Located in the central district of Eixample in Barcelona, CURLYLAB is a new hair salon that stands out for its soulful interiors that artfully interweave past and present, courtesy of interior design studio Miriam Barrio.
When working with stone and wood, sculptors usually undertake a meticulous preparatory process that involves sketching or modelling the intended sculpture in clay or wax to visualize the final piece; not Casey McCafferty.
Tasked by a couple of old friends with renovating a two-level apartment in Borek, a leafy neighbourhood in Wrocław, Poland, architects Diana Żurek and Gutek Girek of Furora Studio infused the modernist-era property with eclectic charm by applying a bold mix of contrasting patterns, textures and colours.
How do you capture the feeling of home when designing a new interior? This was at the forefront of Naples native Gennaro Leone’s mind when setting up Dalla, a new neighbourhood Italian restaurant in Hackney in London which opened its doors last autumn.
Porto-based architecture practice Fala Atelier has built a reputation for designing humble residential projects that defy conventions thanks to its playful design language of geometric forms and patterns. Case in point, this compact three-storey house in Lisbon, whose minimalist sensibility is animated by a medley of oversized stripes and dots, curved and staggered walls, and contrasting textures.
How do you approach the refurbishment of a historic property that has undergone several redesigns throughout the centuries? This was the pivotal question faced by Italian architecture practice Archiplan Studio when commissioned to renovate an apartment in a late-Renaissance building in the heart of Mantua, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Lombardy.
Venice is often revered as a 'museum city,' a vivid showcase of its storied past and rich cultural heritage; yet, it also thrives as a vibrant hub for contemporary art, evident in its hosting of the Venice Biennale, which recently opened its doors for viewing. During the six month event, it’s commonplace for contemporary artists to showcase their work in heritage settings such as palazzos and churches in satellite exhibitions. What is rarer however, is the opportunity to display their work alongside priceless art treasures. Читать дальше...
We have always been fascinated by creatives working at the crossroads between art and design, especially those with imaginative, convention-defying concepts. One such example is Studio Élémentaires, whose latest series of kinetic light objects had us at hello when we came across them during our annual pilgrimage to Milan.
Commissioned by creative agency Mother to reconfigure the ground floor and mezzanine areas of their London headquarters in Shoreditch into a multipurpose social space, London-based interior and product design studio Holloway Li used a vibrant design language of bold colours and forms inspired by 1970s furniture design to imbue the stark, industrial building that the agency occupies with an inviting, convivial ambience.
I first became acquainted with Plastique Fantastique’s work just this very year; maybe I was a bit late to the game, given that the so-called “platform for temporary architecture” has been aweing people with their immersive spatial installations since 1999, when their first pneumatic structures made their debut at a techno night club in Schillingbrücke, Berlin. Nowadays, Plastique Fantastique is an art duo, Dr. Trouble (Marco Canevacci) and Ms.
