Emotional Islands: Ye Xiao Xiao Tea Space by Aurora Design.Come and pour yourself a cup of tea with us as we admire the hushed beauty of Aurora Designās Ye Xiao Xiao Tea Space. An interior made with delicate draping of fabric for a sense of luxury and an allusion to the warm hug one experiences...
A Creative Resurgence: Watertower Loft Apartment by Studio Noakes.Housed in an early 1900s shoe factory that manufactured boots for the Australian Army during the two World Wars, this Redfern apartment retained much of the historical attributes of its industrial era. However, prior alterations had...
An Eye for Detail: Lunet Boutique by Bogdan Ciocodeica Studio.In Bucharest, Romania, Lunet pays homage to both the past and future almost simultaneously, with the air of an older, traditional eyewear store (read: colour palette) juxtaposed with space-age material and lighting choices. Perhaps most...
Dissh Comes Home With New Flagship on Bondi Beach by Brahman Perera.It was inevitable that the Sydney flagship for Australian fashion label Dissh would be located at Bondi Beach. The female-owned and led brand has built its image around the Australian landscape. Working with Melbourne designer Brahman...
Smoke and Mirrors: Lamarck Apartment by Lauranne Elise Schmitt.Parisian designer Lauranne Elise Schmitt creates an illusion not dissimilar to that of a dream desert mirage, in this 60-square-metre Haussmanian apartment. The lounge room is elevated and brought into focus by the dynamic backgammon-chess...
In Favour of Flux: Maison Molaire in Geneva by Bureau.In an almost vaudevillian series of spatial acts, Maison Molaire becomes the perfect backdrop for āthe flux of human lifeā. For Geneva-based Bureau, the 120-square-metre ex-dental practice posed no issue in translating the clinical, to...
Fine Tuned: Music Club by Levkovich Architects.Sometimes design translates to a sound. Sometimes itās so clear in its identity, that it transcends the aesthetic and ascends into the audible. Enter Music Club by Levkovich Architects, a members-only club for those well versed in the...
Dialling-up the Whimsy: Jules Brisson Transforms Trade Magazineās Paris Office.Jules Brisson breathes new life into the Paris headquarters of Le Betteravier FranƧaisāthe trade magazine for the sugar beet industry since 1952. Feeling remote from the beet fields they were writing about, the magazine editors got the...
Adaptable Transformation: From Singapore SOHO to Family Haven by Design Pair.This Singaporean SOHO (a popular studio apartment style accommodating both office and living space) has been uniquely reimagined by the creative duo, Joyce and Mikolaj of Design Pair. With their family growing, the partners in life and...
