LEDscape by LIKE Architects// Lisbon, Portugal.This luminous adventureland is brought to you by LIKE Architects in partnership with Ikea. The architects used HEMMA floor bases cut at various lengths, fitted LEDARE lamps- Ikea's new energy saving bulbs which this installation promotes....
Restaurante 560 by João Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos // Lisbon, Portugal.Completed in 2009, Restaurant 560 occupies 80sqm of an old building's street level in Lisbon's city centre. The interior is divided into three disctinct zones - the shopfront and entry, dining space in the middle and a service area at the...
Architect’s Office by Nuno Sampaio Arquitetos | Portugal.Well... If this isn't the quintessential architects office then I know nothing about anything! Seriously, this workplace literally screams "architects" to me, which is a bit of a paradox given it so understated and restrained. Designed by...
Casa do Conto (House of Tales) Hotel | Porto, Portugal.Designed by Pedra Líquida (Liquid Stone), Casa do Conto (House of Tales) began over three years ago, however a fatal fire interrupted the project in March 2009. The owner and the architects went on to complete the hotel and subsequently...
Heritage Cabinet | Boca do Lobo.Top marks for those who remember me blogging about a brilliant limited edition cabinet (“Pixel”) by Portuguese company Boca do Lobo, which was one of the standout pieces for me in Milan this year (see the post in which I featured the...
Alexandre Farto aka Vhils | Street Art.Alexandre Farto aka Vhils is a young artist from Lisbon, Portugal. Vhils has been into street art since he was 13 years old (and by my calculations, he is now just 23 years old - still a baby!) As you may have noticed by now, I am a bit...
