Danish designer Julie Cloos Mølsgaard has installed contemporary furniture inside a 14th-century townhouse in the south of France, turning it into a guesthouse for homeware brand Vipp. The Vipp Townhouse is located in Lagrasse, a village in the Corbières region often named as one of the prettiest places in France. The building dates back to […] More
London-based Nick Vinson and Avanti Architects have renovated the residence at the Italian embassy in London to highlight the quality of Italian design, showcasing products from brands including Molteni & C, B&B Italia, Flos and Poltrona Frau. Vinson collaborated with heritage specialists Avanti Architects to refresh and update the residence on Grosvenor Square to ensure […] More
Painted fabrics and custom timber joinery appear throughout womenswear boutique Love by the Moon in Kyiv, designed by local studio HE.D Group. The shop takes over a retail unit in the Ukrainian capital that once contained two small grocery stores separated by several partitions. Love by the Moon occupies the site of two former grocery […] More
The co-founder of the ongoing design collective Jonald Dudd has opened a physical gallery in Philadelphia to present a roster of emerging avant-garde talents. Chris Held, who launched the recurring independent show Jonald Dudd in 2015 during NYCxDesign, moved from New York and found a space in the Old City neighbourhood of Philadephia in which […] More
Richly patterned Alpi veneer and honey-coloured oak parquet characterise this Warsaw apartment interior by emerging Polish designer Dawid Konieczny. Located in Warsaw’s Praga district, the apartment is housed within a 1950s estate originally designed by Polish architects Jerzy Gieysztor and Jerzy Kumelowski. Dawid Konieczny has renovated a mid-century apartment in Warsaw Konieczny sought to honour […] More
Skincare brand Aesop’s first store in Hainan Island, China, was designed to evoke an underwater cave and features oculi decorated with an algae-based film. Located within the Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Complex in Sanya on Hainan Island, the new store was designed by Aesop’s in-house team and draws inspiration from the ocean. The store […] More
Artist Jobe Burns has completed the renovation of a 300-year-old farmhouse in southwest England, transforming it into a home designed to celebrate its rural identity and timeworn details. Burns had just completed his degree in spatial design at Chelsea School of Art in 2019 when he was approached by the client to take a look […] More
Rustic oak from a 300-year-old wine press was used to craft the interior of Shii, a tiny Japanese restaurant in Helsinki designed by local designer Joanna Laajisto. Shii is an omakase-style restaurant offe ring an 11-course seasonal tasting menu. Diners can choose to sit at the 16-seat chef’s counter or at a six-seat private dining […] More
