With gracious proportions, a confident use of colour and a tree coming out of the ceiling, what’s not to love about this interior by New York’s Fox Nahem studio? Created for a young family in Greenwich with a serious and large collection of art and furniture, the brief was to marry the art and furniture into a space that defines the owner’s current tastes and...
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It just is ….. cool
Giant Pixel in San Francisco is a software developer occupying three floors near the City’s Mint Plaza, an area known for creative redevelopment and modernity drawn from vintage architecture. Located in a hip and stylish restaurant local, Giant Pixel wanted a casual urban look in keeping with its neighbourhood. Design studio O+A's challenge was to fit a variety of distinct work areas into three small...
The preservation of history …
This home by Melbourne based ZGA architects comprised alterations to a significant Heritage house, built in 1886 in the wealth of Melbourne’s gold rush. Located in East Melbourne the brief was essentially to reinvest a dignity and liveliness to this heritage house, in the context of the 21st century, informed by its current owners' passion for design, preservation of history, and the art-world. The Heritage...
Brighton house Clad in Blue Stone
The original 19th century house has been substantially altered to create a series of elegant living spaces. 20th century additions have been removed to make way for a new pavillion. A key feature of the house is the magnificent water-jet cut perforated bluestone screen that creates beautiful patterns of light and shade within the house. With a new addition to the rear of an existing...
Korban the wunderkind
Ryan Korban is a wunderkind of interior design. At only 25 years of age he has achieved the type of success and recognition some designers only attain late into their career (and some not at all) and it’s easy to see why! The New York designer is responsible for some seriously sexy residential and commercial spaces that are defined by a confident use of layers...
Nth Fitzroy House… thinking big.
Located in the hip Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy is an extension to a semi-detached Edwardian home created by AM architects. This hot addition is formed out of a response to the existing building and the broader context of the heritage street-scape that makes no apology for being new which I just love. Working with a narrow site AM architects have created a serine scene of space...
Monteverdi, Tuscany …. medieval beauty
Located between Rome and Florence, Monteverdi is a haven for the mind and the senses. This living stone village in Tuscany built in the 12th Century was recently refurbished by Ilaria Miani. Her style is renowned for it's simplicity regardless of tends and personal style. The restoration work encompassed 3 buildings and with 7 boutique hotel rooms, consisting of 4 luxury rooms and 3 larger suites....
Geremia Design “Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30”
Recently named a Forbes Magazine ’30 Under 30,’ Lauren Geremia designs from San Francisco Bay area is a hands-on designer who draws on her fine arts background for concepts and designs. Lauren loves to blend eclectic modern materials, creating interiors that tell a story. Her designs incorporate unique pieces, including custom furniture that’s created by both Lauren and her friends who are fabricators and artists....
Elenberg Fraser inspired by Tron
Inspired by Bozarro World a fictional planet by DC comics from the 1960's. Elenberg Fraser’s studio design focused tightly on the themes in Tron particularly the point at which the third dimension is constructed, Slattery Australia’s new fit-out embraces the innovation and luxury of the Tron Legacy.
Located in the same building as Elenberg Fraser's studio, Slattery Australia’s office looks like no other with heavenly blonde...
Flinders beach house
The brief was to design a holiday home which would become a semi permanent home in the future. Designed by Melbourne based studio Inarc Architects the building sits on top of an escarpment in the seaside township of Flinders drinking up the vast views over the often rugged coast of Bass Strait. The site is located on a transition point between on a landslip-affected site,...