Editor’s Picks

mA-style architects received commissioned to start thinking about how building this venue. Landslide prevention area because of the site is below the cliff, building less land, so the architects with support from a surface of a wall and a thin building north of the main body of the infinite beauty amount. This volume trapezoid, the largest north-facing, to seize the the outside beautiful natural changes — landscape, light, wind. Very simple and comfortable throughout the building space, keep the inside and outside of appropriate open…

Toni Sanchez is living proof that an art degree is worth its salt. After three years of law school, a quick decision to pursue graphic art set this Valencia native into a Pop art frenzy. From immortalizing icons, to comic (book) relief, these his pop art collections will have you dying your hair grey in no time…

Hotel le Bellechasse Saint Germain designed by Christian LACROIX in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Inspired by the 19th-century artistic and cultural influences of Paris’ left bank, Hotel Bellechase St Germain Paris is a chic, yet flamboyantly decorated, hideaway in a narrow side street in St Germain. Nearby the Orsay Museum, the “Bellechasse” converted into a delightfull hotel, full of character…

Atelier S By Stuttgart-based COAST office architecture. Conversion / refurbishment of a historical 17th century barn into a art studio and exhibtion space. Bringing together the past and the present, rustic and sleek…

Moooi presents ‘altdeutsche möbel’, a new collection of furniture consisting of a blanket chest, grandfather clock and cupboard. Designed by dutch-belgian duo studio job, the aesthetic aspect of the pieces are derived from the decorative manner antique frankish furniture, translating old german hand-painted objects into playful designs…

Breathe Architecture has succeeded in defining the parameters of ‘industrial chic’ with a refurbishment that is dynamic in its raw material palette, while being practical and resourceful in its approach to design. Located in the Chinese quarter of Melbourne’s Victoria Street, The National Hotel has been re-imagined for the present-day and stands unpretentiously robust and utilitarian…

San Francisco Architects Zoe Prillinger and Luke Ogrydziak (Ogrydziak Prillinger Architects), known for their progressive, modern designs that include new media technologies, discuss their creation of the Presidio Habitats Exhibit Pavilion from repurposed shipping containers arranged at 120 degree angles around a central atrium…

The Buddhist Meditation Centre Metta Vihara is located in Hengstdijk – a small village near the Belgian border – in a remote area of the Netherlands. The new accommodation provides 22 beds in 13 one and two person bedrooms, a meditation hall, library, and dining hall. Form and materials used in the centre relate to the rural vernacular building, but used in a new and fresh way…

A young Russian illustrator currently based in Moscow and working for Art Lebedev studio.. The style of Yana Moskaluk’s illustrations is inspired by fairy tales, fashion, and traditional Japanese prints. Yana has made numerous graphic works for magazines, books, advertising, sites and design projects…

A new collection of furniture designed by the Japanese firm Nendo for CONDE HOUSE , a manufacturer based in Asahikawa, a region renowned wooden furniture. The collection is a series of furniture pieces made ​​from the division of a piece of wood as if you were peeling…