Going East Design a Smokin’ Co-Working Space in Brussels Inside a Brutalist Icon.Co-working spaces just keep upping the ante. Take Fosbury & Sons latest co-working venture, ‘The Office’. This is their second location designed by the Belgian interior architects Going East, located inside the iconic, modernist...
Artek’s New HQ in Helsinki, Finland Designed as a Working Showroom by SevilPeach.Artek's new HQ showcases a mix of furniture from both Vitra and Artek brands. While both companies have a strong DNA, their products effortlessly merge to create a harmonious and contemporary...
Vitra 100 Miniatures Exhibition Arrives in Australia for the First Time.Seriously, who hasn’t dreamed of owning a collection of Vitra Miniatures? Hang on, it’s not just me, is it? Of course not, silly! Vitra Miniatures is the stuff of design legends, and the good news is that an exhibition of 100 minis is...
Le Corbusier’s Paintings Exhibited in a Modernist Villa Stenersen in Oslo.Many associate Le Corbusier with the idea of the house as a machine for living – or with radical urban plans involving high-rise housing blocks and efficient traffic systems. He was obsessed with the machine. And yet his fascination with...
Outdistance: Derek Swalwell’s First Solo Exhibition at Modern Times, Melbourne.Derek Swalwell's latest solo exhibition focuses on the details of Carlo Scarpa, Aldo Rossi and Carlo Aymonino's famed sites Brion Cemetery, San Cataldo Cemetery and the Gallaratese...
Villa Borsani: Osvaldo Borsani’s Architectural Jewel in Veredo, Italy.One of the top-billed spectacles at Salone this year was the opening of Villa Borsani in Varedo. The home was designed and built between 1939 and 1945 by Italian design visionary, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani,...
Highlights From Milan Design Week 2018.It is with great pleasure that we kick off our epic Milan report, aka MILANTRACE 2018 - bringing you the highlights from the recent Milan Design Week & Salone del Mobile 2018. Hooray! Another strong year for Milan Design Week and...
Antoni Gaudi’s Casa Vicens in Barcelona Restored by Martínez Lapeña–Torres Arquitectes & Daw Office.Like most of Gaudí’s work, this famous, first residential commission of the Catalonian architect, it is not subtle. No-one could accuse Antoni Gaudí of being a minimalist. The striking exterior of layered brick patterns, highly...
Milan Design Week & Salone del Mobile 2018 Preview.There is no doubt Salone del Mobile and Milan Design Week are bigger than Ben-Hur. The events seem to grow each year, and even for the seasoned pro over here, it feels slightly daunting to give you a full rundown of what to expect. Having...
