“No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house should live together each the happier for the other.” – Frank Lloyd Wright The floating home and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Interior Design
Sayonara, Hotel Okura
Readers of this blog know that we love everything Japanese; the culture, architecture, food, teas, origami, origata, you name it. We love it so much, we can’t wait to head to Japan in 2016! And while we also love contemporary … Continue reading
Work-Life Balance by Design
If you are like me, after reading this post you’ll wish to move to Amsterdam and work at this design studio – or at least try to convince your boss to implement this at your office as well. Â What I … Continue reading
Archive Wallpaper Collection by Studio Job for NLXL
My room at grandma’s house in Serbia had a beautiful romantic wallpaper with tiny flowers. Since then, I have an infinite affection to wallpapers, they bring me a beautiful sense of nostalgia, and longing to be with my grandma in … Continue reading
The Wind Portal by Najla El Zein
The Wind Portal by designer Najla El Zein is an interactive artwork of 5,000 hand-folded paper windmills installed in an imposing 8 ft. doorway inside the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Visitors can pass through the hand-folded windmills … Continue reading
Paper Origami Lamps
The Le Klint Lamps were put into production forty years after Jensen-Klint invented the first lamp for his own home. The lamps have been very influential in Danish & Nordic design and even to masters like Jorn Utzon and his … Continue reading
Summertime by Nika Zupanc
While we visit Slovenia every summer, this year we are changing our routine. And while at this time of year I would be sitting by Ljubljanica river in downtown Ljubljana with my best friends, drinking ‘bela kava’, ‘aperol spritz’ or … Continue reading
Fendi + Formafantasma = Craftica at Design Miami / Basel 2012
Design Miami / Basel starts on Monday, and for the first time, FENDI is bringing its Design Performance program to it, expanding on the program’s successful ventures in Miami and Milan. Since 2009, the FENDI Design Performances have offered audiences … Continue reading
Bed 42 by Manadaº Wins the Interior Innovation Award 2012
The young Mexican-German Architecture and Interior Design studio Manadaº has been awarded with the Interior Innovation Award 2012 by the German Design Council at the imm Cologne. Manadaº received this prestigious award for their design of the Bed 42, along … Continue reading
Confetti System, making nostalgic and lighthearted fun paper decorations
Only recently I came upon a glittery website of Confetti System and got excited about their work immediately. Nicholas Andersen and Julie Ho, duo behind Confetti System, transform simple materials such as tissue paper, cardboard, and silk into interactive objects that to me evoke a nostalgic feel, reminding me of days when we all made our party decorations by hand, a sense of craftsmanship that converts even the simplest decoration into a focal point and an object of entertainment, creating a perfect party mode or a display for an event, gallery, store… Continue reading
Qi Urban Lobby, by Manada Architecture
Qi Urban wellness centre, Mexico City, by manadaº, architectural studio dedicated to confrontation and expansion of architectural boundaries. Design on reclaimed wood. Continue reading
Meet The Truncheons
If you haven’t heard of Cmmnwlth (or Commonwealth) yet, do your self a favor, and make a bookmark. Founded by Zoe Coombes and David Boira, Cmmnwlth is a furniture, art and design studio based in an industrial building in Williamsburg, New York. … Continue reading