Waldmann's YARA free-standing luminaire sets new standards. With a high light quality, numerous options for configuration, short delivery times and smart light management options. Such as sensor-controlled LTX technology as the base for efficient area management and a feel-good working atmosphere. YARA is a modular system in a minimalist design and available in the co...
Cultural references are deeply engrained into the work of Atelier Avéus – a design studio founded by French architect and designer Morgane Roux. For its latest collection, Atelier Avéus has built a virtual interior environment for the audience to escape inside, one that was inspired by iconic movies directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Roux was drawn to the peculiarity of Hi...
If you’re looking for some incredible mid-century design ideas to redo your home decor this summer, then you don’t want to miss the chance to step inside one of the trendiest summer houses in the world.
During this quarantine, it’s normal to feel like there’s nothing to do, but when it comes to interior design, it’s a good chance for you to renovate your home decor. It’s possible to do it stylishly and functionally!
For the past eight years, the lighting and design studio Apparatus has doled out continual helpings of refinement and glamour upon the New York design scene. The studio’s founders, Gabriel Hendifar and Jeremy Anderson – partners in both life and business – are not only responsible for producing an enviably cohesive collection of lighting, furniture and accessories, but h...
The Swedish star architect and designer Pål Ross has completed over 300 residential projects over two decades. Ross always includes a home lift in his house design. We are of course curious to know more about that and got a personal interview during Stockholm Design Week in February 2020.
The six-metre-high Wishing Pavilion was created by Daydreamers Design for Hong Kong's annual Mid-Autumn Festival celebration, which took place in Victoria Park. Constructed from red, coral and yellow bricks to create a flame effect, the pavilion pays homage to traditional, brick burning towers. "Wishing Pavilion is inspired by the unique custom of the burning tower...
Procédés Chénel follows up on its program of digital meetings to keep in touch, discover our know-how, our innovations and discuss our future common projects!
As a counterpoint to the robust approach, and to fittingly assimilate amongst its neighbours and established streetscape, The Cornerstone House becomes its own play on contrasts. While Splinter Society references the history of the area as the site of many stone quarries, there is an embedded understanding that the resulting response to site should also be respectful to ...
Servicing a small cabin used as guest accommodation overnight stays, the Kangaroo Valley Outhouse is a bathroom in the bush, designed empathetically to mimic the experience of camping by separating the bathroom from the cabin. The outhouse is located 30 metres from the accommodation and can be accessed via a pathway that cuts through the dense landscape. Heightening the ...
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel is located in the centre of Msheireb in Downtown Doha, close to the Museum of Islamic Art and the new National Museum of Qatar. In the Spa area of the hotel, room-high privacy screens made of painted HAVER Architectural Mesh has been installed. HAVER Architectural Mesh allows prestigious and at the same time functional designs that can crea...
It is always good to take care of your health: by focusing on proper body posture, regulating your workstation or observing workplace hygiene. Following these rules in the office, where you have access to a proper chair, laptop pad etc., may be boring (admit it, you sometimes forget about it), but definitely doable. Problems appear when you suddenly have no access to all...
Looking for flooring ideas but unsure where to start? We’ve updated our interactive room viewer, Floorstyle, to include a revolutionary function which provides greater flexibility when choosing your new floor design The ‘view in room’ digital tool not only lets you see our wide range of vinyl flooring in typical room settings, but you can now upload your own phot...
Encaustic cement tile is not merely a construction materials. Handmade cement tiles contain the story of the artisans and their feelings. It is fortunate that these skillful artisans together maintain and develop cement tile craft with traditional characteristics and long-standing cultural values, which many customers loving handmade products have been looking for. Pa...
A popular spot for Lisboetas and tourists alike, and the epicentre of the 1974 Carnation Revolution that ended nearly 50 years of dictatorship, Largo do Carmo is a marvel of 18th century architecture, having been completely reconstructed after the earthquake that levelled the Portuguese capital in 1755, with the exception of the Convento do Carmo whose ruins still stand ...
With its tubular volume and light-inviting cutouts, the design for the Scandinavian Seashell Home was not only inspired by nature, but also counts on several sustainable features, such as reclaimed wood cladding, to reduce its environmental impact. The prolific studio’s founder, Abdul Sater Wafai, has become well-known for his spectacular house concepts that manage to...
As background, the architectural perfection of Florence, as foreground, the natural perfection of the Parco delle Cascine and as ideal connection between these two forms of perfection, the Parco della Musica, a bridge between examples of excellence, which will be setting of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino opera festival. A building that offers the audience beauty, purity ...
Cotto d’Este is proud to have taken part in the project, “clothing” the most stunning and innovative skyscraper in the world, covering the facades with a custom-made product. Next to the large park known as "I Giardini di Porta Nuova”, two prestigious buildings, home to over 1000 varieties of plant, integrate seamlessly in the natural environment that surrounds them....
The Bosco Verticale is a model of a sustainable residential building and an urban reforestation project which contributes to renewing the environment and biodiversity of cities while avoiding the excessive negative impact on surrounding territories that uncontrolled urban expansion causes. The two residential towers, 110m and 76m high, have 900 trees (each three, six, or...
