The exterior facade of this structure speaks to age and dignity with floral decoration, soft white coloration and classic structural proportions. The remodeled interior could not be more different: stark whites and blues, ultramodern materials and creative contemporary spaces -including … Read More

We all know that water and paper do not mix well, so be careful not to splash if you decide to step into this strange bathroom storage-and-fixture combination – a contemporary bathing basin with built-in, metal-and-wood, side-of-tub shelving units. These … Read More

That idea of using mud straight from the Earth – rammed into brick shapes or layered in rows – is one of the oldest building techniques known to humanity. The recent resurgence of interest in red-and-brown  ‘rammed-earth’ building designs may … Read More

From relaxed readers to avid word nerds, no one needs easy access to all of their books all of the time – but many of us still hang onto old favorites even if are are not planning to open these … Read More

Inspired by its amorphous, blog-like, shape-shifting namesake, the ‘Amoeba’ is a hanging kit-of-parts lamp constructed of intersecting organic forms – pieces that can be rearranged, removed and added anew at any time without any complex tools or new parts. It … Read More

Most of us enjoy being able to exercise control over our surroundings, down to the built environments we occupy and homes we call our own. For fellow followers of transforming furniture of all kinds, these transforming table designs might seem … Read More

Each stay in Everland is a strange one-of-a-kind trip for the mind as there is only one room in this portable hotel – and it shifts from place to place over time. While it has ridden on the backs of … Read More

One can almost picture tar pouring forth on would-be invaders from the symmetrical sets of holes left by rebar in the massive concrete facade. From layered fortifications to elevated walkways, solid stone-faced walls to towering wooden boxes, moat-like hallways to … Read More

Forget additions, think: subtractions. Interior design is often thought of as a completely additive process – a start-to-finish creative intervention or method for remodeling an old space into something fresh, modern and entirely new. Designers took different approach to this … Read More

Computer-aided furniture construction has changed the way designers craft everyday design objects. Suddenly, new possibilities exist both in terms of materials themselves and the way we can cut into or shape a given material, thanks to extremely precise three-dimensional wire-and-laser-cutting … Read More