Ruyi Dumpling & Wine Bar by Hecker Guthrie // Melbourne.Ruyi Dumpling & Wine Bar opened its fabulous Hecker Guthrie designed doors earlier this month in Melbourne. The 56 seater restaurant is a union of beautifully presented contemporary Chinese food, exceptional design and modern restaurant...
MRQT Menswear Boutique by ROK // Stuttgart, Germany.Swiss architecture firm Rippmann Oesterle Knauss (ROK) recently completed the MRQT Stuttgart boutique. The stand-out feature of this streetwear store is a textured wall made up of 22,000 individual timber dowels. The minimal interior...
Luxury Studio Apartment by Studio Rick Joy // Chelsea, USA.This studio apartment by architect Rick Joy may not be generous in size, but it is certainly not short of grandeur. What the apartment lacks in volume, it makes up for in lush materials, clever detailing and a staunch commitment to good...
Geo Metria by Mount Fuji Architects Studio // Kanagawa, Japan.To Japan (my but we do get about. Thanks, internet). Being cheap and simple myself I do love it when architecture follows suit, and makes a virtue of the combination. This little house in the Kanagawa Prefecture is by Mount Fuji Architects...
El Espinar House by Miguel de Guzman in/ Segovia, Spain.This translucent house in the woods by Spanish architect Miguel de Guzmán is home to Little Red Riding Hood and her posse, at least according to the movie. De Guzmán, who also works as an architectural photographer, produced the...
Monochrome Masterpieces // Black and White Design Inspiration – Part 01.Today I wanted to explore some of the finest and most dramatic examples of Monochrome Masterpieces. Although the black & white palette has been around since the dawn of day, I am specifically interested in examples that really take the use...
Monochrome Masterpieces // Black and White Design Inspiration – Part 02.Here we go with Part 02 of the Monochrome Masterpieces. This post specifically looks at residential interiors which take the bold black & white palette to new heights. This approach definitely isn't for the faint hearted, but boy aren't...
Element-s // Multidisciplinary Design Agency in Paris.Element-s is a multidisciplinary design agency in Paris founded by Manuel Bonnemazou & Agnes Cambus. Today I wanted to share a selection of my favourite projects from their portfolio. Their work exudes a certain French elegance, honesty...
James Jebbia’s Greenwich Village Loft // New York.Today we venture into the Greenwich Village loft of James Jebbia, which he shares with his young family. Jebbia is the owner of streetwear label, Supreme. Quite the departure from his label's aesthetic, his home is minimal, delicate and...