Stories On Design // Modern Arches.Today’s Story is dedicated to one of architecture’s most fundamental elements, the one present in its very nomenclature: The Arch. Perhaps you would have noticed the resurgence of Arches in many modern projects, from architecture...
Stories On Design // Trending Terrazzo.Some people have a love/hate relationship with terrazzo. Divisive as it may be, it’s ALL love around here, baby! We can’t get enough of the quirky colour combinations, the clash of materials and the sense of movement and vibrancy it...
Victor Bozar Café at the Fine Arts Centre in Brussels by Robbrecht and Daem.Located in the Bozar arts centre in Brussels, this renovated café/restaurant has been named after the Belgian art-deco architect Victor Horta who designed the building in 1928. The refurbishment was handled by the internationally...
Stories On Design // Luscious Lofts.I think it's fair to say that most of us would've fantasised about living in a Loft at some stage. I certainly have, plenty of times, and occasionally still do. Regardless of your fantasies and personal preferences, there's is so much to...
Dual Occupancy Terrace House in Brussels by Edouard Brunet + François Martens.Looks can be deceiving. This may appear to be a typical terrace house in a densely packed area of Brussels but concealed within are two contemporary, light filled apartments by Edouard Brunet and François Martens. The Belgian...
Stories On Design // Perfectly Perforated.Perfectly Perforated (try saying that as fast as you can five times in a row) is a celebration of the love affair architects & interior designers seem to have with the 'hole'. Get your mind out of the gutter - you know that I mean,...
Jeffrey Vanhoutte Captures the Movements of a Dancer Interacting with Powdered Milk.Brussels-based photographer Jeffrey Vanhoutte has created a series of images that beautifully capture a dancer’s elegant movements with expressive bursts of white powder. The recent campaign by creative agency Norvell Jefferson for Dutch...
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...
Loft FOR by adn Architectures // Brussels, Belgium.Ahhh goodness. Are these images real or is this some artist's impression of a place where gravity doesn't exist? The slickness of the folded steel stair is verging on implausible. That thin and that crisp? Really? Alas, you'll be pleased...