Beautiful Brickwork.Had you asked me a few years ago how I felt about brick, I may have pulled a rather unenthused expression. For the longest time, bricks lived in the same brain cell as bad developer houses from the 90s. Oh, how things have changed. I am...
Lovely Linear Lighting.Here are some of the latest, the greatest and most interesting examples of linear lighting design trends from around the world. These bad boys take the concept of humble straight line to a whole new level, by applying materials, colours,...
Gulemin Technology School // Morocco.Why hello there theatrical geometric forms. This university located in the Moroccan desert was designed by Saad El Kabbaj, Driss Kettani and Mohamed Amine Siana. It’s a fine example of the basic principles of design; proportion,...
Dynamic VHS Tape Installations by Zilvinas Kempinas.Well isn't this just a little bit nuts? I am in awe of Lithuanian-born and New York-based artist Žilvinas Kempinas. His installation "Tube" (2008) involved a whole bunch of VHS tapes (remember those?) and electric fans. How the hell did...
French Folds.UK Restaurant & Bar Design Awards are on for another year (eagle-eyes amongst you would have notice that I blogged about one of the entries already this week). While I'm not here to talk about these awards in general (you can do your own...
A Cantina in Galicia, Spain by Esudio Nomada.This interior made me feel happy the minute I saw it. I'm not really sure what it was that made me smile so instantly - perhaps the tree-like sprouting form hovering over the communal tables, vibrant accents of colour on tiled counter...
Deliciously Curvalicious.Let's just clear something up from the outset - in case the title of this post made you think we are going to discuss Beyonce's post-baby body, you're in the wrong place. This post has nothing to do with her curvaceous hips and mama-jugs,...
OneSize Office in Amsterdam | Origins Architects.I decided to dig into my archives today to share with you a beautifully executed workplace interior in Amsterdam. Why? Because I felt like it. And also because I was doing some personal research which made me think this little gem deserved...
Thin Black Lines.I don't know if I ever shared with you guys that I started teaching design this year. You know, I had a lot of spare time on my hands and I thought - what the heck, might as well. . In any case, despite the added pressure teaching has...
