Stories On Design // Grooming Spaces.First there were solariums. Then there was activewear. Noninvasive laser procedures and the injectables. The Rise of Designer Health Studios & Gyms. And now - it's all about Hair Salons, Beauty Parlours and Barber Shops that take the...
Peter Zumthor’s Allmannajuvet Zinc Mine Museum in Sauda, Norway.It’s a bleak Norwegian vista. What appears from the outside as a series of dark grey cubicles suspended from a stone wall offers no relief from the aggressive landscape of grey rock and wilderness surrounding it. The story behind the...
Apartment B in Berlin by Thomas Kröger Architekt.Everything about this exquisite refurbishment by Thomas Kröger in Berlin hits the mark on every level, with a meticulous and almost obsessive attention to detail that evokes pure joy. It would be easy to overlook the stunning...
Pannecau Apartment Renovation in Bayonne, France by Concheiro de Montard.Hidden behind the facade of a traditional French house in Bayonne lies a renovated heritage apartment masterminded by Concheiro de Montard. The architects refer to the central division of the apartment as The Equator - on each side lies...
Carla Cascales’ Sculpture Project Made From Reclaimed Materials.The gorgeous, Spanish artist, Carla Cascales' sculptures are not rooted as you might expect in her home country but rather in one a world away - Japan. Wabi-sabi is the Japanese aesthetic of imperfection, it is the nature of transience...
A Home for an Architect’s Mother by Förstberg Ling in Linköping, Sweden.“House for mother” is the first house completed by Malmö-based architecture practice Förstberg Ling - a project that began in 2013 as part of the housing exhibition Vallastaden 2017. The house was conceived as a home and studio...
Buena Vista Hotel in Mosman, Australia by SJB Interiors & Tess Regan Design.It’s the soft hues that strike you most about The Buena Vista Hotel in Sydney's Mosman. Or perhaps it’s the gentile and sophisticated design. It's hard to put your finger on what this striking fit-out by SJB Interiors in collaboration...
Heritage Apartment Renovation in Chiavari, Italy by Nicola Spinetto.What do you do when you inherit a crumbling old ruin, full of beautiful original features, with a desire to turn it into something spectacular? Do you sympathetically update the plan, adding modern touches here and there whilst maintaining...
Dorman House in Lorne, Victoria by Austin Maynard Architects.Austin Maynard Architects' Dorman House is a finely crafted timber box, independently constructed to hover over an existing beach shack in Lorne,...