The project prestigious one that has seen Lea Ceramiche team up with the Prada Foundation. The Prada Tower is completed in the southern part of Milan, designed by Rem Koolhaas with Chris van Duijn and Federico Pompignoli from the OMA design studio, the tower represents the final piece in the Prada Foundation jigsaw, after its launch three years ago. The building – mad...
Modern, minimalist store design meets the rustic reclaimed wood decor //TYROL 01: The back walls of the Chriss shoe store in Ettlingen, Germany, were clad with SUN WOOD tongue and groove boards, creating an attractive presentation area for high-quality shoes. The brushed surface of the decor conveys a noticeable naturalness and creates a friendly atmosphere. Owner Ch...
There’s only one four-bedroom apartment at the former BBC Television centre building in West London, and that’s not its only unique feature. In fact, everything about this duplex apartment is unique. From the black steel statement staircase to the pivoting doors to the master bedroom, the architecture has been designed bespoke by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) – the...
You may be familiar with Camille Walala’s riot of colour plastered over city buildings, or her pop style adorning interior environments. Now, Walala turns her psychedelic eye to the humble Lego brick in Coal Drops Yard in London. House of Dots offers a five-room exploration into Lego’s new 2D play concept, the Lego Dot. Based on multiple shapes and colours, the Dot of...
It's no longer the dull walls that cover your space. Breeze block partition walls are the new hot trend to decorate home and bring space connection. Breeze block can be placed strategically in a part of existing walls either to give the room a cozier feeling or cover a part of the wall to be used as decorative shelf space or a Breeze Block mantle. Because of significant ...
Following up on last year’s move into a “smart toilet,” Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa will be a fixture in your shower thanks to the Kohler Moxie Showerhead and Smart Speaker. The Moxie Showerhead is a two part system. The first part—the actual shower—is a circular ring. The second part is a waterproof, conical speaker (it has an IPX67 rating) that fits inside of the...
Cement tiles are one of the hottest interior design products with the incredibly stylish and sophisticated patterns and shapes. Fishscale, Colonial, Pentagon,... are usually used for decorative walls. The normal thickness of cement tile is more than 16 mm to ensure the durability. However, with the improvement in raw materials with nano fibre for solid link, Viettiles ca...
The University College Copenhagen has 7 campuses. Campus Carlsberg is the largest and newest. Here, the students have access to many facilities, such as a sports hall, a library and cafés. For the project, various architectural firms joined forces to form a design community and designed a unique and diverse building. For the facade, the architects used concrete skin pane...
Ombre is a new interior design trend where we use shifts from one shade to another. The freedom in design with ombre cement tile with the wide range of colours create a striking effect. Ombre cement tile handmade from colorful pigment which accentuate the shades in wall or floor. Gradient tile and decoration can be beautifully displayed in modern and traditional houses a...
When two high-end art consultants approached Studio B Architecture + Interiors to design a family home in Boulder, Colorado, they sought the simplicity of an art gallery and a strong connection to the outdoors. As they travel frequently, the home also needed to be low maintenance with multipurpose spaces that could be adapted for family life, work, relaxing, and entertai...
Those who pounced on Arctic Bath reservations back in July are now packing their bags with snow boots and swimwear. In Sweden’s frigid Lule River floats Arctic Bath, a luxe wellness destination offering a menu of spa treatments, a traditional cold plunge, daytime excursions, a restaurant serving locally-sourced, regional fare, and on-site accommodations. Six rentable ...
In 1952, Phyllis Ball and Patricia Paylore commissioned Arthur T. Brown—one Tucson’s most important modernist architects—to create an innovative new type of home. To passersby, the 1,200-square-foot residence looks like a typical two-bedroom with mortar-washed brick and angular volumes—but Brown’s ingenuity shines towards the back. Over a rotund back patio, a set of a...
If building gingerbread houses is one of your holiday traditions—or one that you aspire to—then you may want to take a page from Anthony Strong’s cookbook. The San Francisco–based chef and owner of Prairie, a live-fire bar and grill in the Mission, actually has a background in construction: the Minnesota native helped his father build everything from furniture to home ad...
With BeauEr’s new expandable 3X travel trailer, you can have the best of both worlds—a home that goes everywhere you go, and a living dynamic that echos a traditional home. Designed and manufactured in France, the expandable camper triples in size in just 60 seconds. The accordion-like trailer starts at 43 square feet—as compact as a car. And then sliding on telescopi...
Breeze blocks used to built the external wall inspire the mid-century design creating the accent for modern construction. This wall also provides privacy and inter-connectivity with the atmosphere outside.
In this enchanting Hamburg home, Enrica makes a true elegant statement with her floating lines and pure Gold finishing.
The Prince of Wales Hotel has been an integral part of St Kilda’s cultural identity since as far back as 1863. When it came to transforming what was once Circa, the exclusive fine dining restaurant on the first floor, IF Architecture was brought on board to turn it into a casual dining experience. While striving to reinvent and recharge the space, IF has made reference t...
