French architecture studio Atelier 9.81 has designed a tower of staggered concrete blocks for a harbour master’s office and lookout building on the Calais coastline. Forming part of the Calais Port 2015 expansion plan, the… Read More »Atelier 9.81 models Calais port tower on stack of pebbles
In this lookbook, we collect eight residential interiors that were put together with limited funds but still have a certain richness. Featuring exposed structures, simple materials and sparing use of finishes, these budget interiors prove… Read More »Eight imaginative home interiors created on a budget
Design studio Formafantasma has used a shower head with three different aerators to turn a garden hose into an al fresco shower for Italian manufacturer Quadro. The FFQT Outdoor Shower, which was recently shortlisted for… Read More »Formafantasma designs “nomadic” outdoor shower powered by garden hose
Old and new blurred together in this exhibition at Paris‘ GSL Gallery, which celebrated contemporary creatives who observe design traditions of the past. Le Salon de Septembre was the inaugural exhibition to be held at… Read More »Traditional design techniques are “alive and well” in Le Salon de Septembre exhibition
New York City-based Gachot Studios has revamped a NoHo townhouse to host a snug cocktail bar, in which exposed stone walls and dark wood contrast a creamy colour palette. Named after Jack Champlin, a beloved… Read More »Gachot Studios creates cosy New York neighbourhood bar
Architecture studio Polysmiths has redesigned a basement apartment in north London to feel like a “cabin in the woods”, surrounding its sunken living area with lush planting. Named Walden after the novel by naturalist Henry… Read More »Polysmiths refurbishes Walden basement flat to evoke woodland cabin