Yuma Kano Transforms Forrest Debris into a Sustainable New Material.Tokyo-based designer Yuma Kano has developed ForestBank, a unique and innovative material that looks to find new value in our forests. Yuma repurposes twigs, leaves, and branches, bound by a water-based acrylic resin, transforming them...
Furniture & Product Designer Tom Fereday on Creating a Body of Work that Grows & Lasts a Lifetime.A unique figure in today’s design landscape with his star on the rise, Tom Fereday develops furniture and objects through a process of inquiry and collaboration. Fascinated by the tension that lies between natural materials and...
Less, Light, Local: ITA NORI Seaweed Installation by We+.Japanese design studio We+ has completed a research project that offers new value to discarded and non-edible nori seaweed, highlights two overlooked qualities in the food source as a material—its lightness and...
A Shared Vision: IDEAL Restaurant by Lorenzo Botero & Martin Mendoza.Lorenzo Botero and Martín Mendoza have collaborated on IDEAL, a warm and textural restaurant in Bogota. Inspired by the desert geography of the southern United States and from Baja California to the north of Mexico, Lorenzo and...
A Harmonious Expression: Daniel Boddam Opens a New Gallery in Melbourne.Daniel Boddam Studio's debut gallery showroom in Melbourne's Collingwood is an experiential space, where the pursuit of simplicity is echoed in the interior's minimalist yet warm design. The cocoon-like environment ultimately draws focus...
Half-Old and Half-New: Ignacia Guest House in Mexico City by Andrés Gutiérrez and Factor Eficiencia.Ignacia Guest House shares its name with its once-upon-a-time housekeeper (who looked after it for over 40 years), but its spirit is decidedly its own. The Mexico City guest house, which opened its doors in 2017 and occupied half a...
Familiar and Futuristic: Pidapipo Laboratorio Fitzroy by Dion Hall.Melbourne’s beloved Pidapipo has a new Italian dessert destination in the heart of Fitzroy. With interior architecture by Dion Hall, Laboratorio is enveloped in stainless steel, taking cues from the high glamour of the 70s, in this...
This Cosmetic Clinic in WA by Nickolas Gurtler Takes Notes from a Perfume Bottle.Nickolas Gurtler has transformed this cosmetic clinic in Western Australia, inspired by the classic star shaped Thierry Mugler ‘Angel’ perfume bottle—have a google if you don’t recall, you’ll know the one. Working closely with...
From Unique Objects to Thought-provoking Ideas: Highlights from Melbourne Design Week 2023.Melbourne Design Week 2023 is over for another year but not without igniting curiosity, discovery and pride in our Australian design community. With the event’s enduring theme ‘Design The World You Want’ feeling increasingly more...
