Familiarity Meets Novelty: Fugazzi Basement in Adelaide by Studio Gram.Fugazzi Basement in Adelaide transports guests into a rich underground lair, with a movie set aesthetic where boundaries between reality and fantasy intertwine in an intimate space. Designed by Studio Gram, the project sees the designers...
Gen D: A Cultural Exchange by Dolce & Gabbana.Dolce & Gabbana’s Gen D residency project connects the legacy fashion brand with international designers in a creative cultural exchange. Curated by Federica Sala, ten young creatives grappled with Italian artisanal crafts in a fiery...
Graceful Contrasts: Sint Benedictus House in Mortsel by Poot Architectuur.Embracing a push-pull force along its facades, this long and narrow townhouse in Mortsel, Belgium, seems to be almost squashed by its two neighbours and bulging at the seams. There’s something quite Gaudi-esque about this floorplan of...
Materials are the Star of the Show in this Parisian Bistro in Amsterdam.Studio Modijefsky's interior for this all-day bistro in Amsterdam blends traditional Parisian café style with a playful and eclectic modern design. Glamour meets freshness in a palette of soft red tones, vintage orange and crispy...
Alchemy of Styles: KODA Cutters Hair Salon by Arent&Pyke.Both nostalgic and futuristic, KODA Cutters, a blazingly bold hair salon perched on the upper mezzanine level of Sydney’s heritage-listed Queen Victoria Building, is a majestic work of sculpted fiction. Designed by Arent&Pyke, the...
An Infinite Recycling Loop: Fake Realness by Palma and Nula Studio.For Madrid’s popular Urvanity Art Fair, Mexican architects Palma paired up with Madrid-based Nula Studio to present Fake Realness, an installation that explores the limits of reality and material fiction. Together, the two studios...
Charcoal & Moon: Sutimoon in Seoul by Another D Studio.Taking the concept of a moon’s ethereal glow within a clear night, Another D Studio poetically stage the interior of Sutimoon, a restaurant in Seoul’s Yeouido district that mimics the celestial nature of the moon traced gracefully by...
Bringing Dark into Limelight: Shadow House by Grotto Studio.Wrapped in a charcoal-like charred jarrah timber, the Shadow House’s dark and moody addition by Grotto Studio gracefully recedes into the background, allowing the original 1900s cottage to maintain its prominence and heritage within the...
Folklore Meets Contemporary: Verbena Lounge by HANGHAR and Estudio DIIR.Hanghar collaborated with Estudio DIIR on the Guest Lounge at the ARCO Contemporary Art Fair in Madrid. The two local practices blended Spanish folklore with the contemporary in a bold installation. With a large red marquee overhead, the...
