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...
Jennie Jieun Lee’s Expressive Ceramic Sculptures Covered in Abstract Paintings.Seoul-born and Long Beach, California-based artist Jennie Jieun Lee makes some seriously engaging ceramic sculptures. Her work is deeply personal, expressing her experience of being an immigrant, a minority in America, and her personal...
Not Your Average Laundromats.Laundromats probably aren’t the most obvious typology that springs to mind when thinking of engaging hospitality or retail design – you could even refer to them as 'the spatial underdog'. Some, however, are flipping this impression on...
New York-Based Brand Avoirdupois’ Debut Furniture Collection Nº1/ Tripartite.Based out of a workshop in New York’s Soho, James Stumpf is the designer slash engineer behind Avoirdupois. He utilizes a deep understanding of material properties and a deeper desire to create original pieces unbound by mechanical or...
Santa Monica Proper Luxury Boutique Hotel by Kelly Wearstler.Kelly Wearstler took lead from Santa Monica's cool, coastal culture throughout Santa Monica Proper boutique hotel. Striking objects dot the public spaces, a result of custom collaborations with L.A artisans for original artworks and...
Abstract Portrait Paintings by Joseph Lee.By manipulating everyday faces and recognizable objects through segmented brush strokes, LA-based actor and artist Joseph Lee examines the dichotomy between external realities and the inner workings of one’s mind. Even though no...
Sister City Hotel Opens in New York.Atelier Ace, the in-house creative team behind the Ace Hotel chain, has added another outpost to their NYC repertoire with the Sister City Hotel on the Lower East Side of downtown Manhattan. The Sister City Hotel caters to contemporary...
New Romanticism Furniture Collection by Dmitriy and Co.Family-owned New York furniture brand Dmitriy & Co has a new furniture collection, New Romanticism, with each piece representing a highly considered balance of function, form, and...
NW Johnson Street House in Portland by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design.Much of the original characterising elements of NW House in Portland had been removed over multiple renovations. To restore a sense of charm, Jessica Helgerson Interior Design layered architectural elements such as coffered ceilings,...
