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Apartment gallery

A collector of art and furniture enlisted the help of design studio Parallel Architects to convert his 140m2 apartment in São Paulo into a simple and neutral space to showcase his collections. The brief was to integrate the art and furniture into the home allowing pieces like the iconic Favela chair by the Campana Brothers, or the Eames chair, a classic of the masters Charles...

Ever Clever – Schemata for Floyd

The clever folk at Schemata have caught my eye again for another brilliant retail space. This tight space, for Japanese retailer Floyd, has been given the look of an unfinished construction site that reveals itself slowly and in layers as you approach. The haphazard plywood boxes reveal themselves to be beautifully crafted lauan shelving units, while the open ceiling shows off proudly the silver wrapped...

Ovolo Hotel Melbourne

The Ovolo Hotel a former lacklustre serviced apartment block located on Little Bourke St in Melbourne’s CBD has been transformed into a boutique hip Hotel, aimed at tech-savvy professionals. A key part of the design challenge for the design team at HASSELL was instilling a unique ‘local identity’ into the design of the hotel. Situated at the top end of Little Bourke Street surrounded by...

These Days by Creneau International

When designing the office of These Days, a digital communication firm in Antwerp, the studio of Creneau International wanted to create a space where employees could disconnect from the digital world in which they spent so many of their hours and feel like they were still apart of a very real world. This was achieved in the common areas, like the meeting rooms and cafeteria,...

Sartorial Civility by WONDERWALL

When designing a flagship store in Tokyo for one of the most traditional British brands, Mackintosh, Japanese interior design studio WONDERWALL took an approach that reflected the brand's history and commitment to handcrafted techniques and time honoured quality. In one of the most upwardly mobile and fast-paced cities in the world, the Mackintosh store exudes the grandeur and pomp of a past golden age of...

the Materia project

Materia project is a coordinated porcelain and glass tile range that has 6 different surfaces which integrate perfectly together created by Italian tile leaders Casa Dolce Casa. The new surfaces and colours for casamood offer a variety of design choices and solutions. The pallet and surfaces look and feel like they have had a life echoing worn stone, reclaimed timber and old concrete to name...

the Warehouse Loft

This project located in the historic Oriental Warehouse Loft Building in San Francisco’s South Beach neighborhood, is a complete reconfiguration and renovation of an existing loft apartment. In order to maximize the spatial experience of the loft, traditional notions of domestic privacy were abandoned in favor of open and transparent relationships. Opaque guardrails at the sleeping mezzanine were replaced with frameless glass guardrails in order...

Guest list … names darling … names. Flexform launch party Sydney.

Since the 1970's Flexform has collaborated with Iconic Italian designers growing the family run group of enormous creative talent, establishing a hallmark style. Clean lines, with elegant and adaptable solutions to living comfort and style. Flexform are one of the most sought after, renowned furniture brands in Italy and around the world. Designers and design lovers were out in full force as they celebrated the...

Fashion Soirée with Studio Toogood

Housed within the elaborate Brazilian Embassy in Paris, this installation for Barbara Casasola for Paris Fashion Week 2013 is a lesson is contrast and restraint. Studio Toogood have used stark white geometric forms and frames, in direct relationship to the shapes and profiles of Cassasola’s work, to bring about a backdrop for the collection to be shown against, while not detracting from the ornate interior...

Fairhaven Beach House

This nimble beach house designed by John Wardle architects enjoys panoramic views over the southern ocean and surf beach. Located on top of the ridgeline above the Great Ocean Road on the Victorian coastline, the proportions, orientation and dimensions of windows are tailored to particular views and to reveal internal spaces. The journey through the house from arrival to the view is choreographed to increase...

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