In a workshop nestled in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, silk is hand-tailored around luminous spheres with the precision of haute couture, revealing how Workstead’s newest LANTERN collection reimagines the very nature of architectural lighting through the… Read More »Workstead’s LANTERN Collection Brings Couture-Level Illumination
Australian studio Second Edition has completed the Love Shack, a flexible extension to a family home in Sydney made almost entirely from salvaged and repurposed materials. Located on a triangular site in Bondi, the extension… Read More »Second Edition uses reclaimed materials for Sydney home extension
By severing the link between chairs and sitting down, design art provides a glimpse into humanity’s future, writes Julie Lasky. Not long ago, I found myself in a museum in the French Alps, staring at a… Read More »“Civilization has gone about as far as it can go, chair-wise”
Architecture studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has completed West Bund Grand Theatre in Shanghai, which pays homage to the movement of Huangpu River and the site’s industrial past. Located on the banks of the Huangpu River… Read More »West Bund Grand Theatre celebrates Shanghai’s industrial past
Two Victorian greenhouses in London’s Kew Gardens are set to be renovated by Hugh Broughton Architects and heated by electricity and a heat pump system. In the past, Palm House and Waterlily House have been… Read More »Kew Gardens’ Palm House and Waterlily House to become “first net-zero glasshouses of their kind”
Ukrainian designer Nastia Mirzoyan has completed an educational space and sex shop in Kyiv called Njoy that replaces the stereotypical eroticised aesthetic with a more inclusive and playful atmosphere. Mirzoyan was asked to create a… Read More »Nastia Mirzoyan designs “approachable” interior for Kyiv sex shop