Voice of Coffee in Kobe, Japan by Yusuke Seki.This hole-in-the-wall style espresso bar and mini roastery might feel at home down a Surry Hills alleyway, or tucked into an empty loading dock in the Melbourne CBD. It is, however, located in Kobe – the Japanese city on Osaka Bay, best...
Open-Air Holiday Home in Zicatela Beach, Mexico by Ludwig Godefroy & Emmanuel Picault.Balanced between the mountains and the sea on the south-west coast of Mexico, Casa Zicatela is a concrete marvel and the latest collaborative project to emerge from the studio of architect Ludwig Godefroy and designer and furnisher...
Brass House in West London by Simon Astridge.The owners of this terraced house in West London have imbued their fond memories of holidays in Portugal and Israel into a newly completed renovation. Working with Simon Astridge Architecture Workshop, the family undertook a complete...
Héroine Restaurant & Bar in Rotterdam by Modiste.Rotterdam based furniture design company Modiste has shown their capacity to create beautiful furniture also extends to interior design. Modiste has recently completed Héroine, a fine dining restaurant and cocktail bar - a venerable...
Australian Designer Ross Didier Launches rD Collection.Under the new moniker, Ross Didier will be designing pieces that are simple, understated, and utilitarian – celebrating the modernist clarity of structure with a classic industrial...
“Somewhere Other” by John Wardle Architects Revealed at Venice Architecture Biennale.At JWA’s 'Somewhere Other' at Venice Architecture Biennale, visitors are drawn in to gaze through five different portals designed to transfer them Down Under and back to Venice again. Each portal plays with perspective and reflection to...
Été Restaurant in Barangaroo, Sydney by Foolscap Studio.Été interior references year-round seasons, with contrasting materiality defining two distinct zones within one open space—a moodier, darker Autumn & Winter setting at the rear of the dining room, while the brighter Spring & Summer...
Giants with Dwarf by Stephan Hürlemann for horgenglarus.‘Riesen mit Zwerg’—or ‘Giants with Dwarf’—is Swiss architect and designer Stephan Hürlemann’s menagerie of towering creatures, cleverly fashioned out of dusty antique chairs and tables from the depths of the horgenglarus...
Highbury Grove House in Prahran by RITZ&GHOUGASSIAN.Heritage renovations in densely populated urban contexts are a dime a dozen these days. Maximising the yield and opportunity of the existing block through a smart extension is more often than not a primary objective while maintaining the...
