The Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, UK
We will choose an exquisitely restored old building over a new one every time. With a restoration approach that does not interfere with the history…
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Chaps & Co., Dubai
Men’s grooming is a growth segment and barbershops have kept popping up daily for several years. And while stylish men’s full-service spas are not yet…
Mia Yoga, Moscow, by Harry Nuriev of Crosby Studios
Is Mia Yoga in Moscow the beginning of a new minty-green period for Harry Nuriev, the reigning monarch of Instagrammable design? Indeed, we are all drawn…
Sinan Books, Shanghai, China
As books are perfect for online shopping, bookstores have failed to attract shoppers back although they have offered cozy reading nooks and trendy cafes, author…
“Night Fever” Exhibition – Vitra Design Museum, Germany
One might think that a disco is the last place to look for design inspiration, but like everything else, time heals all wounds. What once…
E Pang Bookstore, Fengdong, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, China
A bookstore by definition is a store that sells books. And the traditional western retail thinking assumes that every square inch of a bookstore earns…
Restaurant Pavilion The Traveller, Amsterdam – The Netherlands
The Traveller is a pavilion-like 900 square-metre (9,687.5 sq. ft) restaurant in Amsterdam’s multicultural Zuidoost neighbourhood. Its façade is made of a curvy glass and…
Piazza Dell Ufficio School Administrative Office – Melbourne, Australia
Close your eyes and think of what a school admin office from the 70s/80s might look like – if you can remember that far back…
Gandel Wing, Cabrini Hospital – Melbourne, Australia
We wouldn’t wish illness on anyone, but if one must stay at a hospital, we wouldn’t mind if instead of the run-of-the-mill scary infirmary, we’d…
T. Taller De Cocina, Culinary Workshop – Seville Spain
Sharing a meal and preparing food together are tactile and intimate acts. In the most humble of shelters as in the most luxurious of residences…