My visit to Louis Vuitton X
I visited Louis Vuitton X and was dazzled by the heritage, craftsmanship, Art, and furniture. Photos by Robert E. Schmolze
Olafur Eliasson and Carlo Ratti collaborate on robot that charts the sun
Artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Carlo Ratti have collaborated on a celestial mapping robot that brings together their hit design brands Little Sun and Scribit.
Summer Villa by Kapsimalis Architects plays on traditional Greek whitewashed houses
The white, blocky form of this holiday villa by Kapsimalis Architects is intended to be a “contemporary translation” of the chalky houses seen around Santorini, Greece. Summer Villa – which forms part of Santorini’s existing Andronis Arcadia hotel – has been designed by Kapsimalis Architects to appear as a “synthesis of…
Germe installation performance – American Center for Art & Culture Paris France.
Germe is a performative installation that redefines borders. It is the seed of an idea, the beginning of possibilities. Germe takes place in the moment before definition takes hold.
Gate furniture system comprises flip-down shelves that are easy to reconfigure
Architect Artem Zakharchenko-Halytskyi has designed a system of modular shelves made from wooden blades that can lie flat against the wall or pivot to provide a usable surface.
“Ultra-camp meets ultra-luxury” in London’s Bob Bob Cité restaurant
Eight miles of mirror-polished steel trim creates a glistening finish inside Bob Bob Cité, a maximalist French restaurant in the City of London designed by BradyWilliams.
Schemata Architects stacks up red bricks inside South Korea’s first Blue Bottle Coffee cafe
The materiality of Seoul’s architecture informed the interiors of this Blue Bottle Coffee cafe, which Schemata Architects has completed with steel surfaces and red-brick fixtures. The sparsely-decorated cafe is situated in Seoul’s artsy Seongsu neighbourhood, surrounded by craft coffee bars and organic eateries that occupy disused warehouses. This is the first…
Six global design trends from Dezeen Awards 2019 longlists include cork, cabins and candy colours
From fortress-style architecture to candy-coloured interiors, here are the six biggest trends to emerge from the Dezeen Awards 2019 longlists. The rising use of cork in architecture and the popularity of low-tech cabins set in remote locations also stood out among the 903 projects that made the longlists this year. Here…
The Drug Store avoids being a “shady” CBD retailer with gallery-style interiors
Products infused with CBD are dotted throughout sparse gallery-like rooms inside west London’s The Drug Store, which has been designed by the brand’s co-founders and studio Lars Hartmann. Situated in the affluent neighbourhood of Marylebone, The Drug Store occupies two floors of a townhouse which formerly served as an exhibition space…
Figure Drawing Class | Painting Pizzazz with Amber Carter Laflamme
Draw or paint a beautiful model in a 3-hour pose. All models will be without clothes or will be wearing very little clothing. Like a piece of jewelry, something in their hair, beautifully draped fabric or an open robe.
Folding white latticework enlivens moody São Paulo apartment by NJ+
A stark white latticework volume conceals kitchen cabinets and a bathroom in this São Paulo apartment, designed by local architecture studio NJ+. Called Dendê Duratex House, the 155-square-metre studio apartment is laid out as an open-plan L-shaped space. It comprises a bedroom at one end and a lounge at the other…