Decaying Beauty | 18th Century Apartment in Barcelona.

I fear I may be starting to sound like a broken record by now in telling you how much I adore heritage interiors. They are a huge love of mine - their decaying beauty captivates and inspires me, their peeling layers leave me intoxicated...

Architecture | 2011 Archive.

01 | Stairway to Heaven. 02 | Architectural Voyeurism. 03 | ABC Museum, Illustration and Design Centre | Madrid, Spain. 04 | Architect's Holiday Houses. 05 | Garden Shed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergoth. 06 | Beautiful Car-Park. No, I’m...

Ciao for Now… Oh and Some News!

Once again we reach the day when it’s time to pack up for the year, take a bow (and a little break), and also thank you – my wonderful readers – for your amazing support during 2011. Not only has this site grown so much...

Red Bull HQ in Amsterdam | Sid Lee Architecture.

As a practicing interior designer, one of my personal pet-hates are over the top, tricked-up, gimmicky workplaces that try too hard and look outdated from the moment they are conceived. Yuck! Unfortunately I come across far too many...

Library Spaces.

What is it about books? How do they manage to make a space so damn sexy I wonder? Is it because we all strive to be a bit smarter on some level, and feel as though a large mass of books is going to make us feel more intelligent? Or at...

Design Free Thursday | Vintage Weight Gain Ads!

"Good news for thousands of girls who have no sex appeal!" "If you want to be popular, you can't afford to be SKINNY!" Holy $hit batman, has the world we live in changed or what? Not only are these politically incorrect slogans the...

Awesome Aesop.

Aesop retail stores are so consistently and predictably AWESOME that it’s actually becoming a little bit boring. Except – WHAT am I taking about – awesome is totally never ever boring! Period. From the very...

Stråhattfabriken | Stockholm.

I always thought that Scandinavians do it better… Stråhattfabriken (Straw Hat Factory) in Stockholm is a real example of this. Dating back from 1886 to 1887, this beautiful heritage listed building was recently redeveloped into...