An exhibition has opened at 21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo revealing the craft history behind the Japanese ramen bowl. The Art of the Ramen Bowl features over 300 examples of the traditional noodle dish, both historic… Read More »The Art of the Ramen Bowl exhibition charts the design history of the noodle dish
A glass tower provides facilities for experimental whisky-making at Glenmorangie’s new distillery in Tain, Scotland, designed by Paris studio Barthélémy Grino. The facility gives Glenmorangie, a brand famous for its single-malt Scotch, space to experiment… Read More »Barthélémy Grino’s Glenmorangie Distillery is an experimental whisky lab
Promotion: hit-and-miss brickwork sparks curiosity and is a sustainable choice that can also help architects push boundaries, according to clay product specialist Michelmersh Brick Holdings. Hit-and-miss brickwork is a bricklaying technique that results in gaps… Read More »Hit-and-miss brickwork makes “creative use of sustainable clay brick”
Mexico City design studio Locus has added skylights and solar panels to a circular holiday house in Mexico‘s Valle de Bravo to capture as much sunlight as possible. Casa Girasol is situated within a pine… Read More »Locus shapes Casa Girasol in Mexico to catch the sun
Bratislava-based Beef Architekti arranged a series of concrete slabs informed by fish gills to let light and air into House of Gills in Slovakia. Situated in a densely populated area of Bratislava, Beef Architekti aimed… Read More »Beef Architekti designs House of Gills to “breathe like a fish”
A “brutalist cat-flap” and a room dedicated to “feline enrichment” feature in our latest lookbook rounding up seven homes created with design-forward cats in mind. Featuring cat tunnels, climbing frames and cosy cubbies, this lookbook… Read More »Seven feline-friendly interiors that make cats the master of the home