A decade ago the end of the home stereo seemed all but final. Streaming audio, mobile devices, and headphones as functional fashion unplugged most of us from the dedicated audio system, allowing us to listen… Read More »Western Acoustic Speakers Turn Up the Volume on Sonic Simplicity
Outdoor living, it’s as flexible as it’s ever been and we love extending our creature comforts from the inside out. Cassina’s 2024 Outdoor Collection continues the brand’s quest to characterize outdoor spaces – from gardens to… Read More »Travel the Mediterranean via Cassina’s 2024 Outdoor Collection
Spanish practice Estudio Albar has used cork cladding to help this home near Madrid blend in with the scrub-like landscape of a neighbouring national park. Named Casa Eñe, the home is located half an hour’s… Read More »Estudio Albar completes cork-clad Casa Eñe overlooking Spanish national park
Paris-based Nem Architectes has renovated a villa in Grasse, France, transforming it into a bright pink tourist destination named Domaine de la Rose for beauty company Lancôme. The villa contains lounge and meeting spaces that… Read More »Nem Architectes flushes French hillside villa in pink for Lancôme perfumery
Dutch studio AMO emphasised the “paradoxical dichotomy” between office interiors and the natural world for the Prada Autumn Winter 2024 menswear show, which featured a plexiglass runway above grass, leaves and streams. AMO, the research… Read More »AMO installs office chairs above tranquil garden at Prada menswear show
Packaging designs aimed at boosting recycling rates and reducing the prevalence of single-use plastics are destined to fail unless they help to change people’s behaviour, writes Matt Millington. No one is particularly happy when they… Read More »“We need to design for human behaviour if we’re ever to get rid of single-use plastics”