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...
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...
Mark Dorfās Surreal Mix of Photography & Digital Media.Employing a mix of photography and digital media, New York City-based artist Mark Dorf explores the post-analogue experience ā societyās interactions with the digital world and its relationship to our natural origins. Dorf...
Broached Monsters by Trent Jansen.Respected Australian designer Trent Jansen has carved a niche for his ability to re-interpret urban legends, bringing us closer to our collective past. Jansen's latest collection of limited edition pieces for Broached Commissions, is...
FedEx Works by Walead Beshty: Shipped Glass Boxes Become Shattered Sculptures.London-born, LA-based artist Walead Beshty describes himself as a photographer, although his practice is far more extensive than that. He often works with processes that mirror photography, beginning with a blank medium and allowing a...
āReconfiguration Of A Treeā Research Project by Thomas Vailly.Initiated by Eindhoven-based Studio Thomas Vaillly, āReconfiguration Of a Treeā is a research project that brings together the work of four Dutch designers focusing on Pinus Pinaster (Mediterranean Pine), a resinous tree harvested for...
Endpiece: Super Cool Optical Store in Seoul, South Korea by WGNB.With a design concept taken from the store's name, Endpiece is an optical store in Seoul, South Korea, designed by WGNB, in which the real hero is the hyper-scale chunky knitted wall. The best part? The wall isn't just a pretty, just-cause...
Arctic Paperās Design Collection of Natural Paper.Arctic Paper is Europeās biggest natural paper manufacturer, with strong product brands like Munken and Arctic Volume. The Swedish companyās paper has won many fans among discerning designers in agencies and publishing houses, who use...
Specus Corallii (The Coral Cave) in Trapani, Italy by Antonino Cardillo.One of our favourite Italian architects, Antonino Cardillo, is back with another project that transcends genres, definitions and styles. Specus Corallii (The Coral Cave) continues Cardillo's series of grottoes inspired in the classical...
