So Hot Right Now // Fins & Folded Facades.I recall a time when I used to have a grown up job in an architecture firm, and the debate amongst my colleagues/ architects over the design of every façade. This is not surprising. Not only are they one of the first things we all notice...
Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze Captures Dizzying Heights of Hong Kong.Inspired by the "geometry of the urban environment and the vivid lives it shelters", French photographer and graphic artist, Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze captures the dizzying heights and gobsmacking urban densities of Hong Kong. Using a...
So Hot Right Now // White Tile Black Grout Interiors.You know, I've come to realise that black grout can be a perfect friend to a humble little white tile. The sort of friend we all wish for - one who makes us look better, feel smarter and stand out in the crowd. In honour of this...
Video // Everyday Excellence Installation: COS X PATTERNITY.Everyday Excellence is a series of installations for COS created by interpreting the fashion collection through the PATTERNITY...
Yochai Matos Light Installations.Yochai Matos is a Tel Aviv based artist who creates mesmerising sculptural installations, made primarily from fluorescent tube lighting. Since graduating in 2004 from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Matos' work has dealt...
Bishop Edward King Chapel by Niall McLaughlin Architects.I love a good chapel. Compact space redolent of however-many-centuries of religious thought, practice, space, and music one can imagine. Places of peace, quiet, and reflection. Places of succour and support for the soul. And in the hands...
Refuge by Wim Goes Architectuur // House Extension in Belgium.In a small town outside of Ghent, lies this interesting little extension by Wim Goes Architectuur. It was completed in 2008, but I think good things deserve a revisit. The building is a living room extension to an existing brick house. It...
Gulemin Technology School // Morocco.Why hello there theatrical geometric forms. This university located in the Moroccan desert was designed by Saad El Kabbaj, Driss Kettani and Mohamed Amine Siana. It’s a fine example of the basic principles of design; proportion,...
Dynamic VHS Tape Installations by Zilvinas Kempinas.Well isn't this just a little bit nuts? I am in awe of Lithuanian-born and New York-based artist Žilvinas Kempinas. His installation "Tube" (2008) involved a whole bunch of VHS tapes (remember those?) and electric fans. How the hell did...
