Swathes of glass and steel make up the sinuous exterior of the new Gare de Mons station in Belgium, which has been designed by Swiss-Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Located along the international Paris to Brussels… Read More »Santiago Calatrava arranges Belgian station around “monumental bridge”
Designer Luke Edward Hall used antique and custom-made furniture, trompe l’oeuil marble and hessian wallpaper to make visitors “feel very at home” at the Deux Gares Express restaurant in Paris. Located next to the Les… Read More »Luke Edward Hall blends British and French interior design at Deux Gares Express
Spanish designer Lucas Muñoz has created a showroom for furniture brand Sancal in a former office building in Madrid, reusing all materials from the original space that could not be recycled. CoLab is located on… Read More »Lucas Muñoz converts 1960s office into offbeat furniture showroom
Promotion: international commercial bathroom and washroom brand The Splash Lab has unveiled a handwashing system, Lumashelf, which it says “brightens the handwashing ritual”. Lumashelf was designed for high-traffic bathrooms and is available in several finish… Read More »The Splash Lab’s Lumashelf establishes “new dawn in handwashing”
Texas studio Lake Flato Architects has created a library with a porch-like scheme, featuring mass-timber elements and a designated space for children, outside of Austin, Texas, USA. Completed in 2024, the 47,000-square-foot (4,365-square-metre) Cedar Park… Read More »Lake Flato Architects evokes “feeling of being on a porch” at Texas library
Nike has released early concept designs of its battery-powered Project Amplify anklet that adheres to a person’s lower leg to give them a motorised “boost” while running or walking. The Project Amplify “ekoskeleton” is designed… Read More »Nike developing “second set of calf muscles” with motor-assisted running device