Design Free Thursday // Recycled Beauty by Laurie Frankel.I've always had a genuine fascination with the concept of turning trash into treasure, so today's post really hits the spot for me. San Francisco based photographer Laurie Frankel teamed up with Diane Gatterdam to create a fascinating...
Pablo & Rusty’s by Giant Design // Sydney.Smack bang in the middle of Sydney CBD, Pablo & Rusty's by Giant Design is the cranked up version of Saxon Wright's Lane Cove cafĂŠ. The flagship store is consistent in tone - it's warm and industrial, and has the same sustainable and...
Zumbo Cafe in Melbourne by Elenberg Fraser.Adriano Zumbo's first Melbourne patisserie needed to be something that stood out from the pack â and thatâs where Elenberg Fraser came in. Taken on as their second annual âGraduate Schoolâ program, a team of junior architects and...
The Inaugural Aesop Berlin Store by Weissâheiten.Weissâheiten have designed the first signature store in Germany for Australian skin care brand, Aesop. The store recently opened on Alte SchĂśnhauser Street in Berlin, Mitte. Reflecting Aesopâs approach to build unique site-specific...
Product Design & Lighting by Aust & Amelung.Aust & Amelung is a young German design studio formed by two product designers - Miriam Aust and Sebastian Amelung. The pair creates and develops lighting, furniture and interiors in their Kassel studio. Human desire for individuality is a...
Camper Flagship Showroom by Neri & Hu // Shanghai, China.The Camper store is a reinterpreted two storey traditional house, sliced in half and opening itself up to the "laneway" within the warehouse which it sits. The slice is expressed with a bright red rubber, which is the same rubber used for...
Lamps Made From Old Cameras by Y Studio.I'm loving this series of quirky lights by Taiwan-based design practice Y Studio. The designers have transformed old cameras and other photography equipment into fantastic lamp shades for table lamps and pendants. The series is called...
Video // Henrique Oliveira’s Baitogogo at Palais de Tokyo, Paris.Henrique Oliveira's monumental wooden installation titled 'Baitogogo' is currently on show at Palais de Tokyo in...
Design Free Thursday // Screen Lovers by Eli Craven.Idaho-based Eli Craven splices and joins vintage photographs of famous couples, creating bizarre and hilarious collages. His Screen Lovers series depicts fictional and iconic movie couples manipulated into genius masterpieces, sometimes...