Artchimboldi’s New Work-Play Retreat in Menorca by Emma Martà and Anna Truyol.For Anna Truyol, Menorca is special for reasons personal and professional. Not only does she have family ties to the island, but now, her latest labour of love—a nature-inspired retreat for companies—has made a new home on the...
White Hotel on São Miguel Island by Quiet Studios.Leaning over the Atlantic Ocean in São Miguel, where the colours of the sea blend with the horizon, is White—a boutique hotel in Portugal’s Azores that’s undergone a revamp by Spanish interior designer Daniela Francheschini of Quiet...
Making Now: Sydney Design Week 2022 Celebrates Designers Defining the Cultural Moment.Sydney Design Week returns in person for the first time in three years, with seven mega days of exhibitions, talks, film screenings and workshops all across the city’s design hubs. With the theme Making Now, the 2022 program celebrates...
Refined Femininity: Avart Boutique in Lugano by Studiopepe.With a welcoming atmosphere that speaks to refined and contemporary femininity, Studiopepe’s new boutique for Avart in Lugano is characterised by natural tones and soft geometries. Nude-coloured micro-sand wraps the interior, creating a...
Playful Patchwork: El Garaje in Madrid by Nomos Arquitectos.Compact in size and with playful transitions seen everywhere, El Garaje home conversation in Madrid by Nomos Arquitectos pulls elements and accents from the external to the interior aesthetic. Influenced by the existing structure, a...
Bakken & Bæck’s London Office by Archmongers.Archmongers’ new London office for Norwegian design studio Bakken & Bæck aims to coax people back from their home offices by providing an attractive and comfortable spaces that encourage collaboration. Spread across two floors, the...
Silo: A Zero-Waste Restaurant in London by Nina+Co.In 2019, Nina Woodcroft of Nina+Co designed Silo, the world’s first zero-waste restaurant by award-winning chef Douglas McMaster (the restaurant trades directly with farmers to compost any leftover scraps in a bid to 'close the loop' in...
Little Faktory Hair Studio in Stockholm by Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor.Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor transformed a Stockholm basement into Little Faktory hair salon. Formerly an office space, the team stripped the shell back to its original—over a hundred-year-old—state. Lightweight additions were added...
Ace Hotel Toronto by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects with Little-Wing Lee of Atelier Ace.Ace Hotel’s latest branch in Toronto is Shim-Sutcliffe’s love letter to the city’s everchanging history that began as a manufacturing site now transformed into an arts and culture hub. Cursives are etched in the sweeping precast...
