Rooftop Glass Apartment in Berlin by Gisbert Pöppler.If you were to fly over the heart of Berlin, more specifically over the borough of Mitte, you'd spy a 1930s apartment entirely enveloped by glass. From the sky, "you'd see a large glass cube with three rooms distributed like little boxes,"...
A Private Reading Room by Atelier tao+c.Ever wanted a change from reading at the library or sneaking pages from the bookstore? Find yourself inside Atelier tao+c’s Private Reading Room. Located in Shanghai, the ground floor of a 1980’s building has been refurbished into a...
Meditative Retail: Poho Double Bay by Akin Atelier.A gentle contrast of textures and a luxurious arrangement that mirror the floral artisan’s eye, Akin Atelier steps up the floral retail game with Poho Double Bay. Inspired by artists Andy Goldsworthy and Robert Smithson, this meditative...
Teemaa Teahouse in Helsinki by Yatofu Creatives.A quiet achiever, this tea house situated in downtown Helsinki explores the craft of tea making through honest and textural materials. Designed by Yatofu Creatives, the interior is embedded with the tea brand's commitment to honesty,...
British Eyewear Brand’s Nostalgic Leeds Store by Child Studio.London-based design practice Child Studio has completed another store for the British spectacle makers Cubitts. Located within an ornate Victorian shopping arcade in Leeds, the interiors evoke nostalgia while paying homage to the design...
Milanese Walnut Flat by Studio Wok.A memory of home reverberates through this Art Nouveau apartment in the heart of Porta Venezia. Designed as a Milanese pied-à-terre for an Italian couple living abroad, Studio Wok explored how a contemporary interior can enhance the...
X11 Global Flagship Toy Store by BloomDesign.Monolithic, futuristic and a little bit ominous, this epic toy store flagship in Shanghai by BloomDesign takes us on an unexpected tour through an alternate cyberpunk reality. Concrete beams and columns are left exposed while a six-metre...
Temple to Cheese: Formaje Madrid by Cobalto Studio.Conceived as a massive refrigerated pantry, Formaje is a temple to cheese. Named after a disused Spanish word referring to the mould of a cheese, Cobalto Studio looked to ‘wrap’ the interior in a minimalist envelope. Granite, wood and...
Nome Archive Cosmetic Store by Atelier XY.Taking inspiration from Swedish artist Michael Johansson's work on 'obsessive-compulsive disorder' and 'cleanliness', Shanghai-based studio Atelier xy found a breakthrough in integrating the tens of thousands of product types in the Nome...