Hoa’s House: Conversion of a 150-year-old Melbourne Pub by ioa studio.Over a year in the making, emerging Melbourne-based design practice ioa studio transformed a dull office space, once an old pub, into a warm and playful home brimming with personality. “Our friend Hoa took a huge risk and bought the...
Breadway Bakery in Odessa, Ukraine by Lera Brumina & Artem Trigubchak.Lera Brumina & Artem Trigubchak have designed a boutique hospitality space in Odessa, Ukraine that is sensory rich and playful but also remarkably...
Historic Victorian House in Portland Renovated by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design.There is more than a touch of glamour to the refurbishment of this mid-century Portland home by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design. Plush gold fabrics sit side by side with decadent purple and lavender velvets. Vintage chairs are...
Forte Forte Boutique in Milan by Art Director Robert Vattiliana.Italian womenswear label Forte Forte has sought to reinvigorate the bygone genre of shopping with a new flagship store in Milan’s artistic Brera district. Forte Forte co-founder Giada Forte enlisted the eye of art director Robert...
Bar Roc by OKHA Inside Cape Town’s Exclusive Boutique Hotel.The complete transformation of Bar Roc at Ellerman House in Cape Town delivers what Adam Court refers to as “Naked...
Carine Gilson Flagship Store in Brussels, Belgium by david/nicolas.With a deep affinity and curiosity for beautiful materials and craftsmanship, david/nicolas were a natural choice for the Belgian lingerie designer known for her haute couture-style kimonos, déshabillés, chemise sets, and...
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...
An Underground Krypt Bar by Büro KLK in Vienna, Austria.What’s cooler than a new underground bar in Austria? Accidentally discovering the stairway to a bordered-up semi-legal underground jazz club from Vienna’s jazzy 50s and 60s, and then restoring and reinventing it as new. Such was the...
Hi-Lo Hotel Lobby in Portland, Oregon by Jessica Helgerson.Back in 1999, Alex Calderwood opened the Ace Hotel in Seattle and forever changed our notion of what a luxury hotel could be. Another recent edition to the category is Hi-Lo Hotel in Portland, which promises a comparable sort of cool,...