Malibu Stacy’s Dream Home.I’ll preface this with a disclaimer – I’m about to hold forth on Los Angeles modernism, and I have not been to LA. One day I plan to, with the sole intention of soaking up some great mid-century modernist architecture and design. And...
Merci Concept Store // Paris.And so we arrive to the final post about my recent trip to Paris for the Design Week. Today I'd like to tell you about my visit to Merci, a wonderful concept store in Le Marais. Chances are you've already seen a million photos from Merci,...
Golden Workshop by modulorbeat // Münster, Germany.How's this for an impressive temporary structure? The architects at modulorbeat, along with students from the Münster School of Architecture, designed then physically built this urban jewel in just six weeks. The brief was to design a...
Comme des Garçons “White Drama”, Cristóbal Balenciaga “Fashion Collector” & PGL by Pigalle // Les Docs, Paris.Rei Kawakubo, the designer behind avant-garde Japanese fashion label Comme des Garçons, created an intriguing exhibition of her spring/summer 2012 collection titled “White Drama”. The exhibition showcased monochrome pieces from the...
‘Le Sergent Recruteur’ Restaurant by Jaime Hayon // Paris, France.If you are familiar with the work of so-hot-right-now Spanish artist-designer Jaime Hayon, chances are you would have known this was one of his interiors at a first glance. Oh, and also from reading the title, but that would be cheating....
El Montero Restaurant by Anagrama // Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico.“Interior branding” or “branded environments” is a term which has been getting a fair bit of traction in the recent years. This is not at all surprising – in today’s day and age with such incredibly fierce competition in the...
House A & House B at Terra Panonica by Studio AUTORI // Kikinda, Serbia.As a self-appointed ambassador for Serbia and Serbian Design, I feel it is my duty to report on any exceptional-ness I see coming out of the "old country". Which brings us to today's post. Terra Panonica is a cultural and tourist complex...
As Good As New pop-up shop by i29 // Amsterdam.Well isn't this just a little bit clever? You're looking at a pop-up shop for a second hand Dutch furniture brand As Good As New. Located in one of Amsterdam's super-cool fashion stores SPRMRKT (who's owner clearly isn't a fan of vowels),...
Sweet Alchemy by Kois Associated Architects // Athens, Greece.In my professional opinion, this project is what I like to refer to as “the shit”. You know – as in shit-hot amazeballs-type-interior. Also known as extreme love. It’s beauty alone could break many eyeballs and melt the internet....