Surreal Classicism: Maó Space by One Fine Day Studio & Partners.Projects that strike me the most are the ones that manage to masterfully shift our perception of time. Spaces that feel unique because they look like they don’t belong in the present, nor the past. They feel fresh and familiar at the...
FontanaArte reissues 1960s Bobo Piccoli’s Re and Regina Lamps.With sinuous shapes inspired by the game of chess, Re and Regina appear as two key chessboard characters. Their form is a play on alternating spheres, cylinders and rings of light – the vertical is the King (Re) and horizontal is the...
Arc Side Residence in Melbourne by Jolson Architecture & Interiors.Jolson Architecture and Interiors have reimagined two apartments to create Arc Side Residence, a home that celebrates curving forms and sculptural geometry. The original buildings, designed in 2001 by Cox Carmichael, have undergone a...
Chimi Stockholm Flagship by Campus, with Creative Direction from Nineties.Campus, with creative direction from Nineties, have interpreted ancient architectural forms in their design for Chimi’s Stockholm store. Spaces unfold with the mediative atmosphere of a temple – soft arches and reimagined columns bring...
Highland Star Chef Restaurant in Shenzhen by JG Phoenix.Located at the top floor of the Shenzhen’s Yanhan Highland infrastructure, the Highland Star Chef Restaurant by Jingu Phoenix is a sentimental love letter to the surrounds, “from nature, and back to nature.” Away from the bustling...
Adytum Library & Exhibition Space in Canberra by Pattern Studio.Pattern Studio describe their library and gallery for Canberra wellness brand Adytum, as a semi-permanent space that “honours the intellectual nourishment and repose one derives from the written word”. A library of of design, art,...
EVD Adopt Classical Architecture Principles in Their Own Shanghai Office.Shanghai-based inter-disciplinary design office EVD has unveiled their own studio space which appears plucked out from another time and place. The interior was conceived with two design threads derived from site restrictions – one...
Folkform’s Public Art Installation for Indoor Swimming Pool in Spånga, Sweden.Stockholm-based design studio Folkform has completed a permanent installation for the public indoor swimming pool in Spånga, outside of Stockholm. The geometric mural features a decorative composition of ceramic tiles and old vintage...
JJ House in Lilyfield, Sydney by Bokey Grant Architects.Once covered in pitiful changes, JJ House by Bokey Grant Architects is a former worker’s cottage turned family residence woven with elements towing between the original and the contemporary. What appears to be a house full of complexity,...
