August 25th, 2008
Soft South African Touch
Johannesburg-based Ronel Jordaan, a South African textile designer active almost 30 years now, sees inspiration in nature, and uses felt to express her colourful imagination. MORE…
August 18th, 2008
Marco Polo apartment, by Carola Vannini Architecture
The Marco Polo apartment is the interior design project of a private residence located in the Aventino area of Rome. The house renovation by Carola Vannini Architecture – 120 sqm in all – included the complete reorganization of interior spaces, as well as the design of new furniture and lighting. MORE…
August 4th, 2008
RetroPlate Concrete Polishing System
Concrete in its “natural” state is a porous product that is susceptible to efflorescence, spalling and dusting; and it doesn’t provide an aesthetic finish, nor is it easily cleaned. Advanced Floor Products has created a technique that revolves around the conversion of concrete from being a plain and porous industrial floor to a strong, lasting and good-looking surface.
August 1st, 2008
Shiro salon by 1980/Takuya Hosokai + Hiromasa Mori
Shiro is a hair and beauty salon in Fukui, Japan, built back in 2006 but never before published, by architects 1980/Takuya Hosokai + Hiromasa Mori. Shiro means white in Japanese, in contrast to Kuro, which means black and which is also the name of another house by the same architects. The steel-frame building has a footprint of 78 m2 and a total floor area of 194 m2.
July 18th, 2008
Phillip Lim boutique by Jamo Associates
Japanese designers Jamo Associates have completed a boutique in Tokyo for New York fashion designer Phillip Lim. The store, Lim’s first outside New York, is in Tokyo’s Aoyama district.
While an underwater story could easily play out through familiar and obvious design tropes, Jamo interprets ‘in the water’ subtly through both structural elements and decorative details. MORE…
July 8th, 2008
