Gemstone-inspired Tones & Forms: Haussmannian Apartment in Paris by Uchronia.In a Haussmannian building in Paris’s famous Golden Triangle is an apartment that dazzles like a jewel box. And not just figuratively. In terms of design, the owners, both jewellery designers, were keen to conjure allusions to stones,...
Pocket-sized Kaleidoscope: Praga Apartment in Warsaw by Mistovia.In true Mistovia’s enthusiastic memo ‘more is more!’, the design studio is back with another charming renovation in Warsaw, Poland. This compact apartment is an eclectic home with an explosive mix of textures and patterns reminiscent...
70s Come Alive in this 40-square-metre Madrid Apartment by Puntofilipino.The petite home in the Spanish capital presents one curiosity after another, as evidenced by the PP225 armchair—an original Hans J. Wegner design since edited by PP Møbler—perched casually by the fireplace. With a stainless steel...
Past Meets Future: Architextile Apartment in Trieste by Marcante Testa.In true Marcante Testa style, this apartment in Trieste doesn't just reflect the past but remains balanced through various contemporary dimensions. The sober, monochromatic colours of the living and kitchen spaces give way to pastel tones...
Celebration of Subtleties: Zacharitsa Live-Work Apartment in Athens by Molonglo & Royffe Flynn.Zacharista is one in a series of Athens apartments designed by the Greek-Australian development company Molonglo. Small and flexible, the home-work-shop hybrid, housed within a typical post-war polykatoikia, was developed in collaboration...
An Ode to the 60s Vibe & French Design: West Village Apartment by McKay.Spread over 250 square meters, the three-bedroom apartment was originally a dark and moody bachelor pad. McKay was tasked with transforming it into a space that could serve as a bright and inviting family home during the day, which could...
Of Monochromes and Monospaces: A Petite Apartment in Warsaw by Dawid Konieczny.Whether it’s the monolithic forms or monochrome palettes or even the monospace-like layouts that flow from room to room, this Warsaw apartment by Dawid Konieczny embodies a spirit of quiet minimalism, inspiring a calmness that manages to...
Brazilian, Balinese & Mid-century References Converge in this Amsterdam Loft by DAB Studio.This inviting loft apartment in Amsterdam, designed by Dennis and Lotte Bruns of DAB Studio, took its inspiration from the client’s love of tropical destinations. The studio introduced elements of Brazilian architecture and design as a...
Art Attack: A Haussmannian Apartment in Paris by Rodolphe Parente.True to Rodolphe Parente’s signature—and in his own words, his penchant for "making people lose their perception of spaces and volumes"—this Haussmannian apartment on Paris’ Canal Saint Martin flows like sunlight. Rodolphe...
