were working on...
