Discover the Magic of Métiers d’art at Design Parade Toulon 2024.In parallel to the 18th edition of the Design Parade Hyères, the 8th edition of the Design Parade Toulon lit up the French Riviera from 27th to 30th June, 2024. Find out why this international festival continues to be a boon for emerging...
French Excellence in New York: Villa Albertine Atelier by Hugo Toro.With views over Central Park on New York’s Upper East Side, the historic Payne Whitney House is a relic monument to the Gilded Age. The five-storey building is now home to Villa Albertine, a French institution for artistic and...
These Dental Labs & Clinics (Almost) Make us Feel Like Going to the Dentist.Why does hygiene have to be boring? Not only boring, but often cold, uncomfortable and uninviting. Just a few things we’ve come to expect from places and spaces within the healthcare sector. While there are rules and regulations in place...
Olivia Cognet’s Ceramic Pieces Mix Modern Brutalism with Sensual Femininity.After spending six years in Los Angeles learning to model clay, Olivia Cognet has returned to her native South of France to pursue her work as a ceramic artist. Continuing to develop panoramic murals, sculpture–lamps, mirrors and vases...
A Villa in Lambersart Gets Its Groove Back Thanks to RMGB.Identity crisis no more, this villa in Lambersart, Lille shakes off the cobwebs and gets its groove back with a restrained renovation by Guillaume Gibert and Baptiste Rischmann of...
Four Unique Coffee Shops to Break Your Doom Scroll.Ever walked into a coffee shop on the other side of the world and had the eerie feeling you’ve been there before? No longer just the hallmarks of Starbucks, homogeneous designed cafes can be found all over the world—yet these venues...
Le Marais: A Luminous Apartment in Paris by Studio Haddou-DuFourcq.‘Le marais’, in French, literally translates to ‘swamp’, but there's nothing remotely swamp-like about Le Marais, the apartment in Paris recently redesigned by Studio Haddou-DuFourcq. Mind you, the same can’t be said about its...
A Rundown House in Toulouse Becomes a World of Possibility for Gabrielle Vinson.A rundown family home in Toulouse gets a contemporary update by Gabrielle Vinson, as the architect balanced preservation with practicality in a home that embraces its legacy. The generous five-metre-wide space was optimised for a now...
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...
