A European-style Café near Seoul by Design by 83.When the pandemic hit and international travel became a no-go, people the world over resorted to alternatives. Some lived vicariously through Instagram. Some binged K-dramas on Netflix. And yet others, as in the case of those inhabiting...
Nadia Yaron’s Totemic Sculptures at Francis Gallery in L.A.Brazilian sculptor Nadia Yaron has presented ‘For the flowers and the clouds and the wind and the trees’, a new solo exhibition at Francis Gallery in Los Angeles. Drawing on her deep connection with nature and place, the self-taught...
Meditative Mindset: House of the Serene Past by Karan Darda Architects.In the midst of building their 185-square-metre home in a village near Pune, India, the client approached Karan Darda Architecture (KrDA) with a simple request—to take the nostalgic memories from their childhood home and engrain its...
Aesop Collins Street by Clare Cousins Architects.Created in tandem with Clare Cousins Architects, the design of Aesop’s second Collins Street incarnation draws on qualities of civic architecture. Inspired by the nearby State Library of Victoria, the store is a compendium of classical...
The King’s Rembrandt Exhibition at Wawel Royal Castle, Krakow by NArchitekTURA.Designed by Narchitektura for the Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow, this unique backdrop is a work of architecture built around a single painting—Rembrandt's masterpiece 'The Polish Rider'. Every element of the set is designed in an attempt...
Drab to Delightful: An Apartment in Madrid by Febrero Studio.Most days, the sun and the breeze are faithful visitors in this Madrid apartment, refreshing the farthest corners and lifting the space up to the light. For Febrero Studio, the effort it took to knock the space down and put it back...
A Mindful Retreat: Pokolbin House by Lot 1 Design and Matthew Woodward Architecture.A trifecta of interconnected pavilions, Pokolbin House balances the demands of a working estate in one of Australia's most established wine regions with the refined ease of a country retreat for a Sydney family. A nod to the principles of...
Serena Confalonieri’s Debut Interior Project 13.10 Ristorante.Serena Confalonieri has completed her first interior design project, a 25-seat boutique restaurant close to Milan—and it doesn't disappoint. The concept combines her signature language of ironic, unexpected subjects and chromatic...
Lake Lugano House by Studio Wok.Overlooking Lake Lugano, Studio Wok have designed a house on a steep mountain slope for a young family. The project looks to establish a strong connection between the building, the lake and the surrounding forest via a series of small but...