Stories On Design // Mesmerising Mirrors in Art & Architecture.The magic of mirrors has played a theme role in our childhood stories - from mirrors on walls used by wicked step mothers to portals to step through into different worlds. Much like the world of childhood fairytales, todays Story is...
De Bank: KAAN Architecten’s New Office in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.KAAN Architecten have moved to a new office in Rotterdam, marking a new chapter for the expanding architectural practice. The project has transformed 1,400sqm of the former premises of De Nederlandsche Bank into KAAN’s new open-space...
JOOLZ HQ in Amsterdam With Lush Internal Courtyards by Space Encounters.What differentiates JOOLZ HQ in Amsterdam by the designers at Space Encounters is its connection to the outside world. Not in the sense of taxis hooning past. But by it’s connection to nature, and by connecting our senses to nature....
DIY-housing Project Amstelloft in Amsterdam by WE architecten.Inspired by dwellings housed within old schools, churches and vast warehouses, the collective DIY-housing project Amstelloft in Amsterdam, designed by WE architecten, is a series of individually tailored spacious loft-apartments. Featuring...
Stories On Design // Metallic Interiors.Welcome to the first Story for 2017, and what better way to kick things off than with something beautiful, luminous and shiny like Metallic Interiors. Yum! Metallic Madness has been creeping up on us for a number of years - at first in...
Stories On Design // Circles in Architecture.The Circle is a universal symbol with extensive meaning. It represents the notions of totality, wholeness, focus, infinity, unity, timelessness, the Sun, the Moon, the entire Universe. I suspect the reason most of us are drawn to it is...
Design Academy Eindhoven 2016 Graduation Show, Curated by Formafantasma.The 2016 Design Academy Eindhoven Graduates are working in a critical moment in time. The 171 newly graduated designers are entering an era characterised by uncertainty, upheaval, aggression and extremism. Yet their vision remains...
Textile Covered People by Guda Koster.Guda Koster is a Dutch artist who creates living sculptures, installations and performances, which she then photographs. Koster’s images are created in parallels of time, space and textile. The artist uses fabrics, colours and...
Stories On Design // Inside Design & Architecture Studios.We all know perfectly well we are profoundly influenced by the spaces we inhabit, and it is no surprise that people who design these spaces, are particular about their own workplace. Today's Story takes a look at a diverse set of...
