Stories On Design // Why Are Architects So Sick For Green?I've been noticing a peculiar phenomenon in architecture both here and overseas which has me scratching my head juuuust a little. There happens to be one colour (other than "concrete") that sits at the top of architect's list. Green....
Stories On Design // Room With a View.Room With a View talks about spaces that embrace their context wholeheartedly - the site, the location, the climate, vernacular architecture and more. What I love about all these examples is the demonstration of many different ways in...
Stories On Design // Sheds, Cabins & Retreats.Although humble in stature, these mini-structures speak of the ultimate luxury - the luxury of stillness and more time, and rare pleasures of direct connection with nature. There is no denying the fact that the concept of a minimal,...
Leather & Bamboo Silk Rugs from Cloak.With roots in Scandinavian design tradition, Swiss company Cloak offers a new collection of exclusive leather and bamboo silk rugs of the finest quality....
Stories on Design // One Floor Up: Design From Above.Photographic images of our planet from above are nothing new - there a number of notable examples that deal with cities, communities and larger areas which document our life, or our impact on the planet etc. But when it comes to images of...
So Hot Right Now // Fins & Folded Facades.I recall a time when I used to have a grown up job in an architecture firm, and the debate amongst my colleagues/ architects over the design of every façade. This is not surprising. Not only are they one of the first things we all notice...
Casa C in Switzerland by Camponovo Baumgartner Architekten.Zürich young architects Marianne Julia Baumgartner and Luca Camponovo from Camponovo Baumgartner Architekten has recently converted a hundred year old hay barn into a modern family house in a high valley village in Reckingen-Gluringen....
Photographic Series ‘Hobby Buddies’ by Ursula Sprecher & Andi Cortellini.Poodle Club. Camping and Caravanning Club. Dintefisch Diving Club. Hat Club. Merriment Pipe-Smokers’ Club. St. Brandan Scout Section. Butchers’ Friends Society. Star Wars Club. What do you do when you find a group of people who...
‘Barock’ Photographic Installation by Renate Buser at Bellelay Abbey // Switzerland.In 1714, architect Franz Beer built the Abbey church of Bellelay. Enormous pilasters, decorated with lavish ornamentation, monumental emptiness and a fascinating play of light still captivate 300 years later. The foundation of the church...