Candy pink Formica surfaces help channel the look of a 1950s cafe inside this vegan pizza place in west London. Humble Pizza is situated on King's Road, a boutique-lined street in London's affluent Chelsea neighbourhood, and boasts a menu of exclusively plant-based pizzas. Its almost entirely pink interiors have been designed by
Lolly-Laputan Kids Restaurant
The recently opened Lolly-Laputan Kids Restaurant is the first educational family restaurant in China where kids can enjoy learning with entertainment. Designed by Wutopia Lab the exterior façade of the restaurant is made of aluminum panels with punctures of various sizes on it to create an effect of ripples woven together. Behind these ripples, a world between reality and dreams...
Layered artistic heritage
Located within a former Holiday Inn in the Toronto’s fashionable Annex neighbourhood, the 188-room Kimpton Saint George Hotel marks the first outpost of the Kimpton hotel branch in Canada.
Local interior design firm Mason Studio completed hotel as an ode to the Toronto's layered architectural and artistic heritage. The lobby strikes a balance between the Annex's bohemian spirit and...
When cherry blossoms fall
Located in Shanghai’s business centre, Omakase is a new restaurant offering kaiseki ryori, a traditional Japanese, multi-course, cuisine that traces its origins to the dishes served at the centuries-old tea ceremony. Designed by local practice Shanghai Hip-pop Design, Omakase deliberately avoids the aesthetic of traditional Japanese interiors.
Inspired by the time of year when cherry blossom petals fall gently...
1920s revival after a deadly hurricane
New York studio Champalimaud transformed a 1920s residence that was destroyed by a hurricane into a luxury holiday home on a resort in Dorado, Puerto Rico.
Called Su Casa, the property forms part of the Dorado Beach Ritz-Carlton Reserve, which was also ravaged by the Caribbean island's deadly Hurricane Maria in 2017. The residence was built in 1928 by Clara Livingston, a pilot whose father owned...
Australian Interior Design Awards – 2019 Winners
A genuinely clever concept with a daring aesthetic that’s memorable, hair salon USFIN by George Livissianis, has been presented with the 2019 Premier Award at the Australian Interior Design Awards (AIDA). The way George Livissianis’ USFIN has reinvented the standard hair salon and given considerable thought to the customer experience and employee satisfaction was a key factor in it being...
Burleigh Pavilion – Gold Coast
Conceived as a quintessential Australian beach pavilion structure the Burleigh Pavilion is the refurbishment and partial construction of the iconic ocean facing building and swimming pool at Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast. Across 1200 sq m, the venue is divided into three spaces: ‘The Pavilion’, ‘Beach Bar’ and ‘The Tropic’ restaurant. Robust, sun-drenched and faded it is the next genesis in the story of Burleigh Heads.
Alexander...
The translucent hotel
Little Shelter is located in Chiang Mai where the local architecture is characterised by wooden structures with shingle pitched roofs. The hotel roof pays homage to the local architecture has a little reinterpretation with an asymmetrical form blending naturally with the surrounding tree top silhouette. The design continues the local architectural character through the use of the predominant traditional material – wooden shingles. Small units...
The art of living
The brasserie is known as one of the symbols of the French ‘art de vivre ‘(art of living). These one-hundred-year-old establishments are remarkably decorated and often listed, but have in the past few decades suffered at the hands of ‘modernisation’. 34-year-old British designer and founder of The Guild of Saint Luke, John Whelan, has spent the past two years bringing...
33rd Dulux Colour Awards WINNERS
Courage and sophistication typified the inspired use of colour in the winning projects of the 33rd Dulux Colour Awards, announced at Wednesday night’s Gala event at the National Gallery of Victoria. Attracting a record number of entries – in excess of 430 projects from around Australia and New Zealand across six categories of built work.
Dulux Colour Planning and Communications Manager...